Chapter 178: Bullying the Weak Is Still More Fun

At this moment, meeting Lu Yang's smiling eyes, the Many Treasures Boy felt his sense of crisis surge violently, as if he were witnessing his own end.

Yet the first emotion that arose in him was not terror.

It was mockery.

'With just you, you think you can kill me?'

How could a Foundation Establishment Mid Stage True Person be so easily slain? Moreover, although the Many Treasures Boy hailed from a minor sect, he was still a True Person with an inheritance.

Ordinary rogue cultivators, lacking orthodox teachings, would obtain a mere fraction of an inheritance and devote themselves to bitter refinement, regardless of flaws, resulting in their Innate Divine Abilities and Natal Divine Abilities specializing in only one domain; while this made them strong, it also created more openings, and once exploited by an opponent, they would easily perish and their Dao would be extinguished.

A typical example of this was Wu Cang.

Alas, Foundation Establishment allows for no regrets; once the Dao path is set, it cannot be changed, which is why rogue cultivators mostly dominate only for a time and can never compare to prestigious great sects.

After all, who can start over?

In contrast, the Many Treasures Daoist was different.

He was the direct disciple of the Fenyao Cliff, having risen all the way to the position of Sect Master, so the Divine Abilities he refined naturally could not be riddled with flaws like those of a rogue cultivator.

The next second, the Many Treasures Daoist twisted his body on the spot.

"【Heavenly Travel】!"

This Innate Divine Ability belonged to the 【Zhaoyang】 position within the Heavenly Gang, was a Gui Water Divine Ability, and also a type of Divine Ability escape technique, capable of borrowing earth and wood qi to vanish and flee.

Once unleashed by the Many Treasures Daoist, he immediately attempted to escape.

However, the next second, his movements suddenly stalled; in a daze, it seemed as though a massive mountain had fallen from nowhere, causing the colorful radiance of his Divine Ability to rapidly dissipate.

【Embracing the Guarded Mountain】!

Unconditionally suppressing one Innate Divine Ability or one mystery of a Natal Divine Ability, this move instantly plunged the Many Treasures Daoist into an even more dangerous situation.

Between Lu Yang's eyebrows, a spark of spiritual light had already manifested.

【Starry River Sword Pellet】!

This too was a legacy item given to him by Ye Xingfeng of the Sword Pavilion; although severely damaged, leaving only 【Obstacle Breaking】 out of its three mysteries, it remained peerlessly sharp.

Under the illumination of the sword light, the Many Treasures Daoist involuntarily squinted, tears streaming from his eyes as the sword glare pierced them, while his skin felt a pain akin to being pricked by needles; this was merely the effect of looking directly at the Sword Pellet, and if Lu Yang were to actually strike with this sword, he would undoubtedly die!

In the flash of lightning and spark of flint, the Many Treasures Daoist could think of only one thing.

The next second, a scarlet spiritual sword appeared in his hand, upon which colorful radiance also manifested, blocking the sword light unleashed by Lu Yang.

【Avici Sword】!

"Hahaha, demon, you ultimately found that human calculation could not match heaven's calculation!"

At this moment, the Many Treasures Boy's heart was filled with delight: "You never expected that the magic treasure originally meant to trap me would instead turn around and save my life, did you?"

With a spiritual sword in hand, what did he have to fear?

Even if Lu Yang struck with his sword, he would simply strike back; even if he fell into a disadvantage and was not a match, he would not be beheaded by a single sword strike.

Thinking this, the Many Treasures Boy immediately poured magic power into the sword with all his might.

The 【Avici Sword】 transformed into a gold-swallowing beast, frantically devouring the Many Treasures Boy's magic power, while the sword light it displayed grew increasingly magnificent and vast.

—All of this happened in an instant.

The next second, the Five Elements True Person had once again spread open the 【Chaos Five Elements Umbrella】 to block Yinshan and the others, while the rest rushed to aid the Many Treasures Boy.

"Kill!"

In an instant, six True Persons joined hands once more; earth-shattering colorful radiance submerged everything, crushing spiritual sense, and the surroundings once again fell into total darkness.

However, when everything returned to clarity, everyone stood stunned in place.

Lu Yang was gone.

Immediately after, Fairy Fairy Yunhe of the Panyun Sect looked at the Many Treasures Boy with wide eyes full of astonishment: "Many Treasures... why didn't you strike with your sword just now?"

Everyone looked over and only then realized that although it should have been a joint attack, the Many Treasures Boy, who ought to have acted first, stood dumbfounded on the spot; the 【Avici Sword】 in his hand blazed with colorful radiance, yet he strangely did not strike, remaining frozen in place.

