Aspiring to the Immortal Path - Chapter 1145: Charging into the Fray (1)

The axe fell upon the dragon palace’s golden barrier with world-sundering might.

Time seemed to freeze: the axe, the palace, the fiends, and even the waters and the flames.

And then a dazzling light erupted from the palace, a blindingly brilliant aurora. A crack appeared on the palace.

More and more cracks appeared, forming a spiderweb along the entire upper surface of the palace, and only then did the palace shatter into countless pieces. Each of these innumerable shards was like a crystal, sparkling with an enchanting allure as the energy contained within them roared out.

Boom!

The explosion from the shattering of the dragon palace arrived, providing a soundtrack to the grandiose scene playing out before them.

The dragon palace had shattered!

All the fiends were stunned.

This symbol of the sea fiends of Divine Spring had been shattered by Tang Jie’s axe.

The sea fiends all looked up at Tang Jie in terror.

Raaaa!

A dragon roar once more resounded through the heavens.

A giant black dragon flew out, its body blazing with flames. It seemed very impressive, but only the one experiencing it knew just how painful it was.

The Ice Dragon Emperor angrily glared at Tang Jie. “Human, you destroyed my home…”

Tang Jie chuckled. “‘Your home’? You still don’t understand what it means to truly have your home destroyed.”

What?

The dragon froze, and then it sensed something and raised its head.

Far up in the green sky, tiny motes of light had appeared.

They were like distant stars far off in space, but they meant something entirely different to the Ice Dragon Emperor.

“Alien invaders…” The old dragon turned to Tang Jie in shock. “You really are an outsider human!”

Although it had long guessed this, it was finally sure now.

Tang Jie sneered in contempt. “You were fully aware that a foreign invader was coming, yet you insisted on fighting among yourselves. It’s never been just us humans who forget the bigger picture for the sake of their own benefit!”

“Bastard!” the old dragon roared. “Outsiders are invading, so what are you all still waiting for? Kill him!”

It summoned mighty waves against Tang Jie.

“That’s the spirit!” Tang Jie laughed, his aura growing even more terrifying as he swung his axe at the dragon.

A storm of savage and violent energy stirred.

The Ice Dragon Emperor led its fiends, spewing out balls of energy that weaved into a giant screen of light.

The axe clashed with the screen!

Ssst! Ssst! Ssst!

The axe tore through the screen like it was made of cloth, sending chaotic streams of energy blasting in all directions, which caused many fiends to die en masse.

“Raaa!”

Amidst this roaring, one powerful sea fiend after another died.

Even the Ice Dragon Emperor crashed down to the ocean.

It looked up in horror, panting for breath, with disbelief in its eyes.

It was just a Soul Projection human, so why did he have strength on par with an Earth Immortal?

Damn! If it wasn’t for that accursed Eternal Flame, it wouldn’t have mattered even if he was an Earth Immortal!

The dragon’s eyes burned with anger and hatred.

Tang Jie casually chuckled. “Anger, hatred, sorrow, despair… It’s been a long time since you’ve felt such things, right? For all these yours, you were the one granting the humans despair. It’s high time you had a taste of it for yourself.”

He once more raised the axe.

It had been far too long since he had been able to enjoy himself in battle like this. He had no need to worry about the state of these foreign lands or what havoc the battle might wreak, and there was no need to worry about any humans or innocents being caught up in the battle.

Battling with reckless abandon, immersing himself in the sensation, Tang Jie unleashed more and more energy, until he could unleash no more.

The storm of energy created by this display was enough to terrify all the fiends.

This was a supreme God Immortal in every way!

Gazing down at the world, Tang Jie bellowed, “Devil Crushing Slash!”

The axe once more descended with world-sundering might.

Just like when he had tried to emulate the Martial Lord in shattering all weapons with a single shout, Tang Jie wielded the Sovereign Blade with the Combat Emperor Catalog, once more taking another major step toward inheriting the Martial Lord’s legacy.

The axe came down with the intent to chop the world in half.

The Ice Dragon Emperor bellowed, giving full vent to its anger, concentrating its ice powers to the maximum to suppress the Eternal Flame as it temporarily raised itself back to the True Immortal level to face down the axe.

