First Immortal of the Sword

Chapter 1039 - It’s Fated For Me

By now, it wasn’t just the thin old man who was enraged. The other old devils were furious too.

This was a critical juncture for seizing good fortune, yet this senseless young man in blue just had to get involved. He’d even proclaimed that this good fortune wasn’t fated for them!

Who wouldn’t have been angry?

If Su Yi hadn’t come here alongside Blood Owl, given their dispositions, the old devils would have destroyed him already!

Blood Owl felt a bit stifled too. However, when he saw Su Yi step forth, something occurred to him. Let’s see what gives him the confidence to get mixed up in this.

Su Yi glanced at the thin old man. “It’s not that I’m disregarding you, exactly. It’s more that in my eyes, you’re nothing but an old chive ready to be harvested at any time.”

A… chive!? The old man’s face instantly reddened with fury.

He’d traversed the stars for countless years, slaughtering too many to count. Countless cultivators paled at the mere mention of his name, yet now, in front of countless eyes, someone was calling him a chive!

This was far too humiliating!

Some of the other old devils almost couldn’t hold back laughter. None of them had anticipated that a young man like Su Yi would insult the thin elder like that. Chives? How insulting!

The long-robed Yue Yunshan was a bit stunned. Who is that boy? Isn’t he a bit too gutsy?

Su Yi paid none of this any heed. Instead, he looked at the man in long robes. “If I’m not mistaken, the jade slip within that box is connected to me by fate. Allow me to have a look.”

As he spoke, he casually beckoned. Then, something unbelievable happened——

Boom!

The bronze box trembled violently in Yue Yunshan’s arms, then blurred into a beam of green light and shot toward Su Yi.

This sudden development didn’t just make Yue Yunshan pale with astonishment. It caught the old devils off guard too. What’s happening?

Only the middle-aged man in Daoist robes was delighted. Why? Because he was already right in front of Su Yi and ready to snatch the box away!

“Suppress!” His sleeves billowed around him as he pressed down with all his might.

But purple light poured from the box with a deafening boom, breaking the middle-aged man’s attempt at interception. The box then landed in Su Yi’s hands.

And Blood Owl staggered back, his face alternating white and green. He cut quite a sorry figure, and he felt as if he had no face left.

But he couldn’t be bothered with that now. He turned and looked at Su Yi.

It wasn’t just him. The others present turned around too. All of their gazes converged on Su Yi, and their faces were full of bewilderment.

He said the treasure was connected to him by fate, then beckoned to it. That was all it took to snatch it away!?

This was truly unbelievable!

“How is this possible…” The long-robed Yue Yunshan was flabbergasted too.

Earlier, he’d overcome countless difficulties and risked his life to retrieve this treasure from the cenotaph. It hadn’t been at all easy.

Who’d have thought this treasure would deliver itself to another of its own volition?

What Yue Yunshan found most difficult to believe was that after falling into the young man’s hands, the treasure was as meek and obedient as could be. It had actually quieted down completely!

The atmosphere was suddenly stifled. Everyone was bewildered and uncertain.

Su Yi directly disregarded the old devils and focused his attention on opening the box.

There was a clear, crystalline jade record inside. It was shaped like a sword.

The jade record was carved with the secret markings of an Edict shaped like a blooming, multi-layered flame. It was incomparably strange, and it emanated a shocking aura of the Grand Dao.

“It really is this.” Su Yi’s eyes shone with enlightenment. Earlier, he’d thought it seemed a bit familiar. Now, looking at the jade record directly, he finally recalled something that happened not long ago.

But before he could give the matter any further thought, an explosive voice boomed, “Little brat, how could we possibly let you monopolize that treasure? Hand it over!”

The thin old man in black attacked directly, swinging his palm at Su Yi from afar.

Boom!

Blood-colored lightning intertwined, condensing into a massive palm that bore down on the skies. It rumbled and boomed with incomparably shocking momentum.

Su Yi casually swung his sleeves, and the blood-colored palm exploded, scattering into a rain of light.

The crowd couldn’t help but be surprised.

The thin old man in black robes was in the late-stage Profound Illumination Realm, and he had an incomparable abundance of combat experience. In this stretch of stars, he was a famous old fiend.

Yet now, Su Yi had neutralized his palm strike with ease!

“Blood Owl, this little brother of yours isn’t simple! Don’t tell me you two have been plotting to monopolize this good fortune all along?” Madam Huaxiu said icily.

The other old monsters’ gazes were unfriendly too.

Blood Owl inwardly cried out in alarm. He realized that the others had misunderstood, and he hurriedly explained, “To tell the truth, he and I only just met. There’s no connection between us at all!”

Su Yi said with complete seriousness, “This old chive is telling the truth. We really did just meet.”

But this only made the others increasingly suspicious. It was obvious they didn’t believe him.

This left Blood Owl beside himself with anger. This fatty little lamb is obviously doing this on purpose!

It was as if the crotch of his pants were smeared with yellow mud. If he insisted it wasn’t shit, others would still take it as piss!

“Little whelp! I’ll kill you!!” Blood Owl was visibly overcome with murderous intent, and he wanted to attack Su Yi to prove his innocence. If this misunderstanding got any worse, the other old devils were sure to gang up on him.

“Stop!” Suddenly, the man in gray said coldly, “Blood Owl, you stay there and don’t move. Once we’ve dealt with that kid, we’ll naturally resolve our misunderstanding!”

“That’s right. Blood Owl, you’d best not get involved. Who knows? You might well just be putting on an act!” the old man in black said coldly.

“I…” Blood Owl’s expression was unsightly. He was obviously bitter about this.

