Chapter 591: Melee

Seeing Ding Huan casually kill two late-stage Immortal Emperors, Dao Li Celestial Master's eyes twitched—this was absolutely a powerhouse beyond the Immortal Emperor realm.

Otherwise, even a peak Immortal Emperor couldn't have done it.

Facing a powerhouse like Ding Huan, if he didn't act, probably no one could restrain him.

Dao Li Celestial Master's body shot up, lunging straight toward the immortal ship.

But the moment he flew out, Ku Ku Yu Chen also rose, his violent domain locking onto Dao Li Celestial Master directly.

"Patriarch Ku, what do you mean by this?" Dao Li Celestial Master's tone turned icy.

Ku Ku Yu Chen looked at Dao Li Celestial Master and said calmly, "Dao Li Celestial Master, my Ku Immortal Clan has toiled dutifully in Moon-Traveling Heaven, haven't we?

That Heng Luan'er killed everyone in my Ku clan on some trumped-up pretext. As if that weren't enough, after returning to Moon-Traveling Heaven, you still wanted to join forces with her to wipe out my Ku Immortal Clan.

Since Dao Li Celestial Master won't even let my Ku clan survive, there's no need for my Ku clan to keep risking our lives for the Celestial Master."

Hearing Ku Ku Yu Chen's words, Dao Li Celestial Master suddenly burst into wild laughter: "Ku Ku Yu Chen, you don't actually think that just because you've recently comprehended your Ku clan's origin Dao Rule, you can speak however you like in front of me, do you?"

As Dao Li Celestial Master spoke, the halo of Dao resonance behind him spread outward like ripples, and even Ding Huan, still on the immortal ship, could feel that formidable Great Dao domain.

Once Dao Li Celestial Master's "I alone am supreme" Great Dao aura unfurled, most people on the entire immortal ship and plaza involuntarily prostrated themselves on the ground.

Even Ding Huan felt a powerful suppressive aura surging toward him, as if only by kneeling could one gain the shelter of this Great Dao aura.

The Dao resonance around Ding Huan shifted, and the overwhelming aura that had been affecting his state of mind vanished instantly.

Ding Huan paid no heed to Dao Li Celestial Master; his gaze settled on Ku Ku Yu Chen.

From this man's Great Dao domain, one could sense that the Great Dao Ku Ku Yu Chen cultivated seemed to belong to an entirely different universe from anyone else's.

The moment Ku Ku Yu Chen's Great Dao domain unfurled, Ding Huan sensed an intense aura of dark Dao resonance.

Ding Huan thought he must be seeing things—clearly the sun was shining bright overhead, yet he couldn't shake the feeling that his entire being was plunged in darkness.

He had exchanged a move with Ku Wang before and had never felt anything like this.

It was evident that Ku Ku Yu Chen and Ku Wang simply did not cultivate the same kind of technique.

What Ku Ku Yu Chen cultivated was absolutely no ordinary Great Dao technique.

Boom boom boom!

Ku Ku Yu Chen's and Dao Li Celestial Master's Great Dao domains slammed into each other, the void trembling in waves, void cracks clearly visible.

They really are strong.

Ding Huan's divine sense swept over the many powerhouses on the immortal ship, and without hesitation he deployed the bone-corroding Dao-corrosive poison Dao resonance.

He could spare two of the Moon-Traveling Heaven people, but not a single person on this immortal ship could be allowed to escape.

Ku Ku Yu Chen and Dao Li Celestial Master had to die—these two were far too powerful; if they went to the Half-God Star Land, no one could stop them.

Even that fellow Ji Luo could only rely on the Killing God Trap Formation to resist.

As for the cultivators on this immortal ship, they had all been to the Half-God Star Land—only by killing them all could he rest easy.

Ku Ku Yu Chen and Dao Li Celestial Master clashing instantly stunned everyone.

No one had believed anyone in Moon-Traveling Heaven could stand against Dao Li Celestial Master, yet reality made everyone wonder if they were seeing things.

