Journey to the West: Sun Wukong's Advice System
Chapter 745 - 468: Who is the First Person Under the Supreme?_2

Chapter 745: Chapter 468: Who is the First Person Under the Supreme?_2

"These two individuals are the most supreme existences right below the Supreme," the Supreme of the Dao Realm said. "Who wins and who loses is not even certain for the Supreme. What Sword Immortal needs to do is give it his all. If he is defeated by Laozi, it will be a great blow to All Heavens."

The other Supremes knew this as well.

This battle, though seemingly simple, actually concerned the destiny of All Heavens and had to be approached with caution!

Many gazes in the Vast Wilderness were fixed upon that particular platform.

"Fellow Daoist Laozi has been concealing his brilliance and is extremely powerful. If it were not for some of us taking shortcuts, Fellow Daoist Laozi would have likely attained Dao ahead of us," Houtu said.

"Sword Immortal of the Heavens is also not weak. He is only a step away from becoming a Supreme, but achieving Dao in the Vast Wilderness is much more difficult than in the Heavens," Nu Wa stated, standing beside Houtu.

After the two of them achieved Supreme status, they had been observing the trends of the Vast Wilderness.

They were very interested when Sword Immortal came from the west to challenge Laozi.

They understood that this was essentially the strongest duel below the level of the Supreme, concerning both the Heavens and Vast Wilderness.

"I have long heard of the name of Fellow Daoist Sword Immortal," Laozi said, bowing. "Seeing you today, your reputation is indeed well-deserved."

Although this was a polite remark, Laozi sincerely meant it.

In all of the Heavens, there were not many who could elicit such a gesture from him.

Sword Immortal was one.

"You flatter me, Fellow Daoist. With your abilities, you should have been shining bright across the Heavens. You are truly too modest," Sword Immortal responded.

Watching the polite exchange between the two on stage, the creatures of the Heavens were speechless.

Why weren’t they starting the fight?

But from their conversation, it could also be seen that Sword Immortal was not looking for a weaker opponent to warm up with, contrary to what they had imagined.

"The Sword Master Sword Immortal has been missing for an Epoch. No one knows how strong he can be," Ling Tian pondered aloud.

Watching Sword Immortal on stage, he fell into thought.

He had lived through the era in which Sword Immortal had dominated the Heavens and knew just how brilliant Sword Immortal had been then.

At that moment, Sword Immortal drew his sword.

The Longsword in his hand was unexpectedly a Chaotic Spirit Treasure.

The Sword Intent around him swirled.

Suddenly, the Sword Intent trembled fiercely, revealing a broad protoform of a Great Path!

This path was, astonishingly, not the Sword Dao!

"In my life, I entered the dao through the sword, but what I cultivated was the Dao of Slaughter. I have buried too many creatures in my lifetime and was nearly blinded by the killing. Fortunately, my master enlightened me. After consolidating for an Epoch, my Dao of Slaughter is now complete!" Sword Immortal’s muffled voice echoed across the Vast Wilderness.

Many creatures of the Heavens were seeing Sword Immortal draw his sword for the first time.

They had seen Xia Feng draw his sword, carrying the years with his Sword Dao.

Sword Immortal, however, carried slaughter with his Sword Dao!

The protoform of the Great Path next to Sword Immortal was displayed in front of everyone, and it did not exhibit much of a killing intent, nor was there much surging of such intent.

But it could still instill a deep sense of dread in onlookers.

At a glance, it always felt like something within that protoform of the Great Path wanted to leap out and devour someone.

More accurately, any inadvertent glance would get completely locked by the killing intent!

Across from Sword Immortal, Laozi had put away the Heaven and Earth Mysterious Yellow Exquisite Pagoda that was behind him.

In front of him, the Tai Chi Diagram once again transformed into a crucible.

He specialized in the Alchemy Dao and the Artisan Dao, more precisely, the Dao of Refinement.

Although it was not an offensive Dao, it still possessed tremendous power.

Around Laozi, a protoform of the Great Path also manifested.

Actually, though Laozi had fought a few times, this was the first appearance of his Great Path protoform.

It was a Great Path long river, radiating with golden light.

Inside it, countless Golden Cores, each carrying three thousand Laws, bobbed up and down.

Although the Hundred Arts were not designed for combat, the moment the Great Path long river appeared, its power was by no means less than that of Sword Immortal’s Slaughter Path.

The two had not yet begun the fight, but the stage was already filled with tremendous power.

At this moment, whether they were engaged on the platform or not, everyone stopped what they were doing and looked towards the fierce competition between Laozi and Sword Immortal!

At this time, the creatures of the Heavens seemed to also realize something.

