Chapter 75: Fighting the Immortal Tablet
“Don’t worry, this is just an appetizer!” Du Jie’s face contorted in a grimace. He bit his tongue and spat a mouthful of vital blood towards the Immortal Tablet.
“Boom!”
The Immortal Tablet trembled, instantly erupting with a circle of violent shockwaves that repelled all the surrounding Yin Energy. It then rapidly contracted towards the center.
In just a moment, the star-sized Immortal Tablet shrunk to about ten feet, but its surface was no longer stone. Instead, it radiated scorching, golden-yellow lava, even accompanied by raging flames that distorted the space of the Immortal Realm.
Simultaneously, the gravity of the Immortal Tablet grew even stronger, once again pinning Lu Yao in place.
“Blood Sacrifice Second Form, World Annihilation!”
Du Jie roared. The Immortal Tablet suddenly disintegrated, its lava transforming into a terrifying stream of golden-yellow energy that blasted towards Lu Yao. From afar, it resembled a dazzling golden-yellow spear.
Lu Yao had nowhere to dodge. The Yin Energy within her surged outwards, forming a shield in front of her that was as solid as if it were tangible.
“Rumble!”
As the two clashed, the golden spear formed by the Immortal Tablet pierced through the Yin Energy shield without obstruction. Although its volume was slowly decreasing due to corrosion, it was negligible compared to its dozens of feet in length.
Lu Yao wanted to evade, but the spear not only possessed immense power but also astonishing mass. The resulting gravity acted like a breach in a dam, forcefully pulling her in.
“Whoosh!”
The spear passed through the Yin Energy and then shot directly towards Lu Yao.
“Haa…”
Lu Yao let out a soft cry. She raised her right hand, curled her thumb, and poured countless amounts of Yin Energy into her other four fingers. The fingernails on those four fingers began to grow, rapidly transforming into a several-foot-long treasure sword, enveloped in swirling Yin Energy and emitting a metallic sheen.
“Break for me!”
Lu Yao swung the dark sword downwards fiercely. The sword tore through the air and slashed towards the golden spear in front of her.
“Bang!”
The sword and spear collided, unleashing a terrifying burst of energy that transformed into countless energy blades, shredding everything in their path.
“Crack!”
In the blink of an eye, the golden spear, like butter being sliced by a knife, severed Lu Yao’s sword. It continued its trajectory towards her, though its volume and speed had decreased.
Lu Yao instinctively dodged again. Due to the reduced gravity, she managed to move up about a foot.
“Whoosh!”
The golden spear pierced directly through Lu Yao’s abdomen, completely vaporizing her body below the chest. It then transformed into a meteor streaking into the distance, obliterating a small asteroid in its path with a destructive force as it blazed through the starry sky.
Perhaps because Lu Yao had become a zombie, Qi Huang did not feel much pain.
“Huff!”
Du Jie let out a long sigh, exhaustion evident on his face. That attack had consumed all his vital blood, but thankfully, it was successful.
“Hmph! What Heavenly Machine Master? A bunch of pretentious frauds!” Du Jie boasted after recovering his breath.
“I think they do have some skill. They calculated the day of your demise.”
Lu Yao’s voice rang out again.
“How is that possible?”
Du Jie’s face showed panic. He released his spiritual sense to scan his surroundings, but the Yin Energy was too dense, affecting his spiritual sense and preventing him from scanning far.
Du Jie was forced to use his eyes. The vigilance on his face was extremely obvious. As time passed, he noticed that the surrounding Yin Energy was actually decreasing, precisely, it was flowing towards a certain defense line.
Du Jie looked in that direction, and Lu Yao’s figure soon appeared. At this moment, her damaged body had regrown below her navel, and as she absorbed the Yin Energy, it continued to grow inch by inch.
“This is impossible! Even zombies don’t have such rapid regenerative abilities!”
Du Jie, his heart filled with despair, shouted hysterically.
“That’s because no zombie absorbs Yin Energy as fast as I do!”
Lu Yao sneered. “As long as there’s enough Yin Energy, I am immortal. What can you do to fight me?”