The Ku Immortal Master really could match Dao Li Celestial Master—not only match him, but in the course of the fight not fall behind in the slightest.

Every divine ability Ku Ku Yu Chen blasted out seemed as though it would tear heaven and earth apart entirely, raising a feeling of despair in the heart.

Meanwhile, the Dao resonance light around Dao Li Celestial Master surged violently; every divine ability seemed to suppress this darkness, evoking an impulse to devoutly worship.

No matter which angle you looked from.

Ku Ku Yu Chen represented darkness and evil, while Dao Li Celestial Master represented light and hope.

Ding Huan knew neither of these two was any good.

Whether it was Ku Ku Yu Chen or Dao Li Celestial Master, once either controlled the Half-God Star Land, the indigenous cultivators of the Half-God Star Land would have only one path waiting for them—death.

Ku Ku Yu Chen was the patriarch of the Ku Immortal Clan; presumably this fellow only wanted the Half-God Star Land to be populated by Ku clansmen, and was unlikely to tolerate anyone else.

And Dao Li Celestial Master came from a Buddhist background; if he occupied the Half-God Star Land, he would only allow every person there to be his follower.

What Ding Huan hated most was this whole business of making followers.

"Fellow Daoist Ding, you can make your move too…" Ku Ku Yu Chen saw that Ding Huan still hadn't acted and couldn't help but send a voice transmission.

Ding Huan laughed heartily, and the long spear in his hand once again swept up a burst of spear light.

But before his spear light could be blasted out, a jet-black sword light abruptly appeared and swiftly sank into Ding Huan's chest.

Ding Huan didn't even have room to react.

"You treacherous Ku Ku Yu Chen, having your Ku clanspeople ambush me…"

By the time Ding Huan spoke the last word, his body was swaying unsteadily, blood even seeping from the corner of his mouth.

Anyone who wasn't a fool could tell he had been poisoned, and severely at that.

Anyone who knew the Ku family knew this poison had been administered by the Ku family's number one Poison King, Ku Yu.

Clearly, after learning that Ding Huan had killed Ku Qi'er, Ku Yu had taken advantage of Ding Huan's inattention to ambush him and successfully poisoned him.

Ding Huan shot out of the warship without hesitation, seemingly about to flee at top speed, and immediately two Ku Immortal Emperors closed in around him.

The remaining Ku Immortal Emperors all charged toward the immortal ship—they wanted to avenge their Ku clansmen.

The Ku Immortal Emperors charged at the immortal ship, and the Immortal Emperors of the other clans were no less idle either, also charging at the Ku Immortal Emperors.

Ding Huan had long since spotted Ku Yu. Ku Yu clearly hadn't expected that, although Ding Huan looked very strong, he couldn't even dodge such an obvious poisoned sword—oddly enough.

But at this moment the Ku powerhouses and the powerhouses on the immortal ship were all locked in combat, so Ku Yu had no mind to bother with Ding Huan and instead went mad laying down poison.

If you want to kill people of my Ku family, then pay with your lives.

Ku Ku Yu Chen was furious inside—if he could spare a hand right now, he would absolutely punch Ku Yu to death with one blow.

Is this beast Bai Chi?

Is now the time to kill Ding Huan?

Looking at the two Immortal Emperors surrounding him, Ding Huan was quite speechless inside—should he kill them or not?

He soon decided not to kill—now was not the time to kill.

The Ku family was clearly at a disadvantage.

Not only were there countless strong ones beside Daoist Lord Daoli, but even among the powerhouses rushing toward the immortal ship, the Ku family held no advantage.

"Are you two idiots? Ku Ku Yu Chen sent me a mental message, asking me to help the Ku family strike—yet now you turn around and attack me?"

Ding Huan left the immortal ship; now he only wanted to watch the spectacle.

"Ignore Ding Xiaotu—kill every member of the Heng clan immediately." Ku Ku Yu Chen's mental message finally reached the two late-stage Immortal Emperors surrounding Ding Huan.

Both men's hearts tightened; without hesitation, they abandoned Ding Huan and rushed toward the immortal ship.

