Chapter 528 – Red Moon Falls, Su Xing Feasts! Target: The Void Realm!
by spirapiraChapter 528 – Red Moon Falls, Su Xing Feasts! Target: The Void Realm!
When Red Moon fell, the crimson sky that had hung over the Abyss finally returned to its original appearance.
The blood-colored earth also shed its hue at this moment.
Like a meteor plummeting from the heavens, Red Moon—massive as a small mountain—crashed onto a scarlet plain.
Su Xing wasted no time and rushed to the site of Red Moon’s fall.
In the end, he discovered an enormous red eyeball the size of a decorative rock formation, several zhang in diameter.
The eyeball was covered in crimson blood vessels, exuding a terrifying killing intent.
And at the center of that bloody eyeball, the scarlet pupil seemed to represent the ultimate embodiment of death.
“So this is Red Moon’s true form?”
Su Xing raised an eyebrow.
Clearly, the Redeyed Clan could assume human form.
But after Red Moon’s death, it had poured all its remaining power into its true body—the crimson pupil. Though the laws it contained were incomparably powerful, the body had lost all mobility.
“Heh, in the end… you died at my hands!”
Su Xing thought to himself.
“But this thing hasn’t completely died yet!”
Su Xing smacked his lips. Within that completely lifeless scarlet pupil, Su Xing detected a faint trace of vitality.
Su Xing attempted to erase this trace of vitality several times, but each attempt ended in failure.
“Tsk tsk, seventh realm Death law… near-immortality, is it?”
“But… it’s not truly undying…”
Su Xing sneered.
The simplest method would be to forcibly kill it using a Saint’s or Sovereign’s power—force that transcended its level.
But Su Xing currently couldn’t do that!
However, Su Xing had an even simpler method!
With a thought, a chime sounded in his ear.
【Ding, complete chief god blood essence detected, valued at massive origin. Calculating…】
【Total value: 7,657 points of world origin. Absorb?】
“Whoa, it’s actually worth over seven thousand world origin points?”
“Absorb!”
Su Xing was delighted.
Back then, the Succubus Chief God’s corpse had only provided five thousand world origin points.
Yet Red Moon had only recently recovered to chief god level, and its blood essence alone was worth over seven thousand world origin points.
It seemed the old dog Red Moon’s accumulation over countless years was truly formidable!
Su Xing sighed inwardly.
However, before Su Xing could revel in his joy for long, a vortex appeared above the Endless Abyss.
It seemed intent on sucking in all of Red Moon’s godhood and divinity.
“Here it comes!”
Su Xing acted with lightning reflexes, swiftly wrapping the divinity and supernatural arts in Great Dao laws before tossing them into the spirit field grotto-heaven.
“You want to steal my spoils of war?”
“The same trick won’t work twice!”
Su Xing snorted coldly.
Ever since the Lord of the Succubi’s defeat, when part of his spoils had been snatched away, Su Xing had kept his guard up.
This time, the vortex didn’t get a single thing.
“Hmph, let me see just what kind of thing you are!”
Emboldened by his current near-invincible strength, Su Xing grew daring.
Mysterious fluctuations rippled across Su Xing’s body, and Double Pupils appeared in his eyes.
Using the power of his soul augmented by the Double Pupils talent, he intended to peer through the vortex’s secrets.
Though it was merely an attempt, with all his supernatural arts enhancing his vision, Su Xing actually managed to perceive some clues.
Through the ethereal, intangible vortex, Su Xing saw a mass of ink-black darkness.
That inky blackness seemed to carry boundless malice, madly battering against this realm.
At the same time, a voice echoed through Su Xing’s mind, sending chills down his spine:
“Heheheh~ I’ve finally found you… Let’s see how much longer you can hide!”
As the voice faded, the vortex before him gradually dissipated.
Su Xing stood rooted in place, his face ashen, his back drenched in cold sweat at some point.
How could Su Xing not know the origin of this vortex now?
“Among the foreign races… that being has found me after all…”
Su Xing’s heart clenched, and his first instinct was to flee this place.
But he quickly calmed himself.
