The forest before him was deep and lush, a stark contrast to the desolate landscape from just moments ago.
“Amazing!” John muttered in awe. This was merely the work of a powerful Ancient Martial
Arts Family. If he were to enter a cultivation sect, what kinds of even more impressive techniques might they have?
Remaining vigilant, John stepped slowly into the dense woods.
The surroundings were eerily quiet, but he wasn’t about to let his guard down.
Whoosh!
Suddenly, from the thick foliage, a sharp glint flashed toward him.
That is a small flying sword hurtling at high speed.
Clang!
John quickly raised The Wind Sword, easily deflecting the attack.
“This is the Azure Family’s forbidden ground! Intruders shall die!” a voice barked from the trees, followed by the rustling of leaves. Dozens of Azure Family disciples emerged, each wielding a longsword. Without a word, they charged toward John.
“Hmph!” John sneered, clearly unimpressed.
To ordinary people, these Azure Family elites would seem like superhuman warriors, but to John, they were nothing more than minor obstacles.
Buzz!
The Wind Sword trembled in his grip before it shot forward. His Sword Mastery was leagues beyond what these disciples could comprehend.
Flashes of steel tore through the air, followed by sprays of blood as a dozen Azure Family disciples fell dead on the spot.
John showed no mercy.
The Azure Family had allied with the Mike White Family in an attempt to prematurely open the gateway between the World of Gods and Earth.
He suspected that the catastrophe that befell Earth in his previous life was likely linked to the Azure Family as well.
Done with hiding his presence, John took to the sky with Sword Flight, soaring above the treetops until he spotted the sprawling Azure Family compound in the distance.
“Azure Family! Come out and face your death!” John shouted, unleashing his Flying Sword Strike.
A sword light materialized out of thin air, streaking across the sky and cutting through the buildings below.
Boom!
A thunderous explosion followed as a powerful gust of wind swept through the area, reducing a portion of the compound to rubble.
“Outrageous!”
“Who dares to wreak havoc in the Azure Family?”
…
Furious voices erupted from all directions as hundreds of figures shot into the sky, flying on their swords, charging toward John with murderous intent.
“Stand down!” A voice, calm but brimming with authority, cut through the chaos. A terrifying aura filled the air as a figure appeared on the distant mountaintop.An elderly man hovered in midair, his eyes as sharp as lightning. From miles away, his gaze locked onto John in an instant.
“Patriarch!” the surrounding Azure Family disciples gasped, immediately kneeling.
This was the Azure Family Patriarch-Hummer.
John’s expression grew serious. The aura emanating from this old man was no weaker than his
own.
There must be more secrets to Earth than we know!
Whoosh!
In the blink of an eye, a gust of wind swept past, and Hummer appeared right in front of John, a fierce sword light slashing toward him.
John’s Wind Sword trembled in response, releasing a sword light of its own to meet the attack head-on.
Clang!
The resulting clash of power was immense, and John was sent flying backward by the impact.
Hummer, on the other hand, was merely pushed back a dozen meters before he steadied himself in midair.
The difference in strength was clear.
Even so, Hummer’s expression darkened, his brows furrowed in shock as he coldly stared at John. “Who are you, boy?”
He could tell that John was young-remarkably young to have reached such a terrifying level of cultivation. It was almost unbelievable.
“Hmph, I’m the one who’s here to take your life!” John scoffed, refusing to back down. He charged forward once more, his sword flashing as he unleashed his Unrivaled Sword Dance. “Arrogant fool!” Hummer sneered, though his hand showed no signs of underestimating John. As he lifted his sword, multiple sword lights intertwined, flashing in rapid succession.
Clang, clang…
Sword light clashed violently in midair, and the intense sound of impacts reverberated through the air.
Below, the Azure Family disciples were dumbfounded, unable to follow the speed and precision of the battle.
“How strong is this young man? Who is he?”
“Could he be a descendant of one of the lost cultivation sects?”
“Impossible. The cultivation sects disappeared thousands of years ago; their legacies have long been severed.”
“Let’s hope the patriarch can kill this arrogant intruder.”
“Of course, the patriarch is invincible! Not even true immortals could stand against him.”
…
Boom!
Another thunderous explosion rocked the sky as both John and Hummer were thrown back, their forms becoming visible again.
John’s clothes were tattered, streaked with blood. A thin line of crimson trailed from the
corner of his mouth.
But Hummer hadn’t escaped unscathed either. His sword hand trembled slightly, and a drop of blood rolled down his fingertip. He, too, had been wounded.
Taking a deep breath, Hummer’s hair and beard fluttered unnaturally as his aura surged, filling the space with overwhelming pressure.
“Young man,” Hummer growled, his voice low and menacing, “you’re the first person in a thousand years to injure me. But no matter who you are, today you will die.”With a furious roar, Hummer hurled his sword into the sky. It expanded instantly, growing to hundreds of feet in length, spanning the horizon.
The oppressive force that followed was terrifying.
John swallowed hard, feeling the same level of pressure that only ninth-tier legendary beings
could exert.
“Heaven and Earth Slash!” Hummer bellowed, controlling the massive sword in the air as it came crashing down with destructive force.
John’s expression grew grim. There was no way he could take this head-on. Quickly, he summoned his Water Mist Clone and activated Flash, his figure blinking to a spot a hundred
meters away.
Boom!
The giant sword slammed into the earth, causing a tremor that split the ground, creating a massive gash that stretched for hundreds of meters.
