Great Red Immortal Sect

Chapter 617 Murderous Intent

Above the Dao Palace.

A black tide surged down from the mountains, engulfing the surrounding area. Countless serpentine waves surged, upon which stood a burly figure with a dragon's head and a human body, its white scales shimmering, its horns like jade branches, and a rebellious scale radiating ferocity on its neck.

The ancient treasure of Shaoyin, the [Western Extremity Chariot], radiated a mysterious light, with fine white lines crisscrossing the heavens and earth, sealing off this place.

Chu Hai's eyes held a hint of coldness, but his mind was very calm. He was currently weighing the gains and losses, and figuring out how far he should push the dragon in front of him.

Minor injury, serious injury, or outright execution? So that Nanming's hand can never be extended again?

The main plan of the East Sea is to keep the Ren water suspended in the air, and the appearance of the Yanghu Dragon Prince undoubtedly poses a threat to the Dragon Lord's plan.

And this Mu Youdu also proved quite useful in the matter of thunder.

Let's give him a try first.

Chu Hai's dragon eyes narrowed slightly, and his aura emanated outwards. The crescent-shaped frost-white halberd in his hand shone with a light as dark as water, revealing itself to be a rare and powerful Taiyin killing treasure.

【残阙】 (Crimson Fragment) comes from the 【巡月宗】 (Moon Patrol Sect) under the ancient Daoist lineage of Xiuye. It was forged during the chaos of the late Zhou Dynasty and is an ancient artifact designed to face the sun directly, thus changing the nature of the hidden and concealed nature of the moon.

He stepped out into the air, causing the mountains to tremble. With the physical body of a dragon, he was naturally a master of close combat, but his skill in weaponry was not up to par with that of a human.

Strangely, Mu Youdu's mastery of sword intent is almost unparalleled throughout history. He is a demon-attribute sword immortal, the last one being the mortal Xue Xue Tu, who had no connection with the bloodline of the Great Sage.

A vast and unfathomable aura rose up, and Chu Hai's figure seemed to be stretched and shortened, and the distance between them became unpredictable.

【Lost degree】

As the most crucial divine power of the Han Shui Dao, its wonder lies in its unpredictability. Once mastered, it is difficult for outsiders to detect, and even the opponent loses control over one's next move and the distance between the two.

This is not some illusion that works on others, but a real and wonderful method that can be used on oneself.

Xu Xuan could clearly see Chu Hai's figure, sense his aura, and even clearly see the white dragon raising his halberd to attack, but he could not predict his next move or when he would get close.

hum!
The halberd cleaved through the air, unleashing a fierce aura. The moonlight of the moon shone down, causing the surrounding black tide to surge and envelop Xu Xuan.

The deep purple thunder churned and rolled, sending up countless bolts of purple lightning that clashed with the black tide. Xu Xuan seized the opportunity to draw his sword and slash forward, narrowly managing to catch the halberd.

Chu Hai gripped his halberd with both hands and exerted his strength once more. His figure, almost as tall as Xu Xuan, stood atop the tide, and the aura he exuded was enough to shake the mountains, causing all the surrounding trees to fall.

A bottomless abyss appeared, and all the waters flowed in without increasing or decreasing, while the waters of Thunder Marsh, as if being pulled, began to flow into this abyss.

【The Great Ruins End】

The boundary supernatural power of the Han Shui Dao is specifically designed to restrain other water virtues, which is a manifestation of the dragon's transcendent status above the five waters. No matter what kind of Kan Gui or Ren Hua it is, it will not be good to suffer from this supernatural power.

Furthermore, since Zhen Lei is close to Ren Shui, even the supernatural power of "Jiang Lei Ze" would be quite difficult to deal with this method.

Xu Xuan flipped his hand and summoned the [Heart-Gathering Cauldron]. The cauldron fell and settled into the swamp, causing the chaotic energy to dissipate and instantly stabilizing the entire Thunder Swamp.

In the extremely short period of contact and before he had even refined it, he had only managed to figure out how to use this cauldron to stimulate the mixed energy, which could enhance his supernatural powers.

'The power of the supernatural abilities cultivated by Chou Xi is far inferior to that of Chu Hai.'

As the foremost of the Five Waters, the Vast Water is on par with the Supreme Fire in power, but its mysteries far surpass those of the Fire. In terms of combat alone, it is undoubtedly a top-tier lineage.

