Desolate Devouring Art - Chapter 1634 - Retrieving Nightmare City

Chapter 1634 – Retrieving Nightmare City

Reaching the third-level Heaven Gaze Realm at such a young age was rare. Still, their surprise only lasted a heartbeat. In their eyes, a mere third-level Heaven Gaze cultivator posed no real threat to them. They dismissed Liu Wuxie’s effortless dispersal of the sword ray as a lucky fluke. Besides, they hadn’t even used their full strength yet.

“Hand over the immortal stone.”

Liu Wuxie frowned, but understanding flickered through his eyes. The aura from refining the immortal stone had lingered in the air, leaving behind residual traces.

With an immortal stone, these two could use its immortal runes to gain insight into the Quasi-Immortal Realm. The greed burning in their eyes didn’t escape him for a second.

“That’s right. The immortal stone. Hand it over, or don’t blame us for being ruthless,” the man on the left said in an eerie tone, murderous intent flashing in his gaze. The sword in his hand trembled restlessly, ready to strike at any moment.

“You’d better pray you live long enough to enjoy it,” Liu Wuxie replied with a cruel smile. Since they insisted on courting death, he wouldn’t hold back.

Even so, he didn’t rush to attack. He felt more curious about why the two of them had appeared in such a barren region at all.

“You’re starting to annoy me,” the man on the right snapped back, then struck out with his palm.

The momentum surged like a collapsing mountain. The surrounding laws churned the instant he moved, and space compressed into jagged fragments that threatened to swallow Liu Wuxie whole.

The scene looked horrifying, but it carried a strangely hollow feel.

“Trash like you dares to show off in front of me?” Liu Wuxie snorted and released an invisible shockwave, shattering the palm strike before it could close in.

Shock contorted both men’s faces, and they stumbled backward.

The two retreated faster, panic slipping into their voices. “H-How are you this strong?!” They were top-tier experts. How could they not sense that Liu Wuxie’s combat strength had already surpassed theirs?

“Why are you two lurking in a wasteland like this?” Liu Wuxie asked, ignoring their question.

He had chosen this place, as it was deserted for thirty thousand miles. Their appearance made him instantly wary.

“Run!” After retreating dozens of meters, they spun around and fled without hesitation. The moment they realized they couldn’t defeat him, they chose survival over pride.

“Trying to leave?” Liu Wuxie asked, anger flashing coldly through his eyes. His domain unfolded, swallowing tens of thousands of meters in an instant, pinning the two men in place.

Stunned, they tried to tear through with their own domains, but they couldn’t even scratch Liu Wuxie’s. They stood in the same realm, yet the gap between them felt absurd.

They struggled for a long while, only to discover that their true essence couldn’t compare to Liu Wuxie’s immortal energy. They couldn’t shake it, much less rip open a crack.

“Now, can you tell me what you two are doing here?” Liu Wuxie asked.

“Brat, don’t push it! Worst case, we die together!” The man on the left roared as ferocity flared in his eyes. He produced rare talismans to tear open Liu Wuxie’s domain.

“You don’t even have the right to self-destruct in front of me,” Liu Wuxie replied. He couldn’t be bothered to waste the Pool of Faith to convert them.

He pressed down, and the Great Five Elemental Immortal Art manifested. The two cultivators turned deathly pale as an immortal art stood before them. It was a realm far beyond the reach of mythical arts.

Under that suppression, both men dropped to their knees immediately.

“P-Please don’t kill us!” Their arrogance vanished in an instant as they kowtowed.

“Talk,” Liu Wuxie said. He had no interest in wasting time hunting two Heaven Gaze cultivators.

“A mysterious gate appeared in the Outer Astral Spacetime. I heard it’s spewing rare substances, some even from the celestial realm. Experts from the four astral domains have gathered there,” the cultivator on the left said, not daring to hide anything.

“A mysterious gate?” Liu Wuxie frowned. He had been busy breaking through and hadn’t heard what was happening outside.

“We don’t know the exact details,” the cultivator on the right said.

“We’ve told you everything we know. Can you let us go now?” Hope flickered in their eyes as they looked at Liu Wuxie.

“I’ll spare your lives, but you won’t walk away unpunished,” Liu Wuxie said. Two blade rays shot out and burrowed into their dantians, carving cracks into them. Their cultivation wouldn’t collapse immediately, but it would wither year by year until they became mortals.

Anger burned in their hearts, but neither dared to show it openly.

“Get lost,” Liu Wuxie said, flicking his hand.

The instant his domain vanished, the two fled without looking back, terrified he might change his mind.

Liu Wuxie didn’t chase. He stood in place, sinking into thought.

“The world’s shifting violently, and a gate has appeared in the Outer Astral Spacetime. It might connect to another plane… or perhaps even the Fleeting Cloud Celestial Realm,” Liu Wuxie murmured.

