Chapter 622: Seven Entrances and Seven Exits: Liu Shen

"Nail-Head Seven-Arrow Book!"

In the dark, the three Undying Kings—the Fallen Immortal Phoenix, the Demonic White Tiger, and the Demonic Dragon—only felt their heads grow dizzy, as if most of their essence and Qi had been drained away; the attacks they unleashed were soft and weak, having lost most of their Kamui.

As a Jueding Immortal King Jutu, Liu Shen discovered this flaw at the first moment and immediately unleashed a heaven-shocking divine technique; willow branches covered in runes and inscribed with Great Dao symbols tore through the Void, piercing the bodies of the three Undying Kings in an instant.

Although they were merely willow branches, Liu Shen's attacks were sharper than any peerless divine weapon, breaking through everything and proving unstoppable.

Puchi!

The three Undying Kings were immediately severely wounded, their Immortal King blood dripping down; eerie and malevolent, it polluted most of the land upon contact, transforming it into Darkness land?

Even for Liu Shen, killing an Undying King was not so easy; at present, they could at most be severely wounded. To kill them, one would need a true ultimate lethal move, the kind that obliterates the origin of an Immortal King Dao Fruit.

But such a move would mean suffering eight hundred losses for every thousand enemies defeated, not to mention that the opponents were three Undying Kings.

The Demonic Phoenix, Demonic White Tiger, and Demonic Dragon only felt their states rapidly plummeting; if this continued, even if they weren't beaten to death, they would lose tens of thousands of years of cultivation?

"As expected of the Ancestor Sacrificial Spirit!" the Demonic White Tiger said, his face filled with murderous intent.

"If this continues, even if we don't die, we will likely have to slumber for hundreds of thousands of years," the Fallen Immortal Phoenix said.

"Retreat! In any case, this is the Foreign Realm. If we want to leave, the Ancestor Sacrificial Spirit cannot stop us. It is a pity we cannot cut off her head," the Demonic Dragon said, a look of unwillingness flashing in his eyes.

As the words fell, the three Undying Kings employed their movement techniques, intending to tear through the Void and slip away.

But at that very instant, within the Void, a surge of green swept across the firmament, and terrifying Sword Qi filled the entire universe; upon that vast firmament, a Sword Grass manifested across the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths and the Foreign Realm.

This blade of grass was shaped like a sword, its body comparable to a star, and every key section possessed a leaf as sharp as a Divine Sword, filled with an aura of slaughter.

These leaves were clearly filled with the aura of life, but at this moment, they gave one a feeling of great terror, possessing Vacuum Shattering and eternal Sword Qi.

Every wisp of Sword Qi it emitted was enough to tear the entire universe apart and break open the Chaos.

Accompanied by a cold and resolute voice that arrived:

"Grass Sword Art · Cao Jintian..."

At this moment, time and space stagnated, and all things in heaven and earth were frozen in this instant.

The three Undying Kings opened their eyes in shock, their pupils rapidly dilating.

The radiance of that sword was truly too brilliant, more beautiful than anything in the world; it could not be described in words, as if it did not belong to this world, transcending time and washing over every corner of the vast universe.

Almost simultaneously, in every space-time beneath the River of Time, every powerhouse felt this Sword Intent that was pure to the extreme and vast beyond measure.

When everything settled and time resumed, the blood of the Undying Kings was scattered across this long sky, and three heads rolled down from the firmament, eyes wide with rage, still mixed with a faint dullness.

The Primordial Spirits of the Demonic Phoenix, Demonic White Tiger, and Demonic Dragon flew out from their bodies, and the Immortal King Dao Fruits above their heads were covered in cracks, their light dim.

Although they were not dead, it was more painful than death!

"Who are you!" the Fallen Immortal Phoenix loudly questioned.

"Hehe, you surrounded and attacked me earlier, yet now you ask who I am?"

From beneath the massive Dharma Aspect of the Nine-Leaf Sword Grass walked a youth dressed in green robes with an elegant temperament.

That youth had delicate features and sword-like brows with star-bright eyes, just like a boy from next door.

