Ascension of the immortal Asura

John's body strained from the storm brewing within his body; a storm he had been channeling since he decided to confront these inhuman monsters. His slow movement towards the group had been to buy Zuri time to rescue the prisoners, but had also been for another reason.

At the moment he unleashed his Asura Transformation Art, a point of blinding light appeared above the group of enemies. The stunning body transformation distracted the enemy cultivators to the point that it was already too late notice the horrifying attack descending from above.

Dragontail Decimation!

John's dantian unleashed the full might of his heaven-defying essence dantian, creating his absolute strongest Dragontail Decimation. The entire chamber turned blinding white for a brief instant as a draconic roar filled it, followed by a horrifyingly powerful explosion of pure lightning energy.

The three Early World Expansion cultivators snapped out of their stunned stupor, heads snapping upwards towards the dragontail of lightning slamming down towards them. Their dantians surged with power as they prepared their strongest defensive arts, bracing for the surprise attack.

The Half-Step World Expansion cultivators reacted a moment later, unleashing their defensive arts as the attack landed on them, drowning them in apocalyptic lightning. As for the Late Dao Transformation cultivators, they only had a moment of clarity before the lightning storm drowned them, charring their bodies and burning their souls.

In an instant, four of the inhuman savages perished, their strength far from what was needed to withstand a fully channeled Dragontail Decimation.

The explosion of lightning filled the entire chamber in an instant, leaving not a single inch untouched. Zuri's eyes went wide with absolute shock as she watched the attack land, and the explosion radiate outwards towards her and the tunnel. Her Qi surged a moment later as she defended herself and the tunnel behind her, protecting those within who would be unable to protect themselves.

Her stunned expression deepened as she struggled with gritted teeth to defend against the blast of the lightning. She had not even been the target of the attack, and had only defended against the ensuing explosion, and yet had been shocked to find she required her full strength to defend against it.

The chamber shook violently, as if it were about to fall apart at any moment. With nowhere to go, the explosion lingered in the chamber for a short while, drowning it in apocalyptic lightning. However, as Galvsten had mentioned, the formation runes lining the chamber were absolutely top notch, and had withstood the explosion as John had counted on.

The explosion eventually faded away, revealing a scene of destruction and carnage.

Five corpses were splayed out on the ground, some intact, others partial charred remnants of what was a person moments ago. In an instant, four Late Dao Transformation and one Half-Step World Expansion cultivators had been killed, leaving nothing but charred and mangled corpses behind.

Five cultivators still stood, although all of them bore gruesome wounds and charred flesh. Even the Early World Expansion cultivators were miserably injured, as their overconfidence in the situation had led to hastily formed defenses, allowing for the Dragontail Decimation to fall almost unblocked.

Roar!

John roared like a demonic demon, speeding towards the five still standing. He arrived before them a moment later, scythe in hand, slicing outwards as if he wanted to cleave all five in half.

The three Early World Expansion cultivators finally reacted, weapons appearing in their own hands, look of fury and rage appearing on their faces. They no longer looked down on John, and instead wanted to end him as swiftly as possible to reduce the damage to themselves and this hideout.

"Die!" Galveston roared with furious rage, his face covered with charred blood, some his own, some from those who had perished next to him. He wielded a golden sword with embedded gems on the hilt, the gaudy weapon matching his appearance perfectly.

The two other Early World Expansion cultivators reacted as well, taking out a saber and a whip. All three unleashed attacks towards John, intending to end the fight quickly.

Divine Reaping Scythe!

A beam of deadly scythe Qi slashed outwards, slamming into Galvstens sword art. It cleaved the sword art in half, stunning Galvsten for a brief moment. At the same time, a massive blood red saber image and snaking whip descended on John, giving him little time to react.

John looked up and opened his mouth wide, unleashing a roar of power a moment later.

Roar of the Jade Dragon!

The roar blasted upwards towards the attacks, meeting them in the air above his head. The three attacks battled against each other for a brief moment before the saber and whip pierced through the roar, resuming their arcs towards John. However, that brief respite had bought John the time he needed, allowing his figure to flash through space to a location a short distance away.

Boom!

The attacks, both with the power to destroy entire mountains with ease, landed on the chamber ground, shaking it violently, cracking the stone floor. The three turned to John's new position, shocked again by his incredible movement. They had thought him cornered and defeated, but his control over the spatial Dao left them speechless.

Blood red eyes stared back at the three, brimming with murderous confidence that chilled them to their cores. Just as the three were about to take action again, a loud sound and cries of pain sounded out behind them, causing them to turn their attention towards it.

Their eyes widened with horror as they saw their two Half-Step World Expansion allies lying on the ground, bodies charred black, souls completely snuffed out. Nearby stood a creature they had never expected to see in their wildest imaginations, one that was supposedly only of legends.

"A Kirin!" the one remaining woman whispered, eyes wide.

The others stared at Kirii with similar expressions, although there was a tinge of greed in Galvsten's eyes stunned eyes. John noticed this expression and scoffed with amusement.

"Even in this situation, greed still controls you," John said mockingly.

Galvsten snapped his gaze towards John again, who appeared before him in an instant, giving him and the others no reprieve to collect themselves and form a unified defense. At the same time, a tempest of lightning formed around Kirii, who joined the battle now that his two opponents were dead.

Nearby, Zuri watched with wide eyes, almost unable to believe the scene before her. Two Dao Transformation cultivators, one man and one beast, fought against three Early World Expansion cultivators, and defying all reason and logic, dominated the battle.

Within two minutes, a Divine Reaping Scythe carved directly through the saber wielding man, severing his body in two from shoulder to waist.

"Watch out!" Zuri roared loudly with wide eyes as she watched the woman's powerful whip slam down against John, who had unleashed his Divine Reaping Scythe a moment ago and was left open to a counter attack.

She wanted to help John, but the battle was far too intense. If she did so, the tunnel behind her would be overwhelmed in the explosions of the battle, and the hundreds of prisoners would perish without question.

Boom!

The woman's whip slammed against John's back, the collision shaking the entire chamber with its horrifying power. John shot downwards like a meteor towards the ground below, unable to dodge the attack in time.

"Hahaha, die you fucking brat!" a yell of satisfied rage boomed out from the whip wielding woman's mouth.

A gasp escaped Zuri's mouth as she watched the horrifying attack reach John, one that no doubt crippled him, or even killed him. It was obvious that John had done nothing to defend against that attack, and would not be able to resist it. Even an Early World Expansion body cultivator would find themselves in terrible shape after taking such an attack directly without mounting a defense, and an essence cultivator would have been cleaved in half after taking such an attack directly.

Rage filled her body as she decided to join the fight, as she would not allow John to perish under her watch.Just as she was about to join the fight, Zuri stopped, eyes going wide with a level of shock she had not expected to feel, despite everything she had witnessed.

Like an unkillable demon rising from the pits of hell, John climbed to his feet, posture straight and defiant as if the attack had not even phased him. A large wound ran down his back where the whip had struck, blood flowing out of it. The wound closed at a visible speed, and mended completely seconds later.

For the first time in her life, Zuri wondered if she had finally seen an immortal being.