In the Ku Immortal Clan, Ku Ku Yu Chen's status was supreme.

Ding Huan propped himself up with his spear; the poison aura swirling around him was clearly growing stronger.

He could only keep retreating.

At this moment, the square had long become a battlefield of chaos.

All manner of divine arts and spells exploded; immortal energy clashed, shaking and roaring the void.

Ding Huan retreated to the edge of the square and sat down on a rock.

Although the poison from Ku Yu's rain meant nothing to him, he deliberately left it there, letting the poison aura swirl endlessly around his body.

His gaze never left Ku Ku Yu Chen—this man's Dao seemed to carry a dark rule aura…

Dark Rule?

Ding Huan suddenly remembered when he had debated Dao with Ji Luo—Ji Luo had mentioned this Rule before.

But back then he hadn't paid attention; in his mind-sea's Dao universe, there were billions of cosmic rules, and the Dark Rule was merely one among them.

Now he understood: darkness was not the Dark Rule—these were two different things.

Once he understood this, Ding Huan's gaze toward Ku Ku Yu Chen grew fiery.

The Dark Rule was truly extraordinary; its attraction to Ding Huan surpassed even Daoist Lord Daoli's Buddhist cultivation methods.

Within a short time, blood mist had filled the entire square.

Because the divine arts and spells were too powerful, and immortal energy collisions too frequent, the void kept tearing open.

One after another, void-blade rays seeped out from the rifts, causing even more casualties among the cultivators in the square.

Ding Huan's spiritual sense remained fixed on the square.

He realized the Ku family truly was isolated—single clan against a dozen clans.

On this square, nearly every family had united to fight the Ku Clan.

Yet the Ku Clan's combat power was genuinely formidable.

Besides Ku Ku Yu Chen, Ding Huan spotted several other Ku clan members who cultivated the Dark Rule.

These individuals slaughtered peer Immortal Emperors as easily as slaughtering chickens—their combat power was explosive.

But the Ku Clan was still too few, and soon fell into absolute disadvantage.

Seeing the several Ku clan Immortal Emperors cultivating the Dark Rule being pinned down by opponents, Ding Huan swiftly fired off several Yellow Flower Kills.

With Ding Huan's help, these Ku clan cultivators of the Dark Rule slaughtered gods who stood in their way and killed Buddhas who blocked them—no one could stop them.

Daoist Lord Daoli was again entangled by Ku Ku Yu Chen and could not offer aid.

Under the fierce slaughter of these few Ku clan cultivators, the great chaos in the square quickly became evenly matched.

Because it was evenly matched, Ding Huan naturally did not intervene.

As both sides were evenly matched, neither side wished to surrender.

Soon, Ding Huan realized the Ku Clan's Dark Rule cultivators were too strong—in less than half a day, they shattered the stalemate and began overpowering the other seven or eight clans combined.

How could Ding Huan allow such a scenario to happen?

Seeing a Ku clan Immortal Emperor cultivating the Dark Rule overpowering Heng Luanner, Ding Huan unhesitatingly fired a Yellow Flower Kill at the Ku clan Immortal Emperor.

Heng Luanner was already poisoned by your Bone-Clinging Devouring Dao toxin—you're a big man, overpowering a woman? What's the point? Here's a Yellow Flower Kill for you.

Heng Luanner had long sensed her poisoning; facing the Ku clan Immortal Emperor's suppression, despair slowly rose within her.

She had thought of everything—except that Ding Huan could incite this war, and that Ku Ku Yu Chen's power was so terrifying.

What surprised her was that just as she was about to be crushed and slain by Ku Wei, Ku Wei's divine art suddenly stalled—moreover, it seemed Ku Wei had been ambushed.

How could Heng Luanner let this opportunity slip away?

She was, after all, the Immortal Lord of the Heng Clan; she did not miss this fleeting chance. A blade-ray slashed through, cleaving Ku Wei's skull open.

Ku Wei was a primary combatant of the Ku Clan; with his death, Heng Luanner was freed, and the battlefield's tide turned once more.