Chapter 628: Hunting God Space, All Sides Stir!

A wave of dizziness rose in his mind.

Soon, his feet felt firmly planted.

Su Yu opened his eyes and saw that the world before him had changed.

The whole heavens and earth were a hazy gray.

In this space there was no energy fluctuation; the only thing present was the divine aura that permeated the heavens and earth.

"The divine aura here is unexpectedly dense, even denser than the core of the Abyssal Passage!"

Behind him, Chu Kuangren frowned slightly and said in a deep voice.

Tan Nan also nodded, "Indeed, the aura here is probably comparable to the core region. Fortunately, we, the Blade Executors of the Execution Hall, have long roamed the Abyssal Passage, so our resistance to divine aura is far stronger than that of ordinary people!"

The two behind also nodded.

Blade Executors of the Execution Hall have long dealt with divine aura, and even within this Hunting God Space they are completely enveloped by it.

It caused them no discomfort at all.

Although in the Hunting God Space there is no protection from the Holy Blade.

Yet, of the few selected by the Execution Hall to join this Hunting God War, none is not a top Blade Executor of the age.

Especially figures like Tan Nan, Chu Kuangren, and Su Yu.

Even without relying on the Holy Blade's power, they can survive in the core region for a while.

Of course, the premise is that there is no Qing Kui blocking.

Aaaah!!!

At that moment, the gray mist before them suddenly trembled.

It seemed as if some creature was about to burst out of the mist.

Su Yu and the others instantly went on guard.

Su Yu's eyes narrowed slightly, and a surging soul-force erupted from his body in an instant.

"Hm? These mists actually weaken soul-force?"

Su Yu could clearly see that within this space his soul-force seemed to be dampened.

It had originally covered a vast area, but now it could only reach about ten kilometers.

Nevertheless, using his soul-force, Su Yu still located the source of the sound.

It was a black creature.

The creature resembled a human, but its entire skin was black, covered with dense, intricate patterns etched onto it.

Accompanying its roar, the patterns on its body seemed to come alive, beginning to writhe slowly.

"Is this a divine embodiment..."

Su Yu murmured.

"Early-stage Venerable Realm cultivation..."

Back when they first arrived, on the road, Jun Xiao had already told Su Yu and the others about divine embodiments.

The so-called divine embodiment is actually similar to a Kui.

If a Kui is another creature that, after being infected by divine aura, is assimilated and takes that form.

A divine embodiment, however, is purely a transformation of divine aura itself.

This time, under the joint effort of many saints from the Central Celestial Realm, a great amount of divine aura was extracted, with the Grand Offering and Qin Tianhua extracting the most.

Therefore, the concentration of divine aura in the Hunting God Space is very high.

If not for this space, it would have been forged by the combined efforts of many saints.

If the gathering of divine aura were not isolated, the sheer amount could turn into a Saint Realm divine embodiment.

Even so, the number of divine embodiments in the Hunting God Space is terrifying.

Early-stage Venerable Realm divine embodiments are merely the weakest kind.

"Who will take on an early-stage Venerable Realm divine embodiment?"

Su Yu calmly looked behind him.

Honestly, an early-stage Venerable Realm divine embodiment hadn't even caught Su Yu's eye.

After all, even a late-stage Venerable Realm strongman could be cut down by Su Yu.

"Hehe, I'll go!"

A red-haired youth chuckled, and in an instant terrifying flames ignited on his body.

The man was Zhao Yan, a top Blade Executor.

After Yan's fall and Su Yu became the number one Blade Executor, he still managed to hold fifth place.

Although only early-stage Venerable Realm, his combat power already rivals mid-stage Venerable Realm strongmen.

Zhao Yan chuckled, as if a fire lotus blossomed point by point in his palm.

Roar!!

The divine embodiment's roar grew louder.

Its distance to the group kept decreasing.

"A mere divine embodiment, a creature without sentience, even with early-stage Venerable Realm cultivation, is only beast-level in combat!"

Zhao Yan gave a faint smile.

He lightly tossed the fire lotus.

In an instant the fire lotus blossomed, its petals falling through the gray heavens.

When they touched the gray mist.

The petals burned instantly.

In merely the blink of an eye, the surrounding mist, as if turned into nourishment for the flames, was actually scorched.

Grrrr!!!