But who could have imagined that it was this very youth who had just cut off the heads of three Undying Kings?

"Listen well, the one who cut off your heads is the future Grass Heavenly Emperor, the Ten Fiends Nine-Leaf Sword Grass," the Nine-Leaf Grass said calmly.

As the words fell, the Nine-Leaf Sword Grass and Liu Shen immediately escaped through the Void, leaving the Heavenly Abyss.

Even if the Demonic White Tiger, Demonic Phoenix, and Demonic Dragon wanted to pursue, they had no way; if they continued to fight, someone among them would certainly fall.

Outside the Heavenly Abyss.

"Why leave? If we had sacrificed a little more, we could have killed the three Undying Kings," Liu Shen said.

Upon hearing this, looking at Liu Shen's serious expression, the Nine-Leaf Sword Grass couldn't help but scratch his head and explain: "We could have killed them, but it was unnecessary. Because our high-end combat power is too far behind the Foreign Realm's; if we killed the three Undying Kings and you, Liu Shen, suffered damage to your Dao Fruit, affecting your foundation and preventing you from exerting your strength, that would be a great loss for us.

Moreover, these three Undying Kings were struck by my Grass Sword Art; they won't recover for a hundred thousand years.

This time, their invasion of the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths is also ruined."

Liu Shen nodded slightly, acknowledging the Nine-Leaf Grass's explanation, and said:

"However, this is only the beginning. Once I rest for a few days, I will continue to enter the Foreign Realm to fight, thereby throwing the Foreign Realm's deployments into chaos."

"No problem," the Nine-Leaf Sword Grass agreed.

Because the Undying King Jundi had fallen, the plan to invade the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths was delayed by three months; for these three months, the Foreign Realm spent most of its time in meetings.

The second time.

When the Foreign Realm's Undying Kings were off guard, Liu Shen struck the Foreign Realm again and faced two Undying Kings of no small strength: the Headless Dark Knight and the Ancient Corrupted Corpse.

These two Undying Kings were not ordinary Immortal Kings, but Jueding Immortal King Jutu with even higher strength.

In terms of comprehensive strength, they were even above the previous Demonic White Tiger, Demonic Phoenix, and Demonic Dragon.

But Liu Shen was a Wushang Immortal King Jutu, only one step away from the Emperor Light Immortal King, and was not afraid of the two Immortal Kings joining forces.

This time, fighting one against two, she directly defeated the two Undying Kings and crippled them.

Afterwards, when other Immortal Kings pursued, Liu Shen employed a supreme Escape Technique and left gracefully.

This drove the Foreign Realm's powerhouses mad; they had never seen such a cunning Ancestor Sacrificial Spirit.

Afterwards, about a week passed. When the Foreign Realm's powerhouses relaxed, Liu Shen once again carried an invincible posture and struck toward the Foreign Realm, and this time the target of the attack was an Imperial Clan, a force similar to Anlan's Buxiu Dicheng.

The strongest of this Imperial Clan was named Beiming, who was also an out-and-out Immortal King Giant, and his entire Imperial City, including himself, contained five Undying Kings in total.

"I have long heard of the Ancestor Sacrificial Spirit's reputation; I did not expect you to dare come to the Beiming Imperial Clan today."

The Undying King Beiming said; he wore black jade robes and emitted a strange aura from his entire body.

Standing on his left and right were two old men, both Undying Kings of the Imperial Clan; although they were at the level of ordinary Immortal Kings, their strength could not be underestimated.

"Today I have come here to behead you!"

Liu Shen said calmly, then waved her jade hand, unleashing an Immortal King Law of her own creation; suddenly, the heavens were filled with vitality, and all things revived, giving one the feeling of being bathed in a spring breeze.

But for the Beiming Immortal King, the surroundings were filled with murderous intent everywhere; one careless move could lead to a terrifying, destructive blow.

The Beiming Immortal King sneered, the Void behind him twisting and transforming into black holes, devouring all things, and said:

"You want to use us as stepping stones to take that step? Heh. It won't be that easy!"

