Everlasting

Chapter 1163 Defeating a Half-step Gold Immortal

Translator: podao001

“A combat puppet at the half-step Gold Immortal stage.” Chen Feng’s eyes glimmered with light as he rapidly analysed this combat puppet.

Like the previous one, this combat puppet was created from a human cultivator. His mind and personal will had been wiped out, leaving only the will to fight.

The final conclusion that Chen Feng came to was that this was just an ordinary half-step Gold Immortal without any special genes. Even so, Chen Feng could still feel a strong atmosphere of suppression from this combat puppet, which gave him a suffocating feeling.

Although Chen Feng had faced off against Gold Immortals before, that was with the protection of the Longevity Tower. At present, however, the Longevity Tower was not with him. Even the Blood Mustering Bead and Bedazzling Star Map was with his clone. Thus, Chen Feng could only rely on his own strength for this.

Various thoughts ran across Chen Feng’s mind. As he inspected his opponent, he also utilized a bewitching-type illusion technique. However, before he could finish his move, the opponent had already charged forward. Even before exchanging a single move, Chen Feng was already feeling the urge to turn tail and run away.

Secretly channelling the Primary Self Anchoring Mantra to stabilize his state of mind, Chen Feng pushed out with both hands to block. Next, a booming sound rang out and Chen Feng’s whole body flinched before he was sent flying. Before Chen Feng could stabilize his body, the opponent appeared before him and a fist smashed him to the ground.

Chen Feng waved his hand and five bolts of divine lightning, of the metal, wood, water, fire and earth attributes respectively, flew out before blowing up. The resulting shockwaves sent the two of them flying away.

Truly, formidable. Facing a half-step Gold Immortal is like facing an adult as a child. However, I am still able to take his attacks. Chen Feng spat out a mouthful of blood and the imprint of a fist could be seen on his chest.

Sou!

The half-step Gold Immortal appeared before Chen Feng. Once again, a fist smashed its way towards Chen Feng. The opponent did not bring out any magic treasures. And yet, just the attack from his fist was already containing Ageless power. The devastating power that made its way into Chen Feng’s body could preserve itself, making it very hard to unravel.

This opponent was able to suppress Chen Feng, both in terms of level and state of mind. Due to that, Chen Feng’s reaction rate became a notch slower. By the time Chen Feng was able to adjust himself, the opponent’s attack had already landed on his body.

The Longevity Wings on his back flapped furiously and every flap would unravel a bit of the opponent’s strength. As for Chen Feng, both his hands laboured to trace a pattern. Following the movements of Chen Feng’s fingers, strangely-shaped fine lines kept appearing to intertwine with one another and the offensive power of the half-step Gold Immortal before him began diminishing. Even his speed was falling.

Longevity Sealing Technique!

Chen Feng’s hands finally stopped moving, but intertwining patterns appeared within both his eyes to form a dimension to entrap their surroundings.

Longevity Dimension Technique!

Chen Feng finally had the time to take a breather. However, it only lasted for one blink of the eye. By the time a sword appeared in Chen Feng’s hand, the opponent had already broken free from the restraining power around him and recovered his freedom to move.

A beam of sword light roared forth. Next, it transformed into two before transforming again into four. Then, the four beams swirled around to stab at the half-step Gold Immortal from four different directions.

This sword that Chen Feng was utilizing was something that he had obtained by blackmailing those cultivators back then. A low-grade Divine artifact, it possessed the dao of carnage and bloodthirstiness and a very formidable offensive power. Chen Feng had swiftly selected it from the Divine artifacts in his arsenal.

Only, before the four sword beams could even approach the half-step Gold Immortal, an arc-like stream of golden light flashed out to individually shatter the sword beams.

After shattering the sword beams, the stream of golden light turned to slash towards Chen Feng.

Ding!

The sword struck the stream of golden light to elicit a loud, shaking sound. An Ageless power then coursed through the sword to enter Chen Feng’s body, causing cracks to spread across his internal organs.

Ding! Ding! Ding!

A series of collisions forced Chen Feng to take several steps back. In the end, he managed to shatter apart the stream of golden light. However, the eyes of the half-step Gold Immortal flashed with light as he employed a soul attack at Chen Feng.

“Bring it! Soul Subduing Mantra!” Chen Feng shouted and his essence, energy and soul power abruptly vaulted skywards. A Soul Subduing Talisman – shimmering with light – flew out to collide against the opponent’s attack.

“Soul Anchor!”

Chen Feng shouted again and his divine sense, which had been in a somewhat scattered state, immediately converged. His soul flame burned with greater vigour and Chen Feng kept spurring his insight acupoints. In the end, Chen Feng’s Combat acupoint burst open and his will to fight rose steadily, becoming at least 10 times stronger.

The emergence of the Combat acupoint triggered a chain reaction. His Six Unity acupoints, the Essence, Energy, Soul, Blood, Surge and Force acupoints responded all of a sudden. Thanks to this formidable power, Chen Feng’s state of mind grew clearer, giving him a greater grasp of the situation and the way it was developing.

Shua!

Chen Feng’s sword moved, seemingly slashing out in a gentle manner only to instantly arrive before his opponent. After opening his Combat acupoint, the strength of his abilities had increased by 30%.

In truth, Chen Feng was aware that his body did not really possess a Combat acupoint. Instead, it was because his cultivation had reached a certain level, causing a transformation in his strength and comprehension. This was also the effect of forming True laws as a True Immortal, the ability to create something from nothing. This was the ability of creation. Every cultivator who had developed a bodily world could do something like this.