Blazing flames dotted the void.

At that moment, a divine spirit avatar could be clearly seen charging over violently.

As Zhao Yan said, although the divine spirit avatar's cultivation level is somewhere, its consciousness still falls short of some Purple Kui.

In plain terms, it's just a beast!

The divine spirit avatar, as if not seeing the flames filling the sky, trampled the sea of fire, charging back and forth, even though its body was already scorched by the flames.

Even its skin cracked bit by bit.

Yet he, as if feeling no pain, madly rushed to kill Zhao Yan.

With a surge of divine spirit aura, it swept forth a powerful undulation, blasting toward Zhao Yan.

Zhao Yan's eyes turned slightly cold.

"Hmph! You beast, having crawled out of the Divine Spirit Abyss, this is no place for you to run wild."

"Burn…!"

Zhao Yan roared in anger.

The flames filling the sky, as if summoned by the Flame King, raged wildly.

Even the void twisted bit by bit.

Under the extreme temperature, that divine spirit avatar instantly turned to powder.

The surging divine spirit aura within his body gradually condensed into a black pearl, silently hovering in midair.

Zhao Yan reached out, placed the pearl in his hand, and gave a hehe laugh.

"I never expected to earn a point so quickly; it seems this God‑Hunting War isn't anything special after all!"

Zhao Yan fiddled with the pearl in his hand and said with a chuckle.

Su Yu said calmly.

"We've only come to the edge of the God‑Hunting Space; we were just lucky."

"On the edge, the number of divine spirit avatars is the smallest and they are the weakest; this is left for other forces to temper their people."

"Even though we are the Execution Blade Hall, a top‑tier force, our goal should be the central area!"

Su Yu spoke softly, his gaze slowly turning toward the distant mist.

His feet twitched slightly.

"Everyone, let's set out!"

Dan Tai Nan and the others also nodded slightly, following behind Su Yu as they walked toward the central area.

Su Yu was right; the God‑Hunting War is a major event across the entire Central Immortal Realm.

Any power possessing a Saint Realm will come to participate.

First, it is to temper the strength of one's own juniors.

Second, achieving good results brings honor to one's reputation.

As for the final reason…

It's simple: weaken the divine spirit aura so that the divine spirit remnant can continue to be suppressed in the Divine Spirit Abyss.

The laws of the God‑Hunting Space are very special.

Although it was created by individual Saint Realm powerhouses, this space is also tainted by divine spirit aura.

Although the divine spirit remnant cannot stop this group of Saint Realm powerhouses from drawing its power.

But after the God‑Hunting Space became tainted, it also gave rise to new laws.

Entry is forbidden below the Imperial Realm.

That is how the present God‑Hunting War came to be.

Swish!!!

Su Yu and the others' figures flickered quickly within the mist.

As time passed, the surrounding mist grew ever thicker.

Even so, every few minutes a divine spirit avatar would come rushing to kill Su Yu and them.

At first, only early‑stage Venerable Realm divine spirit avatars appeared, but later, mid‑stage Venerable Realm divine spirit avatars also appeared.

Dan Tai Nan and Chu Kuangren also took action, slaying those mid‑stage Venerable Realm divine spirit avatars.

As for Su Yu… from entering the God‑Hunting Space until now, he has never made a move.

Or rather…

Up to now, there has been no need for Su Yu to act.

Meanwhile.

In another part of the God‑Hunting Space.

Qin Wuqing silently picked up the black pearl hovering in midair, a flicker of contempt crossing his eyes.

"Although I am only mid‑stage Venerable Realm, you lot of petty divine spirit avatars can't just be slaughtered at will!"

Qin Wuqing murmured, his gaze sweeping the surroundings.

Yet the surrounding mist caused Qin Wuqing's brows to furrow tightly.

"With such a vast mist, even soul power is weakened—how can we possibly find Su Yu?"

Qin Wuqing felt a slight irritation in his heart.

His purpose in entering the God‑Hunting Space was not to hunt divine spirit avatars, but to kill Su Yu.

Even if he earned countless points, he could never compare to the disciples of other top‑tier forces.

Rather than securing a good placement, it would be better to strangle this threat, Su Yu, in the cradle.

With the tempers of those from the Blade-Wielding Court, they should be heading for the central position; better yet, go straight to the central area up front, find Su Yu, and kill him outright!