"Darkness Storm!"

Beiming Immortal King unleashed a terrifying technique, and the entire firmament turned pitch-black like ink, devoid of even a shred of light; within this Darkness Domain, both life and strength would be suppressed, and as one waned the other waxed, using the myriad spirits of heaven and earth as nourishment.

Boom!

Taking advantage of the Darkness Domain, the five Undying Kings besieged Liu Shen!

Liu Shen remained as calm as ever; let it undergo Myriad Transformations, she stood unmoved, every move simplifying the complex, the most precise of attacks, her posture elegant and graceful, like a poem or a painting.

Within the endless Darkness Domain, she was like a firefly blooming alone; though the light was dim, it was eternally inextinguishable.

After hundreds of exchanges, the five Undying Kings were already stained with blood!

Yet Liu Shen remained peerlessly elegant, her white dress forming a sharp contrast as she stood gracefully.

"You are worthy of being the Ancestor Sacrificial Spirit, but you cannot kill us; this land is the source of our power.

The Dark Matter seen everywhere is the best nourishment; as long as we do not die, it will provide a steady stream of energy," Beiming Immortal King said.

Liu Shen said nothing, then flew toward the area outside the Foreign Realm pass.

Beiming Immortal King had long anticipated that the Ancestor Sacrificial Spirit Liu Shen would make this move, and the five Undying Kings immediately gave chase.

Outside the pass, just ten thousand miles from the Heavenly Abyss, the five Undying Kings led by Beiming blocked Liu Shen's retreat.

Beiming slowly descended from the sky and said triumphantly, "Ancestor Sacrificial Spirit, if I let you leave, what face would my entire Imperial Clan have to stand tall?"

"It is laughable to think that in the vast Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, you are the only one who dares to come to the Foreign Realm.

Are there no experts left in the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths? You truly disappoint this seat!

The taste of fighting alone is not pleasant, is it? Ancestor Sacrificial Spirit, with your talent and realm, as long as you accept the Dark Matter, you will surely achieve the legendary Emperor realm in the future; why wear yourself out for the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths?"

"Some things must always be done by someone!"

"Those with different Daos cannot make plans together!"

"Besides, who said I am fighting alone?" Liu Shen said.

"?" Beiming Immortal King.

The next moment, within a radius of ten thousand miles, one hundred and eight pillars of light shot into the sky, arranged according to the Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches; each pillar corresponded to a vast star in the universe, connecting heaven and earth—the scene was extremely grand, making people look on in awe.

"Immortal King Killing Array!"

Beiming immediately realized the terror of this great array; it was an array targeting Immortal Kings—even if it could not kill, it was enough to inflict heavy injury!

Clang!

A deafening bell toll rang out; in the firmament above the array, a white-robed man with a gentle temperament appeared, his body radiating ten thousand zhang of golden light—that was the Undying golden light belonging to an Immortal King; what was even more peculiar was the large bell above the man's head, and even more peculiar still was the black dog the size of a calf standing atop the large bell.

In the entire Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, the only one who could have such an appearance was Wuzhong Immortal King.

"When the path of the Emperor reaches its end, who is the peak? One look at Wuzhong and the Tao is achieved!"

The lingering sound of the Tao resonated throughout the heavens and earth, echoing endlessly; the young Wuzhong Immortal King was at his most arrogant, as if none could compare to him.

"..." Liu Shen.

Beiming was silent for half a second, then said:

"Flashy and showy, just asking for death!"

"..." Wuzhong's expression collapsed instantly.

The black dog bared its fangs and roared:

"Kid, what are you barking about! How dare you insult my Emperor's master; to insult him is to insult this Emperor."

"A mere dog dares to offend the majesty of a King? Die!"

Beiming's gaze was like lightning, filled with coldness and the aura of death; he merely glared at Black Emperor, and Black Emperor felt as if he had fallen into an ice cellar, losing thousands of years of lifespan.