As his strength grew ever greater, his interference with the timeline grew larger as well.
Being discovered by that powerful Sovereign among the foreign races was only a matter of time…
And being found now was well within Su Xing’s expectations.
Previously, Su Xing hadn’t been certain of that being’s exact identity.
But after his journey to the Ninth Heaven, Su Xing was about eighty or ninety percent sure.
That being… should be one of the three Sovereigns that ultimately appeared in the Ninth Heaven…
Not Death, not the Void, but the most mysterious and most powerful Sovereign of all!
“But with my current strength, would I still fear it?”
Su Xing sneered.
Of course he was afraid…
If Su Xing were to face that Sovereign head-on right now, he would almost certainly die.
But the problem was, that Sovereign couldn’t currently enter the Three Thousand Worlds!
All it could do was send its chief god subordinates to hunt Su Xing down…
As for descending a Sovereign’s avatar, that probably wouldn’t be possible for several decades.
And Su Xing’s current strength made him genuinely the number one cultivator of the human race!
Moreover, his path ahead was bright and clear…
In three to five years, perhaps even less, Su Xing might very well prove his Dao to become a Saint…
When that time came, even facing that Sovereign head-on, Su Xing would have nothing to fear.
“Time… is ultimately on my side!”
Su Xing narrowed his eyes, his mind racing with calculations.
“But since I’ve already been discovered… I should be more careful going forward…”
“Since those foreign race chief gods could come knocking at any time… why not take the initiative and pick them off one by one!”
A chilling edge crept into Su Xing’s voice.
It had always been the foreign races that devoured humans, treating them as blood sacrifices.
But humans could also hunt foreign races and strengthen themselves…
“But there’s no rush… my strength can still grow further… I’m far from the Peak of Great Firmament Golden Immortal!”
Whether it was his Qi Refinement or Body Tempering cultivation, or even his Spirit Domain, Great Dao comprehension, or supernatural arts—Su Xing had yet to reach his current ceiling in any of them.
If he truly reached his peak, even if a real Sovereign came, Su Xing would dare to test his mettle…
Of course, he would most likely lose, but if he needed to escape, Su Xing had at least a thirty percent chance.
“But for now, let’s see what Red Moon left behind…”
With a thought, Su Xing stepped into the spirit field grotto-heaven.
When a foreign race chief god died, it would leave behind three treasures.
Blood essence, divinity, and godhood…
Red Moon’s blood essence was of considerable value, and Su Xing had converted it into origin energy.
Now Su Xing wanted to see what was remarkable about its divinity and godhood.
With this thought, Su Xing summoned the simulator.
【Ding, complete godhood detected, containing 11,000 points of world origin. Absorb?】
【Ding, large amount of Power of Laws detected, including Death law, Law of Slaughter, law of Strength, speed laws, law of Desire, spatial laws, and a total of seventy-two other laws…】
As the two consecutive chimes rang out, Su Xing’s eyes lit up.
“Red Moon’s complete godhood… is actually worth eleven thousand world origin points?”
“Good heavens… that’s several times more than what I got from killing the Succubus Chief God!”
Su Xing’s heart pounded with excitement.
He still had no intention of directly converting the godhood into world origin.
After all, whether it was used for cultivating his Spirit Domain or strengthening his lesser demon disguise, it was an unparalleled choice.
Previously, Su Xing had borrowed the 3,000 world origin points from the Succubus Chief God’s godhood, and his Spirit Domain cultivation speed had already increased severalfold.
With this portion of world origin, Su Xing was confident he could cultivate his Spirit Domain to the Greater World level within two to three years!
When that time came, what Su Xing could command would be the world power of the entire Greater World!
That was equivalent to a direct three-minor-realm boost in his Great Dao laws!
From early seventh realm straight to seventh realm Peak!
“Besides the godhood… this divinity is also a rare treasure!”
“Good heavens, a total of seventy-two types of laws, with the lowest being third realm laws… It seems that over countless years, this old thing spent all its time studying the path of laws…”
Su Xing couldn’t help but grin from ear to ear.
Looking at it now, Red Moon was truly a generous benefactor!