There was another heaven-shaking collision, another devastating shockwave that slew fiends en masse as it traveled all the way up to the heavens, reaching the Astral Winds before it finally started its journey back.

The axe cleaved through the ice and chopped the dragon in half. The unstoppable Sovereign Blade was as sharp as ever, nothing able to block its edge. The old dragon instantly lost a life, but a moment later, it was reborn in ice and fire.

At the same time, the Ice Dragon Emperor’s ice energy came howling back. The Sovereign Blade could part the energy, but it could not destroy it, and the power of a True Immortal slammed against Tang Jie’s body. Its might was akin to the Heavenly Tribulation, sending Tang Jie crashing downward. At the same time, the frost completely encased that giant form, sealing him in a casket of ice.

The dragon said in delight, “Hahaha, let’s see how you survive being sealed by my Ten-Thousand Year Ice Seal! Even though I was injured, you should be proud that you could fight me while at Soul Projection. Alas, in the end, you still underestimated…”

Before it could finish, a crack appeared on the ice casket.

Soon, cracks covered the entire casket.

“How could this be?” the dragon said in shock.

Bang!

A hand burst through the casket, upon which the entire thing came apart, melting away in the sun.

Tang Jie emerged from the ice and examined himself. “It truly did have some power.”

The Ice Dragon Emperor’s Ten-Thousand Year Ice Seal truly was powerful, and any Soul Projection cultivator would have been taken down by it.

The problem was that Tang Jie was no ordinary Soul Projection cultivator. His perfect body that had undergone deeper fusion allowed him to fight far above his level. If reaching Earth Immortal increased his defensive power by ten times, deeper fusion increased it by a dozen times, perhaps even more.

This was the foundation of his invincibility, what enabled him to survive the attack of a True Immortal.

Thus, while both sides had walked away injured from that clash, neither injury was fatal.

This result clearly wasn’t good for either side.

Tang Jie didn’t have the time to waste, for the four Fiend Gods were attacking the Sea Reversing Formation, and Tang Jie could tell that even this Immortal formation enhanced by the Eight Gates Banners was starting to falter. This mainly because the Five Elementals were using up their essence energy to deal with the assault of the fiend army.

The Ice Dragon Emperor also didn’t have much time. The battle with the Dark Night Ancestor had weakened it enough that it could no longer suppress its old injuries, and each second it wasted was another second spent in agony from the flames scourging its body. Besides that, the points of light in the sky were getting larger and larger, and the entire domain would soon be swept up in war. It needed to swiftly resolve the battle here so that it could muster up the forces of the domain to rise up against a common foe.

It regretted not taking the news of another domain approaching seriously. It had subconsciously considered the Rootless Tree Ancestor to be its great enemy while considering that coming world as a passerby.

Only now did it realize that this was just wishful thinking, but it was too late.

Neither side able to get the upper hand, they brought their powers together in a clash of pure power, a cultivator with a perfect body battling against an injured True Immortal in a glorious scene.

Tang Jie unleashed everything he had with no care for the consequences, making every part of this world feel his power and tremble in fear.

A fiend looked up at the sky and cried out in despair, “Heavens! What is that thing? How can it battle with the dragon emperor while only at Soul Projection!”

Even the four Fiend Gods were speechless.

They were still trying to break through the formation, and the formation was almost out of power, victory right before their eyes.

But the four Fiend Gods were growing more and more disheartened.

They couldn’t just see that heaven-shaking battle in the sky. They could also see the points of light farther up in the sky.

The enemies from another domain were coming in, bringing with them destruction, slaughter, and death.

Finally!

The first fireball broke out of the Astral Wind region, drew a fiery streak through the sky, and slammed into the ground, creating a giant crater.

“Raaa! Finally here!” Xiao Biehan bellowed.

More and more fireballs slammed into the ground, creating craters and shockwaves all across the world.

Shouts, cheers, and crazed bellows resounded through the Divine Spring Domain—a song of apocalypse.

Finally, an immense will descended upon the world, so majestic and revered that the entire domain seemed to sink a little under its weight. Yun Tianlan had arrived.