Life span plundered, I became a detective and achieved immortality

Chapter 1211 I Only Want Your Life

Hongmeng Immortal Palace, Hongmeng Grand Hall.

Su Mo sat cross-legged on the enlightenment futon, the water mirror floating before him like a miniature universe, its surface flowing with primordial purple energy, clearly reflecting the fawning appearance of Immortal King Yuan Jin from billions of eons away, even the obsequious wrinkles on the other's face were clearly visible. He lightly tapped his knees with his fingertips, making a soft "tap-tap" sound, the rhythm unhurried, as if weighing something, a cold smile slowly curving his lips: "Old man Yuan Jin, you've certainly given in quickly enough."

"But if apologies were effective, would so many people have died in this world?" A cold glint flashed in Su Mo's eyes, and the primordial spiritual light around him suddenly tightened, like a sharp sword about to be drawn from its sheath. His voice turned cold, carrying a resolute determination: "Your life is mine to take!"

The next second...

Within the ruins of the Primordial Immortal Realm, in the Yuanjin Immortal Kingdom.

The illusory body of the spirit was like two primordial divine spears, with an invincible sharpness, locking onto the Immortal King Yuan Jin, and slowly said, "Is this your last words? Then go on your way."

The voice was high and mighty, devoid of any human warmth, as if the ruler of fate was pronouncing the final fate of Immortal King Yuanjin. Every word struck Immortal King Yuanjin's heart like a heavy hammer, making his immortal soul tremble.

"not good!"

Immortal King Yuan Jin felt a sudden tremor in his heart, as if he had fallen into an extremely cold icy hell. A bone-chilling coldness rushed from the soles of his feet to the top of his head, causing him to shiver involuntarily. The golden divine light around him rippled.

"Senior, do you really intend to kill us all?" Immortal King Yuanjin roared urgently, his voice trembling with a final struggle. "Although I am no match for you, don't forget, this is the Yuanjin Immortal Kingdom, my training ground! If we fight to the death, I will certainly not escape death, but you, senior, will not have an easy time either. You will inevitably pay a heavy price! Is it worth it for such a trivial matter?"

Seeing that the illusory spirit remained unmoved, Immortal King Yuanjin quickly added, "If Senior is willing to forgive and forget, I am willing to offer five layers of resources from the Yuanjin Immortal Kingdom as a token of my apology! I wonder what Senior's intentions are?"

"Nothing much." The illusory spirit's voice was as cold as ice, and without the slightest hesitation, it resolutely refused, "I only want your life!"

My breakthrough relied on devouring the true spirits of powerful beings; the resources of a mere fifth-level immortal kingdom wouldn't even be enough to fill a gap in my teeth. Moreover, once I killed Immortal King Yuan Jin, the entire Yuan Jin Immortal Kingdom would be my for the taking; why would I need him to "generously open his wallet" for me?

"Senior, you..." Immortal King Yuan Jin wanted to make one last attempt to persuade him, but before he could finish speaking, the illusory body of Ling Xu slowly raised its palm. The palm rapidly enlarged in the chaos, with the primordial Dao rhythm flowing between its lines, like a universe slowly pressing down, a palm striking down towards him.

With this palm strike, the illusory body of the spirit held nothing back, seemingly venting all the pent-up frustration of being suppressed for three hundred thousand years. The terrifying power, comparable to that of a third-tier Eternal Immortal King, erupted with all its might, causing the entire Void Star Abyss to tremble violently. The numerous immortal domains attached to the surrounding area crumbled one after another like fallen leaves swept by a gale. Countless living beings were completely annihilated under this pressure, without even having time to scream, leaving not even a trace of their true spirit behind.

"This power...it really is a third-tier Eternal Immortal King..." Immortal King Yuan Jin's heart sank to the bottom, his eyes filled with horror. Although he had suspected it before, when it all became a reality, the overwhelming despair still made his whole body go cold, and even his bones trembled.

"The only thing we can do now is to buy time as much as possible, hoping that everything is still in time..." Immortal King Yuan Jin gritted his teeth, a hint of determination and madness flashing in his eyes.

"Roar... Immortal Kingdom Origin, explode for me!"

"Boom..."

The entire Yuanjin Immortal Kingdom trembled violently. The outer star abysses, such as the Void Abyss and the Void Origin Star Abyss, began to collapse and disintegrate like water churned with a boulder. The faith of countless beings within the immortal kingdom was forcibly extracted, transforming into a golden torrent that surged into the body of the Yuanjin Immortal King. The immortal kingdom's will, now integrated into his body, rapidly increased, allowing his cultivation to break through its shackles and enter the second-tier Eternal Immortal King realm. He then surged forward towards the late second-tier stage, his aura as violent as a prison.

That wasn't all. Immortal King Yuan Jin flipped his hand, and a blood-red pill, shaped like a blood-red sun, appeared in his palm. The surface of the pill was covered with viscous blood light and emitted a pungent, nauseating stench. It was the aura condensed from the essence of countless living beings, which even distorted and deformed the surrounding chaotic air currents, as if they were about to be mercilessly corroded.

Looking at the blood pill, a hint of hesitation flashed in Yuan Jin Immortal King's eyes. The Source Explosion Pill—this was an eternally forbidden pill. If an Eternal Immortal King consumed it, it would drastically increase his combat power for a short period, making it a trump card for many Immortal Kings to use in a desperate counterattack. However, as a forbidden pill, its side effects were also astonishingly severe. Anyone below the level of an Eternal Immortal King who dared to consume it would immediately explode and die. While Eternal Immortal Kings didn't face the risk of exploding, once they consumed it, not only would their cultivation permanently drop by a minor realm, but their entire potential would also be exhausted. Without a heaven-defying opportunity, they would have no chance of ever breaking through again in this lifetime.