Whether it was the blood essence, divinity, or godhood it left behind, all of it was enormously useful to Su Xing!
“Seventh realm Death law, seventh realm Law of Slaughter, sixth realm Peak spatial laws… and then there are things like blood laws, rage laws…”
Though most of the laws sounded rather sinister in nature,
there were so many of them!
And ever since Su Xing had returned from the Dao Hearing Assembly and the Ninth Heaven,
he had long wanted to pursue a particular path—the three thousand great Daos!
It was said that one who could merge all three thousand great Daos into one, uniting them within oneself, would possess the power to destroy worlds!
And if Su Xing could achieve this… would he too possess power surpassing that of a Saint?
At this thought, Su Xing couldn’t help but feel a burning excitement rise within him.
“Killing Red Moon… that’s one major concern settled!”
“But next, I still need to continue weakening the foreign races’ strength…”
Su Xing rubbed the space between his brows and began contemplating his next plan.
Currently, the locations Su Xing knew of that harbored foreign race chief gods numbered roughly four.
In the Eighth Heaven, there were suspected to be several, even ten or more foreign race chief gods.
Even with Su Xing’s current strength, dealing with them wasn’t realistic.
Next, in the Heavenly Secrets Domain,
there were at least two chief gods…
In the Southern Barbarian Domain, there was the Six-Winged Chief God who would eventually kill the Southern Barbarian Emperor…
“And then… in the Azure Origin Domain, there are the two chief gods of the Void Realm!”
Su Xing narrowed his eyes, gazing toward a certain point in the void, lost in thought.
“Lord of the Talongs, Lord of the Tu’nahs… the Chief God of Gluttony, the Chief God of Desire…”
“Those two are not easy opponents…”
“With my strength alone, trying to take on two chief gods would be a stretch… It’s not that I’m afraid of them, but if one of them escapes, that would be a real problem!”
A maddened chief god was something even Su Xing found troublesome.
If they fled and then desperately ravaged a few worlds in retaliation, that would be a stain on his merit.
“So I need a partner!”
“Ideally, I also need to lure those two chief gods out… and not let them fight on their home turf!”
Su Xing knew that the Void Realm was their lair, built up over millions of years—they were bound to have contingency plans.
Moreover, those two chief gods hadn’t died and been resurrected like Red Moon.
Their strength was probably incomparably greater than it had been tens of millions of years ago…
Su Xing going alone would be risky.
“Let me think… Qingyunzi should have overcome his inner demons tribulation by now and recovered his half-saint strength, right?”
“If Qingyunzi could step in and hold off one of the chief gods… things would be much easier!”
Su Xing quickly made up his mind.
With a single step, he set off rapidly toward the Azure Cloud Realm.
About an hour later, in the Azure Cloud Realm, Su Xing met Qingyunzi.
By now, Qingyunzi was nothing like the withered figure he had been several years ago.
He had recovered his half-saint cultivation… In terms of raw magical power alone, none in the Five Great Domains could rival him.
Upon seeing Su Xing, Qingyunzi’s heart leapt with joy as he said:
“Daoist Su… have you returned from your travels abroad?”
“It’s only been a few short years… why have you come back so quickly?”
Su Xing sighed and replied:
“I had no choice but to return! The threat from the foreign races is too great…”
“This time, I need Senior Qingyun to join me in action…”
Qingyunzi waved his hand and said:
“Daoist Su, you saved my life and helped me achieve my Dao… Let us address each other as equals.”
“Which world is it where foreign races are causing trouble? This poor monk shall handle it personally!”
Su Xing shook his head slightly and said something shocking:
“This time… it’s not about foreign races plaguing a single world…”
“We’re going on the offensive—to tear out the foreign races’ roots in the Azure Origin Domain!”
With that, Su Xing shared with Qingyunzi all the intelligence he had gathered in the Void Realm, along with a rough assessment of the enemy’s strength and deployment.
During the several years he had spent lurking in the Void Realm, Su Xing had not only acquired large amounts of blood essence—he had also gained an extremely thorough understanding of the foreign races’ distribution and strength throughout the Azure Origin Domain!