Next up, Chen Feng was no longer constantly giving ground. Occasionally, he would counter attack and succeed in striking his opponent. Finally, the opponent’s iron fist struck Chen Feng’s body again, but Chen Feng’s sword also stabbed into the opponent’s chest.

Boom!

Next, the sword – a low-grade Divine artifact – blew up from within the half-step Gold Immortal’s body. Instantly, the vitality of the half-step Gold Immortal plummeted by half. The Longevity Wings on Chen Feng’s back then spread out before swiftly swinging out. As a result, two fine lines appeared in space and two lines appeared on the body of the half-step Gold Immortal. Following that, the two lines turned into cracks before golden-coloured energy streams burst out from the cracks haphazardly. After that, the half-step Gold Immortal shattered apart.

Following the advancement in the Longevity Wings’ level, this spiritwalking technique could – in addition to its ability to transcend space-time – also unleash a slicing power that was in no way inferior compared to Divine artifacts.

A mote of starlight then flew into Chen Feng’s hand, where it transformed into a small sword.

A pity, after the low-grade Divine sword blew up, it only has 20% of its power left. Still, I do have enough Divine artifacts on me. The Longevity Sword then flew out to devour the small sword.

After taking a minor break, Chen Feng then entered the 95th palace hall.

Having defeated a half-step Gold Immortal, Chen Feng knew that it would be somewhat difficult for him to improve his strength again. Given his present level of strength, in order to grow even stronger, he would need to study the grand dao laws and increase his cultivation level. At any rate, the number of laws that Chen Feng had refined into his body was simply too high. Certainly, he was capable of bringing out a portion of their power. But take the strongest Ageless law within him for example. That law, obtained from a Gold Immortal, was not something that Chen Feng could comprehend within a short time.

A monumental chasm in cultivation levels was not something that talent alone could bridge.

“I wonder, what will this stage bring?” Chen Feng’s Combat acupoint kept expanding and he was able to constantly maintain a vigorous will to fight.

As Chen Feng was in the midst of giving it his all to make his way through the palace halls and improve his strength, the Longevity Tower was engaged in a great battle with his opponent within a desolate region of space.

Boom!

A gigantic golden-coloured hand moved through the entire starry space, leaving chaos in its wake. Many stars were destroyed and who knows just how many living creatures were killed off as a result.

The gigantic golden hand appeared to be made from gold itself. It did not shine with golden light. And yet, it appeared even stronger and more tangible. Every part of the hand, every move it made, all of it was filled with explosive power.

This was a bona fide Gold Immortal, an ageless existence within the universe.

The objective of the golden hand was a small, nine-storey tower that was drifting in space. Every now and again, a faint cyan light would flash out from the Longevity Tower’s dark-yellow body. It appeared to be in a disadvantageous position.

“Longevity Tower, you cannot escape.” A grand aura, seemingly originating from the very beginning of time, spread out. It was as though this was the true overlord of the universe and just the soundwaves were enough to destroy planets.

“Ha ha ha ha ha! A little runt like you thinks he can get me? You must be tired of living!” Tower’s voice was even more majestic, like an elderly man who had lived through billions of years.

“Longevity Tower, this is no longer the past. Back then, you were a peerless existence and I was indeed an unremarkable little fellow. But now? You should understand. There are countless people targeting you. As for me, I am a member of the Celestial Longevity Plane. I have the qualifications to possess the Longevity Tower.” The golden hand disappeared and a middle-aged man in cyan robes appeared in the starry space. His body was gigantic and just a simply move from him could stir the river of stars in space. A swing from his hand could bring utter devastation, create new worlds and give birth to new lives.

“You? Qualified to possess the Longevity Tower? What an unbelievable joke! The Celestial Longevity Plane has many Gold Immortals. You cannot even be considered one of the top-ranking Gold Immortals there!” The Longevity Tower issued out a wild laughter.

“As a member of the Celestial Longevity Plane, you dare attack me? This is a crime that would bring upon you the punishment of utter obliteration.” Invisible energy waves swept forward, making its way through space-time to arrive before the Gold Immortal. But the Gold Immortal was like a boulder that could remain unmoved in the face of a river for 10,000 years. The energy waves failed to move him in the slightest.

“It’s useless. Longevity Tower, for the sake of this opportunity, I have placed my billions of years of cultivation base on the line. No matter what happens, I must succeed,” the Gold Immortal said, striding forward. One step from him propelled him across several rivers of stars. Additionally, a unique-looking longbow had also appeared in his hand. Despite him not pulling the bowstring, the longbow was already radiating an aura of death.

“The Soul Demise Bow. Tsk, tsk. To think that you would be able to borrow this Divine artifact over. However, the Soul Demise Bow is just a mid-grade Divine artifact. Facing me, it wouldn’t even dare move,” the Longevity Tower responded with a ridiculing tone.

“That was in the past,” the Gold Immortal said, shouting as he pulled the bowstring. There was no arrow nocked. And yet, the longbow responded by releasing a lengthy roar that could shake one’s very soul. The starry space was stirred and a grey-coloured arrow was formed. There was a high number of runes shimmering across the surface of the arrow. This arrow was the product of the fused power of the longbow itself and the Gold Immortal’s power.

“Break!”

The arrow instantly arrived before the Longevity Tower. Suddenly, a white and tender hand appeared to easily grab hold of the arrow, the same arrow which contained a power that could obliterate worlds.

A youngster with a sunny smile had appeared. Tightening his grip, he broke the arrow into motes of starlight.

“You’re the Longevity Tower’s artifact spirit!” The Gold Immortal’s face sank. It would appear that a variable had arisen.

“I am Tower.”

The figures of the Longevity Tower and the youngster slowly superimposed upon one another and a wave of terrifying aura abruptly spread out to envelop the entire star region.