Chapter 75: Immortality

His aura surged violently, his body rising at an incredible speed, and in the blink of an eye, he had transformed into a giant a thousand fathoms tall. With a single punch, the Primordial One Qi Great Seizing Hand shattered instantly, and an immense pressure locked the surrounding space tight.

This was a supreme divine art, unique to the Fuxi clan after attaining their true form, merging both body and law.

“So, you've gone so far as to secretly learn the Fuxi True Form? No... the matter of the Crown Prince of Fuxi, you were involved.”

By the time Chen Yang had reached his current realm, his wisdom was extraordinary. One hint was enough for him to deduce most of the truth. Thus, in Shushan, plots and schemes were futile; only cultivation and open confrontation mattered.

To cultivate the Fuxi True Form required the divine nature of Fuxi. No matter how much this Fantuo refined himself, he could never possess that essence—unless a pure-blooded Fuxi had granted him their own blood.

And now, there was only one pure-blooded Fuxi in the entire Spirit Realm: the Fuxi Sovereign. Apart from him, there was only the deceased Fuxi Crown Prince.

“Sir, you jest. The Crown Prince was broad-minded and benevolent, revered by all races. How could Jiang Shu dare disrespect His Highness? Were it not for treacherous villains, with the Crown Prince present, we would never have needed to face the Fuxi in battle.”

Some deeds could never be spoken of, much less admitted.

Though Fantuo’s demeanor was that of a sage, if he were truly so, how could he have survived and cultivated to this level in such a brutal world?

“Fantuo, you truly are remarkable. Not only the Fengyang clan, even I misjudged you. Well done.”

A sword sang out—a formless gleam twitched, turning into a translucent thread, slicing through the sealed space. Man and sword fused into one and vanished from sight.

“Die for me!”

The sword light was shapeless and traceless. Enhanced by the Supreme Purity Immortal Light transformed from the Primordial Immortal Glow, it combined the sword-breaking-all-laws created by his own disciple and that of Shushan’s tradition. The fusion of these two supreme sword arts was so sharp that even the Fuxi True Form could not withstand it.

The sword light circled, and a thin bloody line appeared on his neck. In the next instant, his head rolled to the ground.

“How formidable you are, sir. To possess such treasures and divine arts is truly eye-opening.”

His head had fallen, yet his vitality was completely undiminished. His smile did not fade, and between his brows, a third divine eye opened, able to see through the heavens, earth, and all illusions.

His headless body slapped the invisible sword light aside with one palm. The force was so overwhelming that even with the sword’s protection, Chen Yang’s soul was shaken.

Lifting his own severed head, he smiled at the sword light circling him. “Your divine arts are mighty, sir, but you cannot kill Jiang Shu.”

“An immortal body?” Chen Yang was honestly astonished. Though it was not the same as Shushan’s undying body, nor the undying state achieved after becoming one with the Dao, Fantuo had clearly created his own unique form of undying.

His vitality was condensed like a pill, his soul anchored in the void. Even if only a drop of blood remained, he could be reborn from it.

His thoughts raced, reviewing all his methods. Aside from world-shattering weapons like the Celestial Demon Shuttle, none seemed able to end this ancient ancestor. And since Fantuo had such a resurrection method, he must have left enough contingency plans—perhaps even such ultimate weapons could not kill him.

After all, those from the Four Seas Realm who had plotted against the Fuxi Crown Prince had escaped with the River Luo Celestial Tome, their whereabouts unknown.

With such cunning, he would never let such a Fuxi treasure slip away. He had not acted yet, only because the time was not ripe.

“Troublesome.”

Though he pondered deeply, his hands did not pause. Sword light flashed in unpredictable patterns, unleashing exquisite sword techniques one after another.

This Fuxi True Form was indeed formidable—ordinary means were now useless against him. Though Chen Yang’s swordsmanship was peerless, the invisible sword was newly forged and had only reached the third transformation of form and substance. Even with the enhancement of Supreme Purity Immortal Light and the sword-breaking-all-laws of his disciple, he could only injure, not kill.

Moreover, this undying body was wondrous beyond compare. Even if he severed the body, it was entirely unharmed and restored in an instant.

No matter how exquisite Chen Yang’s swordplay, how powerful his sword-breaking-all-laws, his strength still fell short of this formidable alien warlord.

“Sir, your divine arts are exquisite. Jiang Shu is truly no match. But you, too, can do nothing to me. Why not let this end here?”

As the sword light pierced his brow, Fantuo smashed his own head with a backhanded palm. The force sent the invisible sword ringing with a mournful cry.

A new head grew instantly. Though some energy was spent, to Fantuo, it scarcely counted as an injury.

“Is that so?” Chen Yang sneered quietly, irritation growing within.

“A pity that many curse techniques require the cooperation of the Heavenly Dao or the sensing of demon gods. Lacking both, how truly vexing.”

Giving up the thought of obliterating him entirely, Chen Yang rubbed his hands together and sent forth a handful of Grand Five Elements Divine Needles.

Fantuo thought to withstand them as he had the invisible sword, gathering his vitality and relying on the Fuxi True Form to endure. But he had not anticipated that this art was designed precisely to counter protective divine abilities.

It was specifically created by Chen Yang to counteract the Ninefold Immortal Banner, the defensive treasure left to Qi Xiuming by Master Longbrow. He had spent countless efforts to learn it from Yi Xiu.

The Ninefold Immortal Banner was a peerless celestial treasure, refined by Master Longbrow for a thousand years. Its defense was second to none in Shushan.

If the Grand Five Elements Divine Needles could deal with such a treasure, subduing an incomplete Fuxi True Form was no challenge, regardless of Fantuo’s superior strength.

The Five Elements—both innate and acquired—generated and restrained each other. Wherever the needles passed, the Five Elements waned. All beings not free of the Five Elements were subdued.

Five-colored rays swept across the sky, and in an instant, the thousand-fathom giant was riddled like a sieve.

Next, the Five Elements exploded, and the elemental energy for thousands of miles around churned violently.

But it did not end there. The mutually restraining Five Elements began to generate each other—one begetting two, two begetting three, three begetting infinity.

Endless divine thunder of the primordial and acquired Five Elements exploded within his body, lightning bursting forth until he seemed a giant of thunder incarnate.

All this, though lengthy to describe, happened in a heartbeat.

Fantuo managed only a muffled groan and a glance at Chen Yang before his colossal form was blasted into a hundred-mile-long rain of blood.

With a gesture, Chen Yang drew in the sea of thunder and blood, compressing it into a river of Primordial Immortal Light.

The celestial river swept across the land, vaporizing every drop of blood rain into elemental energy.

When the land for hundreds of miles around had sunk by thirty or forty feet, and not a scrap of flesh remained, only then did Chen Yang withdraw his power with a cold snort.

“Though I cannot utterly destroy you, I can kill you every time I see you. Playing the elephant before me—how many scallions have you stuffed up your nose?”