Chapter 673: One Axe (End-of-Month Request for Monthly Tickets)

'Fuck... two Black Hole Singers, absolute elites among fourth-rank Law Lords, just died silently—worse than two dogs...'

Xiao Hui opened his mouth wide: 'Li Ying... I have to admit, though you're an idiot, your luck is incredible! This might even be a talent...'

'Is the Lord... that strong?'

Li Ying asked, puzzled.

'To slay fourth-rank Law Lords so easily, your Lord must have reached the fifth-rank Law Lord realm... do you know what that means? In the old Star Civilization, only the "Catastrophe Star Lord·Ymir," the "Absolute Blade·Chixing," and the "Ice Emperor·Catherine" could rival him—though later, the Blood Hell Divine Emperor must be added too...'

'Fifth-rank Law Lords hold status comparable to Fourteenth-Dao Lords!'

Xiao Hui paced excitedly: 'My old master had to bow low before even a single Law Lord... Dao Lord realm? He never dared dream of it...'

'Oh... now that the Star Civilization faces annihilation, the Warring Fields won't restrain their intensity—so any fifth-rank Law Lord who can break through will surely do so!'

'So... your Lord might be the only fifth-rank Law Lord left in the Star Civilization. What kept him trapped before the Dao?'

'But that has nothing to do with you—your talent won’t even let you reach Law Lord status...'

By the end, it was Xiao Hui’s daily routine of insulting Ying again...

On the battlefield.

Fang Xing had kept the Grand Void Stone active.

One thread of his consciousness entered the Grand Void Universe and immediately received numerous messages:

You slew a Hive Elite Legion, earned military merit...

You slew two Hive "Black Hole Singers," earned military merit...

【"Ten Thousand Swords Dao Lord" requests communication with you!】

'So fast.'

Fang Xing smiled: 'Connect!'

In a conference room within the Grand Void Universe, Fang Xing saw the Ten Thousand Swords Dao Lord again—the one with the sword scar on his forehead.

'Fang Xing... I watched your battle footage. Have you ascended to fifth-rank Law Lord?'

The Ten Thousand Swords Dao Lord looked exhausted: "Thanks to your victory, we’ve relocated a Hive wormhole and are now launching a counterattack. Your military merit has been credited... but half the Star Civilization’s logistics network is paralyzed. I advise you exchange it for cultivation techniques or secret arts... otherwise you’ll face severe delivery delays."

'Thank you.'

Fang Xing smiled: 'How’s the civilization’s war situation?'

'Very bad. The Seed Plan has been activated...'

The Ten Thousand Swords Dao Lord sighed, then his face turned grim: "No—an anomaly at the Ophiuchus wormhole... a Dao Lord presence detected! Your killing of the two Black Hole Singers has drawn the attention of a Hive Dao Lord—escape immediately!"

'Dao Lord? Could it be that Civilization’s Dirge Singer?'

Fang Xing felt a flicker of anticipation.

'If it’s the "Civilization’s Dirge Singer," you won’t even have time to run!'

"Since the Hive know you’re a Fifth-Rank Law Lord and sent a Dao Lord, they clearly have confidence in killing you—likely a Second-Step Dao Lord!"

The Ten Thousand Swords Dao Lord’s expression turned grave: 'Survive... the Star Civilization will help you break through to Dao Lord!'

'I understand.'

Fang Xing smiled faintly, his form instantly turning ethereal.

Ophiuchus Wormhole.

The wormhole, once calm, flared again with fluorescent blue light.

Strange tentacles extended from the wormhole.

Terrifying Dao power spread, forcing countless laws to retreat.

"Dao Lord! A Hive Great Mother? Why is there one right across the wormhole?"

Inside the Yuanzhong Divine Palace, Xiao Hui screamed in despair: 'We’re dead... we’re finished...'

'Don’t be afraid, Xiao Hui. The Lord is a fifth-rank Law Lord... theoretically, he can escape from a Dao Lord...'

Li Ying comforted Xiao Hui.

'You idiot, you clearly understand nothing—if they came, they had certainty...'

'A fifth-rank Law Lord might escape a Dao Lord, but only the lowest-tier First-Step Dao Lord...'

Xiao Hui wailed endlessly.

Even as he screamed, Fang Xing saw the true form of the Hive Great Mother.

Her body rivaled a small planet, covered in countless tentacles and bulging swellings—Hive warriors poured from her nest, turning the planet into a living hive!

Shhh! Shhh! Shhh!

Simultaneously, as the Hive Great Mother appeared, figures emerged—Law Lord-level beings.

Both humans and monstrous beasts—high-tier experts enslaved by this Great Mother!

In an instant, Fang Xing felt a hallucination descend.

No!

This wasn’t just a hallucination—it felt like a real world!

"The Hive are masters of soul manipulation—the Great Mother even more so..."

In an instant, Fang Xing stood within a world nearly indistinguishable from reality, almost believing he’d been reincarnated again.

Had he not sensed the soul attack, this world would’ve felt even more real.

'You want to enslave me, a "fifth-rank Law Lord"?'

Fang Xing sneered—Pangu Dao power crashed down!

