Life span plundered, I became a detective and achieved immortality

Chapter 1238 Taking Action

"Whoosh..."

Two streaks of light, one black and one white, shot out from the body of the Xuanzhen Immortal King, tracing two smooth, star-like arcs in the air before finally settling above his head as two crescent moons—the black crescent moon, as if refined from black jade, had dark ripples around its edges that seemed to devour light, as if the surrounding void itself was being sucked into it; the white crescent moon, as if made of solidified mutton fat, flowed with a pure radiance that purified all things, even calming the raging spatial currents. This was the Xuanzhen Immortal King's natal immortal artifact, the "Sun and Moon Essence Wheel," which had accompanied him for tens of millions of cosmic eras. At this moment, as if sensing its master's resolute will, the Dao runes on the rim of the wheel flickered wildly, like exploding stars, radiating a terrifying power that tore through the void, even churning the air into tiny spatial cracks, emitting a "sizzling" sound.

Then, the Xuanzhen Immortal King flipped his right hand, and a blood-red forbidden pill exuding an eerie aura quietly appeared in his palm. The forbidden pill was dark red, like congealed blood, its surface flowing with a living, blood-red light, within which countless agonizing, struggling phantoms floated and roared—this was one of his trump cards, the "Life-Burning Forbidden Pill," capable of instantly burning the nearly endless lifespan of an Eternal Immortal King in exchange for a hundredfold power burst. However, once consumed, lifespan would be drastically reduced from eternal immortality to ten thousand years, and an indelible crack would be left in his Dao foundation, making further breakthroughs impossible. He gazed at the forbidden pill in his palm, a resolute and mad glint in his eyes, a cruel smile playing on his lips: Want to take his life? Even in death, he would tear a piece of flesh from these six old bastards!

Just then...

Su Mo, who had been silent all along, suddenly chuckled softly. The chuckle was not loud, but it carried a strange power that could penetrate all things. It easily broke through the pressure of the six Immortal Kings and the confinement of the formation. Like a clear spring dripping into a still pool, it clearly entered everyone's ears, as if he was just calmly telling a very ordinary trivial matter.

“Fellow Daoist Xuanzhen, it doesn’t have to be like this. It’s better for you to take care of your clan’s younger generation yourself.”

"Hmm? What do you mean by that, Fellow Daoist Su Mo?"

Just as the Xuanzhen Immortal King was about to put the forbidden pill into his mouth, he froze, his movements abruptly halting. He instinctively turned to look at Su Mo. The other man stood with his hands behind his back, his expression utterly calm, without a trace of panic in his eyes. A faint glimmer of hope inexplicably rose in the king's heart. "Could it be...could it be that Fellow Daoist Su Mo still has some trump card, capable of turning the tide?"

But upon further reflection, he found the idea utterly absurd.

This was an ambush by six third-tier Eternal Immortal Kings, with five immortal formations sealing off space and time. Even a fourth-tier Eternal Immortal King would have to struggle here; those below the fourth tier had virtually no hope of survival. Although Su Mo gave him a sense of unfathomable depth, he couldn't possibly be a fourth-tier Eternal Immortal King—otherwise, why would he have burned his immortal origin to fight him, a third-tier Immortal King, to the death when they first met? It was impossible for him to break through several minor realms and a major tier in just three epochs, directly becoming a fourth-tier Immortal King, right?

"Fellow Daoist Su Mo, I appreciate your kindness..." Immortal King Xuanzhen smiled bitterly, just about to advise Su Mo not to act rashly and to cherish his last chance of survival.

However, before he could finish speaking, Su Mo had already taken a step forward.

"boom......"

An extremely terrifying pressure suddenly rose from Su Mo's body, like a slumbering ancient beast awakening, instantly breaking through the constraints of the Yuanji Immortal Boat. This pressure was thousands, even tens of thousands of times stronger than that of Xuanzhen Immortal King, a late-stage third-tier Eternal Immortal King. It carried a chaotic aura that looked down upon all living beings and annihilated all things, completely ignoring the cracked and potentially shattered protective barrier around the Yuanji Immortal Boat, and swept towards the six Immortal Kings, including Chiyu Immortal King.

The torrent of immortal power unleashed by the Crimson Prison Immortal King and others was easily crushed like a trickle before this oppressive force, leaving not even a trace. The light of the five great immortal formations flickered violently, like candles in the wind, the formation patterns breaking inch by inch, groaning under the unbearable pressure. The restrictive power that was enough to seal a third-order Eternal Immortal King was easily torn apart and obliterated like paper, without even a shred of room for resistance.

"Ah... Pfft..."

Almost simultaneously, the Crimson Prison Immortal King, the Blood Slaughter Immortal King, the Ghostly Fiend Immortal King, the Rakshasa Immortal King, the Burning Annihilation Immortal King, and the Netherworld Entropy Immortal King all let out a shrill scream, spitting out mouthfuls of golden immortal blood. The blood mist condensed in the air into beautiful, poignant blood flowers, only to be instantly shattered into dust by an invisible force. Their immortal armor cracked inch by inch, and their defensive runes shattered one after another; the illusory images of their immortal kingdoms behind them shook violently, collapsing like reflections in water; their auras weakened rapidly like the receding tide, as if an invisible hand had drained all their power.

"Dong...dong...dong..."

The six Eternal Immortal Kings retreated repeatedly, the void beneath their feet collapsing even more violently. Their eyes were filled with uncontrollable fear, as if they had witnessed the most unbelievable sight in the world. They stared intently at Su Mo, their pupils dilated with extreme horror, their faces etched with incredulous despair, as if their entire worldview had collapsed at this moment.

