Nuclear-powered Sword Immortal-Chapter 617 - 609

"Brilliant! Simply brilliant!"

All day, the assault of the Heavenly Fire Sect was neither hurried nor delayed.

Immortal Fei Hong also faithfully defended according to the formation.

Both sides were like playing a turn-based game.

But the Divine Skills they deployed, the use of power was indeed refined to the extreme.

They wished to split a fraction of power to use as tenfold.

In terms of skills, the Profound Immortal Realm was streets ahead of the Longevity World.

Looking back, Jin Haoran’s control and application of Divine Skills was indeed a display of strength working miracles.

One could only say that different environments led to differences in systems.

Take Blue Star, for instance, being a Spiritless World, Martial Artists emphasize Ming Jin, Hidden Strength, and Transformation Zeal in their cultivation. But in the Longevity World, who would bother researching the combat skills of Body Refining, refining the organs, and blood exchange stages? Isn’t it better to focus on cultivating True Qi and Gang Qi and overpower with realms?

The application of Divine Skills in the Profound Immortal Realm is somewhat comparable to Blue Star.

Furthermore, Gu Jinlai discovered that in this world, it was significantly harder for Immortals to initiate resonance with the Great Dao. Even for a True Immortal as strong as himself, the effect of leveraging the Power of Dao amplified by his own Dao Fruit was just about a tenth or two.

It was only by deeply integrating with the Profound Immortal Realm as a Child of the Stars that he barely discerned some clues.

Heavenly Dao!

This world housed too many Heavenly Dao!

Although there were only a few strong Heavenly Dao, hundreds of weaker ones formed a network like a web, covering various places in the Profound Immortal Realm and also affecting the resonance between Immortals and the Power of Dao.

"It’s okay not to initiate Dao resonance if there isn’t enough Spirit Mechanism, but the Heavenly Dao itself also interferes with the manifestation of the Great Dao..."

Gu Jinlai suddenly understood why those True Immortals from the Immortal Country, upon arriving in the Profound Immortal Realm, felt that the cultivators here were weaker, and even arrogantly thought they could kill enemies beyond their own realms.

With the Spirit Mechanism regulated and the Great Dao affected, how could they not be weaker?

Gu Jinlai looked at the sky above Baihe City, where the Grotto Heaven was fully operational, pulling together the Spirit Mechanism.

He quickly realized something.

"The weak ones are the cultivators below the Daoist Master level. For Daoist Masters, they should have become stronger. The True Immortals in Sect powers that have Daoist Masters are also tremendously powerful because resources are more concentrated."

Gu Jinlai had never encountered a Daoist Master level person, but he could imagine such a scenario.

"Boom!"

Just when the battle was dragging on indecisively for a day, Immortal Fei Hong seemed to decide it couldn’t continue this way. Suddenly wielding the power of Grotto Heaven, he stepped out of Baihe City. His figure swelled in the wind, directly transforming into a towering giant two hundred meters tall.

"He manifested his True Immortal State, ready for a desperate fight."

This scene invigorated everyone on the allied side.

"Good! Quick! Fall back! Do not let him recover his spiritual power by backing into the Grotto Heaven! Wear him down!"

"Hahahaha, how dare he manifest his True Immortal State in front of us, the twelve Great True Immortals? Foolish! Did he think we wouldn’t flee?"

Each True Immortal laughed as, at the moment Immortal Fei Hong attacked, they dispersed in disarray.

Immortal Fei Hong pursued with all his might, but the True Immortal State, while boosting the combat power of True Immortals, also limited their speed because of their massive size.

Gu Jinlai manifesting his Holy True Body with the speed boost from Thunder Light Dragon Transformation being reduced is the best example.

In a single burst, Immortal Fei Hong could dash one or two thousand meters. Although he had trouble initiating resonances with the Great Dao, this speed was only comparable to that of Ordinary True Immortals. Facing the other True Immortals who scattered, he simply couldn’t catch up.

Thus, within just a few breaths, in order to conserve his strength, he had to revert to his True Immortal form and retreat back to Baihe Cave Heaven.

Seeing Immortal Fei Hong retreat, Zi Ruyan led the twelve True Immortals to surround once more, unleashing the Sky Flame Twelve Rings, continuing to bombard with flames as potent as Great Divine Power, draining the energy of Grotto Heaven.

But as for the efficiency of the attack...

Gu Jinlai felt that, had he not cultivated "Three Realms" and only relied on the Cultivation Technique of Eternal Furnace, his output efficiency would have been faster than that of the two Peak True Immortals, two Top True Immortals, and eight High-level and Ordinary True Immortals present.

"So this is the struggle of the Top True Immortals."

Gu Jinlai was not just bored but rather felt a bit sleepy watching it.

"You fundamentally don’t understand the dangers involved. Though it’s also Zi Ruyan, her mastery over Divine Skills is clearly a cut above Long Congyun. Each time she activates the Sky Flame Twelve Rings, the amount of power she consumes is a fraction less than Long Congyun. It might not be visible in the short term, but stretch the timeline to a hundred rounds, and the difference doubles..."

Yu Xu said, adopting the posture of someone experienced.

Gu Jinlai shook his head.

The True Immortals of the Profound Immortal Realm had all strayed from the right path. The competition was no longer about who was more powerful but about who could last to the end.

But it seemed there was no helping it.

After all, when you burst forth, others just run, and if you try to attack another Sect...

Get to know Grotto Heaven.

For cultivators of the same realm, a Grotto Heaven is like a turtle shell.