If that was true, he had to see it for himself. After all, the four astral domains no longer held many treasures capable of supporting his next breakthroughs. He needed higher-grade resources, and relying on slow accumulation and comprehension would take far too long.

With danger closing in, Liu Wuxie couldn’t afford to waste time. He had to reach the Immortal Realm as soon as possible.

The two had told the truth. Indeed, countless cultivators were already rushing toward the Outer Astral Spacetime.

“But before I go there, I need to retrieve Nightmare City,” Liu Wuxie murmured. The mysterious gate could wait. It had appeared only recently, and so far, it had spewed out garbage.

He had heard that celestial “trash” sometimes got dumped into the mortal realm through strange channels. He hadn’t expected those rumors to be true.

With that, Liu Wuxie vanished and headed straight for Nightmare City. Now that he had reached the third-level Heaven Gaze Realm, he could finally attempt to retrieve it. His only concern lay with the expert who had set up the spiritual array long ago.

Crossing the vast cosmos, Liu Wuxie arrived near Nightmare City two days later. Since it wasn’t the eighth month, thick evil energy smothered the entire city, and countless evil spirits nested within. If he wanted to reclaim Nightmare City, he would have to push through them first.

Liu Wuxie drew in a deep breath and sucked in the surrounding evil energy, absorbing it into the desolate world. The moment he stepped into Nightmare City, evil spirits surged out from every direction. Their grotesque bodies twisted with two heads, three arms, and four legs.

“Get lost!” he roared. He had come to retrieve Nightmare City, not to slaughter for sport.

Nightmare City had harbored evil spirits for countless years, and almost no one ventured here outside the eighth month.

However, evil spirits craved human blood essence, and they would never let Liu Wuxie leave. It didn’t take long for them to realize their mistake. Liu Wuxie was far more terrifying than they had imagined.

Liu Wuxie drew the Heretic Blade and swept it outward, cutting down every evil spirit rushing at him head-on. Yellow fluid splattered across the street in a filthy spray.

More evil spirits poured in from both sides, baring fangs and claws as they surrounded him. Yet not one dared to step forward. The first wave hadn’t been weak, but Liu Wuxie had erased them too easily.

Just then, several stronger evil spirits emerged, each carrying cultivation at the Earth Immortal Realm.

“Human, why have you come to Nightmare City?” one of them demanded.

Nightmare City overflowed with boundless evil energy, making it unsuitable for humans. For evil spirits, however, it was paradise.

Yet the desolate world could contain everything, and the Evil Realm inside it had already grown stronger after Liu Wuxie had slaughtered the first wave.

“I came to retrieve Nightmare City,” Liu Wuxie replied, stating his purpose plainly.

But over countless generations, the evil spirits had made Nightmare City their home. The moment they heard he intended to take it, fury twisted their faces and ferocity lit their eyes.

“What arrogance. You think you can take Nightmare City alone, all by yourself?” The leader sneered, and the others burst into mocking laughter.

Over the years, many had tried to claim Nightmare City. They had either become evil spirits themselves after absorbing too much evil energy or had died at the hands of the evil spirits.

It was rumored that evil spirits had many formidable figures among their ranks whose cultivation rivaled that of the human race. They relied on Nightmare City’s unique environment, enabling their combat strength to surpass that of humans at the same realm.

“I don’t want to start a massacre. Leave now if you don’t want to die,” Liu Wuxie said.

“What arrogance! If that’s the case, you won’t leave here alive,” the evil spirit leader snarled. His earlier opponents had mostly been at the Primal Origin Realm, but these were elites.

Behind them, ordinary evil spirits snarled, trembling with the urge to tear Liu Wuxie apart.

Liu Wuxie had already prepared for battle before coming. He couldn’t afford to wait until the eighth month. That meant he had to end this quickly.

“Since you’re all courting death, don’t blame me for what happens next,” Liu Wuxie said. He didn’t want to waste more time. After reclaiming Nightmare City, he still planned to head to the Outer Astral Spacetime. If he could seize a few treasures there, he might reach the fourth-level Heaven Gaze Realm.

If he reached the fourth-level Heaven Gaze Realm, his strength would climb again. He could even attempt to elevate the Divine Eternal Fist into an immortal art.

If he unleashed three immortal arts in succession, even an immortal would struggle to take the blow head-on.

“Kill him!” The Mandala Flowers in Nightmare City had already vanished; they only bloomed during the eighth month each year. The Seven-Fiend Netherworld Chains suppressing Nightmare City began to rattle loudly as the city trembled. The artifact spirit, which had been sleeping, awakened the instant it sensed Liu Wuxie’s arrival.

“You have come,” the artifact spirit said, its voice entering Liu Wuxie’s soul sea directly.

“I need the complete map,” Liu Wuxie replied, communicating with the artifact spirit. Given the city’s scale, he couldn’t step across every inch of it without first refining it; only then could he control it freely.