"This...this is impossible!" The Crimson Prison Immortal King screamed, his crimson hair disheveled, and the divine fire around him dimmed like a candle flame. "You...how could you possibly have such cultivation?"

Under that terrifying pressure, he, a late-stage third-tier Eternal Immortal King, felt like a lowly ant. Even a fourth-tier Eternal Immortal King couldn't give him that feeling.

A fifth-order Eternal Immortal King—this aura can only be possessed by someone at least a fifth-order Eternal Immortal King.

Xuanzhen Immortal King also froze on the spot, the "Life-Burning Forbidden Pill" in his hand quietly slipped and fell, swirling in the void. He stared blankly at Su Mo's back, his mind blank, with only a buzzing roar remaining.

"Am I dreaming? Fellow Daoist Su Mo... how could he possibly be a fifth-order Eternal Immortal King?"

In that battle back then, he clearly sensed that Su Mo had burned his eternal origin.

"Or is it that my perception was wrong before, and that the so-called burning of the eternal origin was just my illusion from beginning to end?"

At this moment, Su Mo took another step forward, his figure piercing through the precarious protective barrier of the Yuanji Immortal Ship like a ghost, standing firmly within the raging spatial turbulence. The surrounding chaotic currents surged like raging waves, carrying the power to tear apart immortal bodies, but when they approached within three feet of him, they were silently pulverized by an invisible force, not even causing a ripple on his plain blue robe.

His gaze swept indifferently over the six Celestial Kings, his eyes as calm as a bottomless ancient well, without the slightest ripple. His tone was equally indifferent, as if he were recounting a trivial matter: "Come, let me see how you prevent me from leaving alive!"

As he spoke, Su Mo's fingertips twitched slightly, as if he were merely brushing away a speck of dust from his robes.

"Om..."

An invisible force spread out from him, and wherever it passed, the five immortal formations that had trapped the Yuanji Immortal Ship instantly lost all their luster, becoming dim and lifeless. Those once indestructible formation patterns, like fragile glass, shattered inch by inch with crisp "cracks," and the massive formation base collapsed, eventually turning into countless specks of light, like shattered stars, slowly dissipating in the turbulent currents of spacetime, leaving not even a trace of energy behind.

"Ah...it's...it's all true! A...a fifth-order Eternal Immortal King, he really is a fifth-order Eternal Immortal King!" Blood Slaughter Immortal King screamed, his face drained of color, his hands, which were stained with blood for years, trembled violently, and the ferocity in his eyes was replaced by bone-chilling fear.

At this moment, the six Eternal Immortal Kings finally snapped out of their shock, their last shred of hope bursting like a bubble. That overwhelming pressure, that effortless ability to shatter the five immortal formations, was something no fourth-tier Eternal Immortal King could possess; at the very least, it would require a fifth-tier Eternal Immortal King to do so with such ease.

"Ah... Crimson Prison old man, you beast, you tricked us!" Immortal King Netherworld Entropy was the first to react. The chaotic mist around him surged wildly with anger and fear. He turned his head sharply and glared at Immortal King Crimson Prison, his eyes bloodshot, wishing he could devour him alive. If it weren't for this bastard instigating them to ambush and kill Elder Xuanzhen, how could they have provoked such a powerful figure? And how could they have ended up in such a predicament!

The other four kings also cast their venomous gazes at the Crimson Prison Immortal King. The Ghost Fiend Immortal King's black robes fluttered without wind, and his body was surrounded by deathly aura, almost freezing the void. His voice was as cold as ice: "Crimson Prison, how dare you drag us into such a desperate situation!"

The Rakshasa Immortal King's blue face and fangs gritted together, and the crimson sword light around his body surged uncontrollably, clearly showing that he hated Chi Yu to the extreme; the Burning Immortal King's purple flames flickered rapidly, distorting the surrounding space and time, and his eyes were filled with killing intent, wishing he could immediately grind Chi Yu to dust.

If Chi Yu hadn't promised them great rewards, claiming that Xuanzhen Immortal King possessed the secret to breaking through to the fourth rank, why would they have joined forces to besiege and kill him? And how could they have kicked such a tough nut to crack, only to get burned themselves!

"You...you..."

The Crimson Prison Immortal King trembled with rage, pointing at the other five kings, speechless for a moment. These bastards, now they know to resent him? Back when he invited them to ambush and kill Old Man Xuanzhen, these bastards were all incredibly eager, wishing they could immediately get a share of the spoils. Now that disaster is imminent, they're trying to shift all the blame onto him!

"It seems you have no other means. Then you may depart for the rest of the world!"

Su Mo's cold voice rang out again, without the slightest emotional fluctuation. He had no interest in watching them put on this dog-eat-dog show and wasting his time.

"No, Senior, have mercy!" Ghost Fiend Immortal King reacted the fastest, kneeling down in the void with a "thud." His black robe swept through the spatial turbulence, making a rustling sound. He kowtowed repeatedly, his voice trembling with sobs, "We were also deceived by that old man Crimson Prison. We were confused for a moment and made this terrible mistake. It was absolutely not our intention! We beg you, Senior, to spare our lives, considering that we are also victims!"

"Yes, senior!" Blood Slaughter Immortal King hurriedly knelt down as well, concealing the bloody aura from his body. He forced a fawning smile onto his face, but his eyes were filled with fear. "If only senior would spare my life, I would offer up all my treasured possessions. I only beg senior to forgive my sins this time!"

“Senior, I am willing to give everything. As long as you don’t kill me, from now on I will be your sword, ready to strike wherever you point. I will be loyal to you to the death and have no other thoughts.”

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