Nuclear-powered Sword Immortal-Chapter 618 - 610: Going Against

"You forced me to reveal the Flame Heavenly Dao and kill you all! Are you happy now!? Are you satisfied!?"

Immortal Fei Hong’s eyes were filled with fury and murderous intent, his whole body surrounded by a kilometer-wide ring of fire that raged wildly, even the air itself serving as fuel for the flames.

Just feeling the savage flames and high temperatures made Yu Xu, a Void Immortal, tremble in fear.

"Flame Heavenly Dao! Immortal Fei Hong... he actually has a Heavenly Dao!? He doesn’t even have a Grotto Heaven, how could he possibly possess a Heavenly Dao!?"

"I knew it! Immortal Fei Hong must have been confident to jump out at this time... He actually has this kind of opportunity; now things are dangerous!"

"We were so close! We almost let him establish his Grotto Heaven! Once he had his Grotto Heaven completed, and used it to carry the Heavenly Dao... Red Cloud Sect would have jumped to becoming a mid-sized power, firmly establishing its foothold in the Flame River Dao!"

The Mahayana Saint and Righteous Sect Immortal were uneasy, situated far behind the battlefield.

Zi Ruyan was the first to summon a Dao Artifact at this crucial time, the artifact shimmering with Xuan Light. Taking advantage of the wide-open Grotto Heaven, she clearly saw concealed deep within the Grotto Heaven, a figure eight hundred meters tall, engulfed in roaring flames.

Although this figure bathed in flames, there was no sign of life.

"Immortal Master’s corpse!"

Zi Ruyan swiftly identified what it was: "Top Immortal Masters, when attemptruying to advance to Infinite Profound Immortal, often integrate as Heaven Dao and Grotto Heaven into their bodies, refining it as part of their Immortal Body. This process is extremely dangerous, any mishap can cause the Heavenly Dao to rampage or the Grotto Heaven to collapse, waiting for the Immortal Master is but one outcome—death... This Immortal Master obviously failed to refine this Grotto Heaven, dying from its collapse..."

Suddenly, she realized something: "It’s the Divine Phoenix Immortal Master! Flame Heavenly Dao, and the Immortal Master who hasn’t been seen in almost a century—the only one is the Divine Phoenix Immortal Master! A hundred years ago, the Divine Phoenix Sect sparked a major upheaval in the south, suppressed by the Southern Domain’s overlord, the Chi Family. The Divine Phoenix Immortal Master vanished along with the core of his Grotto Heaven, unexpectedly trying to secretly advance to the Infinite Profound Immortal Realm! But, his attempt failed, and all of this ended up falling into the hands of his successor, Immortal Fei Hong!?"

"No wonder Immortal Fei Hong let us attack for six days straight... The Flame Heavenly Dao not only can be immune to all attacks from Fire Series Great Divine Powers, but it can also absorb fire-type energies, transforming them for his own use! These six days, we were actually fueling this Heavenly Dao!?"

"Quick! Send a message to the Heavenly Fire Sect to summon the ’Lightless’ Heavenly Dao!"

Long Congyun, Dong Ming, and others shouted urgently.

"You won’t have the chance," Immortal Fei Hong said coldly, pointing a vacant hand, and a phoenix-like flame phantom coalesced.

This flaming phantom, initially equivalent to an ordinary Great Divine Power, increased dramatically in strength as the circles of flame aura behind him infused power into it, materializing into a gigantic flaming beast over a thousand meters tall, almost as if a genuine divine Phoenix had descended to the world.

"Burn! My Sky Dance Flame Phoenix!"

"Roarrrrr!"

The wind and thunder roared!

Wind and Rain Tower Dong Ming instantly wielded a Divine Sword, with thunder roaring along the sword blade, piercing through the sky like a silver dragon, and exploded on the thousand-meter Flame Phoenix. The violent force caused flames to splatter from the body of the Flame Phoenix, sparking huge fires on the ground.

But...

That was all.

