Chapter 681

Chapter 681: The Emergence of the Dao Fruit

Wan Nest Island trembled three times, and the mist cleared by more than half.

Li Hui chopped down two of the opponent’s Time Claws, and with the formation surrounding him, he heard a booming sound, conservatively estimating that they would remain suppressed for three hundred years.

Suppressing Dark Immortals works this way: one needs to incrementally increase the distance between oneself and the real world. A relatively safe baseline distance is three thousand years.

Li Hui muttered to himself, "Suppressing them for three hundred years, there are far fewer worries about Dark Immortals in the Extreme Huan Continent. If I don’t give it my all today, I won’t be able to leave Wan Nest Island."

"Roar…" All the powerful spiritual beasts on Wan Nest Island released a collective roar as their essence blood concentrated and gathered at their foreheads, instantly forming hand-sized law seals. The next moment, the spiritual beasts collapsed, becoming launchpads for the Dark Immortals to invade the real world.

"What?…" Li Hui gasped in shock. While other Dark Immortals could only use cultivators as support, this illustrious true sovereign could actually ascend through spiritual beasts?

Blood flowed like rivers on Wan Nest Island, and terrifying tremors rumbled from deep underground. In mere moments, the illustrious true sovereign countered three hundred years of suppression and additionally surged upward by two hundred years.

Li Hui’s expression darkened. This Dark Immortal was now only four hundred years away from the real world, perhaps even less. Even if he used the Soul-Restraining Seven Kills Talisman and destroyed everything, the remnants would likely be exploited by the opponent.

"How powerful! The manipulation of the world and the understanding of the Dao far exceed those of the immortals suppressed in the Extreme Huan Continent. If this true sovereign enters the real world, I can’t imagine how much chaos he will create!"

Prime Minister Turtle shrank into his shell and spoke in a deep voice, "Kid, do you understand how fearsome it is now? My disciple was already stronger than me in the Battle of the Gods, and he has only grown stronger since. Even without hiding my strength, I would not be his match."

"Hmph, the more so, the less I can allow him to enter the real world." Li Hui’s eyes were icy as he waved his hand to release ten decrees specifically meant for storing broken artifacts and spirit treasures. The silver snake bracelet suddenly lifted its head, its eyes shining with golden light.

In a flash, colorful stripes appeared on the back of the silver snake.

"Come disasters, bring fortune, bring talismans!!"

The Chaotic Dao Body held the Doomsday decree, and the calamity power accumulated over hundreds of years surged out like mighty rivers. Recently, the collective thoughts drawn from Mufeng City over the past year, along with the despair runes within the Doomsday decree, fell downward like a deep well being struck.

"Charge!" The Chaotic Dao Body rapidly expanded, transforming into a dragon horn giant to shield the true body.

The Doomsday decree forcefully impacted the long river of time, like throwing down wooden stakes. For the Dark Immortal to navigate upstream was already difficult; encountering such numerous obstacles now meant that even a skilled boatman would struggle.

Li Hui took a deep breath, unable to spare a moment to experience the exhilaration of returning to his true form. He took out Jiuling Yuansheng’s Nine-Colored Divine Fire and sent it into the Cloud-Brush Dragon Claw Technique, accelerating the flow of time wildly.

Prime Minister Turtle was greatly surprised and thought, "This kid’s skill is not low! He has suppressed himself for years; all his merits will erupt at this moment."

Dark clouds of calamity gathered above the sea, soon transforming into leaden clouds. The calamities did not descend into the sea; instead, they surged upward, crashing through nine heavens and continuously rolling open the gates, as if splitting the Azure Sky.

Looking up at this moment, it seemed as if one was unlocking ancient heavenly gates that had existed since time immemorial. Countless ancient stars magnified their brightness, refracting beams of calamity power to form a tremendous Tribulation of the Heavens, even mingling a trace of the ancient calamity of immortals’ breath.

Li Hui was facing tribulation; not only he but also his Dao fruit, artifacts, and talismans were undergoing the tribulation.