Because if he didn’t participate in this battle, when they divvied up the good fortune, he wouldn’t get anything, not even the scraps!

But there was nothing for it. They’d already misunderstood him, and he had to prove his innocence first.

Su Yi witnessed this entire exchange, and he found it quite amusing. He looked at the middle-aged man in Daoist robes and jeered, “Brother, why not just fight with me? Once we’ve killed these people, I promise to leave you a path to life.”

“...” Blood Owl fell silent. He suddenly realized that the other old monsters’ gazes weren’t at all friendly. There was no doubt about it: they were increasingly suspicious that he was colluding with Su Yi.

Blood Owl was so furious that his lungs practically exploded. This little lamb is simply detestable!

“Don’t waste any more time. First, kill that kid!” The man in gray was obviously out of patience. He swung his saber and attacked from afar.

Boom!

Saber light burst forth like a waterfall, sweeping forward explosively. His momentum was terrifying to the extreme, and his murderous intent penetrated the void. It was as tyrannical as could be.

Practically simultaneously, the other ten-or-so old devils blocked off Su Yi’s escape routes. Every last one of them billowed over with murderous intent. It seemed they didn’t care about whatever “martial virtue” in the least.

Or perhaps, they weren’t willing to let anyone else get their hands on the bronze box first. All of them were fighting to snatch it before their companions.

Su Yi shook his head slightly. Why must these chives throw themselves onto my blade? If I don’t harvest them, who will I harvest?

Clang!

Su Yi flipped his palm, and Moonlit Shadow appeared. Ethereal, illusory sword light shone like the radiant full moon, illuminating the entire area in dreamlike radiance.

Su Yi’s aura underwent a sudden transformation. Before, he’d seemed calm and detached, but entirely unassuming. It was easy for others to overlook him.

But now, his sword intent spread far and wide, bearing down on the entire stretch of stars.

“Hm!?” The distant Blood Owl was so startled he practically bit off his own tongue.

But before he could wrap his head around it…

Boom!

A grand battle broke out, shaking the surrounding void. Misty light surged.

And as soon as the battle began, Su Yi swung Moonlit Shadow through the air.

Bang!!

A saber split into pieces.

Unstoppably forceful sword light scattered, exploding the now-weaponless man in gray. A bloody rain sprayed through the air.

One slash, and Su Yi exterminated a vicious, tyrannical old devil!

This crisp, straightforward kill startled the others, who almost dared not believe their eyes.

Su Yi was in his late teens at most! Yet he managed to slay a long-established late-stage Profound Illumination Emperor in a single strike!

“This is bad!” The other old devil’s hearts sank as they realized their judgment had erred. This was no “little fellow.” He was obviously a hidden expert!

But it was already too late for regrets.

A grand battle had already begun. When Su Yi attacked, he struck with unbelievable speed, like a beam of flowing light flickering across the battlefield.

The humming of his sword reverberated throughout the entire stretch of stars, and ethereal sword shadows poured down like moonlight, shooting in all directions.

With every strike, another old devil fell.

Splurt! Splurt! Splurt!

One figure after another exploded like crimson fireworks blooming in the void.

With the momentum of an axe through rotten wood.

Desperate cries resounded through the stars, rising and falling in waves.

Off in the distance, the long-robed Yue Yunshan broke out in cold sweats just watching. He was completely tongue-tied.

This is no teenager! This is obviously an expert of the Dao of the Sword, an inestimably terrifying existence!

How terrifying are those old fiends? Throughout the years, they’ve wandered these stars freely, causing a menace wherever they go and stirring up countless waves of bloodshed. People pale at the mere mention of them!

Yet against that young man in blue, they really are like chives! He’s harvesting them without mercy!

“No——!” The old man in black shrieked in terror and despair.

A moment later, a sword pierced his throat. His body exploded with a bang, and his soul dispersed.

“I told you not to provoke me, but you refused to listen.” Su Yi shook his head slightly.

Before his voice had even finished echoing through the air, he charged toward the other old monsters.

He was just too quick!

In the blink of an eye, more than half of the ten-plus old monsters had fallen in battle. Those that remained were scared out of their wits, and they scampered away in panic.

But it was already too late.

Bang!

A basket woven out of bone exploded as a slash cleaved open the curvaceous Madam Huaxiu’s ribcage.

Crunch! Crunch! Crunch!

The arc of white light holding the man who looked like a Confucian scholar aloft crumbled, bit by bit. As for the man standing on it? Ethereal sword light enveloped him, destroying him in both body and soul.

This is no fatty little lamb! He’s obviously an executioner! Compared to him, who among us would dare call themselves a devil? Chives! All of us are nothing but chives! Blood Owl inwardly cried out. He’d long since been scared out of his wits. His legs trembled, and he felt the urge to flee on multiple occasions, but in the end, he didn’t dare.

Because he’d discovered that anyone who attempted to flee was destroyed immediately! He wasn’t at all confident that he’d be able to escape alive if he fled…

Bang!

The last of the old devils died, splattering the void with blood.

This grand battle was over in a flash. Thirteen infamous old devils, monsters whose names shook this stretch of stars, had been harvested like chives!

Blood Owl and Yue Yunshan stood in the distance, dazed as mud statues, their hearts quivering.

Despite the blood permeating the battlefield, Su Yi’s blue robes were pristine. He seemed as airy as an immortal, entirely out of place amidst the turmoil and chaos.

Moonlit Shadow seemed as if it had yet to get its fill. Its hum reverberated throughout the surrounding void.

Su Yi sighed. “Pipe down.”

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