Xiong Xiong! A sun, indescribable in color or form, rose above the infinite void and plummeted, igniting the entire hallucinatory world!

In an instant, the Hive Great Mother’s scream pierced Fang Xing’s ears: "You... a Dao Lord?"

'You guessed right. Too bad no prize.'

Fang Xing smiled lightly; Pangu Dao power rippled through the cosmos.

Pangu—the ultimate of force, the ultimate of destruction!

Instantly, he transformed into a colossal Great Sun Buddha, five fingers extended, palm striking out!

The Ninth Form of the Great Sun Buddha Palm—Ten Thousand Buddhas Pay Homage to the Sun!

A transcendent sun erupted, its blinding light and searing heat sweeping across the Hive planet.

Amid countless Hive screams and shrieks.

The human and beast Law Lords, along with countless Hive troops, vanished without a trace.

With one palm, the universe itself seemed to bear a deep palm imprint!

'I... damn damn damn! So powerful—Dao Lord?'

Inside the Yuanzhong Divine Palace, Xiao Hui’s face was stunned: 'Just a ripple could obliterate the Yuanzhong Divine Palace and kill us both beyond recovery... but the key is how perfectly he contained the power—not a single ripple touched New Blue Star. He’s holding back effortlessly... your Lord is incredible—he’s probably not even an ordinary Dao Lord!'

Xiao Hui might never have eaten pork, but he’d seen pigs run—he knew exactly what Fang Xing’s power meant.

!

'When did humanity produce such a great one?'

Xiao Hui couldn’t fathom it—he surfed the net constantly; he’d never heard such news.

Why hide his cultivation? It made no sense.

Unless he’s one of the Star Civilization’s hidden cards!

But unlikely—he’s an outsider who joined the Star Civilization.

As Xiao Hui pondered this, the Great Sun Buddha Palm spread across the cosmos like a refining furnace, surrounding the Hive planet—its surface now lifeless.

'Three Pure Fires refining a Golden Core...'

Fang Xing laughed, and Great Sun flames mixed with Solar Golden Flames, countless cosmic rays, and Pangu Dao power crashed down.

The planet was refined relentlessly until only a house-sized stellar core remained.

Crack!

Crack!

The core cracked under the true fire, then shattered violently.

A breathtaking figure emerged.

She resembled a human woman, draped in a faint, translucent white veil, with two pairs of translucent, dragonfly-like wings behind her.

'Second-Step Dao Lord?'

The Hive Great Mother stared at Fang Xing, disbelief on her face: "Fang Xing... an outsider Law Lord... you’re a Dao Lord?"

The Hive excelled in technology—almost the moment Fang Xing killed the two Black Hole Singers, his entire history had been thoroughly analyzed by the Great Mother.

Even the video of his breakthrough to Law Lord in the Deep Sea Civilization had been seen!

But now, clearly, all of it was fake.

Otherwise, how could he have ascended to Dao Lord so quickly?

"Fang Xing... you’re not of the Star Civilization. Join our great Hive instead."

The Hive Great Mother’s voice was smooth, tinged with allure: "Our Hive possess the strongest heritage—enough to carry you far beyond..."

'Heh...'

Fang Xing had no interest in speaking further—he pressed his brow.

His heart force condensed intensely—a demonic wolf of destruction appeared.

Even without unleashing the transcendent bloodline aura sealed within the attribute panel, this kind of true spirit attack could likely threaten a third-step or even fourth-step Dao Lord.

Roar! Roar!

The Destruction Wolf let out a roar, piercing through layers of illusory bubbles, and lunged straight into the Queen of the Insect Clan’s third eye.

This insect Dao Lord, famed for her illusion arts, suddenly froze in place.

Fang Xing’s form exploded apart, spilling countless chaotic currents.

Boom!

A massive black shadow emerged.

Its physique was immensely majestic, its chaotic-colored muscles bulging like Pangu, the primordial demon god risen from ancient chaos.

In his hand he held a weapon shaped like an axe, its piercing aura causing even the primordial source of the Great Xia Universe—a celestial-level world—to tremble and boil…

Primordial Spirit Artifact—Heaven-Splitting Axe!

“Hah!”

Fang Xing roared, and the chaotic giant gripped the axe’s haft with both hands, bringing it down in one swing!

Whoosh!

This axe stroke cleaved heaven and earth—pure qi rose, turbid qi sank.

The terrifying axe light shattered all of the Queen of the Insect Clan’s defenses, and the blade’s edge continued unimpeded, grinding her Dao Lord physique inch by inch to dust…

One stroke—and the Dao Lord was annihilated!

“No wonder it’s a primordial spirit artifact! Though I’m only a second-step Dao Lord, the power of that single axe strike was already nearly on par with a fourth-step Dao Jun!”

Fang Xing retracted the axe, satisfied with the force of that blow.

“What are you staring at? Let’s get out of here.”

He turned, shifting from the Pangu demon god’s form back to his ordinary human shape, arriving on New Blue Star.

Inside the Yuanzhong Divine Palace, Xiao Hui and Li Ying both shrank back:

“Too brutal… That was a Dao Lord of the Insect Clan—and he just chopped her to death with one axe strike…”

(End of Chapter)