However, this hesitation was quickly replaced by determination. If you're about to lose your life, what's the point of talking about potential and the future?

Yuan Jin Immortal King opened his mouth wide and swallowed the Source Explosion Pill directly into his stomach.

By merely burning the essence of the immortal kingdom, he could at most push his cultivation to the late stage of the second-tier Eternal Immortal King realm. In front of a third-tier Eternal Immortal King, he would be mercilessly suppressed in less than the time it takes to drink a cup of tea.

"boom......"

A deafening roar, comparable to the Big Bang, erupted from within the Yuan Jin Immortal King's body. The Source Explosion Pill shattered into countless fragments within him, and the raging crimson essence, like molten lava, violently assaulted his immortal body. His previously stagnant aura surged once more, and the golden divine light surrounding him was now covered in crimson, forming a strange, bizarre blood-gold dual-colored flame, faintly displaying the potential to break through to the third-tier Eternal Immortal King level.

"No, that's not enough!"

As Yuan Jin Immortal King felt the power within his body surge, yet still fall short of his Spirit Void Illusionary Body, he gritted his teeth, a mad, all-or-nothing glint flashing in his eyes. The eternal origin within him, like burning fuel, began to burn wildly, a layer of dazzling golden flames appearing on the surface of his immortal body—a sign of the ultimate eruption of his primordial power.

"what......"

A painful roar resounded through the chaos. Driven by the burning of his origin, his cultivation finally broke through that invisible barrier and stepped into the realm of the third-order Eternal Immortal King! The crimson divine light and golden flames around his body intertwined, forming a strange and violent cocoon of energy light. Even the sky-covering giant hand that descended from the sky was slowed down considerably, as if it had sunk into a quagmire.

"Bring the axe!"

Immortal King Yuan Jin suddenly raised his hand, and the Primal Divine Axe, which was rolling in the chaos in the distance, suddenly flashed with spiritual light, broke free from the restraint of the energy turbulence, and transformed into a golden stream of light that shot straight into his palm.

The moment he grasped the divine axe, the aura around Immortal King Yuan Jin surged by three points. The remaining imperial runes on the axe blade lit up again, like small golden dragons swimming around. Although they were still incomplete, they had gained a more resolute intent to fight to the death.

"Roar! Break for me!"

A furious roar shattered the void spanning trillions of years. Immortal King Yuanjin poured all his power into the divine axe, channeling his burning origin and the will of his immortal kingdom into it. A golden axe beam that traversed the chaos tore through the sky and fiercely cleaved towards the massive hand that descended from the heavens.

"Boom..."

A deafening roar that shook the ages erupted as the golden axe light and the primordial giant hand clashed violently in the void. The violent energy shockwaves exploded like countless supernovae simultaneously, turning the entire desolate star abyss into a chaotic quagmire. Immortal King Yuan Jin felt an overwhelming force surge through the axe handle, instantly splitting his arm open with several deep, bone-revealing wounds. He was struck as if by a devastating blow, spitting out a mouthful of scalding golden immortal blood. His figure was violently forced back through the chaos, each step leaving a bloody mark in the void.

Even after using all his trump cards and burning his eternal origin to enter the third-tier Eternal Immortal King realm, Yuan Jin Immortal King was still no match for Ling Xu's illusory body at this moment.

"Let's see how long you can hold out."

Lingxu's illusory form let out a chilling, sinister laugh, echoing through the chaos with a mocking and cruel tone. His figure moved with the speed of a ghost traversing time and space, instantly appearing before Immortal King Yuanjin, so fast that Yuanjin had no time to react. The colossal palms of Primordial Chaos followed in quick succession, their shadows layered upon each other like an endless mountain of chaotic energy, relentlessly beating Immortal King Yuanjin.

"Bang bang bang..."

A dull thud echoed through the chaos, like the beating of war drums. Immortal King Yuan Jin could only barely raise his divine axe to parry. Each impact sent his immortal body trembling violently, the crisp sound of bones shattering ringing out incessantly. More and more wounds appeared on his body, and golden immortal blood stained large areas of the chaos. He was beaten without any power to fight back, only able to defend himself. The energy cocoon around him flickered continuously under the bombardment of the giant hand, its light growing dimmer and dimmer, on the verge of shattering at any moment.

A terrifying surge of energy, centered on the two individuals, swept across the entire desolate Star Abyss. Wherever it passed, the immortal realms clinging to the Star Abyss crumbled and vanished like fragile glass; the Chaos River, flowing for billions of years, evaporated into nothingness, its riverbed turning to ash; even the immortal continents crumbled inch by inch in the energy surge, turning into chaotic dust. Countless beings were annihilated in this crushing battle, leaving not a trace of their existence. The entire Desolate Star Abyss sank into utter stillness, its former prosperity and vitality utterly gone.

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Time passed year after year amidst the clash of the two colossal gods. Each time their palms and axes collided, the chaotic energy surged back, causing the desolate Star Abyss to collapse for billions of years. In just 30,000 years, the once vast Star Abyss had shrunk by nearly half.

Thirty thousand immortal years beyond the Yuanjin Immortal Kingdom (one immortal year = trillions of cosmic years), there is a vast immortal kingdom more than ten times larger than the Yuanjin Immortal Kingdom. Its radiance is dazzling, like a bright sun, standing in the Yuanxu Sea, illuminating the surrounding thousands of immortal years of space and time.

"Whoosh..."

On this day, a golden light tore through the void, its speed exceeding the perception of time. Ignoring the turbulent rules of the Yuanxu Sea, which were powerful enough to shatter a ninth-grade Golden Immortal, it landed precisely outside that vast immortal kingdom.

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