It seemed, Laozi was much stronger than they had imagined.

At least for now, in the clash of Laws, Laozi was absolutely not half less formidable than Sword Immortal.

Suddenly, Sword Immortal made his move.

It was just a simple sword draw and slash, but suddenly, the edge of the blade was enveloped in a red-black aura.

That was the purest essence of slaughter.

Even the casually emanating fluctuations of the Laws made one’s guts wrench and heart tremble.

Meanwhile, Laozi raised his hand, and the furnace transformed from the Tai Chi Diagram rose into the air.

"Boom!!!"

The currents of Alchemy Dao and the Dao of Tools blocked the path of the blade.

What seemed like a simple collision concealed boundless power.

The arena was protected by a light membrane; otherwise, it would have disintegrated under that impact.

"I understand that the Path of Slaughter could be this powerful, but for the Dao of Tools and Alchemy Dao to possess such strength, isn’t that too outrageous?" someone exclaimed in astonishment.

At this moment, those well-versed in both the Dao of Tools and Alchemy Dao, especially those who major in these paths, were the most exhilarated.

Laozi’s performance was like opening the doors to a new world for them—so this was another way to play, so the Dao of Tools and Alchemy Dao could also be this formidable.

Especially the Artisan God.

Watching Laozi’s casting, he stared unblinkingly.

The Dao of Tools and Alchemy Dao have always been mainstream within the Hundred Arts, typically supporting the Great Path.

But now, they could even compete with the primary offensive Path of Slaughter, something he had not anticipated.

He thought he had overestimated this ancient Laozi of the Vast Wilderness; but in the end, he had actually underestimated him!

Now the Artisan God was not only willing to concede but also felt a deep respect.

Laozi was a master of both Danqi paths, far surpassing him—to not admire him would be impossible.

At this moment, within the torrents of Laozi’s Dao of Tools and Alchemy Dao, various glimmers of light burst forth, representing various Powers of Laws twinkling within the torrents.

To accommodate the Three Thousand Laws within both paths of Danqi, this too was a type of Great Path.

This was also a fairly common one among All Heavens.

The Origin Supreme, for instance, had always used the Origin Pearl to nurture the Three Thousand Paths, as had most of the other Supremes.

"Laozi only needs to reach a critical point, to completely consolidate the Three Thousand Great Paths, and then he will step into the Supreme Realm," declared a Supreme.

They could feel that Laozi was very close to the Supreme Realm, exceptionally close.

In the case of Sword Immortal, there was the purest slaughter.

With one strike of his sword, death loomed.

In the last Epoch, Sword Immortal’s sword guaranteed casualties, bringing victory after victory to the practitioners of the Sword Realm.

In this Epoch, though he lay dormant, refining his Path of Slaughter, he had still not been idle, occasionally venturing out to slay beings of Dark Distortion.

"Your Path, is strong!" proclaimed Sword Immortal, wielding his sword.

In his eyes flashed a trace of solemnity.

In the last Epoch, he was hailed as the foremost being beneath the Supreme.

Indeed, he never really considered Xia Feng, who ranked below him, to be in his league.

If not for the arrangement of the Supreme of the Dao Realm, he might have ascended to the Supreme Realm in the last Epoch.

Laozi said nothing.

The torrents of the Danqi paths surged.

His Path was not limited to mere defense!

Seeing Laozi’s offensive onslaught approaching, Sword Immortal’s expression turned grave, and the aura of slaughter behind him swept forth.

Behind him, shadows after shadows emerged.

These were the lost souls fallen under his blade.

The sheer number chilled one’s spine, including several formidable spirits.

Seeing this surging, overwhelming slaughter, nearly everyone’s face began to twist with horror.

"It turns out, I’ve never been able to catch up to his footsteps!" Xia Feng lamented with repeated bitter smiles, overcome with dejection.

Across from him, Tongtian sighed deeply, saying, "Xia Feng, my fellow Daoist, you have pioneered a new path, and your road is equally vast. Just because you are not his equal now does not mean that you will not be equal to Sword Immortal in the future.

Moreover, Sword Immortal is not the one we should be pursuing—that person, is my elder brother!"

As he spoke, pride gleamed in Tongtian’s eyes.

He did not believe that Sword Immortal could surpass his elder brother.

Among the many innate divine beings of Vast Wilderness, his elder brother was definitely among the top echelon.

Facing the onslaught from Sword Immortal, Laozi was no less assertive, pointing his finger.

The furnace in front of him began to spin wildly.

Manifesting Yin and Yang, manifesting the Five Elements, even reflecting the Three Thousand Great Paths.