First Immortal of the Sword

Chapter 1506 - The Angler

A dark cloud floating over the horizon suddenly split into willow catkin-like wisps and disappeared.

The skies surged like wave-swept seas.

On the ground, countless cracks rang out in rapid succession, and the boulders and vegetation were crushed into powder. Countless rifts formed in the earth.

An austere, murderous atmosphere spread throughout heaven and earth. The atmosphere was so stifled that it was almost suffocating.

But Su Yi didn’t even seem to notice. He just said calmly, “A’Cai, step aside.”

A’Cai pursed her soft pink lips and moved further away.

The spearwoman chose that moment to attack with all her might. She leaped into the air, using her right arm as a spear, her fingers like spearheads ripping through the sky.

She was aiming for Su Yi’s throat. Simple, direct, and to the point, without the slightest flourish. Yet the power of this strike seemed to shake the entire stretch of heaven and earth, suppressing the skies on all sides!

Su Yi made no attempt to dodge or flee. Instead, he met her head-on.

His robes billowed around him, and his fingers clenched into a fist, slamming the air. He too struck with simple, direct force, but the power of his fist was like sword qi sweeping the six directions, forging valiantly ahead. Nothing could stand in its way.

Bam!!!

Heaven and earth shook.

Su Yi and the spearwoman clashed, then separated.

The air collapsed at the point of impact, and a current of destructive power swept outward as if intent on destroying everything around them.

Before they’d even managed to steady themselves, they were already charging at each other again, quick as lightning.

In the blink of an eye, they’d clashed over a hundred times.

With every strike, they seemed like gods of war locked in fierce combat, cleaving through the skies, rushing the mountains and rivers, and fighting until heaven and earth were a vision of chaos and upheaval!

Both of them fought barehanded, relying purely on their individual strength.

Because this battle was a true clash of the Grand Dao.

Su Yi fought relying on his attainments in the Dao of the Sword. Sword qi imbued his every movement, giving every strike immeasurably terrifying murderous power.

The spearwoman was, of course, most proficient in the Dao of the Spear. Her movements were sweeping, natural, and controlled, and she was tyrannically quick. She fused all manner of unbelievable divine abilities and secret arts into her Dao of the Spear. Even a casual strike could have obliterated Cloud Soaring Transcendents of the present day!

But against Su Yi, it was as if she’d run up against a stone wall!

After her repeated attacks failed to break his defenses, the spearwoman’s eyes glinted with sharp light. She suddenly leaped into the air and charged, her arms like crossing spears, and thrust at Su Yi’s throat.

Su Yi broke her attack with a punch and slammed his fist into her shoulder.

But the spearwoman didn’t retreat. No, she advanced, her arms wrapping around Su Yi’s right arm like vines. She tugged with all her might.

At the stime, she lifted her right knee and aimed for Su Yi’s gut!

Su Yi’s eyelids twitched as he lowered his left hand and took hold of her right leg mid-strike!

And his right hand, which she’d wrapped her arms around, was like a spirit serpent leaving its cave. It climbed up her upright, impressive figure and aimed for her throat.

The spearwoman had no choice but to release her grip and wave her arms to block, narrowly escaping Su Yi’s attempt to strike her throat.

A moment later, she spun in mid-air, using her left leg as a whip. She was aiming for Su Yi’s head.

Su Yi snorted coldly, neither dodging nor fleeing. His hand formed a seal, and he clashed with her head-on.

Bang!!!

A heaven-shaking impact rang out.

Su Yi staggered slightly on his feet.

But the spearwoman was forced backward.

This guy’s Dao Integration Realm cultivation is a bit too strong, isn’t it? The spearwoman frowned.

This woman really is a worthy opponent. She’s really not bad, thought Su Yi.

A moment later, the two of them were locked in fierce combat once more, and the battle raged with increased intensity.

A’Cai watched from a safe distance, her heart jumping with fright. She even felt a bit dazed.

Is this really a battle between Dao Integration cultivators? No Cloud Soaring cultivator could take even one of their attacks!

It’s truly unbelievable!

Were anyone else here to say this, they surely wouldn’t have dared believe that Dao Integration cultivators could possess such heaven-defying power.

Boom!

Heaven and earth were thrown into upheaval.

About ten minutes later, Su Yi’s palm struck like an axe through bamboo, sending the spearwoman flying.

A moment later, he shot forward, arriving right in front of her. He struck once more, obviously intending to take her down in one fell swoop.

But the spearwoman was obviously enraged. Her hand slashed at Su Yi’s throat.

Su Yi laughed dryly, waved his fist, and pressed down. It was as if he’d hefted a divine mountain and flung it into the Human Realm; the force and momentum were so heavy that he crushed the spearwoman’s counterattacks completely.

But what happened next was entirely beyond his expectations.

The spearwoman actually disregarded his attack completely. After taking it head-on, she charged like an arc of divine light and raised her right leg high, swinging it like a spear.

Its power was tyrannical beyond measure, and it tore open a startling, soul-stirring rift in the air.

Bang!!

It struck Su Yi in the shoulder, shattering his defensive power and leaving his shoulder a bloody pulp. The bones almost split.

But the spearwoman didn’t get off lightly, either.

She’d endured Su Yi’s fist head-on, taking heavy damage. It hurt so much that she almost coughed up blood.

And Su Yi seized this opportunity to grab hold of her right leg with his left hand. At the stime, his right hand slashed at her throat.