"You little monster!" Prime Minister Turtle cursed inwardly and hurriedly hid deep within his shell, determined not to expose even a hint of aura; otherwise, he would be finished.

"Come! Tribulation of the Heavens, let me see if you can break the control that the Unrivaled Calamity Master of the Dharma Demon world has over the calamity power."

Li Hui had suppressed himself for six hundred years. Throughout this long time, he resisted the temptation to directly ascend. He had been accumulating strength until today, so his cultivation surged like a tsunami, instantly breaking through obstacles as he smoothly entered the Hongfa Stage while simultaneously raising his Ideal Body to the corresponding realm.

To cultivate the Ideal Body to the Traveling Realm required consuming immense Heavenly and Earthly Treasures, but for the city lord of Mufeng City, it was not a challenge.

If he only entered the Hongfa Stage, it would not trigger such a magnificent Tribulation of the Heavens; the true source lay in the Dao Fruit. The silver snake had brought back a volume of yin talisman text for Li Hui, and after more than a year of comprehension, it finally began to transform, turning the Dao fruit from the Dragon Spring Purple Talisman Classic into a Dao Fruit.

This was a Dao Fruit; its emergence would undoubtedly have a profound impact, not pleasing the heavens, hence the desire to thoroughly eliminate it. However, Li Hui’s mastery over calamity power was exquisite, and he bellowed, “Slash!”

"Pu, pu, pu, pu…" The calamity power transformed into a sword, simultaneously slicing through all the Time Claws on Wan Nest Island.

Before these Time Claws could recover, Li Hui had already drawn them in close, shaking his hand to release a massive number of talismans that rapidly spiraled into a tornado.

As the talisman tornado tore through, the Time Claws would find it impossible to recover in the short term. But was that all? Behind Li Hui, six beams of light emerged, actually refining the shards of the Time Claws.

"How outrageous!!"

Fires of rage flared from all directions, but the terrifying calamity power was channeled downward, pounding like a hammer striking a wooden stake, each blow driving the stake deeper into the ground.

"Six hundred years, seven hundred years, eight hundred years, nine hundred years, one thousand years…"

Li Hui was extremely violent; all the Tribulation of the Heavens that should have been borne by him was fully transferred to the enemies. Meanwhile, six fierce beams swept across the island, causing many spiritual plants and resources to wither and vanish.

Raising one’s cultivation could not be without cost. Wan Nest Island became the price, turning into a stepping stone for the leader of the Heavenly Talisman Sect’s promotion and also becoming nutrients for the emergence of the Dao Fruit.

Many high-level demon cultivators were unable to do anything about Wan Nest Island, but for Li Hui, it was now a treasure trove at his command. Aside from certain critical points on the island, all other artifacts and spirit treasures used to set formations collapsed, sacrificing the silver snake bracelet’s inner sanctum. Meanwhile, various formations were influenced and unleashed their maximum suppression before fading away.

What an extraordinary event it was when the Dao Fruit emerged! Phenomena frequented, overshadowing the ages.

"One thousand two hundred years, one thousand three hundred years, one thousand four hundred years…" Li Hui’s eyes gleamed with light, his gaze burning like a torch, his majestic presence overwhelming. The vast calamity power obeyed him. Except for those exceptionally fortified fortresses, most formation rings on Wan Nest Island shattered, and seawater surged in as a result.

"Settle!" Brilliant light surged; Li Gui appeared to swallow the sea, causing not only the seawater entering Wan Nest Island to vanish but even the waters outside to disappear in patches.

Li Gui was the Stabilizing Needle of the Sea, capable of absorbing seawater to refine exquisite water to help him recover.

At this moment, Li Hui’s Dao Fruit ripened and landed, revealing a broken tile in his heart, upon which billions of purple runes flickered.

He had obviously gained the upper hand, yet Wan Nest Island erupted with enormous sounds, and a terrifying force was rising rapidly, stepping forward from the depths of time to invade the real world.

"What is happening?" Li Hui’s heart raced. Aside from the illustrious true sovereign, there was actually another terrifying aura present, awakening with unbelievable power as Wan Nest Island ascended toward the surface of the sea.