Chapter 3075 - Lamplight Illuminates the Sky

The experts of Three Purities Temple, the Heavenly Sovereigns, and the Sovereign Corpses all stopped to look at Su Yi.

This was indeed an utterly terrifying lineup. In the outside world, it would have startled the masses, making even Heavenly Sovereigns give in to despair.

But against all expectations, Heavenly Sovereign Qingyi, the two River Ancestors, and even the Immeasurable Realm Su Yi seemed perfectly calm and composed. None of them looked scared.

Su Yi just laughed and flipped his palm. The Cauldron of Fate floated into the air. “The treasure is in my hand. We’ll just have to see if you’re capable of taking it from me.”

Qing Shi asked in confusion, “Do you really want to fight?”

Su Yi said calmly. “No. How about you... submit instead?”

Qing Shi frowned, and his companions glared murderously. You really want to do this the hard way, huh?

The Heavenly Sovereigns exchanged glances. They found the situation absurd. Where does Su Yi get the confidence to be this aggressive?

But they’d witnessed the Struggle for Heavenly Fate with their own eyes, so they naturally wouldn’t dare to underestimate Su Yi.

The truth of it was that they’d targeted Su Yi countless times over the years, but they’d either returned in defeat or had their efforts collapse at the last moment.

All of this had taught them a painful lesson. Who’d dare to get complacent now?

“Su Yi, even if you disregard your own well-being, shouldn’t you consider the well-being of those around you?” Heavenly Sovereign Wen said gravely. “It’s just a cauldron, an external treasure. Give it up, and you can save Heavenly Sovereign Ku Xuan and Fei Yunzi’s lives. Why not simply agree?”

Su Yi smiled. “Aren’t you worried that if you die, you’ll implicate all of Limitless Palace, too?”

Heavenly Sovereign Wen’s expression darkened.

Su Yi looked at Qing Shi. “The Lower Court of Three Purities Temple has broken the rules. You say you aren’t worried that the Mountain of the Secluded Ones will hold you accountable, but I don’t believe it. One of these days, I’ll find them and demand justice personally!”

His voice boomed throughout the area. When they heard it, everyone realized that Su Yi was determined to do battle. He had no interest in a conversation!

The atmosphere was stifled and oppressive.

Even the Heavenly Sovereigns had to admit that Su Yi was an anomaly. His cultivation was just that weak, yet he’d never, ever lowered his head. They’d practically watched his rise to power as he overcame one tribulation after another and repeatedly fought his way out of what should have been certain doom, growing stronger all the while.

All of them knew that Su Yi had never lowered his head, not even when he was at his weakest. He certainly wasn’t doing so now. This was what made Su Yi different from other people, a true anomaly.

In the face of this lineup, even the Heavenly Sovereigns would have compromised. From their perspective, everything in this world was up for negotiation.

But Su Yi refused to even consider it! He’d always been that way, too. It was for this reason that others found him so difficult to understand.

“Forget it. If he insists on seeking his own demise, there’s no need to argue with him,” said Qing Shi, eyes glinting coldly. “Let’s just fight and see who emerges victorious in the end!”

Before his voice had even finished echoing through the air, the other experts of the Lower Court joined forces to erect a killing formation.

Boom!

The entire Blood Lotus Forbidden Domain lit up with radiant silver lightning. The electric power of the formation then condensed into thirty-three electric talismans.

Each contained a supreme Daoist grotto, and each bore down on all of creation.

As lightning swept out, thirty-three firmaments appeared within the thirty-three grottos, forming a grand and mysterious scene.

It was as if they’d arrived in the ancestral grounds of Three Purities Temple, and as if they stood in the most ancient thirty-three heavens!

This was Daoism’s Thirty-Three Heavens Lightning Grotto Formation. It was famous throughout the Far Shore of Destiny.

Every last one of the Heavenly Sovereigns looked stunned. What a terrifying formation! If placed anywhere in the Eternal Heavens Domain, it could easily trap and kill Heavenly Sovereigns! This must be the ‘present’ the Lower Court of Three Purities Temple prepared for Su Yi.

Refuse to lower your head? Fine! Just die, then!

Heavenly Sovereign Qingyi looked stricken. She could no longer remain calm in the face of this impending lethal threat.

The two River Ancestors’ hair stood on end. Chills coursed down their spines. This wasn’t cowardice, but rather an instinctual reaction!

None of them dared to hesitate. Heavenly Sovereign Qingyi and the River Ancestors attacked with all their might, each drawing their treasures and attacking that endlessly terrifying killing formation in a bid to create an opening.

Kaboom!

The thirty-three grottos lit up, erupting with boundless electric power and Daoist astral qi. Together, they effortlessly ground away the two River Ancestors and Hua Qingyi’s attacks.

A wave of terrifying power slammed into the three of them.

Attacking with all their might wasn’t enough. The killing formation was on the verge of suppressing them.

Meanwhile, Qing Shi calmly issued orders. “Fellow Daoist Yan, lead the Heavenly Sovereigns and capture Heavenly Sovereign Qingyi and the two River Sovereigns. They’re like beasts in a cage already, unworthy of concern.”

The Heavenly Sovereigns exchanged glances, then charged at the three of them and unleashed the strongest attacks at their disposal.

Qing Shi waved his fly whisk through the air, then said, “Then we’ll just have to capture beetles in a jar!”

The six Sovereign Corpses attacked, too. All of them charged at Su Yi.

