Chapter 1763: The Human Sword Disciple Who Penetrated the Core of the Heavenly Punishment Dao Court

The banquet in the Rain Master Divine Palace was filled with laughter.

"Burp~~"

The Rain Master set down his wine vessel, let out a burp, and said to his projection, "After so many years of reincarnation, let us return. You and I are one; your attachment is my attachment. How could I not know?"

"Yet this attachment, compared to our long lives, is merely a memory of the past."

The Rain Master felt something in his heart and sighed.

"No matter how intense the emotion, after being washed by the passage of vast time, it becomes ordinary."

He opened his mouth and inhaled; the remaining courage turned into a wisp of green smoke that surged into his nose and mouth, returning to his divine soul just as it had when he was born.

The remaining courage pierced through layers of divine soul defense spells, passed through countless defensive magical treasures, and even traversed the myriad laws of heaven and earth born alongside the Rain Master's divine office and the many nets of incense, finally arriving at the very core of the Rain Master's divine soul and divine path.

This was a sacred space shrouded in misty rain.

What was most conspicuous here was not the divine soul of this generation's Rain Master, but a rule tablet shimmering with green light.

"The Jade Gate of the Supreme Emperor, the Edict of the Dao Court declares:

"Heaven and Earth have laws; the four seasons follow their seasons. It is now found that the descendant of the Sky-Swallowing Toad of the Luo River, Dao Yu, since the Jiazi Calamity, has used the Profound Ice Mirror to suppress the North Frontier's Drought Demon, drawing from the Tianhe to relieve the scorched earth of the Central Plains for three thousand six hundred li... His heart aligns with the Way of Supreme Goodness Being Like Water; his actions accord with the Virtue of Endless Life and Growth.

He is specially promoted to the position of Rain Master of the Dao Court... to hold the office of Governor of Rain Across the Three Realms, overseeing the Dragon Kings of the Four Seas and the Cloud Officials of the Five Directions, and managing the affairs of rain, dew, frost, and snow for the twenty-four solar terms."

This rule tablet originated from the Heavenly Punishment Dao Court, possessing endless profundity and endless creation.

Beneath this rule tablet lay a figure.

It was a huge, azure toad.

The toad's skin, covered in warts, was dotted with star-like points; it possessed a natural, powerful affinity for the Water element laws and must be a noble-blooded, ancient strange species.

"Excellent!"

"With this reincarnation, my lifespan should be extended by another twenty thousand years, and I need not lose myself in the power of incense."

The Rain Master's mouth opened and closed, his voice like thunder, croaking loudly.

The green smoke formed from the remaining courage flew toward him, intending to fully merge into the divine soul source of the Sky-Swallowing Toad.

Suddenly, a faint warning arose sharply in the Rain Master's heart.

This warning was extremely subtle, making one suspect it was an illusion.

But soon, this extremely subtle thread of warning vanished; all was calm and peaceful, a scene of harmony, and even his mind felt empty and clear, his state better than ever before, as if he were about to comprehend the Dao.

"You, you..."

The Rain Master showed no joy; instead, his body began to tremble.

An endless tide of terror surged forth, almost drowning him.

All of this was for only one reason.

Before him, under his very

gaze, a crack appeared on the face of the projection soul of Yu Yong. Then, a finger as white and jade-like as an onion appeared on Yu Yong's face. The finger applied slight force, gently slicing open Yu Yong's face with the precision of a butcher dissecting an ox.

Tear~

The projection soul of Yu Yong, like a painting, was torn in half.

From within this projection soul shell, a young man in green robes with a long sword at his waist stepped out lightly.

He gazed indifferently at this sea of consciousness, his eyes sweeping around, finally settling on the divine path talisman conferred by the Dao Court, falling into deep thought, unknown what he was pondering.

This place was like his home; everything seemed natural and right.

"Who are you, sir?"

"I am the Rain Master personally conferred by the Heavenly Punishment Dao Court, a god whose mouth contains the Heavenly Edicts of the Emperor, personally invested!"

The Rain Master shouted sternly: "The conferral tablet of this god contains the will of the Emperor. At this moment, the Emperor's will must already know what is happening here. If you wish to keep your life, flee quickly; perhaps there is still a sliver of chance for survival."

He threatened to the utmost.