The spearwoman twisted her supple waist, and her left leg aimed at Su Yi’s throat.

But against all expectations, Su Yi charged forward, right between her legs.

Worst of all, he still held her right leg firmly in his grip; she had no way to dodge.

Furthermore, they were at such close quarters that they were practically grappling. The spearwoman had no tto change tactics. All she could do was try to use her legs to block.

Bang!

The spearwoman blocked Su Yi’s palm strike, but he slammed right into her legs.

The spearwoman let out a muffled, pained grunt. She felt as if a divine mountain had slammed into her, practically scattering the defensive power around her.

But even worse, this position... was just too embarrassing!

But Su Yi wasn’t thinking about all that. His right hand was already reaching for the spearwoman’s throat.

The moment he seized it, her defeat would be sealed!

But then, her arms crossed, and she blocked Su Yi’s attack just in time.

Even so, the impact was far too tyrannical, and Su Yi still had her right leg locked firmly in place. The spearwoman looked as if she weren’t quite able to remain steady.

“You’re no match for me,” said Su Yi. “Go ahead and admit defeat.”

One hand restricted her right leg’s movements, while the other had been blocked before it could reach her throat. However, when he circulated his cultivation base, he firmly blocked her attempt to fight back.

From A’Cai’s perspective, their positions seemed a bit overly ambiguous...

“Like hell I’d admit defeat!” The spearwoman was obviously enraged, but Su Yi was right; she had no strength to fight back, and her entire body was restricted. She couldn’t even budge.

Su Yi laughed, but didn’t argue. He just poured his strength into his hands and flung the spearwoman away.

As soon as the spearwoman steadied herself, she prepared to attack once more.

But then, A’Cai’s voice rang out from afar. “Are you a sore loser?”

The spearwoman stiffened, her gaze shifting and uncertain.

She was ashamed of her previous loss to Su Yi. She’d chere thinking this was a chance to get even, but against all expectations, she’d lost again.

This result left her questioning everything she’d ever known. Despite the passage of countless years, when had she ever lost to an opponent of the scultivation? Yet now, she’d lost to the sperson twice in a row!

“A’Cai, you can’t put it like that. If she weren’t restricting her cultivation base, I couldn’t possibly have won so easily,” said Su Yi. He’d long since realized that the spearwoman’s origins were extraordinary, and it was no exaggeration to describe her cultivation base as “unfathomably deep.”

The spearwoman fell silent.

A little while later, she snorted coldly. “If I really wanted to kill you, a single finger would be enough to crush you to a pulp!”

Su Yi laughed and took her words as a mere expression of anger. “Will you keep your word?”

The spearwoman said coldly, “I never break my promises.”

“That’s good, then. Let’s go, A’Cai.” Su Yi beckoned her over.

A’Cai promptly joined him, but just as the two were about to set off, the spearwoman said, “Wait.”

“Do you have business with me?” Su Yi looked at her.

“If I weren’t worried about you dying at another’s hands, deprivingof my chance to get revenge, I couldn’t be bothered to say so much as another word to you,” said the spearwoman.

Su Yi was stunned. “What do you mean?”

The spearwoman’s pale purple eyes rippled with mysterious divine light as she gazed intently at him. “A karmic tribulation has appeared upon you. If I’m not mistaken, you’ve offended the power a god left in the Human Realm.”

Su Yi was instantly solemn. He flipped his palm, and a thin, translucent fish hook rose into the air. “Is this what you’re talking about?”

The spearwoman’s eyes shone with a strange light, and she said with sadistic glee, “That’s indeed it! That treasure is known as a Karmic Hook, and it’s the work of a god known as Old Man Providence. The old-timer is also called the Angler, and he controls the power of karma. Even if you throw the Karmic Hook away, its karma will linger upon you.”

Old Man Providence?

The Angler?

A god?

A’Cai’s beautiful face shifted erratically, and she was obviously tense.

She’d watched as Su Yi took the Heaven-Adjudicating Grass, and she naturally knew that the spearwoman was almost certainly telling the truth.

But Su Yi just let out a perfunctory “oh” and asked, “So you’re saying the old-timer has set his sights on me?”

“Do you really need to ask?” said the spearwoman. “But if you beg me, I wouldn’t mind helping you sever this latent karmic disaster.”

Su Yi laughed. “I appreciate your good intentions, but I can resolve minor trouble like this on my own.”

The spearwoman couldn’t help but say, “Being targeted by the Angler would give even a god a headache. You’re sure you don’t need my help?”

Su Yi nodded, beckoned for A’Cai, and turned to leave.

It was only after watching him and A’Cai fade from view that the spearwoman seemed to understand. She muttered, “I forgot! That guy controls the power of reincarnation, so he really doesn’t need to fear karmic entanglements...”

She suddenly felt stifled, and she let out a long breath of turbid air and muttered to herself, “At the slevel of cultivation, I might well be inferior to you, but in my pursuit of the Grand Dao, I’ve long since left you in the dust. You can forget about ever catching up toin this lifetime!”

“But I still... can’t admit defeat so easily!

“I’ll have to find a chance to duel you again after you enter the Immortal Dao! With my foundations, I refuse to believe that I can’t teach you a lesson!”

Her pale purple eyes flashed with ruthlessness.

She’d spent her life cultivating, but it was during her tin the Immortal Dao that she was at her most glorious and proud.

At the time, others said she “could look upon even ancient immortals with pride” and that she was a “unique talent!”