Qin Wuqing murmured.

A slight twitch of the foot, and he instantly flew toward the central position.

Elsewhere.

The Holy Son wore a faint smile, and waves of golden light emanated from his body.

Like a Buddha statue.

The emergence of the golden light seemed able to disperse the surrounding mist; under its cover, everything within a radius of several hundred meters became clearly visible.

Zhao Xue stood behind the Holy Son, a lollipop dangling from her mouth, her arms wrapped around the back of her head, utterly bored.

"The God-Hunting Battle... is really boring!"

Zhao Xue said lightly.

The Holy Son wore a smile.

"The God-Hunting Battle is boring, but killing Su Yu shouldn't be boring, right?"

"The Grand Elder has been humiliated like this; as his granddaughter, don't you want to vent some anger for the Grand Elder?"

The Holy Son said gently.

Zhao Xue glanced contemptuously at the Holy Son and said lightly, "Don't think I don't know what you're thinking; you just want me to make a move on Su Yu, don't you?"

"Then you'll occupy the merit, thus winning the trust of the Hall Master and the others. Am I right, Holy Son?"

Zhao Xue narrowed her eyes, staring fixedly at the Holy Son.

The Holy Son's smile at the corner of his mouth faded slightly, and he spoke softly, "As the Holy Son of the Holy Hall, the Holy Hall's honor cannot be insulted. The Azure Dragon Saint is one thing, but our Holy Hall currently can't afford to provoke them; however, a mere Su Yu....

"Insulting the Grand Elder is insulting the entire Holy Hall. I... cannot just stand by and do nothing!"

Crack!

Zhao Xue bit the lollipop in half in one go, revealing her cute little tiger teeth.

"But I owe Su Yu a favor!"

The Holy Son gave Zhao Xue a deep look and said, "Those who owe you favors, are they all dead?"

Zhao Xue's smile grew richer, even carrying a hint of perversion.

"Yeah... they all died!"

"I'm the type who has obsessive-compulsive disorder... Su Yu still being alive makes me feel awful!"

Zhao Xue's face gradually flushed, and her eyes grew even more frenzied.

Seeing Zhao Xue's state, the Holy Son's gentle smile reappeared on his face.

"Then... let's head straight for the central area!"

Elsewhere.

Wu Ling'er and Tang Nian Bing both launched attacks.

They beheaded one Divine Spirit Avatar after another.

To the side, You Shaoqing gazed at Wu Ling'er languidly.

"Mingnv, we're supposedly on the same team, so why are you two guarding against me so strictly?"

Clearly we're on the same team, yet Wu Ling'er and Tang Nian Bing act as if they've formed an entirely new squad.

Upon entering, they immediately distanced themselves from You Shaoqing and the other two disciples of the Nine Abyss Purgatory.

Wu Ling'er said lightly.

"You disrespect Senior Brother Su Yu; I'm not on the same team as you."

You Shaoqing's face grew even more bitter.

He looked at Wu Ling'er and finally sighed.

"'Never mind, being a disciple of the Azure Dragon Saint is worthy enough of the Mingnv identity.'"

You Shaoqing took a deep breath and spoke seriously to Wu Ling'er.

"'Now the Nine Abyss Purgatory and the Dragon Clan have formed an alliance; as a Netherworld Son of the Nine Abyss Purgatory, I naturally could not do anything to Su Yu.'"

"'Moreover, Su Yu's master is so overbearing that even if I wanted to, I wouldn't dare to act.'"

You Shaoqing gave a bitter smile.

"'Mingnv, cut it out; let's go together to the central area. I guarantee that this time, the Nine Abyss Purgatory will stand with the Blade-Wielding Court on the same line!'"

As for Wu Ling'er, You Shaoqing really felt helpless.

Wu Ling'er's cultivation is about the same as his; if they lost Wu Ling'er, the Nine Abyss Purgatory team's strength would be reduced.

That's not what he wanted to see.

Wu Ling'er and Tang Nian Bing exchanged a glance.

Tang Nian Bing said lightly, "I'll trust you once; if we discover you have any designs against the Blade-Wielding Court, I and Ling Er won't hesitate to quit the Nine Abyss Purgatory!"

Having said that, she then slowly leaned toward You Shaoqing.