218: A simple knife

Xun Xiuyuan saw Lin Batian's movements and felt a little touched.

The War God Hall's Divine Generals were very concerned about him.

He chuckled and said, "Protector Lin, no need to run. Let's fight!"

Having spoken, Xun Xiuyuan had already drawn his long saber and, with a flash, appeared before the seven opponents.

Xun Xiuyuan gave an evil, charming smile, raised his long saber high, and struck out with one slash.

The seemingly simple slash, as if containing some profound truth of the Great Dao, actually sealed all escape routes for the seven Invincible Celestial Gods opposite him.

With just a simple slash, the space where the seven Invincible Celestial Gods stood was completely sealed.

The seven Invincible Celestial Gods' expressions changed. Facing Xun Xiuyuan's slash, all seven had a misconception, feeling as if they were facing a God King.

Among the seven Heavenly God Realm cultivators, only Chu You had truly fought Xun Xiuyuan, but at this moment, Chu You also narrowed his eyes, revealing an expression of disbelief.

How long had it been? This Palace Lord of the Heavenly Palace had grown in strength far too quickly.

One must know that in the late stage of the Invincible Celestial Gods, the addition of each law required long years of accumulation, ranging from a few hundred to several thousand years, and was not something that happened overnight.

However, this rule was completely ineffective for this Palace Lord of the Heavenly Palace. At their first meeting, he was only in the True God Realm; at their second, he was already in the Heavenly God Realm.

And at their third meeting, he was already close to the God King Realm.

It was simply unbelievable.

Gu Shan shouted, "Disperse!"

He then utilized all the power of his laws, painstakingly forcing open a tiny crack in the space sealed by Xun Xiuyuan, and instantly teleported a minuscule distance, evading the range of Xun Xiuyuan's saber light.

Ouyang Si and Chu You performed the same maneuver, desperately avoiding Xun Xiuyuan's slash.

These three were veteran Invincible Celestial Gods, not far from integrating their seventh law, which was why they managed to narrowly secure a sliver of survival.

But the remaining four Heavenly God Realm cultivators, namely Chu Yu and the three Heavenly God Realm cultivators of the Xuan Yue Wolf Clan—these four Heavenly Gods who had only recently entered the Invincible Celestial Gods—were not so lucky.

Xun Xiuyuan's simple slash instantly split into four saber lights, striking the four individuals.

After this slash, Chu Yu was severely injured, and the other three Invincible Celestial Gods suffered two dead and one injured.

The outcome of this single slash, not to mention Gu Shan and Chu You on the opposite side, even Lin Batian and Chen Li were wide-mouthed in shock.

After delivering the slash, Xun Xiuyuan's face was filled with excitement. Had he already become this strong?

He was already this powerful with eight laws integrated into his body. What if all twelve laws were integrated?

He estimated that with that previous slash, none of the seven opponents would have escaped.

In fact, Xun Xiuyuan still underestimated his own strength. If all twelve laws were integrated into his body, even if he hadn't become a God King, killing the seven Heavenly God Realm cultivators opposite him would have been a matter of a single thought.

The power of one additional law was not as simple as 1+1=2.

The moment Gu Shan escaped, he saw the fate of the other four Invincible Celestial Gods. He dared not fight Xun Xiuyuan again and pulled out a Greater Teleportation Talisman, preparing to flee.

Chu You did the same.

Ouyang Si was the most decisive, having already rendezvoused with Ghost Dragon and left this space.

Seven Invincible Celestial Gods came in full force to intercept the Heavenly Palace's attack, but Xun Xiuyuan only made one slash, and the seven-person team, with deaths and injuries, instantly disintegrated.

Before Gu Shan could tear open space, Xuan Yue had already arrived on the scene.

Xun Xiuyuan had not yet unleashed his second slash when he found that space was completely sealed, making it incredibly difficult even to move his saber.

Lin Batian, having witnessed many battles of God Kings, naturally knew that a God King had made a move.

After space was completely sealed, Lin Batian couldn't even transmit his voice.

