Chapter 615 - 346: Mere Scoundrels

Seeing the newcomer charging at him with such aggression, a cold smile touched Zhao Rui’s lips.

"Blade of Destruction!"

He raised his hands high. Above his massive Dharma Body, space began to tremble as a ball of inky black light crackled into existence.

"You... you know the Destruction Divine Light!"

The man charging head-on froze, his soul nearly leaving his body at the sight of the Destruction Divine Light forming above Zhao Rui’s palm.

He forcefully halted his self-destruction, the backlash causing him to violently cough up a mouthful of blood.

The spray of blood became a streak of light, whisking him away in a desperate escape.

"I’d planned on toying with you for a while, but I didn’t think you’d get so serious. Well, my apologies then."

Zhao Rui didn’t slow down. The Blade of Destruction in his hand, like a colossal axe spanning the void and cleaving heaven and earth, came crashing down on his opponent.

"No!"

The man felt an invisible pressure bind his entire body, leaving him with no way to escape. He could only watch helplessly as the colossal axe descended.

A sky-blotting explosion filled the cosmos.

This man had been unparalleled in his Divine Techniques, and his Profound Skill was incredibly formidable.

With his body annihilated by the Blade of Destruction, his volatile Spiritual Power instantly scattered, transforming into a storm of primal Energy that began to spread toward the solar system.

With a wave of his hand, Zhao Rui gathered the dispersing Energy. He casually rolled it between his palms, refining it into pure source energy before absorbing it into his body.

"What? That’s impossible!"

The other man completely forgot about heading to Blue Star. He immediately changed direction and fled for his life.

A cold smirk played on Zhao Rui’s lips. ’Trying to escape now? Too late.’

’Why did they think I bothered to entertain them for so long? If their Cultivation Techniques hadn’t been interesting enough to copy, I would’ve finished them off ages ago.’

"Where do you think you’re going?"

With a flicker, Zhao Rui vanished. He reappeared an instant later, right beside his fleeing opponent.

He casually pointed a finger, sending out a spatial ripple invisible to the naked eye.

The ripple enveloped the man completely.

"No! I am of the Immortal Race! How dare a mere mortal like you..."

"Annoying."

Zhao Rui twitched his finger. The spatial ripple—and the man trapped within it—vanished into the vastness of the cosmos.

The cosmos returned to a state of tranquility, so profound that one might question if the great battle had ever truly happened.

’Blue Star really is full of secrets. Let’s see what they found.’

With a flicker of his Divine Thought, Zhao Rui vanished from the cosmos.

「Blue Star, Kunlun Mountains.」

"When this Talisman breaks," the Celestial Master said, glancing up at the sealing Talisman that his prodigious disciple had almost completely deciphered, "an infinite amount of Energy will be released. I fear Blue Star itself might not survive. We can only undo it most of the way and let the rest dissipate naturally."

"I wonder if this Talisman is connected to those visitors from the stars," Master Weichen asked in a grave voice. "But since its purpose is to seal away power, does this mean that once it’s broken, we can begin to cultivate Divine Power Techniques?"

"Theoretically, yes."

The Celestial Master didn’t dare to overstate it. When the fate of the entire planet was at stake, no one would dare make a rash conclusion.

"In the end, we’re still powerless."

Master Weichen sighed dejectedly, flicking his Horsetail Whisk as he gazed up at the stars.

"There’s no need for such sorrow, Sect Leader."

A voice suddenly rang out around them.

"Zhao Zhenren?"

Overjoyed at the sound of his voice, everyone turned to look.

They saw Zhao Rui, dressed in a simple tracksuit, materialize in mid-air. With a calm and carefree expression, he walked toward them, stepping on nothing, each footfall leaving behind a phantom image.

"Greetings, Great Emperor."

"Please, there’s no need for such formalities."

Zhao Rui smiled freely. "They were just a few nobodies. It was my oversight."

"The Great Emperor’s divine might is unparalleled! Haha, it seems we were the ones getting worked up for nothing."

Seeing how casually Zhao Rui spoke, everyone felt a wave of relief and quickly chimed in with their agreement.