Vol 5 Chapter 69: Boasting

Though the Demon Envoy's possessed body wasn't as exceptional as a Sacred Son-level genius, it had still been carefully selected and nurtured by the Demon Sect.

Moreover, a Demon Envoy's greatest strength didn't lie in physical power, but in the accumulated Daoist foundations and spatial mastery gained through thousands of years of cultivation.

Those who could become Demon Envoy suicide warriors were all elite members of the Demon Sect, far surpassing ordinary seekers of the Dao.

In terms of overall combat strength, they even surpassed ordinary Sacred Sons.

To sacrifice two such cultivators just to kill one person - even if successful - would be extremely painful for the Demon Realm, let alone when success wasn't guaranteed.

This only showed how much Mo Yu's existence irritated the Heavenly Demon Realm, even more so than Li Tianyi with his Chaotic Immortal Physique.

"No need."

"I think... I can sense the opponent's demonic bloodline now."

Suddenly, the Demon Envoy looked toward the starry void and, without another word, stepped directly into the void.

Starry Void.

When the time was right, the Meteor Spirit Beast deliberately faked serious injuries, broke through the Dark Emperor's defensive line, and rushed straight toward the Nether Earth to seize the Premium Immortal Source.

After intentionally letting the Meteor Spirit Beast escape, Mo Yu transformed back into his demonic yam form, planning to stretch his limbs.

"I wonder if the Heavenly Demon Sect has sent another demon-blooded cultivator in."

His primary target was the Heavenly Demon Sect. He began sensing through bloodline resonance, but the moment he did, Mo Yu's expression drastically changed as if he had sensed some monstrous beast, the pressure overwhelming.

"Seal."

With that single word, he instantly felt the surrounding space being locked down. Not even the Heavenly Demon Crossing technique could be used as his entire body was frozen in the void.

Such spatial mastery - Lin Jing had never seen it from a Nascent Soul Transformation cultivator before. The Fuzzy Immortal? No, he could clearly sense overwhelming killing intent - this was an enemy!

[Flying Leaf Technique.]

"Hmm?"

The Demon Envoy arrived, immediately sealing the space around Mo Yu. To his surprise, however, as a fallen leaf drifted by, Mo Yu somehow broke through his spatial confinement using unknown means, which genuinely shocked him.

"Do you really think you can escape?"

Following the spatial fluctuations, the Demon Envoy continued pursuing Mo Yu.

"A Demon Sect cultivator? But why?"

Lin Jing also recognized his attacker and couldn't help but feel puzzled. Where had the Heavenly Demon Sect found such a monster? Even a spatial-attribute immortal physique shouldn't grant such profound spatial mastery - this pursuer was effortlessly keeping up with the Pine Leaf Mouse's scattered spatial coordinate leaves throughout the Origin Realm.

"This person's spatial attainment is astonishing, and his other abilities are unknown. Defeating him won't be easy... Best to avoid direct confrontation."

"First I'll stall him. Once the Meteor Spirit Beast obtains the Premium Immortal Source, I'll lure him into the Star Dust Realm and have Brother Stone activate the stellar killing array to eliminate him."

Thanks to the Pine Leaf Mouse's prior arrangements in the Origin Realm, his incarnation was temporarily invincible. But he still underestimated his opponent - this foe wasn't just far surpassing Nascent Soul cultivators in spatial attainment, he also possessed something uniquely Daoist that lower-level cultivators could hardly touch.

Boom!

Realizing his Heavenly Demon Crossing couldn't catch up, the Demon Envoy raised an eyebrow and softly uttered a few words.

"Dao of Protection."

"Dao Domain, open!"

As those words left his mouth, the Demon Envoy's spiritual power drained rapidly. The fleeing Mo Yu was shocked to find the world transforming around him, as if he'd fallen into another spacetime, floating above a cultivation planet with dazzling stars and endless void surrounding him.