This attack could not even penetrate let alone defeat the Flame Phoenix.

To the thousand-meter-wide, fully energy-formed Flame Phoenix, it only amounted to a slight annoyance.

"Squawk!"

The Flame Phoenix let out a piercing shriek, its massive body soared into the sky, lunging toward Wind and Rain Tower Dong Ming with incredible speed, the horrifying heat suffocating many. Even the clouds in the sky seemed to turn red as if the entire void was aflame.

"Retreat! Retreat first!"

Seeing this scene, Zi Ruyan made a quick decision, using an Escape Skill to get away immediately.

She didn’t need to order it; the other true Immortals were already frantically scattering in all directions.

The Void Immortals and Saints in the rear also followed, fleeing for their lives.

However, the Flame Phoenix’s speed had reached a level comparable to that of a Heavenly Immortal. Under its attack, the first Immortal Dong Ming targeted was instantly turned to ashes, not even leaving dust behind.

Following that, the Flame Phoenix quickly split into eleven smaller phoenixes each continuing to pursue the eleven other Immortals, with numerous flames dropping from these phoenixes transforming into similarly-sized flame birds. Screaming in high heat, they dove toward the fleeing Void Immortals and Saints like suicidal unmanned aircraft.

Any of these flame birds striking anyone resulted in an explosion, releasing energy comparable to Great Divine Powers.

For the Void Immortals who likely didn’t possess defensive Dao Artifacts, facing such attacks was akin to facing death directly.

Gu Jinlai and others were also within the range of those fleeing.

"Daoist, move quickly!"

Yu Xu shouted as he commanded the other Void Immortals, "Azure Dragon, White Tiger, Vermilion Bird, Xuanwu, form a formation, block the rear, and assist Daoist in retreating."

The four Void Immortals frowned, being asked to cover the retreat at such a critical moment of life and death...

However, seeing Immortal Fei Hong’s Killing Move charging towards the eleven True Immortals, they still followed orders, set up the Formation, and upon detecting the approach of Firebirds, their swordsmanship Divine Skills were activated. Sword light crisscrossed the sky, shredding the Firebirds mid-air.

Yet, the sheer number of these Firebirds, whose contained power reached a level comparable to a fifty-million-ton nuclear bomb, bombarded them intensely. Even the four Void Immortals found it somewhat difficult to withstand.

Especially since behind those Firebirds, there were hundreds of figures controlling swords through the sky, ruthlessly pursuing...

Yes, controlling swords.

Even Mahayana Saints, on normal days, would not easily control swords to avoid needless consumption of True Yuan, but in such fierce battles...

To be precise, at the critical moment of picking bodies and collecting war spoils, all the Majestic and Returning to Void, led by the Void Immortals, controlled swords and charged at them.

And among those targeting Gu Jinlai and his group, there were more than a dozen people.

"Doesn’t the Heavenly Fire Sect have any trump card?"

Faced with this situation, Gu Jinlai couldn’t help feeling speechless, still thinking about whether he could gain any advantage.

"There might be a trump card, but, the Flame Heavenly Dao belongs to a combat-power enhancement type of Heavenly Dao. Even though the master of this Heavenly Dao is already dead, after Immortal Fei Hong activates it, the combat power will still be enhanced to rival a Heavenly Immortal... no, he already has the foundation of a Strongest True Immortal. With the boost from the Flame Heavenly Dao, he might be able to exhibit the power of a high-level Heavenly Immortal, even that of a top Heavenly Immortal. Even if the Heavenly Fire Sect has a trump card, it wouldn’t help much."

As Yu Xu spoke, he looked at the continuously charging Firebirds, his expression growing uglier, "This won’t do, our power will soon be exhausted by these Firebirds, and when that dozen or so disciples from the Red Cloud Sect catch up, we only have a dead end."

"Are there True Immortals charging back?"

At that moment, Gu Jinlai seemed to sense something.

Out of the dispersed eleven True Immortals, five had already been caught and killed, yet four of them, together with Immortal Yan Liu, turned around and charged towards Baihe City.