“Alas! It seems fate cannot be defied! No wonder even the Immortals have become servants of the Heavenly Dao.”
Du Jie sighed helplessly, his straight back gradually hunching over.
Lu Yao frowned slightly, her figure flashing. She reappeared, holding Du Jie’s head in her hand. The ink-like Yin Energy behind her had already corroded his soul inch by inch.
“Ah… seeing you… I kind of believe the Heavenly Machine Master’s prophecy… the prophecy… of the River of Blood… it’s… ah… real… I never thought I, Du Jie, would become the first… sacrifice… to the River of Blood… in death… it’s worth it!”
Du Jie shouted as his soul vanished.
River of Blood? What is the River of Blood?
Qi Huang was completely bewildered, hearing this.
Lu Yao recalled the battle, and a chill ran down her spine. If Du Jie’s words were true, it meant that her appearance here had been foreseen by the Heavenly Dao.
If that were the case, perhaps everything she had experienced since birth was clearly known to the Heavenly Dao.
Lu Yao’s mood became solemn. She looked out at the deep starry sky ahead, feeling for the first time that the path of her revenge was truly distant.
“Distant? Lu Yao?”
Lu Yao realized something again and then let out a self-deprecating laugh. “Heavenly Dao! Heavenly Dao! Perhaps my parents naming me this was also your arrangement? Are you trying to tell me that wanting to go against heaven is an unattainable thing?”
“Pity! As a zombie, my lifespan is also infinite. To kill you, I can afford to wait!”
Lu Yao’s mind recalled her family, and the flame of revenge in her heart burned fiercely again. She moved, streaking towards a certain direction, her speed faster than any meteor in the sky. Her strength had greatly increased, and her keen senses could now perceive the subtle energies in this starry sky, proving that the vacuum was not truly empty.
As Lu Yao flew, she scanned the surrounding stars. With the continuous absorption of Yin Energy, her strength continued to grow. If she encountered a star with heavy Yin Energy, she would specifically stop to absorb it.
Of course, during this time, Lu Yao had encountered some Immortals traversing the starry sky. To avoid unnecessary conflicts, she instinctively avoided them.
However, from their conversations, Lu Yao also learned about the basic situation of the Immortal Realm. The so-called Immortal Realm, unlike the Cultivation World, did not refer to a specific continent or star, but rather the entire starry sky of this world.
Lu Yao quickly understood. Since Immortals could traverse the starry sky, they would naturally not be confined to a single star.
Of course, the Immortal Realm was not only inhabited by Immortals but also by a vast number of cultivators and ordinary people who could not traverse the starry sky, which was completely different from Lu Yao’s initial understanding.
It seems that no matter where you go, people are divided into different ranks.
Qi Huang also lamented inwardly.
Above the Immortal Realm was the Heavenly Realm, which was the domain of the Heavenly Dao.
It seems Du Jie wasn’t lying. As long as she breaks through the barrier of the Immortal Realm, she can find the Heavenly Dao.
Lu Yao felt that the road ahead was not as far as she had imagined, so she accelerated her absorption of Yin Energy.
After several years, Lu Yao’s strength once again reached the upper limit of the Immortal Realm, and she put on a mask to cover her blood-red tear.
Lu Yao concealed her zombie appearance and landed on a sparsely populated star. Without understanding the specific information about the Immortal Realm and the Heavenly Realm, she wouldn’t foolishly attempt to break through the shattered space.
Lu Yao chose a hidden spot to expand her senses, encompassing the entire star. She saw that the surface was rife with evil spirits, and ordinary people could only huddle in towns, relying on the protection of Immortals or cultivators to survive. This was no different from the Cultivation World.
Lu Yao prepared to inquire about the information she desired, so she headed towards a nearby village. These people living in villages were the weaker ones who couldn’t afford to go to towns, their lives and deaths left to fate.
“Save me! Save me!”
Just then, a man’s voice rang out. Miles away from Lu Yao, in a dense forest, a young man carrying a basket of mushrooms stumbled along, covered in wounds. His legs were torn apart by wild beasts.
And behind him, several wolf-like zombies with bared fangs and claws followed closely, ready to pounce at any moment.