Once they reach the level of a Heavenly Immortal, the turtle shell can be upgraded once again.

If others do not confront you directly, and you cannot break through their Sect’s defenses, what can be done during a fight besides scratching each other?

Gu Jinlai now understood why only a True Immortal with a Grotto Heaven counted as a power. Without a Grotto Heaven, even the strongest of True Immortals were considered inferior...

"The world is so vast that nothing is truly bizarre."

Gu Jinlai watched the battle unfold with utter boredom.

The next day, the Grotto Heaven of Baihe City seemed even closer to collapsing, and out of necessity, Immortal Fei Hong again stealthily attempted to kill one or two True Immortals.

But these True Immortals were very cautious. As soon as Immortal Fei Hong appeared, they immediately scattered.

As long as they ran fast enough, they would not lose.

Thus, the battle dragged on to the fourth day. On this day, the Grotto Heaven of Baihe City seemed even likelier to be breached, but thanks to the self-sacrificing efforts of several Void Immortals from the Red Cloud Sect, they managed to keep the Grotto Heaven from falling and held on for another day.

Subsequently, this kind of combat extended to the fifth day, the sixth day...

Watching the Baihe Grotto Heaven, which seemed like it could be breached any second but still stood defiantly, even the slowest of the dozen True Immortals realized something was amiss.

"What’s going on? A damaged Grotto Heaven shouldn’t be able to hold out this long!"

"Indeed, even a whole Grotto Heaven, when we’ve attacked for six days, averaging hundreds of Great Divine Power attacks each day, should have been breached by now."

"Even though there’s time to recover, after six days of intense fighting, I’m somewhat unable to hold on anymore. Immortal Fei Hong, can he still hold on? There’s definitely a problem!"

The True Immortals gathered together with solemn expressions.

Zi Ruyan also nodded in agreement.

That an incomplete Grotto Heaven in Baihe City could hold out for so long was indeed abnormal.

At this moment, from the direction of Baihe City, Immortal Fei Hong’s figure appeared again, his Divine Thought pervasive: "Everyone, after six days of battle, our Red Cloud Sect’s strength must have earned everyone’s recognition by now. Why must you continue to press us so hard? Our Red Cloud Sect establishing itself in Baihe City is naturally akin to being a part of the Flame River Dao. Wouldn’t it be better for us to coexist in harmony in the future?"

During these six days, Long Congyun had consumed many elixirs for the Recovery of True Yuan, and naturally, he was reluctant to simply retreat now.

He glanced at Zi Ruyan and said, "If we allow Immortal Fei Hong to establish his sect, then other strongest True Immortals will likely do the same. The entire Flame River Dao will fall into chaos. Moreover, with each additional power, our share of Spirit Mechanism in the Flame River Dao will be reduced. The Heavenly Fire Sect will certainly be the first to be hit. I think... we should all manifest our True Immortal Bodies simultaneously, use our strongest methods, and crush the Red Cloud Sect’s Grotto Heaven."

"Then let’s go all out."

Zi Ruyan nodded her head.

"All out..."

Some True Immortals hesitated.

The Profound Immortal Realm is not like the Longevity World; spiritual energy is scarce. If True Immortals exhaust their power, recovery could often take three to five months. If they severely deplete their foundations, it might take three to five years to recuperate.

Each True Immortal is like a magic stabilizer in their small powers; such a lengthy period of weakness might not be a good thing.

Seeing this, Zi Ruyan immediately said, "If anyone gains little from this great battle, those who gain more must provide them with a bottle of Immortal Essence Pill."

Having said this, she looked at Long Congyun and Dong Ming, obviously thinking that ultimately these two powers could come out on top.

After reflecting for a moment, the two nodded: "Agreed."

"Then let’s get started."

As soon as Zi Ruyan finished speaking, she rose into the air and was the first to manifest her True Immortal Body.

Her True Immortal Body, although not as powerful as that of Immortal Fei Hong, was also over two hundred meters tall. The intense flames surrounding her made her look like a deity born from flames.

As she went all out, the other True Immortals also began to manifest their True Immortal forms, hundreds of meters, over two hundred meters tall. Immense waves of energy emanated from their bodies and instantly evolved into various Divine Skills, targeting Baihe City.

That moment unleashed such immense power that it finally invigorated Gu Jinlai’s spirit.

At this moment, they truly matched their statuses as True Immortals.

"I say, wouldn’t it have been better to let me properly complete the construction of the Red Cloud Grotto Heaven and settle down in the Flame River Dao? Why force me to this extent?"

Seeing this scene, a hint of melancholy appeared on Immortal Fei Hong’s face.

But this melancholy lasted only momentarily, and as his figure swelled against the wind, transforming into his True Body, it became brutal and ferocious: "Why must you force me to kill you all!"

The next moment, from the seemingly crumbling Grotto Heaven behind him, a terrifying power was abruptly activated. Heaven and earth resonated together, seemingly sensing some unknown threat.

Almost simultaneously, a stream of black radiance shone upon Immortal Fei Hong’s body, causing a gigantic ring of flames with a diameter of a thousand meters to emerge behind him. Within the ring, flames fiercely burned, even refining all surrounding matter and energy into its operational energy.

Even though only a trace of power leaked, the twelve True Immortals distinctly felt the temperature rising rapidly.

However...

Despite the heat wave hitting them, as they looked at the circle of firelight behind Immortal Fei Hong, the twelve True Immortals felt their hearts sinking fast.

This kind of power...

"Flame Heavenly Dao!"