Chapter 283 - 162: Stepping onto the Invincible Road, an Unexpected Enemy

However, not just anyone was qualified to investigate the source of this strangeness.

Because it very likely lay at the end of the Invincible Road!

「At this moment.」

Thirty years after the Celestial Gate opened, the Invincible Road appeared before everyone’s eyes without any warning.

It was a road shrouded in dense Fog, a path that seemed to have no end!

Though called a road, it wasn’t exactly a road.

Perhaps it would be more accurate to call it a direction.

It rose from the Void Land, wrapped in thick Fog, and extended ever forward, straight into the depths of the starry sky!

No one could see its true appearance, only the direction it took.

It seemed endless, yet its end might just as well be right before them.

Profound beyond comprehension, its mysteries were infinite.

’So this is the Invincible Road? The one countless Immortal Emperors have spent their entire lives trying to find?!’

A figure strode forward. With every step, rolling Thunderbolt trailed in his wake, his might terrifying to behold.

The Cultivators surrounding the Invincible Road couldn’t help but show looks of horror when they saw this figure.

"It’s Lei Wanjun! He’s here too!"

"Rumor has it that he used thunder as his guide to comprehend Eight Earth Immortal Laws! His strength is several times greater than even Ye Bufan, who was slain by the Celestial Destiny Emperor!"

"I’m afraid even an ordinary Immortal Emperor might not be his match!"

Lei Wanjun looked up at the Invincible Road before him, and a violent aura suddenly erupted from his body.

’Who stands supreme at the end of the Invincible Road? Is it truly only Immortal Emperors who can reach the end? I refuse to believe it!’

His figure was imposing, his hair and beard flaring out. His aura surged higher and higher as he prepared to step onto the Invincible Road.

The Invincible Road was not exclusive to Immortal Emperors.

Ordinary Cultivators could also set foot upon it and challenge this path.

However, from ancient times to the present, all who had ever stepped onto the Invincible Road seemed to have vanished without a trace.

Even Immortal Emperors were no exception!

The Invincible Road might hold the secret to eternal life, but it also concealed great terror!

Few would dare to enter unless they were seekers of the Great Dao with unshakable faith in their own path.

It was a path forward, and also a path to Death!

Just as Lei Wanjun was about to enter the Invincible Road, waves of Sanskrit chanting echoed through the air.

A monk slowly walked over.

The surrounding Cultivators all looked startled when they saw him.

"It’s Buddha Son Xuan Mi of Rulai Temple! He’s here too!"

"Rumor has it that thirty years ago, Abbot Kong Zhi of Rulai Temple used the power of the Nine-Turned Lotus Platform to bestow all of his Laws upon Xuan Mi. He did it so that Xuan Mi would be qualified to fight Mu Tiange. I wonder if he has comprehended another Immortal Emperor’s Law since then?"

"Since he dares to come to the Invincible Road, he has most likely succeeded in comprehending his Law!"

Xuan Mi’s figure seemed to float. As he moved, it was as if a Bodhisattva was on a procession, accompanied by a chorus of myriad voices that could cleanse the soul.

"You noisy little bald monk!"

Lei Wanjun sneered as he watched Xuan Mi’s slow approach.

RUMBLE!

In that instant, a thick bolt of Thunderbolt tore through the sky and struck viciously toward Xuan Mi!

But Xuan Mi did not dodge or evade. He simply put his palms together, and a brilliant Buddha’s Light flickered around his body.

The Thunderbolt, powerful enough to rip through the Void, was instantly absorbed into the Buddha’s Light and vanished without a trace!

Xuan Mi gazed at the Invincible Road as if he had sensed something, and recited a Buddhist mantra:

"Amitabha. Donor Lei, the Invincible Road is fraught with hardship and peril. Your destiny lies elsewhere, not on this path. To step upon it is no different from seeking Death. It would be better to retreat now."

Lei Wanjun snorted coldly.

"Little bald monk, are you unaware that the Great Dao is won only through contention? How can one become supremely invincible without treading the Invincible Road? Though I may not possess an Immortal Emperor’s Law, it doesn’t mean I will lose to Immortal Emperors like you. You tell me to retreat, but I have just one question for you..."

"Can *you* defeat me?!"

Xuan Mi offered no more words of persuasion. His voice was calm as he replied:

"Donor Lei, you may try!"

"Fine!"

Lei Wanjun’s hair and beard flared out as an aura of absolute, domineering arrogance erupted from him.

RUMBLE!

Endless Thunderbolt coiled around his body, shattering the Void. A blinding Divine Light suddenly exploded, transforming into a boundless sea of lightning.

Within that sea of lightning, flames surged, radiating infinite light and heat.

It was as if it had all converged to form a great sun hanging in the sky!

The sea of lightning and the great sun, carrying a force of endless destruction, blasted toward Xuan Mi!

"This is my Dao! The Thunderous Great Sun Fist!"

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

An endless serpent of lightning danced wildly, a great sun clutched in its maw.

Surging flames erupted from its body. As it moved, it seemed capable of shattering all things and incinerating all of creation!

The crowd of Cultivators had not expected the two to fight so suddenly. They fled in terror, lest they be caught in the crossfire.

However, watching the spectacular sight of the lightning serpent swallowing the sun, Xuan Mi simply raised a hand and said calmly,

"This humble monk also has a technique. It is called the Eternal Wheel of Life and Death."

An intense Buddha’s Light blazed around his body, from which emanated waves of profound Law.

In an instant, the Buddha’s Light spread out, circle after circle, as if forming a series of turning wheels.

These wheels condensed together, forming an intersecting passage imbued with Buddha’s Light!

The moment this passage appeared, it swallowed the great sun and its lightning serpent.

With every inch the serpent and sun advanced through the passage, they dimmed by a corresponding measure.

By the time it reached the ninth wheel, the lightning serpent and great sun had been utterly shattered.

PTHOO—

The Thunderous Great Sun Fist contained Lei Wanjun’s True Form.

Now that it was damaged, Lei Wanjun’s own body was affected, causing him to spit out a mouthful of fresh blood!

In that brief exchange, the victor seemed to have already been decided.

"What kind of Law is that? It’s too tyrannical! It just swallowed Lei Wanjun’s Law whole!"

"Immortal Emperor’s Laws are all beyond comprehension. You can’t measure them by ordinary standards. Even though Lei Wanjun has comprehended Eight Earth Immortal Laws, he’s still no match for a true Immortal Emperor."