Wuzhong's large bell vibrated, and a streak of Undying golden light protected the black dog, saying:

"Xiao Hei, I told you long ago, don't be too arrogant as a dog."

"Wuzhong, this Emperor is not doing this for you," Black Emperor raged.

"I accept your intentions, but your strength is truly trash; watch me," Wuzhong said warmly.

"Heh, even if two have come, what use is it?" Beiming Immortal King mocked.

"Heh, today I, Wuzhong, will send you Undying Kings of the Foreign Realm to your graves!"

"Ancient Killing Array, activate!"

In an instant, the one hundred and eight golden pillars of light intertwined, and suddenly, an infinite aura of slaughter filled the sky and covered the earth!

The ten thousand miles of space within the array transformed into an endless inner world filled with killing intent at every step.

One second it was a world of ice and snow, the next the universe inverted and the vacuum of space shattered.

One second heavenly fire burned the earth, the next world-ending Thunder struck, and destructive Sword Qi tore through heaven and earth.

There were even ancient spirits returning to Renjian, borrowing the slaughter aura of the killing array...

"Petty tricks, showing off before an expert!" Beiming revealed a look of disdain.

If one wanted to kill an Immortal King Giant by relying only on these, it was simply not enough.

"These are just appetizers, you Foreign Realm weakling."

Black Emperor stood on the surface of Wuzhong Immortal King's artifact, the large bell, his dog body draped in a Taoist robe and a pair of briefs, his two paws quickly forming seals, saying:

"Third Killing Array, activate!"

"Fifth Killing Array, activate!"

"Ninth Killing Array, activate!"

One could see the original great array changing once more, transforming into an array within an array; an even more terrifying aura of slaughter swept over, and even Beiming's expression changed.

Within the array, stars fell one by one, worlds and pieces of the universe shifted and were destroyed, and all things were born and annihilated in the span of a breath; every second this array changed, evolving a monstrous slaughter the likes of which the world had never seen.

"Although this Emperor's cultivation cannot compare to yours, when it comes to arrays, ten of you would not be this Emperor's match."

"If it weren't for the space here being too small, I, the Emperor, would have added ten ancient killing arrays on top of each other for you."

Watching Beiming, whose figure was annihilated by the Third Killing Array and the Dijiou Shazhen, Black Emperor stood on the Wu Shi Bell, raised a dog leg, and took a leak, considering it a tribute to this unlucky Undying King.

"You dead dog, how many times have I told you, do not pee on my great bell."

Wuzhong was no longer refined, cursing loudly, his face as black as charcoal.

This is a top-grade Immortal King Weapon, a magical treasure with the potential to transform into an Immortal Emperor Weapon in the future, yet it has actually been ruined by a dog.

"Sigh, no choice, Master. The urge to pee rises with the wind, and the urge to pee vanishes when the wind dies; I'll be careful next time," Black Emperor said.

"I... you dead dog, I'll stew you!" Wuzhong's eyes spat fire, no longer possessing the majesty of an Immortal King.

Subsequently, Liu Shen, Wuzhong, and Black Emperor quickly entered the Heavenly Abyss and returned to the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths.

The Immortal King killing array dissipated, and the figure of Immortal King Beiming was revealed; although he did not die, his vitality was severely damaged.

After this battle, he won't be able to recover for a hundred thousand years, and the other four Undying Kings were even more heavily injured, having been tortured to half-death by the Immortal King killing array.

"You dead dog!"

"I curse you in the name of an Undying King, for life after life, for all eternity, to taste all the suffering of the human world, and may those close to you meet a miserable end!"

The Undying King Beiming issued a curse, and the firmament was filled with thunder and lightning.

The black aura of the curse took shape, incomparably eerie and indescribable.

"Puchi!"

Suddenly, a mouthful of blood sprayed out, as if he had suffered a terrifying backlash; that black curse shattered instantly and vanished into nothingness.

Beiming widened his pupils, a look of disbelief on his face.

He was only cursing a black dog at the True Immortal realm, yet he actually failed?

Could it be that a dignified Immortal King cannot even bear the Karma of a True Immortal dog?