Terrific energy comes out.
Even though John had escaped, the aftershock still hit him like a speeding truck, sending him flying through the air, blood spilling from his mouth as he crashed back to the ground.
“Is this what immortality power feels like?” John grimaced, swallowing down a mouthful of blood as he struggled to stand. He realized he was no match for this old man.
Whoosh! Hummer descended from the sky, his chest heaving with labored breaths, indicating that the last attack had taken a toll on him as well.
“Boy, who are you? I’ll give you a swift death if you tell me,” Hummer said coldly, pointing
his sword at John, towering over him.
Hack! John coughed up more blood but met Hummer’s gaze without fear. “You think I’m
scared of you?” he spat defiantly.
He had the Undying and Immortal talent-Hummer couldn’t kill him.
And besides, John had another trump card.
Hum!
The air trembled as he unleashed Soul Impact.
“Huh?” Hummer’s brow furrowed, a sudden wave of fear gripping his heart. For the first
time, he felt the cold shadow of death looming over him.
Pfft! Blood sprayed from Hummer’s mouth, his body trembling as a jade pendant around his
neck shattered.
“A soul attack!” Hummer stared at John in shock and disbelief. “You… You’ve inherited the cultivation sects’ legacy!”
Only true immortals could cultivate the soul. Hummer mistakenly believed John had reached
that level.
John had no interest in correcting him. His eyes flicked to the shattered jade pendant. It
reminded him of the last time he used a soul attack-Kent had also worn a similar lifesaving
charm.
It seemed the Azure Family all had these protective measures.
Even so, Hummer was gravely injured. His strength was now less than a tenth of what it had
been-he was no longer a match for John.
Standing tall, John looked at him coldly. “I can give you a swift death. But first, tell me what happened a thousand years ago? Where did the cultivation sects go?”
Hummer’s face tightened, his eyes narrowing suspiciously. “You don’t know? You’re not from
the cultivation sects?”
“John,” he answered plainly.
“John?” Hummer frowned, racking his brain to recall the name.
He had been in seclusion for years, disconnected from the happenings of the world.
“Patriarch, he’s the Godslayer!” one of the Azure Family disciples behind him called out. “Godslayer?” Hummer’s eyes widened as he finally pieced it together, studying John intently. “I see. Your power comes from the World of Gods.”
John locked eyes with him. Hummer’s lack of surprise confirmed what John had suspected.
The World of Gods held deeper secrets than he’d imagined.
With resignation, Hummer spoke softly, “Go ahead and kill me. I may not be able to defeat
you, but you’ll never learn the truth about the sects.”
“Oh, really?” John sneered. With a flick of his wrist, his Wind Sword flew, not toward
Hummer, but at one of the Azure Family disciples behind him.
Slash!
Blood sprayed through the air as a disciple’s head was severed cleanly from his body.
“Bastard!” Hummer cursed, his eyes locked on John with burning hatred. “The cultivation sects have a strict code: ‘Innocents are not to be harmed.’ Are you not afraid of the
consequences?”
“I’m not immortality,” John replied with a smirk. He had guessed correctly-Hummer valued
the lives of his family members.
Whoosh!
The sword whirred through the air and returned to John’s hand. “I’ll give you one more
chance. Where did the cultivation sects go a thousand years ago?”
Hummer took a deep breath, his cold gaze fixed on John. “You already know the answer, don’t you?”
“The World of Gods!” John had suspected it, but hearing it confirmed left him momentarily stunned.
“How did they enter the World of Gods?” he pressed further.
Hummer’s face twisted with disdain. “You’ve stumbled into power by sheer luck. You have no
idea of the true methods of the immortals, nor do you understand the deeper secrets of the
World of Gods. But I’ll tell you anyway-the World of Gods doesn’t just refer to the Skyline Continent. Wherever the gods descend becomes the World of Gods. These beings survive by plundering resources from different worlds. Earth is just one of their targets.”
“I see…” John muttered in realization. So, that was the true nature of the World of Gods.
He continued, “Were the cultivation sects trying to prevent the disaster from striking Earth? Did they succeed?”
Hummer let out a mocking laugh. “What do you think?”
John immediately understood.
If the cultivation sects had succeeded, Earth wouldn’t have ended up connected to the World
of Gods. Hummer added, “Boy, I suggest you give up. Fighting against those beings is certain death.
Siding with the gods is the only way to survive.”
“So, you’ve aligned yourselves with the gods!” John’s voice turned icy as his sword hummed
with murderous intent.
Just as he suspected, the disaster that befell Earth in his previous life had everything to do
with the Azure Family.
Sensing John’s growing intent to kill, Hummer smirked and took a step back. “I’ll let you in on
one more secret. The gods have already taken direct action. The connection between the World of Gods and Earth is about to open.”
“What?” John’s brow furrowed. This revelation was clearly different from Elsa’s plan to raise
ninth-tier powerhouses.
“Boy, we’ll meet again-retreat!” Hummer pulled out a stone from his hand.
“A Spatial Stone!” John gasped, recognizing the stone used to descend into the World of Gods.
“You’ll all die!” John roared, unleashing another Soul Impact.
Whoosh!
Spatial power surged, and Hummer vanished into thin air. But the Azure Family disciples
weren’t as quick. Hundreds were slain in an instant by John’s blade, though many others successfully descended into the World of Gods.
“Damn it!” John cursed, frustrated. He had been so close to killing Hummer.