He could only shout, "Palace Lord, run! It's a God King."

Gu Shan and Chu You, seeing this, immediately put away the Greater Teleportation Talismans they were preparing to use and moved behind the figure.

Xun Xiuyuan at this moment looked up and saw the mysterious God King.

A slender, long-haired middle-aged man, with a hint of paleness in his complexion.

The God King looked at Xun Xiuyuan, his eyes filled with indifference. The more powerful Ling Tian's successor was, the more he had to die.

At this moment, Xiao Xuan's voice rang in Xun Xiuyuan's mind: "Master, this guy is that old man from the tenth floor of the Ling Tian Pagoda; his soul aura is exactly the same."

Xun Xiuyuan immediately knew who the God King before him was: it was Xuan Yue, from whom Ling Tian had taken a portion of his soul.

He carefully sensed the surrounding World Power, unable to move it. Just as Xun Xiuyuan was at a loss, the continent in his Sea of Consciousness suddenly trembled, emitting a trace of World Power. Xun Xiuyuan immediately felt a slight loosening in the surrounding space.

Xuan Yue instantly perceived Xun Xiuyuan's condition and looked at him in surprise, saying, "Indeed formidable. To have comprehended the mysteries of an inner world while still in the Heavenly God Realm, I absolutely cannot let you live."

Xuan Yue instantly transformed into his true form, attacking Xun Xiuyuan with a claw.

Xun Xiuyuan gathered all his strength, using the trace of World Power he had just perceived to pry open the spatial seal around him.

He raised his long saber with all his might, meeting Xuan Yue's giant claw.

It wasn't that Xun Xiuyuan didn't want to leave, but Xuan Yue's spatial seal was too powerful. Xun Xiuyuan simply couldn't teleport out of this space.

This was no longer a simple spatial seal; it was a projection of World Power. Everything within the projected range was under Xuan Yue's control.

That Xun Xiuyuan could even raise his saber to resist had already exceeded Xuan Yue's expectations.

As an old God King, if his soul hadn't been severed by that old scoundrel Ling Tian, how could he possibly be dealing with a Heavenly God Realm cultivator who could even resist him?

The giant claw collided with Xun Xiuyuan's long saber. Xun Xiuyuan instantly retreated violently, spitting out a mouthful of blood, yet still standing in the void.

Xuan Yue's wolf claw felt a pang of soreness.

At this moment, Xuan Yue finally took the Heavenly God before him seriously. What a powerful physique!

It was already on par with a God King who had just entered the God King Realm.

In the instant of the collision, when the spatial seal briefly loosened, Xun Xiuyuan pulled out a jade slip.

He only managed to say, "I am Xun Xiuyuan, save me!"

After he finished speaking, Xuan Yue's second claw had already reached Xun Xiuyuan's head. As Xun Xiuyuan crushed the jade slip, he once again raised his saber and struck at the wolf claw.

This time, Xun Xiuyuan flew even further and spat out even more blood.

Xuan Yue saw that ordinary attacks simply couldn't kill Xun Xiuyuan, and his expression towards Xun Xiuyuan grew even more ferocious.

At this point, Xuan Yue no longer cared about the War God Hall. Since he had made an enemy of such a junior, there was no possibility of letting him go. This boy would definitely become a second Ling Tian if he grew up.

He utilized all his World Power, surrounding Xun Xiuyuan.

Xun Xiuyuan instantly felt that even if he used all his strength, he couldn't budge the sealed space. He knew that he might not be able to withstand this move.

He called out in his heart, "Xiao Xuan! Xiao Xuan!"

Xiao Xuan's voice also came, very anxious: "Master, I don't know why, but I can't get out."

In fact, when Xun Xiuyuan first took the God King's first claw head-on, Xiao Xuan had wanted to come out and bring Xun Xiuyuan into the Ling Tian Pagoda.

However, after many attempts, the Ling Tian Pagoda could not emerge from Xun Xiuyuan's Sea of Consciousness into the real void.