Chapter 2065: You Are All Ants

By the time he stood firm, he had already reached the peak of the Dharma Cultivation Realm: the Divine Aperture stage.

This was a legendary realm; even if a True Immortal were to arrive, Chen Yu would not fear them.

"What method did you use? To think you could forcibly break through to the Divine Aperture!" Chen Tianming's voice was filled with rage.

"Heh, no matter what method I used, a breakthrough is a breakthrough. Chen Tianming, you have three hundred Earth Immortals, while I have but one person and one sword."

"I wonder if my Divine Aperture stage is enough to kill your three hundred Earth Immortals?"

Chen Yu's voice echoed across the horizon. He took a step, his body floating in mid-air, and charged toward the dense crowd of Corpse-Shedding Immortals.

In an instant, the wind and clouds in the sky churned, and flowing light spilled everywhere. Intense Sword Radiance shrouded the entire land, making the night as bright as day.

Chen Yu transformed into a beam of intense light, surging toward the area where the crowd was thickest. Wherever he went, people screamed, and from time to time, figures fell from the sky, dead.

"Divine Aperture! He is a Divine Aperture powerhouse!" A chorus of wailing and crying erupted in mid-air.

These Corpse-Shedding Immortals were a far cry from True Immortals or Heavenly Immortals, yet they were usually arrogant, overbearing, and insufferably conceited.

But now, facing Chen Yu, an absolute powerhouse, they had almost no power to fight back.

Some turned and fled, but with a single Forbidden Dharma, Chen Yu locked down the surrounding Qi, trapping everyone together.

Helpless, these people could only howl as they turned back to fight for their lives, throwing themselves at him like moths to a flame.

The battle lasted for half an hour. Blood-colored clouds appeared in the sky, while the ground was littered with magical treasures and the corpses of the dead Corpse-Shedding Immortals.

More than three hundred Corpse-Shedding Immortals were slaughtered by Chen Yu within half an hour.

And the moment he finished off these people, he saw a light flicker on a Lone Peak directly ahead.

Chen Tianming's massive figure stood proudly in mid-air. He used the fortune of the thousands-of-miles-long Kunlun Mountains as his foundation, linking all the Spiritual Energy of the mountain range together in an attempt to confront Chen Yu.

"Is this your means of self-preservation?" Chen Yu looked at Chen Tianming and smiled faintly.

"I use the Qi of Kunlun as my base and the spiritual veins of thousands of miles of mountains as my fortune; you cannot kill me." Chen Tianming smiled slightly. "We are grandfather and grandson; we don't actually have to reach this point. Let's talk this over, shall we?"

"When He Fanzhou was at the end of his road, he said the same thing to me. He said there was no need for us to reach this point, and he wanted to talk to me." Chen Yu smiled faintly.

"Did you agree?" Chen Tianming asked.

"I did not. I felt there was nothing to talk about." Chen Yu slowly raised his head, a hint of chill in his eyes. "You have manipulated my fate for so many years; you must pay the price for your actions. Otherwise, my heart will never be at peace."

"Must you fight me until we both perish?" Chen Tianming's expression was somewhat angry. "Chen Yu, both of your lives were given to you by me."

"So what? Is manipulating other people's fates fun?" Chen Yu sneered. "Don't talk to me about sentimentality now. Really, I don't like that sort of thing."

"There is no sentimentality to speak of between us. If you have no other tricks, then I won't be polite."

Chen Yu let out a clear whistle and pointed his right hand, holding the Li Chen sword, forward.

A sword beam several zhang long suddenly erupted, followed by a massive Light Sword appearing in mid-air, aimed at the sky that towered into the clouds, and slashed down.

The momentum Chen Tianming had borrowed from the endless Kunlun veins was shattered in that instant.

Boom—! Along with that Lone Peak, it was split in two.

Amidst the collapsing heaven and earth, a pale gray shadow took advantage of the night to try and flee in one direction.

This was Chen Tianming's Original Spirit. He was trying to escape in the chaos; as long as he ensured his Original Spirit remained intact, he would surely make a comeback.

However, this subtle movement could not escape Chen Yu's eyes.

He pointed his right hand into the void, using Finger-Space Prison, and a transparent water bubble imprisoned Chen Tianming's Original Spirit within it.

Chen Yu beckoned, and the bubble floated slowly toward him.

"Chen Yu... Chen Yu, let me go." Chen Tianming roared. He had never imagined that Chen Yu would have such methods.

"I can let you go, but you must tell me where the Soul and Seven Spirits that Xinyu lost are," Chen Yu said coldly.

"A miscalculation. I have roamed the world for a lifetime, yet I miscalculated here." Chen Tianming looked distraught, stamping his feet.

"Enough nonsense. Tell me where her soul is. As long as you speak, I will ensure your Soul Consciousness remains intact." Chen Yu's brows locked together.

This old man, playing this game at the end of his road? Did he really think he would soften his heart?

"Heh, Chen Yu, I lost." Chen Tianming put on a smiling face, his Original Spirit floating incessantly within the Water Prison Chen Yu had drawn.

"As long as you let me go, I will naturally return Ye Xinyu's soul to you."

Chen Yu did not indulge him; he raised a wisp of True Fire in his right hand, waving it back and forth in front of the Water Prison.

This was True Fire, something that even water could not extinguish. Chen Tianming was currently in the state of an Original Spirit; if Chen Yu exerted even the slightest bit of force, this guy would definitely be burned to ash. Forget about his Original Spirit escaping—he wouldn't even have the chance to start over.

"Stay away from me, keep those flames away from me, ahh..." Chen Tianming finally broke down and could no longer hold back. He shrieked, "Chen Yu, no matter what, we are family, connected by blood."

"If it weren't for me, your previous incarnation would have died on the execution ground; you wouldn't have had any chance to start over."

"If it weren't for me, you were destined to be a mediocre person for the rest of your life. How could you have today?"

"Indeed, then I really must thank you properly." Chen Yu smiled faintly, his tone turning chilling in that instant. "I don't have time to waste words with you. Xinyu is still waiting for me; you had better be sensible."

"The Soul Gathering Stone. Her Soul and Seven Spirits are inside the Soul Gathering Stone, at the very bottom of my cave dwelling. Just now, that sword of yours..."

"My sword did not touch your cave dwelling." Chen Yu raised an eyebrow. "Now, take me to find the Soul Gathering Stone, and then I will send you into Reincarnation."

"You can really send me into Reincarnation?" Chen Tianming was both shocked and delighted.

If he could ensure a sliver of his Original Spirit remained intact, he could make a comeback. If Chen Yu didn't destroy his Original Spirit now, that would be truly wonderful.

Once he entered Reincarnation, he would grow quickly. Within ten years, he would surely make a comeback.

"I keep my word," Chen Yu said. "If you can't even trust your own grandson, who else can you trust?"

The expression on Chen Tianming's face changed repeatedly. After a long while, he slowly nodded. "Fine, I will trust you once."

In truth, he had no other choice now but to trust Chen Yu.

His Original Spirit led the way, following the collapsed mountain peak into his cave dwelling.

"Chen Yu, actually, you could consider repairing the relationship between us," Chen Tianming said through gritted teeth.

"Strange, why would I want to repair the relationship between us?" Chen Yu glanced at him expressionlessly.

"Don't you think this is a good opportunity?" Chen Tianming said. "Our family has never truly been reunited."

"I suggest you stop right there and say no more." Chen Yu sighed helplessly. "The family-affection card is useless on me. Now, hurry up and take me to find the Soul Gathering Stone; enough with the nonsense."