That young man in green robes seemed not to have heard, still staring blankly at the divine path conferral talisman.

Strangely, the Rain Master, who in the Dao Court was always known for his boldness and violent temper, now had a very good temper; he did not attack, but said in a heavy voice: "Which faction do you belong to? Qingfeng Qingfeng Beidou?"

"The Qingfeng Qingfeng Beidou Sacred Land is on the verge of destruction. I advise you, fellow Daoist, to make plans early; do not perish alongside this sinking ship."

"I still have some slight influence within the Heavenly Punishment Dao Court. If you are willing to submit to the Dao Court and present the secrets of the Qingfeng Qingfeng Beidou Sacred Land, perhaps in the future you could be as carefree in the world as I am, enjoying endless lifespan. Why suffer alongside the cultivators of the Qingfeng Qingfeng Beidou Sacred Land?"

"You must know, you cultivators always find cultivation arduous..."

The Rain Master chattered on about something, appearing weak.

"Decree!"

Suddenly, his face twisted into a grimace; he unleashed all his divine power, transforming into a divine pattern arrow shimmering with watery light that shot out of the divine soul space.

This arrow was as brilliant as a meteor; even the Heavenly Immortals would find it difficult to intercept, and even peak Heavenly Immortal cultivators would struggle to stop this divine pattern arrow carrying a trace of divine thought.

"You dog bastard!"

"Lowly human bastard!"

"This is the Dao Court! If even a sliver of your divine thought escapes, you dog bastard will surely die without a place to be buried!"

The Rain Master's face was filled with grim killing intent.

He stared fixedly at the meteor-like divine pattern arrow, watching it pierce through the divine soul space like a meteor, watching its light gradually fade and dim.

Finally, the meteor extinguished completely; not a single ray of light escaped.

"No!"

"Impossible!"

The Rain Master's heart sank: "It was merely a sliver of divine thought!"

"Could you be a Supreme

One?"

"A Supreme One infiltrating the Dao Court just to deal with me?"

"Impossible!"

"The Sovereign of the Qingfeng Beidou Holy Land must be in the Qingfeng Beidou Holy Land. Could it be some other human Sovereign? Impossible—how could any of those Sovereigns possibly appear in the Dao Court?"

"Impossible! Impossible…"

Rain Master was incoherent.

Wave after wave of terrifying pressure surged over him, so overwhelming that he could not think clearly, let alone find a way to survive. A dreadful darkness was slowly descending, impossible to resist.

The moment it appeared, it utterly suppressed him!

It even prevented a divine being at the peak of Heaven-Human like him from transmitting even a wisp of divine sense to the outside world, instantly shattering all of his power.

How could one possibly resist such a terrifying existence?

This sea of consciousness fell into an eerie silence.

A youth in blue and a Heaven-Swallowing Toad existed quietly within it.

"It does indeed contain a wisp of a Sovereign's divine sense."

"And it is indeed a divine being personally enfeoffed by that bastard Zhenyue Heavenly King."

The blue-clad youth murmured to himself.

After a long while, he finally confirmed something. He turned around, looked at Rain Master, and said apologetically, "Fellow Daoist, I'm very sorry, but I cannot kill you just yet. If I did, this Divine Dao talisman would be triggered, so you'll have to remain in a half-dead, half-alive state."

"Only after I leave will you be allowed to die."

"Is that acceptable?"

Clang!

Jiang Ding gently drew his sword.

The black-sheathed longsword at his waist bloomed with a terrifying, dim yellow light.

The icy will of Law-Destruction spread out in all directions, instantly freezing and solidifying every spiritual factor. Whether divine soul, spiritual energy, or the power of incense and faith—every spiritual thing became sluggish and heavy beneath such a will.

Not killing outright, but cutting into a state that was neither dead nor alive.

The difficulty of this was extremely high.

However, for a Fourth-Step Limit Dao Son, this was not a problem.

"Sword?"

"Battle power beyond the peak of Heaven-Human?"

Rain Master sensed this terrifying sword intent and immediately realized something.

A human sword cultivator!

It must be a human sword cultivator!

And battle power above the peak of Heaven-Human!

What is this?

A Dao Son!

This is a human Dao Son!

A single human Dao Son had actually infiltrated the very core of the Dao Court, just to kill a mere Rain Master like him!

Has this human Sword Son gone mad?