Free Web NovelChapter 203: Chapter 181: Heaven and Earth Cage
A weary, aged sigh echoed from behind, completely without warning.
Wu Dao’s eyes narrowed slightly as he turned to look.
Five figures with formidable auras had appeared in all directions around the Black Sea, cornering him against the wall of the cage.
These five figures.
Aside from two Celestial Beings, the rest were legendary masters at the Divine Ability User level.
Especially the leader, an old man in golden robes holding a sword.
His aura was incredibly tyrannical!
He was second only to Qiu Tianjing of Martial King Mountain—unquestionably a Great Divine Power User at the Peak of Three Transformations!
The other two Dao Embryo experts were no pushovers, either!
Their auras were both at the Third Transformation level!
"I have long heard of Alliance Leader Wu’s great name."
The lament in the golden-robed elder’s eyes faded as he caressed the Three-Foot Golden Sword in his hand.
His golden hair, tied back with a simple grass rope, whipped wildly in the sea breeze. A biting killing intent thickened around him, his smile hiding a dagger.
"I am Fengqian Gold of the White Deer Sword Palace. Remember my name, so that when you arrive in the underworld, you’ll at least know who sent you."
’White Deer Sword Palace...’
Wu Dao’s expression was as placid as still water. He allowed them to surround him without the slightest hint of panic, his mind recalling information about the White Deer Sword Palace.
Among the Five Peaks of the Southern Border,
if one were to rank them in terms of power and influence,
the White Deer Sword Palace, with its three-thousand-year-old heritage, would undoubtedly be number one.
Within this Holy Land,
dwelled only pure Military Dao Sword Cultivators. In terms of sheer combat prowess, they were absolutely unmatched among the Five Peaks.
In ages past,
the White Deer Sword Palace had always been the supreme Holy Land in the hearts of the Southern Border’s Military Dao cultivators.
When one spoke of the Military Dao,
everyone thought first of the White Deer Sword Palace, and only second of the more diverse Zige Mountain.
After Prince Nanyang’s rebellion began,
the White Deer Sword Palace, which had once fought alongside the Demon Suppression Emperor during the Warring States Era, sided with the Royalist Faction without hesitation. It became one of the two main pillars of the present-day Southern Alliance.
The other pillar...
...was the Immortal Dao’s Vast Qi Dao Alliance.
Among the three Divine Ability Users currently trying to kill Wu Dao, two were elders from the Vast Qi Dao Alliance. They had silently erected a Grand Array, sealing off the entire area.
As for this sudden ambush,
Wu Dao felt no surprise. He had, in fact, anticipated this day would come for a long time.
Ultimately,
the main reason was his decision to side with Prince Nanyang.
Though Wu Dao had little interest in all this damn fighting and killing for worldly power.
Especially now.
After learning the truth of the world, many of his original ambitions had dissipated.
Because time waited for no one.
He had only one year.
The correct path was to focus all his efforts on improving himself to face the coming calamity. Getting involved in the struggle between Prince Nanyang and the Central Plains was a complete waste of energy.
But as the saying goes—
an innocent man becomes a criminal simply by possessing a treasure.
In a conflict that determined the fate of the world, the same logic applied.
It had nothing to do with good or evil.
As long as you possessed the power to influence the world’s fate, that alone was proof of your guilt.
They left you with only two choices.
One: be a wise man who understands the times, switch sides, and join them.
Two: die.
Beyond that,
there was no third option.
The world had likely studied his, Wu Dao’s, temperament thoroughly by now. He was a double-edged sword who always put his own interests first.
He was fundamentally impossible to persuade or subdue.
That left only the second outcome.
However,
Wu Dao was a little curious. ’How did the Southern Alliance bypass the Nanyang King Group’s front-line defenses and track me all the way here?’
At this thought,
Wu Dao’s perception locked onto a handsome, long-browed youth in white robes standing next to Fengqian Gold. He looked somewhat familiar.
’A strange feeling.’
’So close, yet so far away.’
’He must have some kind of spatial Supreme Treasure in his body.’
’Or is it a Celestial Treasure?’
"Let me enlighten you before you die."
As if noticing Wu Dao’s attention on him, Nangong Li sneered,
"Perhaps you’ve already guessed it. That’s right, I am a Celestial Treasure Master, and I am also your enemy!"
"Enemy? What kind of trash are you to be worthy of being my enemy?"
Wu Dao frowned slightly and retorted coldly.
’This guy is insulting me.’
’An aura of the mere Celestial Human Sixth Floor, and he wants to be my enemy?’
’How absurdly audacious!’
’Besides...’
’Who even are you?’
’Wait a second...’
A memory stirred in Wu Dao’s mind. He realized this audacious youth bore some resemblance to the Nangong Family Clan Leader he had killed back when he conquered Pingliang, only younger.
’Oh.’
’So, I killed the old one, and now the young one has come for revenge.’
At this realization,
Wu Dao sneered. "Your father was a useless piece of trash, and so are you. A Celestial Treasure Master with such a pathetic level of cultivation? I’m embarrassed for you!"
Disregarded!
His father insulted to his face!
"Wu Dao, you dog! You... you..."
Under the repeated humiliation,
Nangong Li’s eyes turned bloodshot. He pointed a trembling finger at Wu Dao, grinding his teeth, but was too enraged to form a complete sentence.
"’You’ what? Just die!"
Wu Dao wasted no more words. His body moved, shattering layers of void as his massive hand overturned heaven and earth. It manifested an ocean of Eleventh Floor Thunderstrike True Intent that crashed down viciously toward Nangong Li.
"You’re courting death!"
SHING—
A flash of golden light appeared, cleaving heaven and earth apart.
Fengqian Gold’s sword left its sheath. An infinite tide of Geng Metal Sword Qi formed, instantly tearing the Eleventh Floor Boxing Dao True Intent to shreds, along with Wu Dao himself—
slashed into...
flying ash?
Huh?
’That easy?’
Everyone present,
was not pleased, but stunned. They stared at the spot where Wu Dao had turned to ash with expressions of utter disbelief.
「At that same moment, deep in the skies outside Lancang County, in the Southern Border’s Guangqing Prefecture.」
"How dare you kill my Incarnation! You’re courting death!"
RUMBLE!
Deep within the Thunder Sea,
Wu Dao’s eyes flew open, shattering the violent crimson Celestial Thunder around him. With a deafening boom, he blasted out of the sky and shot like a meteor toward the front lines.