As the formation rumbled and boomed, the eight experts of the Lower Court of Three Purities Temple poured all of their strength into it, manifesting all manner of strange and terrifying powers.

They firmly trapped Hua Qingyi and the others in place, but when the Sovereign Corpses attacked, they weren’t affected in the slightest.

They really were capturing beetles in a jar. Everything was under Qing Shi’s control.

They used their most terrifying formation right from the start. Qing Shi was confident that it could have defeated even experts of the Far Shore.

The Heavenly Sovereigns dared not underestimate Su Yi. Naturally, Qing Shi dared not do so either!

As members of the Lower Court of Three Purities Temple, they understood the terrifying power of the Big Boss of Sword Sovereign City far better than anyone of the River of Destiny. They naturally didn’t dare to get complacent while fighting his reincarnation.

That was why they went to such lengths to arrange an ambush here.

This is bad! The two River Ancestors’ hearts sank. They’d just unleashed the strongest attacks at their disposal, but they couldn’t even defend themselves, let alone fight back. Both were under terrifying suppression.

Heavenly Sovereign Qingyi fared slightly better. She was using a supreme divine ability to clash with the formation, but although she hadn’t been suppressed, defending herself was her limit.

Her brow furrowed. This was the greatest danger she’d faced in all her years of cultivation. There was nothing else like it!

When she saw the other Heavenly Sovereigns join forces against them, her heart sank. She instinctively glanced at Su Yi. How can he stay so calm at a time like this?

This thought had only just occurred to her when her beautiful eyes focused. Ee?

Su Yi had just raised the Medallion of Past Karma into the air. A moment later... Boom!

The water seemed to boil beneath his feet, rumbling and booming, producing towering waves.

The waves rose into the air, slamming into the Thirty-Three Heavens Lightning Grotto Formation. The water was full of terrifying, corrosive power. Much of the formation melted like ice.

A moment later, countless towering pillars of water swept forth, enveloping two of the six charging Sovereign Corpses. Both of them screamed in terror and despair.

Both Sovereign Corpses instantly melted, like dirt collapsing into a muddy puddle.

The other four managed to dodge, but they were obviously startled, and they no longer dared to charge ahead. They were too focused on dodging the turbid waves and pillars of water.

The six Heavenly Sovereigns attacking Heavenly Sovereign Qingyi and the River Ancestors saw this, too. Their hearts shook.

Before they could wrap their heads around it, the monstrous waves dissipated, like water boiling into vapor.

Bang!

When the water slammed into Heavenly Sovereign Wen, he staggered. Half of his defensive Dao Light had been destroyed! The technique he used to defend himself proved useless. The water melted it away! He looked stricken, and he instantly moved further away.

The other Heavenly Sovereigns were experienced and shrewd. When they sensed the disturbance, they instantly moved further away.

They roughly understood what was going on. Here in the Sea of Fate, all powers vanished upon contact with the water, like a clay ox silently melting into the ocean.

This was common knowledge.

But now, Su Yi had obviously found some way to control the waters of the Sea of Fate. Here, that made him all but invincible!

By directing the waves, he hadn’t just torn through a corner of the killing formation. He even managed to destroy two Sovereign Corpses with ease!

Heavenly Sovereign Qingyi and the two River Ancestors realized what had happened, too. Their spirits rose, and they exclaimed to themselves, It’s no wonder Su Yi was so fearless!

Qing Shi’s expression darkened. He suddenly swung his fly whisk, and... Boom!

The killing formation’s power increased, and the thirty-three heavens condensed, becoming increasingly tangible. It sealed the Blood Lotus Forbidden Domain completely.

Now, it could block even the seawater below.

Even when Su Yi used the Medallion of Past Karma, he couldn’t sense the seawater’s presence, so he could no longer direct it.

The inside of the formation was suddenly calm and still. Everything was as it had been before... including the electric power of the formation hurtling toward Su Yi and his allies.

“Without the power of Past Karma to support you, how could a mere Immeasurable Realm sword cultivator like you possibly fight us?” Qing Shi laughed coldly.

The Heavenly Sovereigns and Sovereign Corpses sighed in relief, too. Su Yi’s attacks had caught them all off guard, almost killing them in the process!

Fortunately, Qing Shi had everything under control.

Without any further delays, the Heavenly Sovereigns and Sovereign Corpses attacked once more.

“Can you still handle this?” Heavenly Sovereign Qingyi couldn’t help but transmit.

Su Yi transmitted back, “Don’t you think that question is a grave insult to any man?”

Heavenly Sovereign Qingyi’s eyebrows rose, but just as she was about to respond, Su Yi attacked.

This time, he used the Cauldron of Fate. The Primordial Inscriptions covering its jade surface suddenly lit up, and an indescribable, inscrutable aura swept outward.

It even spread beyond the killing formation.

The enormous lotuses dotting the waters of the Blood Lotus Forbidden Domain were like mountains jutting out of the ocean.

As the Cauldron of Fate’s power spread, the giant lotuses reacted as if summoned. One after another, they erupted with dazzling, blood-red light, blooming on the surface of the pitch-black sea.

It was as if countless lanterns had lit up at once, their glow illuminating the sky!

Heavenly Sovereign Ku Xuan and Fei Yunzi had been trapped in the largest of these lotuses all this time, but now, they suddenly regained consciousness.

It was indistinct, but a compass-like blood-red shape was tearing through the air and rising into the heavens.