Chapter 2460: Chapter 2460: Immortal Emperor’s Self-Detonation
The way Fang Bai had forcefully won boosted the morale of several Emperor’s Palace disciples, greatly increasing their fighting spirit.
In contrast, the two Stewards of Golden Crow Palace and Feng Nie Fairy all felt the pressure.
"You all fall back! This female Immortal is mine!"
After dealing with Chiyang Immortal King and Liuyan Fairy, Fang Bai appeared outside the battle circle where Zixu Immortal Emperor’s four disciples were fighting Feng Nie Fairy of Golden Crow Palace.
The four Immortals including Fairy Yun Yan had already seized the upper hand and were in high spirits, wanting to go all out and cut down Feng Nie Fairy, but they hadn’t expected Fang Bai to "cut in halfway."
They were all somewhat unwilling in their hearts, but thinking of how their master treated Fang Bai—practically taking the posture of a junior before him—they didn’t dare disobey, and could only dissolve the Formation and retreat back.
Thus, Fang Bai and Feng Nie Fairy faced off.
Seeing that the one blocking her was only a sixth‑grade Immortal King Realm expert of the Emperor’s Palace, Feng Nie Fairy felt secretly delighted; her Immortal Sword flashed like a rainbow as she launched a full‑power strike at Fang Bai.
In her thinking, as long as she repelled Fang Bai, she would have hope of fleeing.
Though fleeing in battle was a very shameful thing, it was still better than losing her life.
Besides, she was a heaven’s proud daughter of Golden Crow Palace; if she could escape with her life in this great catastrophe, the higher‑ups of Golden Crow Palace would only feel fortunate, not punish her.
"Save it, Feng Nie Fairy, you’re not getting away!"
Fang Bai swept the Blood-Drinking Mad Blade across in his hand, blocking Feng Nie Fairy’s all‑out strike, and said with a cold laugh.
Feng Nie Fairy raised her brows and said, "You know who I am?"
Fang Bai didn’t answer; his gaze locked tightly onto her eyes as he said, "Look carefully at me—don’t I seem a little familiar?"
So Feng Nie Fairy really did widen her eyes to look at Fang Bai, and in the next instant she fell under the bewitchment of Fang Bai’s Soul Capturing Heart Refining Technique.
"In the battle a thousand years ago when the eight top Immortal Emperors destroyed the Emperor’s Palace, were you involved?"
Fang Bai stared into Feng Nie Fairy’s eyes and asked in a low voice.
"No."
Feng Nie Fairy shook her head.
A thousand years ago her cultivation level had still been very weak; those who took part in the battle to destroy the Emperor’s Palace were all elite disciples, while she could only stay honestly in the palace to cultivate.
"In this thousand years, have you ever killed any disciple of the Emperor’s Palace?"
Fang Bai asked again.
Whether Feng Nie Fairy had taken part in the battle of the Emperor’s Palace or had killed Emperor’s Palace disciples, Fang Bai would not spare her; otherwise he’d have no way to answer to the fallen disciples of the Emperor’s Palace.
"I killed one."
Feng Nie Fairy said.
"Then you... can go die!"
Fang Bai let out a light sigh, then struck.
A great palm of Immortal Essence, blazing fiercely, slapped down on Feng Nie Fairy’s body with a boom, shattering her Sea of Consciousness, Qi Sea, and internal organs, yet leaving her a complete corpse.
The four disciples under Zixu Immortal Emperor including Fairy Yun Yan saw Fang Bai use some unknown secret technique to render Feng Nie Fairy completely incapable of resisting, then erase her with ease; they couldn’t help but suck in a breath of cold air.
Only at this moment did they realize that this "senior," who was only one small realm higher than the four of them, had battle power that far surpassed theirs—it was simply not something they could hope to reach.
Up to now, of the six Golden Crow Palace disciples who had come to hunt down Zixu Immortal Emperor, aside from the two Stewards whose cultivation level was mid‑stage Immortal Emperor Realm, among the other four Immortals, three had fallen and one was heavily injured.
And those two Stewards of Golden Crow Palace at mid‑stage Immortal Emperor Realm were both veterans who watched all directions and listened in all eight; though one was trapped in the Chain Killing Array and the other was entangled by Zixu Immortal Emperor, the fact that the four heaven’s proud sons and daughters of Golden Crow Palace had either died or been wounded could not be hidden from their senses.