After hearing Su Xing’s plan, Qingyunzi’s expression shifted. He drew a deep breath and said:
“The Void Realm, two chief gods… this, this is no joke!”
“With my strength, I’m not fully confident I can defeat them… This matter requires careful deliberation…”
Qingyunzi was already thinking about calling upon Sea Emperor Daluo, who was in deep seclusion.
Even then, the two of them working together would likely struggle to defeat two chief gods in a short time.
And once battle erupted, it would inevitably escalate into a massive war, and the entire Azure Origin Domain would be devastated…
At this thought, Qingyunzi grew deeply worried.
How could Su Xing, standing beside him, not understand what Qingyunzi was thinking?
Qingyunzi appeared to be a half-saint, but he didn’t specialize in combat, and having lost one of his Three Corpses, his actual strength was only at the Peak of Great Firmament.
To have him defeat a chief god—he might manage it, but killing one would be very difficult…
Doing so in a short timeframe was even more impossible!
Once battle broke out, they would need to be prepared for a prolonged war.
In all the Three Thousand Worlds and Five Great Domains, aside from Su Xing, perhaps only the White Emperor had the capability to defeat or even kill a chief god in a short time…
Yet Su Xing said calmly:
“Senior Qingyun, this operation must be carried out in secret, and it must be swift…”
“Taking our time isn’t an option… Just the two of us—what do you think?”
As he spoke, Su Xing stopped concealing his cultivation and released his full aura.
Upon sensing Su Xing’s aura, Qingyunzi’s eyes went wide with shock.
“No… this can’t be!”
“Daoist Su’s cultivation… Peak Great Firmament?”
“And you’ve been cultivating the Great Shaman Body Forging Art as well? Looking at this level of primordial energy and vitality… it’s probably not far behind the Celestial Demon General’s!”
Qingyunzi looked as if he had seen a ghost.
Just three years ago, by his perception, Su Xing’s cultivation had been merely Peak Supreme Unity Golden Immortal.
Even if he had been close to reaching the Great Firmament realm…
Taking that final step should have required at least several thousand years.
Not to mention going from early Great Firmament Golden Immortal all the way to the Peak…
Completing that journey would normally take tens of millions of years!
Yet here and now, Qingyunzi could unmistakably sense Su Xing’s cultivation.
At his half-saint realm, he was naturally confident his perception wasn’t wrong.
Su Xing understood what Qingyunzi was thinking.
But at this point, he was no longer the timid cultivator he once was.
Sufficient strength gave Su Xing sufficient confidence!
Even though the speed of his cultivation growth was abnormally fast, Su Xing was fully confident he could protect himself.
Even so, Su Xing still said:
“Senior Qingyun… I carry a rare treasure, the Luo Tian legacy, which can conceal one’s cultivation…”
“I didn’t fully reveal my cultivation before… please forgive me!”
Qingyunzi’s heart skipped a beat.
What kind of treasure could hide one’s cultivation from a half-saint?
Qingyunzi was hardly convinced…
But since Su Xing had offered a reason, Qingyunzi naturally wouldn’t press the matter.
So he asked:
“Then, Daoist Su… when do you plan to strike? Is there anything you need to prepare?”
Su Xing shook his head slightly and said:
“As short as one week, as long as half a month… I’ll contact you when the time comes!”
“The location should be this place… If there are any changes, I’ll notify you!”
Qingyunzi’s expression shifted.
One week? Half a month?
That was far too rushed…
A battle at the Great Firmament Golden Immortal level—shouldn’t one spend decades or even centuries preparing?
But then he thought of the life-saving and Dao-achieving debt he owed Su Xing.
Qingyunzi steeled his resolve, gritted his teeth, and said:
“If that’s the case, then I shall follow Daoist Su’s lead in all things…”
In Qingyunzi’s mind, even if they were outmatched, he could at least manage to grab Su Xing and escape…
Meanwhile, having secured Qingyunzi’s agreement, Su Xing breathed a sigh of relief and thought to himself:
“The first step of the plan is complete. Now then… it’s time to bait the fish onto the hook!”