Here, the incarnation couldn't even sense the other spatial leaves anymore - spatial jumps became impossible.

The Demon Envoy's figure appeared, looking at Mo Yu: "I told you, you can't escape."

"Seeking the Dao power," Mo Yu said slowly. "You're not a Nascent Soul cultivator - you're a Dao-seeking cultivator possessing a Nascent Soul body. Impossible - how did you enter the Origin Realm?"

Lin Jing couldn't understand. This situation should make Origin Realm entry impossible. If it were possible, his Mechanized Turtle should have been able to enter too!

"That's unimportant."

The Demon Envoy spoke: "Young friend, your Dao ends here. For a Dao-seeking cultivator like myself to sacrifice myself just to kill you - your death will be worthwhile."

"Hand over the 'Space-Time Immortal Artifact' you took from Sacred Son Sheng Kun, and I'll make your death painless."

He sighed deeply. As a former world ruler facing the Heavenly Demon Sect's invasion, he'd ultimately failed to protect his cultivation world.

Fortunately, the Heavenly Demon Sect valued his strength. As long as he served them, they wouldn't harm any being from his homeworld.

To protect his planet, even when given this suicide assassination mission where death was certain, he couldn't refuse.

Besides killing Mo Yu, he had another crucial task - retrieve the Space-Time Immortal Artifact. This artifact had only been temporarily loaned to Sheng Kun by the Demon Realm and was extremely precious. Without it, the Demon Realm might not have gone to such lengths.

Boom!

Looking down at his homeland below, he extended a large hand to crush Mo Yu, once again sealing the space around him. He never imagined his final battle would be against a mere Nascent Soul brat. But just then, Lin Jing spoke:

"If you were truly a Nascent Soul cultivator, I'd certainly lose. But while your Dao-seeking cultivation gives you victory, it's also your downfall."

Within Mo Yu's body, the Ice Soul Gu transformed into a Heavenly Tribulation Gu, already sensing a faint but gathering power.

Hmm?

As the Demon Envoy prepared to strike, he suddenly noticed incredibly dense Origin Realm fortune energy seemingly protecting Mo Yu, placing enormous pressure on him just as he was about to attack.

BOOM!!!

Despite not violating any Origin Realm rules - neither seizing immortal sources nor damaging the realm - the Demon Envoy discovered a heavenly tribulation that shouldn't have appeared was descending upon him. Moreover, this wasn't an ordinary, artificially summoned tribulation, but a truly world-shaking thunder tribulation unleashing full immortal power specifically to annihilate him.

"How is this possible?"

The Demon Envoy realized Mo Yu's strange fortune was responsible, but couldn't comprehend how an outsider could obtain such tremendous Origin Realm blessings.

"Ice Soul Gu, can you borrow some tribulation power?"

Mo Yu shouted. The Ice Soul Gu immediately nodded. In the next instant, the heavenly tribulation shattered the Demon Envoy's Dao of Protection, destroying the illusory cultivation world he sought to defend. A wisp of immortal tribulation power was absorbed by the Ice Soul Gu, condensing into a tribulation sword that landed in Mo Yu's hand.

Having first exhausted most of his spiritual power using Dao-seeking abilities beyond this realm's limits, then having his Dao destroyed by the tribulation, the Demon Envoy vomited blood. Before he could react, Mo Yu's tribulation sword had already pierced through his primordial spirit, making the Demon Envoy's pupils contract violently.

"Good thing I'm the Origin Realm spirits' hope, blessed by the realm. Damn it, the Heavenly Demon Sect actually had this card to play."

...........

Nether Earth.

"Lin Jing! Where's Lin Jing? How could you mess this up? Get back here now! Forget about the Sea Spirit Beast!!"

Yang Lin watched as the Meteor Spirit Beast stole the Premium Immortal Source, his eyes practically spurting blood.

"I'm reporting you to Master! If you can't handle two at once, stop boasting! How did that Meteor Spirit Beast even break through here!!!"