These divine abilities were even more terrifying in Chu Hai's hands. Combined with his dragon-attribute talent, their power was amplified, making them absolutely superior to the Sorrowful Tide Sword Immortal.

The white iron chariot suddenly emerged from the Great Ruins, its light of Lesser Yin and Autumn Blade shining brightly. Countless white lines shot out from the chariot, square and upright, suppressing the sword intent.

The Way of Lesser Yin greatly overcomes the intent of swordsmanship.

Unlike methods like Yuan Ci and Zang Jin, which focus on the sword itself, the Shao Yin Dao directly affects the sword intent; if the sword touches it, the divine intent is greatly damaged.

Xu Xuan donned a golden feather armor, and behind him, rolling crimson lava coalesced into a three-headed, red-scaled raven that fiercely pecked at the chariot.

The armor, imbued with the sun's power, caused the white line before Xu Xuan's eyes to flicker and bend for a moment.

Chu Hai sheathed his halberd, his aura and movements unpredictable and elusive. He charged forward again, riding the black tide, his crescent halberd gleaming coldly.

Xu Xuan turned his sword around, preparing to counterattack. The insights he had gained earlier in the main hall came to mind, and he seemed to be able to see an unfathomable and vast aura surrounding his opponent.

The sword gleamed, and a chaotic purple aura burst forth from it, flowing swiftly along the dark black blade. The sword strike that had previously cleaved through the [Qi Wu Dao Shu] was recreated.

As the sword's edge pointed forward, the entire blade began to change, transforming from the constant to the extraordinary, causing the extremely stable and vast aura to collapse as if cleaved in two by a streak of purple light.

It was a sword technique he had figured out on his own, [using the unconventional].

This sword strike perfectly embodies the characteristics of the unpredictable and the thunderous, representing a method of transforming the ordinary into the extraordinary. It is a sword of change, capable of forcibly breaking a stable situation and giving rise to extraordinary changes.

The loss of composure greatly diminished Chu Hai's expression, making him look somewhat strange, yet he still couldn't see through the methods of the person in front of him.

However, as the core of the Vast Water, it is impossible to fathom that even if this characteristic is broken, [Loss of Measurement] will have other wonderful uses, namely, serving as the boundary of the Vast Sea.

The black tide raged, seemingly without end, sweeping outwards and soon about to suppress the entire Thunder Swamp. However, it encountered the broken cauldron at the center and could not advance an inch.

"That alone is not enough!"

Chu Hai let out a cold shout, and the halberd in his hand once again emanated a strong Taiyin depletion, firmly controlling the opponent's spiritual sword. At the same time, he sent the Shaoyin Chaqiu light with the Great Ruins to resist the sword intent.

【Great Ruins End】This path is extremely close to the end of Lesser Yin, and it is also the way of attack of the Han Shui Dao. Anyone who gets too close will be absorbed into it and be slaughtered at will.

The Ruins of Guixu were shrouded in darkness, and a powerful suction force emanated from within. Xu Xuan felt as if he were about to fall into it. He dared not underestimate it and activated his divine power.

The lightning and rainbow light condensed like a celestial horse, allowing him to flip over and mount it, using the wondrous effect of [Riding Without Blame] to break free.

It must be said that Xu Xuan felt the most useful technique in the Thunderclap Dao was the [Riding Without Blame], which can be considered a first-class escape method, almost comparable to Transforming into Water.

In an instant, he pulled away, avoiding the tide. A radiance like a purple sun appeared on the tip of Xu Xuan's sword. He fully activated [Yang Lei Xuan Zhi], imitating the sun, and it crashed down.

The Heavenly Thunder Formation manifested, with the five thunderbolts interacting. Then, divine generals stepped out, and heavenly soldiers formed an array, beginning to circulate and bring down calamities based on the five purple palace thunderbolts.

The Thunder Formation, a fundamental technique of the Thunder Palace Daoist arts, is not known for its lethality. Rather, it is used to preserve divine power and suppress the vast void, employing Yin Thunder and Yang Thunder as variations of the Five Thunders. Under the Thunder Formation, the power of this sword strike grew even greater. Numerous Purple Mansion Thunderbolts, compressed by the Lieque formation, condensed into one place, pressing down upon this boundless sea.

