The First Immortal of Destiny

Chapter 525: Chapter 525: Blood Battle with the Great Demon (Part 2)_1

”Universe in the Sword” Skill!

Sunrise and sunset, each a powerful sword technique; Flourish and Decay of flowers and grass, also a sword technique. Even the scenes of fish darting and jumping in the river, birds and beasts running and flying in the forest, caterpillars on the leaves transforming into butterflies, and so on, were all Sword Path killing moves containing profound principles!

The entire Small World of Sword Zone was filled with endless vistas, as well as endless sword styles.

To inflict all killing moves upon a single person in a mere instant—how dazzling, how terrifying was that?

Even though Thousands-eyes Turi Ke was a Class IV expert of the Thousand-eyed tribe, even though it mastered more than one thousand two hundred Spells, a great sense of crisis arose in its heart; it had no time to carefully discern the principles and characteristics of each sword strike to counter and dismantle them one by one!

It had to immediately use its strongest defense Spell to resist the crushing pressure of The Small World of Sword Zone.

One of its slightly larger eyes quickly became bloodshot, and soon the blood vessels spread, staining the eye entirely red. Then, a drop of bloody tear trickled out; this bloody tear was so red it appeared purple, and within the purple, a hint of abyssal black swirled. Like thick ink dripping into clear water, it instantly dyed the small world around its body a similar hue.

Its surroundings seemed to be enveloped in a purple-black marsh.

However, what emerged from the marsh was not rotten grass and mud, but incredibly viscous, unsettling purple-black ichor!

BOOM!

All the Sword Path killing moves within The Small World of Sword Zone erupted at once.

The terrifying power of destruction instantly enveloped Thousands-eyes Turi Ke, like a stone mill pulverizing a bean that fell into its eyelet—sharp, ferocious, and unstoppable!

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In the Outer Realm, Shen Mo had just finished unleashing the ”Universe in the Sword” Skill. He flicked his sleeve, and seven inch-long small swords whistled out.

”The Big Dipper Array, Conversion!”

With a low cry in his heart, accompanied by hand seals fluttering like butterflies, seven Dao swords instantly appeared where Thousands-eyes Turi Ke had vanished. Then, assuming the formation of The Big Dipper, they transformed into a vast and imposing Sword Array.

Just as he finished these actions, The Small World of Sword Zone dissipated, and Turi Ke’s meatball-like figure reappeared in its original spot.

At this moment, hundreds of the eyes covering its body were damaged: some were mangled flesh, leaving only bloody pits, while others had lost their luster, resembling dead fish eyes...

Besides the dozen or so previously incinerated by the Pure Yang Fire, the rest had been either destroyed or wounded in the explosive assault of The Small World of Sword Zone!

Although the Blood Tear Marsh it had deployed possessed strong defensive capabilities, it ultimately couldn’t fully negate the cataclysmic, terrifying might unleashed by the ”Universe in the Sword” Skill’s eruption. Thus, it suffered considerable damage.

However, this Ten Thousand Eyes Demon was the first creature to leave The Small World of Sword Zone alive.

Of course, it was also the first Class IV great demon to be ensnared by Shen Mo’s ”Universe in the Sword.”

This outcome also verified what Shen Mo had suspected: as formidable as this Skill was, killing a Class IV existence in a single blow was indeed not easily achievable.

After all, a Class IV creature was equivalent to a Golden Core Realm expert among Human Cultivators.

And Shen Mo was currently only at the peak of the Spirit Sea Realm, separated from the Golden Core Realm by a seemingly insurmountable chasm.

Unlike the gap between Qi Gathering Realm and Spirit Sea Realm cultivators, there was an essential, fundamental difference in life’s very essence between Spirit Sea Realm and Golden Core Realm cultivators.

After forming a Golden Core, a cultivator’s Essence and Qi underwent a metamorphosis. Even if this transformation was incomplete, resulting only in an inferior quality Golden Core, they could still establish an overwhelming advantage in all aspects—such as vitality, soul, True Yuan, and the power of Spells and Skills—over peak Spirit Sea Realm cultivators!

