Chapter 674

Chapter 674: Hard Fishing

“The offensive has slowed down.”

Outside the Heavens and Earth.

Lu Ye, in an unbeatable stance, crushed the threat posed by the Derived World to the Forbidden Land.

The terrifying strength on display left the Saints confused and unsure of what to do.

Morale outside the Heavens and Earth plummeted.

Even the Saints felt a twinge of panic.

Facing those two monsters and the Celestial Lord from the Primordial World who suppressed everything, the overwhelming sense of suffocation made the Saints from the Derived World feel breathless.

What to do?

What to do?

The Great Sage of the Nine Heavens sharply sensed the shift in his opponents’ emotions.

It turned out that these guys regarded him with indifference, even though he could take on ten at once and had always felt confident of victory.

Now, however, this group had shown some signs of panic.

“Hahaha, good, good! Good lad!”

The Great Sage of the Nine Heavens let out a long howl towards the sky.

In that moment, he completely set aside his worries.

An infinite glow radiated from him, and a layer of golden scales swiftly appeared, each scale seemingly forged from some divine metal, fitting perfectly onto his body.

He clenched his palm towards one of the Saints.

All the Saints once again aligned against him, launching an onslaught to no avail, forcing him to defend.

But this time, the Great Sage of the Nine Heavens had no intention of retaliating; he allowed the numerous attacks to rain down on him, the golden scales shattering with each blow.

The Great Sage sustained heavy damage, but the Saint he had gripped from afar gradually turned to ash.

“Ahhh!”

He struggled in agony, exhausting all his power in a desperate attempt to fight back, but the world he was plundering was smashed apart, every ounce of strength erupting, yet ultimately he could only wail in despair.

“Hahaha, I’ll kill too!”

The Invincible Sword Saint, sensing the commotion, couldn’t help but laugh madly.

He was bursting at the seams, truly on the verge of exploding.

Ever since he arrived outside the Heavens and Earth, he had been on the receiving end of the Saints’ attacks. How could he withstand such pressure? It was thanks to the Saint of Eternal Life that he could recover despite being heavily injured.

In the end, the path of the Saint of Eternal Life was cut off.

The Invincible Sword Saint broke through to become a Saint during that ordeal.

The wild and unruly Invincible Sword Saint took over the duties of the Saint of Eternal Life, becoming part of the guardians of the Heavens and Earth.

Without the Saint of Eternal Life, he would have let the world be destroyed and then sought revenge, eventually killing all the Saints of the Derived World.

Humans aren’t wood; who can be heartless?

One by one, Saints fell, some dying, some fleeing.

The Saint of Eternal Life had perished, the Demon Sage escaped, and the Compassionless Sage was unconcerned.

The Invincible Sword Saint had initially thought he was finally going to be free.

But then came the Great Sage of the Nine Heavens.

The Invincible Sword Saint thought this time he would also be liberated quickly, yet the Great Sage who emerged was immensely fierce.

This time, the two of them stood their ground here.

Guarding for countless years.

They could never unleash their full strength, for doing so meant injury, and once wounded, the enemy would relentlessly tear at your wounds, leaving you in a state of perpetual incapacity to recover.

Ultimately, like the Saint of Eternal Life, they would wither and perish.

But now, everything was looking up.

The barriers of the Heavens had recuperated for some time, and they could withstand the Saints’ attacks once again.

Even if they were injured, they weren’t afraid; hiding meant healing, and healing meant killing.

As long as they kept plundering the world’s essence from the Derived World, the Primordial World would be sustained.

Upon seeing the Great Sage of the Nine Heavens make a move, the Invincible Sword Saint could no longer contain himself and fully unleashed his power.

In that moment, it was as if a rusted ancient sword blossomed into an endless radiance.

Stunning sword light erupted.

The unity of man and sword.

“Be careful!”

A Beginning Saint’s face changed.

But what good was caution?

Once the sword intent locked onto a Saint, no matter how many divine abilities he tried to escape with, or how many myriad divinities tried to obstruct it, what did it matter?

Kill!

The unity of man and sword.

The magnificent sword light shattered all divine abilities and surged straight towards the locked Saint with all its might.

Countless divine abilities appeared like heavy dark clouds, overlapping and covering the sword light.

But it couldn’t be subdued!

Even with fissures appearing in the sword light.

Even with the path ahead laden with muck.

Only this sword remained.

“No!”

The sword light pierced through the Saint’s body, taking away everything he possessed.

“Hahaha…”

The roar of the Invincible Sword Saint shook the void.

A Saint from the Derived World had died—it was that easy, that exhilarating to kill.

The tides of battle had turned!

Lu Ye looked up at the sky.

The sky was quiet.

But he sensed that above, a huge storm was surely brewing.

Returning to the Celestial Lord Realm felt quite nice, to be honest.

He looked at the True-False Eye, approaching it, and gently poked at it with his finger.

No sensation.

This eye was indeed bizarre; it probably was extremely hard to kill. Otherwise, the Great Sage of the Nine Heavens and the Invincible Sword Saint would have gone to any lengths to destroy it.

No Celestial Lords from the Derived World had arrived.

Lu Ye suddenly felt a twinge of regret—oh no, I should’ve disguised myself! If the Derived World had been tricked by me, countless Celestial Lords might have descended and easily interrupted the Derived World’s rhythm!

Alas, alas, I couldn’t help it.

Lu Ye turned back to the others.

“Congrats to the Celestial Lord!”

“Congrats to the Nine Lives Celestial Lord!”

A few Celestial Lords couldn’t hold back from congratulating.

Lu Ye coughed up a mouthful of blood, his aura weakening.

This sight instantly changed many faces.

What’s going on?

Hadn’t Lu Ye just fought against the Saints and taken some heavy damage?

“It’s nothing, don’t worry.”

Lu Ye’s face turned pale, but he forced it to look rosy again.

Hmm…

Although I just showcased some terrifying combat power and forgot about fishing, at least I can still reel in now; just not sure if the opponent is willing to bite.

The True-False Eye observed this scene, and the Saints behind it became a bit hesitant.

What’s going on?

Sustained heavy injuries?

That shouldn’t be, right? Just now, he seemed all spry and well after taking a hit from a Saint, could it be he was holding on hard but now at last couldn’t endure?

Real or fake?

If he had indeed suffered a grievous wound, it would be more plausible, considering that was the blow from a Saint—a direct collision.

Not dying at all stood as proof of his strength.

After all, the Invincible Sword Saint back then had been immensely strong, directly engaging Saints at the Celestial Lord level. Though he was often left battered and bruised, it had shocked all the Saints of the Derived World.

Now this guy had just ascended to the Celestial Lord Realm. Could it be he was far stronger than the previous Invincible Sword Saint?

He must have been wounded.

Let’s give it a shot!