"No... I... I can't control it...!"

Seeing the Many Treasures Boy drenched in sweat, desperately trying to suppress the 【Avici Sword】 in his hand, they watched helplessly as a third mystery manifested upon the sword.

【Famous Artifact】.

From the very beginning, ownership of the 【Avici Sword】 had always remained in Lu Yang's hands; unless he voluntarily relinquished it, any attempt to refine it was futile.

Only then did the Many Treasures Boy suddenly realize the truth.

The 【Avici Sword】 had merely been toying with him; everything had been done according to its master's command.

"... ou beast!"

The Many Treasures Boy let out a roar of unwillingness, but alas, since most of his magic power had been poured into the 【Avici Sword】, he was now completely powerless to stop it.

The next second, the blade of the 【Avici Sword】 reversed.

—Pointing at the Fishing Dragon Old Man.

"... uh?"

At this moment, a huge dislocation occurred between the Fishing Dragon Old Man's spiritual perception and his thoughts. Logically, being pointed at by a sword blade should imply danger no matter how one looked at it, yet his spiritual perception repeatedly reminded him that there was no problem, no danger, that he was safe, and that everything was merely an illusion...

Until a streak of sword light pierced into the top of his head.

"Puchi!"

The sword light silently passed through his crown, traveling downward to split his brow, nose bridge, lips and teeth, neck, chest and abdomen, lower limbs...

Almost simultaneously, the 【Avici Sword】 unsheathed!

A flash of scarlet sword light came and went, becoming the final straw that broke the camel's back; the Fishing Dragon Old Man did not even have time to raise his magic treasure and unleash his Divine Abilities!

At this very moment, only one thought remained in his heart:

'Why me?'

I was cautious enough; I was not the first to pursue and kill the opponent, nor was I the one who spoke harsh words; from start to finish, I was the most low-key.

Yet in the end, I was the one killed!

Why!?

I refuse to accept this!

Countless resentments and hatreds surged in the Fishing Dragon Old Man's heart, only to be severed by a single sword strike, revealing the figure of Lu Yang, bathed in the colorful radiance of a Divine Ability.

That was a brand new Divine Ability radiance.

Even True Person Yinshan, upon seeing this Divine Ability, displayed a look of shock, gazing at the smiling Lu Yang with incredulous eyes.

"A second Innate Divine Ability...?"

【Star Concealment】!

To be precise, it was not a second one, but rather simulated using the 【Imperial Palace Golden Seal Tushui True Edict】, yet it became Lu Yang's killing move at the critical moment!

【Star Concealment】: when yang fire is born and yin fire recedes, the rising sun causes the stars to hide; even clear karma finds it difficult to reveal its light. It can conceal karma and qi mechanisms, blinding the crisis perception of Foundation Establishment True Persons, which is why the Many Treasures Boy could detect the killing intent, while the Fishing Dragon Old Man reacted not at all!

From the very beginning, Lu Yang's target had been him.

The Fishing Dragon Old Man himself was puzzled, but in Lu Yang's view, this was a simple choice: among everyone present, only he was a rogue cultivator.

Rogue cultivators are the easiest to kill; if not you, then who?

Even so, to be safe, Lu Yang still employed the 【Imperial Palace Golden Seal Tushui True Edict】, temporarily raising his cultivation base to the Great Perfection of Foundation Establishment Mid Stage.

Besides this, the backup plan of the 【Avici Sword】 was also activated.

Appearing calm and carefree, he had actually gone all out, employing a two-pronged approach, which allowed him to slay the Fishing Dragon Old Man with a single sword strike right before everyone's eyes!

The next second, a loud boom rang out!

"Honglong!"

The Fishing Dragon Old Man's Dharma Body exploded with a crash; the sword light shredded every drop of flesh and blood, and his Dao Foundation was completely devoured by the 【Avici Sword】, making full use of the material.

Bathed in the sky-filling radiance created by his demise, Lu Yang narrowed his eyes in satisfaction.

"Indeed, bullying the weak is more interesting..."

Without 【Star Concealment】 to blind spiritual perception, he might not have been able to slay the Fishing Dragon Old Man, but with 【Star Concealment】, everything flowed naturally.

Ultimately, it was because of the boost from the 【Imperial Palace Golden Seal Tushui True Edict】 that his realm was higher.

Bullying the small with the great naturally meets with no resistance!

Challenging across realms should naturally be invincible!

(End of Chapter)