Consider the peerless female sword immortal from the Riverside Sect’s history. She created the spiritual level cultivation method, the ’Maiden Sword Mantra’—what astonishing talent! Her aptitude for the Sword Path was such that even the current Shen Mo felt inadequate in comparison. Yet, when she was at the peak of the Spirit Sea Realm, she attempted to defy the natural order and slay a Golden Core Realm expert—one who had just achieved Core Formation. The result was her death and demise.

Take Shen Mo, for another example. During the middle to late stages of the Qi Gathering Realm, he could already defeat Spirit Sea Realm Layer II sect Elders and slay early-stage Class III mutated Heavenly Demons. By the middle-stage of the Spirit Sea Realm, he possessed combat strength comparable to being a half step into the Golden Core Realm...

But now, contending with an early-stage Class IV expert from the Thousand-eyed tribe was already proving to be a great struggle!

The reason was simple: the metamorphosis of Essence and Qi, the sublimation of one’s life level, endowed Golden Core Realm cultivators and Class IV existences with an all-encompassing, unparalleled advantage when facing those at the Spirit Sea Realm or Class III.

That Shen Mo could trade blows with Thousands-eyes Turi Ke was a testament to his own methods far surpassing his peers and the extraordinary nature of his Skills.

Had it been any other Spirit Sea Realm Layer IX cultivator, or a peak Class III alien tribe member, they would likely have been slain by this great demon in a single encounter!

Therefore, the fact that ”Universe in the Sword” hadn’t completely annihilated Thousands-eyes Turi Ke did not greatly surprise Shen Mo.

When he activated this Skill, he had already prepared a follow-up measure: The Big Dipper Array, formed by the seven Dao swords including Tianshu, Tianxuan, and Tianji.

Compared to ”Universe in the Sword,” where magic follows the heart, The Big Dipper Array, while powerful, seemed somewhat cumbersome when dealing with a Class IV great demon.

Setting up the Sword Array and maneuvering it to envelop an enemy both required a certain amount of time.

Against cultivators of the same Realm, or creatures slightly weaker than Shen Mo, it was nearly impossible to escape the Sword Array’s kill zone unless they had mastered an exceptionally potent Escape Skill.

However, for Golden Core Realm cultivators and Class IV Outer Zone creatures, the moment they sensed trouble, they would immediately use Flying Escape, giving him absolutely no chance to imprison, suppress, or slay them with The Big Dipper Array!

Shen Mo had also devised several methods to address this situation.

For instance, he could first attack Golden Core Realm cultivators or other Class IV alien tribe experts with techniques like the Jingmu An Palm, Ghost Golden Sheep Palm, and Doumu Xie Palm. This might trap them in the prison of Jingmu An, render their Daoist body and mind rigid, or leave them weakened and listless after being struck by Doumu Xie’s horns... Thus, he could then ensnare them within The Big Dipper Array!

Alternatively, by relying on the Feather Transformation Charm or the ”Sword Escape” Skill to get extremely close to a formidable enemy, he could make it difficult for them to react, greatly increasing the chances of trapping them in the Sword Array.

However, none of these methods were as effective as immediately following the ”Universe in the Sword” Skill with The Big Dipper Array...

Just like now: the great demon Thousands-eyes Turi Ke, had barely escaped The Small World of Sword Zone when it plunged straight into the pre-arranged Big Dipper Array, with absolutely no time to react!

As for why not use ’Universe in the Sword’ consecutively?

For one, similar to ’Sword Escape’, it placed an immense burden on the soul.

Secondly, after Turi Ke had suffered from it once, using the same technique again would mean it wouldn’t even give Shen Mo a chance to lock onto it.

Moreover, even if Turi Ke were ensnared in The Small World of Sword Zone again, it would react in time, making it difficult for this Skill to inflict severe damage once more.

The Big Dipper Array was different. As long as Turi Ke couldn’t shatter the formation with brute force, and as long as Shen Mo had sufficient True Yuan, he could rely on the array’s might to gradually wear it down until it was utterly annihilated!