The Sword God of the Universe

Chapter 2208: Chapter 2208: Immortal Realm?

If the Xin family knew Jing Yan possessed four Netherworld Hearts, given the family’s desire for these hearts, there’s no telling what they might do. It’s possible that even the hidden ancestor who founded the Xin family might be stirred.

Therefore, Jing Yan certainly won’t publicly admit to obtaining several Netherworld Hearts from the Netherworld Map.

Black River Heavenly Monarch wasn’t surprised when Jing Yan didn’t admit it. If he himself had obtained multiple Netherworld Hearts from the Netherworld Map, he wouldn’t casually reveal it either.

Too many people covet the Netherworld Heart.

“Jing Yan, in the Yellow Spring Cave, you should know that no one can save you. The other seven youngsters who entered the Yellow Spring Cave with you are nothing before me. And those outside the Yellow Spring Cave like Yuantong Immortal Venerable can’t enter it.” Black River Heavenly Monarch spoke again.

“What does Black River Heavenly Monarch mean?” Jing Yan asked.

“I can spare your life, but you must hand over your Divine Soul Techniques. Besides the Divine Soul Techniques, you must also give me the Netherworld Hearts you obtained from the Netherworld Map. Moreover, I heard you’ve found a large Netherworld Crystal Stone Vein. You must hand over these things, and then I’ll spare your life,” Black River Heavenly Monarch said, his eyes flickering.

Upon hearing Black River Heavenly Monarch’s words, Jing Yan’s expression remained unmoved, but Xin Ruikun and the others had peculiar expressions.

Who is Black River Heavenly Monarch? They certainly know!

This is an evil Great Demon.

And now he’s speaking reasonably to Jing Yan? This doesn’t seem to fit Black River Heavenly Monarch’s character.

Indeed, although Black River Heavenly Monarch demanded a lot from Jing Yan, a lot of extremely precious things, in the eyes of Xin Ruikun and the others, Black River Heavenly Monarch seemed to be reasonable at this moment.

“Black River Heavenly Monarch, I don’t have the Divine Soul Techniques you’re asking for.” Jing Yan chuckled as he shook his head.

He himself doesn’t know any Divine Soul Techniques. The Divine Soul Storm and Divine Soul Wind Blade are crude Divine Soul attacks he explored in the Chaos World, far from being spells. If Jing Yan mastered Divine Soul Techniques, his combat power would grow exponentially.

“As for the Netherworld Hearts, I could say I didn’t obtain any, but Black River Heavenly Monarch, you probably wouldn’t believe it. However, the Netherworld Hearts are very important to me, so even if I have them, I cannot give them to Black River Heavenly Monarch.”

“Besides, the large Netherworld Crystal Stone Vein doesn’t solely belong to me. Two-thirds belong to the Xin family and another two-thirds belong to Yuantong Immortal Venerable. So I cannot decide on this vein. Hmm, I can only apologize to Black River Heavenly Monarch,” Jing Yan said as he shook his head.

Black River Heavenly Monarch’s fierce face was already filled again with rage.

“The brat dares to play me!” Black River Heavenly Monarch seethed with anger, transforming into a black mist.

A heart-pounding aura spread out, making Jing Yan tense up.

In fact, Black River Heavenly Monarch never intended to let Jing Yan go from the start. Even if Jing Yan did everything he asked, fully satisfying his conditions, he would still kill Jing Yan. When Jing Yan broke through his avatar’s blockade to enter the Netherworld Map, Black River Heavenly Monarch had already decided to kill Jing Yan. The only reason he circled around was his belief that Jing Yan mastered the Divine Soul Techniques, which he also desired. Killing Jing Yan directly could yield the Netherworld Hearts and Crystal Stone Vein, but obtaining the Divine Soul Techniques was uncertain.

Jing Yan’s few words thoroughly ignited Black River Heavenly Monarch’s intent to kill, rendering him unconcerned about the Divine Soul Techniques now; he wanted to kill Jing Yan first.

“He’s making his move!”

“Black River Heavenly Monarch is attacking Fellow Daoist Jing Yan, such terrifying power!”

“With such power, if it were directed at me, I fear I wouldn’t withstand a single strike. The rumors of Black River Heavenly Monarch killing an Immortal Venerable might be true,” Xin Ruikun and the others held their breath.

They were far away from Jing Yan and Black River Heavenly Monarch, yet they could feel the surging power waves even at their distance. They could imagine what pressure Jing Yan, at the center of that power, was under.

“This brat’s dead for sure!” Lu Chun’s eyes gleamed.

Originally, Lu Chun wanted to kill Jing Yan himself, but later realized upon fighting Jing Yan that he was no match, ending up humiliated by Jing Yan. He was long filled with hatred for Jing Yan. Now, seeing Black River Heavenly Monarch trying to kill Jing Yan, he was undoubtedly delighted. Not just him, Inspector Ao Hong and others watching the law image from the Mystic Moon Trading House outside the palace smiled.

“I almost thought Black River had changed his demeanor.”

“Indeed, just now I almost thought Black River was really going to let that brat Jing Yan go.”

“With Black River Heavenly Monarch’s move, the young thief will surely die. Being able to witness Jing Yan’s demise firsthand, it’s a relief.” Everyone from Mystic Moon Trading House was overjoyed, as if killing Jing Yan would benefit them somehow.

Lord Buddha Gong Zhi from Shadow Tower, War God Li Feng from the Ancient Land of Morning Light, and numerous members from both factions were also watching the law image. Lord Buddha Gong Zhi looked lively, while War God Li Feng frowned with some concern for Jing Yan. Although Jing Yan didn’t have a deep connection with the Ancient Land of Morning Light, War God Li Feng felt it was a shame if Jing Yan died.

At the location where the Xin family gathered.

“Clan Leader! Clan Leader! What should we do? Black River Heavenly Monarch has really made his move. I and Elder Shao Yu…” Xin Ruikun’s anxious voice echoed throughout the great hall.

Clan Chief Xin Si exchanged a look with Yuantong Immortal Venerable.

Clan Chief Xin Si shook his head and communicated, “Elder Rui Kun, even with Elder Shao Yu helping Jing Yan, it’s futile. That Black River Heavenly Monarch’s power is already at the Immortal Venerable level. Even more Immortal Rhythm Cultivators won’t make a difference.”

Clan Chief Xin Si spoke the truth.

The communication mostly happened mentally, so it was completed in a moment.

At this time, the black mist that Black River Heavenly Monarch transformed into had already penetrated Jing Yan’s Virtualization Technique.

“This brat sure has many tricks, even knowing the Virtualization Techniques of Void Dao’s lineage. However, this Virtualization Technique is still rather amateur,” Black River Heavenly Monarch’s voice came from the black mist.

After being resisted by the Virtualization Technique, the aura of the black mist formed by Black River Heavenly Monarch didn’t seem to weaken much.

“Chaos Sword!”

“Seven Luminaries Technique!”

The Ice Flame Sword condensed into being, unleashing a Sword Light that tore forward. Above the Sword Light, seven bright little suns swiftly whirled. The originally sinister cold environment seemed to suddenly rise in temperature. It could be seen that when the black mist touched the proximity of the Sword Light, it would dissipate strand by strand, as if evaporated.

“How could it be… Immortal Realm?” Black River Heavenly Monarch’s voice rang out again, now filled with intense shock.