"They want to destroy that Immortal Master’s corpse! The Grotto Heaven of the Red Cloud Sect is not yet complete, it can’t accommodate the Flame Heavenly Dao. If they can destroy the Immortal Master’s corpse, the Flame Heavenly Dao, lacking a vessel, will dissipate on its own."

Yu Xu immediately perceived the plan of Immortal Yan Liu and others, a glimmer of hope flashing in his eyes.

These four True Immortals are putting themselves in mortal danger for a chance at survival.

But the next second, Immortal Fei Hong directly returned, abandoning the pursuit of the other three True Immortals. He swept up the Fierce Flames like a tsunami and charged directly at the four great True Immortals led by Immortal Yan Liu. Wherever the Fierce Flames went, they boiled the sea and burned the sky. The sky within hundreds of miles was completely ignited, turning into intense flames.

"This is it, if Zi Ruyan, Long Congyun, Yun Zhen, and others clash with Immortal Fei Hong and have any trump cards, consuming a part of the power of the Flame Heavenly Dao, there might still be hope. After all, the Red Cloud Sect doesn’t have a Grotto Heaven to carry it, the Flame Heavenly Dao is rootless duckweed. Even though he previously nurtured the Flame Heavenly Dao in the Divine Phoenix Immortal Master’s corpse and activated it, he can no longer seal it back, effectively making it a one-time Killing Move..."

Seeing this scene, Yu Xu’s face turned deathly pale,"But right now, just the four True Immortals choosing to go against the flow... can’t possibly exhaust the power of the Flame Heavenly Dao..."

"Daoist, considering our situation, it’s best if we scatter and flee. We have already undergone the Tribulation and become immortals, so we are more noticeable and can attract the attention of those at the Proving Realm from the Red Cloud Sect, but you are just a Mahayana Saint. Be careful, you may not be targeted. Even if you are, as long as not an Immortal is striking, with the two Dao Artifacts on you, you have a much better chance of escaping than if we all withdraw together."

At this moment, the elder managing the Sword Array, the Green Dragon Elder, suddenly spoke.

Upon hearing this, Yu Xu quickly realized that the elders like Azure Dragon, White Tiger, Vermilion Bird, and Xuanwu intended on fleeing separately.

"Then let’s scatter and escape."

Gu Jinlai said.

"Daoist..."

"The elders are right, by scattering, our chances of survival increase. After all, the number of disciples from the Red Cloud Sect is limited. If I’m lucky, I might be able to safely leave Baihe City."

Gu Jinlai waved his hand and, as if fearing Yu Xu wouldn’t follow, hastened forward, "I’ll go first, let’s regroup at the Creation Gate."

The few Void Immortal Elders, seeing this, felt somewhat guilty.

But in a life and death situation, they were not determined to risk their lives for a Mahayana Saint,

Even if Gu Jinlai was Sect Leader Jiang Yujian’s brother.

After all, the real decision-maker in the Creation Gate now was Immortal Ye Yan.

"Let’s go."

Thinking this, the four Void Immortals quickly dispersed.

...

Elsewhere, Gu Jinlai, as Man and Sword as One, flew thousands of miles to the outskirts, seemingly wary of running out of energy. Upon spotting a mountain forest that stretched for hundreds of miles, he directly descended.

When he reappeared, his form and appearance had slightly changed.

But unlike just now, when he was moving away from the battlefield near Baihe City, at this moment, he accelerated, heading straight towards Baihe City.

"Heavenly Dao, ah, the essence of the power system in the Profound Immortal Realm, I wonder if the Grotto Heaven I’ve forged inside me can withstand this Flame Heavenly Dao."

With this thought, Gu Jinlai no longer concealed his own Qi. The Thunder Light Dragon Transformation was deployed, accompanied by deafening roars, and he, like a bolt of lightning, tore through the Sky Dome, streaking towards Baihe City at dozens of times the speed of sound.