The First Sea God stood majestically, halberd in hand, with the Boundless Sea appearing faintly beside him. At this moment, another long-hidden divine power of the Vast Waters manifested its might, with towering waves engulfing the sun.

[Hidden Without End]

His body merged with the vastness, dispelling the killing intent. The [Endless Vast Sea] beside him had reached its peak in both quality and quantity. However, although this divine power was powerful in protecting him, it was still far inferior to Shaoyang's [Shuodan Fu].

If a Shaoyang cultivator were to fight, they would often be able to easily subdue the opponent's killing intent and then unleash it again through subtle changes, which is truly a first-rate and profound skill.

Amidst the howling wind and thunder, and the resounding booms, another purple sword light slashed down, causing the boundless sea beside Chu Hai to become chaotic, and the purple lightning sun that had been absorbed showed signs of bursting forth.

Use the extraordinary sword!

The three-headed, six-armed figure soared down from the sky, and the brilliance of many spiritual weapons rose up together. The Li Yue and the Dian Feng fell in a crisscrossing manner, cutting through the vast sea, causing the purple thunder sun to erupt completely and rush straight towards Chu Hai's face.

The purple light surged, the white scales turned black, and the First Sea seemed to be aroused by ferocity. It disregarded everything, opened its dragon mouth wide, and spewed out a vast expanse of azure water, trying to quell the thunder.

But the purple lightning merged into the vast water and rapidly ascended into his dragon mouth.

Since he was able to use the Great Ruins to resist the Thunder Swamp, it was enough to show that Thunder was fond of water. And now, this rolling water became the carrier of thunder, exploding in his mouth.

Chu Hai felt a tingling sensation in his flesh and blood. Six arms swayed before his eyes, striking towards his crown. He blocked with his halberd, but could not defend himself, and wounds appeared on his body in an instant.

A strange force that made Chu Hai's heart tremble erupted, his blood energy surging, making his face extremely pale. As a dragon species that had existed for over a thousand years, he had actually lost to a junior in terms of physical strength.

Xu Xuan turned his three heads and looked at them all at once. The head of the Heavenly Dragon spewed out a bolt of lightning shaped like a golden bat. The [Heavenly Slaughtering Thunder] descended gracefully and slashed towards Chu Hai's eyeball. Meanwhile, the head of the Giant Spirit roared and sent the [Purple Heavenly Thunder] into the other's ear along with the sound of thunder.

boom!
Chu Hai felt a sudden bright light before his eyes and a sharp pain in his ears. In an instant, he was deprived of his sight and hearing. Meanwhile, Xu Xuan, the leader of the Chaos Gods in the center, opened his mouth as if chanting a spell.

Voice/breath.

The [Heart-Gathering Cauldron] broke through the air and arrived, where the chaotic energy converged and thunder roared, and yin and yang met, forming a gray-colored thunderbolt. Obeying the orders of the God Head, it struck the First Sea with a rolling, annihilating intent.

yin and yang.

The Boundless Vast Sea that had been constantly surrounding Chu Hai finally showed a weakness. Xu Xuan withdrew his three heads and six arms, gripped a single sword, and unleashed a powerful sword intent, slashing towards the opponent's heart.

Layers of chaotic purple energy erupted from the sword's edge, annihilating flesh and blood and severely damaging the opponent's status. At this moment, he did not hold back, using the wondrous power of chaotic thunder to slash into the opponent's physical body.

He originally wanted to continue hiding his abilities, but now that he had obtained the Heart-Gathering Cauldron and Chu Hai was testing him, it would only seem strange if he continued to conceal his talents.

He had already demonstrated the use of Chaotic Thunder when he dealt with Yuan Jia, which would have attracted the attention of all the True Lords. Now, he needs to show his mastery of the Dao of Sound and Qi at the same time in order to maintain balance.

The continuous vibrations of the drums were transmitted by Xu Xuan through the sword's edge into the opponent's physical body. After he cut through the opponent, Chu Hai's physical body was left with a gap, which was the perfect opportunity to activate [Zhen Tian Qu].

The sound of the heavenly drum erupted from within the white dragon's flesh and blood. Xu Xuan once again raised his sword, intending to completely sever the dragon before him, but at this moment he felt an extremely deep sense of obstruction.