In any Sect, the heaven’s chosen are elites among elites, existences who have hope of becoming high‑level figures of the Sect in the future; the fall of even one is a huge loss, let alone three dead and one heavily injured?
The two Stewards of Golden Crow Palace knew that even if the two of them could return safely to Golden Crow Palace this time, they would inevitably face severe punishment from the Golden Crow Immortal Emperor.
The grief and indignation in their hearts at this moment could well be imagined.
"I’ll fight you to the death!"
The Steward of Golden Crow Palace who was entangled by Zixu Immortal Emperor had blood‑red eyes and looked crazed; he actually forced out his own potential as he launched an attack on Zixu Immortal Emperor with a completely life‑for‑life style.
How would Zixu Immortal Emperor possibly fight him to the death? He fought as he retreated, focusing on defense.
"Zixu, catch the blade and cut him down!"
Fang Bai tossed the Blood-Drinking Mad Blade in his hand to Zixu Immortal Emperor.
Zixu Immortal Emperor caught the blade; his battle power soared, and he quickly reversed the previously suppressed situation, once again attacking and defending with ease.
Moreover, under the influence of the Blood Fiend Qi constantly released by the Blood-Drinking Mad Blade, that Steward of Golden Crow Palace kept seeing illusions before his eyes and his offensive began to slow.
That Steward of Golden Crow Palace was also a veteran who had experienced many battlefields; he knew the situation was bad and understood that if this continued, the side effects of forcibly unleashing his physical potential would manifest, and he would surely die. At once, the thought of perishing together arose.
"He’s going to Self-Detonate! Everyone, get over to me!"
Although Fang Bai’s cultivation level was only sixth‑grade Immortal King Realm, he was the first to sense the change in the Steward’s aura and knew he intended to Self-Detonate; he immediately shouted loudly.
Zixu Immortal Emperor reacted the fastest; out of the past life habit of obeying Fang Bai’s every word, the moment he heard Fang Bai’s voice he instinctively flashed to Fang Bai’s side.
The four disciples under Zixu Immortal Emperor including Fairy Yun Yan also appeared at Zixu Immortal Emperor’s side in the next instant.
Almost at the same time, that Steward of Golden Crow Palace’s body swelled rapidly, the aura around him surging madly and violently.
"Boom!"
A heaven‑shaking, earth‑shattering roar rang out as that Steward of Golden Crow Palace activated Self-Detonation mode.
When an Immortal Self-Detonates, they can instantly unleash a mighty power several times greater than their own attack power.
That Steward of Golden Crow Palace had a cultivation level of mid‑stage Immortal Emperor Realm; the power produced when he Self-Detonated was comparable to the full‑strength strike of a High Rank Immortal Emperor Realm expert.
The violent shockwave was like chaotic spatial currents blowing in from Endless Space, instantly sweeping over a thousand miles in every direction; mountains, rocks, and vegetation along its path were all leveled.
The Chain Killing Array set up by Fang Bai and Zixu Immortal Emperor in concert was struck by the shockwave; after a bout of violent trembling, it finally collapsed.
The Steward of Golden Crow Palace who had been trapped in the Chain Killing Array regained his freedom, but he couldn’t avoid being swept by the shockwave; his figure tumbled through the air, crashing through several Dashan in succession, his body covered in wounds and looking utterly bedraggled.
As for Fang Bai, before the shockwave swept over, he hid himself along with everyone into the Five Elements Space Ring, escaping the calamity.
The Five Elements Space Ring was a supreme treasure; it withstood that ferocious shockwave without being damaged.
Carried along by the force of the shockwave, it drifted down to a great lake a thousand miles away and sank to the bottom.
Zixu Immortal Emperor and his four disciples looked at one another, each seeing confusion in the others’ eyes—they had no idea where they were.
In the next instant, they were all stunned by the surrounding scene.
Heaps of cultivation resources piled like mountains; a World Tree ceaselessly releasing Immortal Qi; pitch‑black Water of Life; a Peach Stree that had already borne fruit... Besides these, they were surprised to discover that not far ahead, a beautiful Female Immortal in a peach‑colored dress was leisurely riding a pure‑white Single-Horned Dragon Horse toward them.