A profound and powerful aura of Hanren arose within Chu Hai's body, carrying an extremely high status. An aura far stronger than before erupted, churning the sword's edge.

Xu Xuan was forced back, his gaze becoming serious. He vaguely sensed something was wrong. The dragon seed in front of him was not an ordinary late-stage Purple Mansion cultivator; the aura it had just unleashed was far too terrifying.

"Guangze's descendants do have some ability."

Chu Hai spoke softly, gently wiping the gruesome sword wound on his chest. Dragon blood flowed, transforming into a black tidal serpent as it fell into the air. A hint of amusement appeared in his eyes.

"You have every reason to be proud that I can adopt this posture."

As his words rang out, Chu Hai's dragon body began to change rapidly, growing larger against the wind, with a surging black tide. From within it, a divine and majestic white dragon leaped out, its jade dragon shimmering with light, its reverse scales as clear as a mirror.

Xu Xuan then noticed something strange. It seemed that something was sealed within the other party's reverse scale, reflecting a... human figure? He strained to look, but a chill rose in his heart.

Within the reverse scale, a tall Taoist priest sat quietly in meditation, his face gentle. He wore a sea-blue robe embroidered with the tide, the phases of the moon, and a dragon. On his back was a spiritual sword that emanated from ethereal energy, engraved with the inscription "Void Sea".

This figure exuded a far stronger sense of oppression than the initial sea, even reminding Xu Xuan of Tian Tuo and the spiritual essence he left behind. Within this figure, there was a brilliant Dao nature condensed, echoing the profound mystery of Han Ren.

'Golden nature? No, it's pseudo-nature. A great master who sought gold perished, refined by this primordial sea. But this state is too strange. Is he dead, or...?'

The white dragon rode the tide, its scales and claws flashing. Chu Hai disregarded his own sword wounds, instead fixing his gaze on Mu Youdu below, his tone chilling:
"Have used every means possible. If you hold back any longer, you can prepare to depart."

Amidst the rebellious energy, the Taoist slowly stood up, a smile on his face, his gaze leisurely, and slowly drew the sword that emanated from the ethereal energy, pointing it at Xu Xuan.

If Xu Xuan had previously been somewhat confident that he could deal with Chu Hai, he now deeply felt a life-or-death crisis, as Chu Hai had indeed shown murderous intent.

Even if it involves many things, including thunder, once it falls at this point, it will all be for nothing. The Southern Sea Dragon Court and the Northern Sea Thunder Swamp are too far away to help it.

Jiu Cang, who had previously vowed to lend a helping hand, was nowhere to be seen, perhaps unwilling to get involved in the dragon race's struggle.

We must do our utmost.

The swamp trembled, lightning flashed, and divine energy arose within it. Wind and thunder swept across the land, and a deep, resonant war drum seemed to resound between heaven and earth, growing ever stronger.

A divine being with a red face and a body like a celestial dragon manifested, its purple scales shimmering, towering higher than a mountain. Bronze armor covered its spine, and its purple-gold horns shone brightly.

Lei Ze's Holy Dharma Body.

As the highest manifestation of the Thunderclap Dao, it takes the ancient Great Dao as its model, and its power far exceeds Xu Xuan's imagination. The three Thunderclap Divine Powers are perfectly integrated and governed by it.

He carried the Fenglong Liangu on his back, and the power of [Zhentian Qu] continued to grow. Thunderous sounds rolled down, overturning the tide. Even though the opponent used [Daxu Jin] to pull it, this thunderous swamp did not shake at all, and the rolling thunderous sounds swept away the black tide.

Even so, Xu Xuan was still not confident in the face of the white dragon. Chu Hai was not simply revealing his true form, but also manifesting a very special Dharma body. The mystery lies in the reverse scale.

Within the mirror-like scales, the Taoist wielded his sword and slashed down from the sky. The black tide condensed into a single line, then surged into a portal of ethereal energy. The space shifted, and in an instant, it rushed toward Xu Xuan's face.

The white dragon roared and pounced down, while the black tide surged from the boundless sea, continuously rushing towards the Thunder Swamp, perfectly matching the transformation of Hanren, and its power greatly increased.

A new moon quietly appeared on the head of Lei Ze's body, then gracefully slashed down, countless killing intents gathering in one place, determined to leave Xu Xuan here forever.

'He's plotting to kill!'

(End of this chapter)