The Sword God of the Universe

Chapter 2359: Chapter 2359: Silent Annihilation

Si Chi Immortal Venerable felt the icy killing intent in Jing Yan’s eyes, and his heart couldn’t help but shudder.

However, he relaxed again shortly after.

If it were outside, facing this god of slaughter Jing Yan alone, he really would feel fear and horror. But now they were in the Wu Guo Heavenly Lord Residence, with his own master and many seniors present—what could Jing Yan possibly do to him?

What’s more, if Jing Yan really intended to act against him, there wouldn’t even be a need for others to stop him; Wu Guo Heavenly Lord would be the first to intervene. Because this negotiation today was being mediated by Wu Guo Heavenly Lord, he naturally could not allow the two negotiating sides to start a big fight under his roof.

The horror on Si Chi Immortal Venerable’s face flashed and disappeared, and then he started sneering. He raised his head, staring at Jing Yan with an expression of "what can you do to me."

Fire Cloud Immortal Venerable had no intention of stopping Si Chi Immortal Venerable at all. He, too, had his own considerations.

This negotiation was initiated by him. Here, it was difficult for him to act too overbearing. Letting his Disciple Si Chi Immortal Venerable step out to butt heads with Jing Yan was, in his view, more appropriate. Ever since Jing Yan flattened the Slaughter God Hall, Jing Yan’s prestige in the Heavenly Domain had skyrocketed in a short period of time; this was just the right moment to let Si Chi Immortal Venerable dampen Jing Yan’s momentum a bit.

The Immortal Venerable elder of Heavenly Gate Dao Sect who had followed Wan Lunhai Sect Master here also seemed eager to try. A sharp light flashed in his eyes, and he was just about to pick up Si Chi Immortal Venerable’s words and further press down on Jing Yan.

"Don’t say anything." Wan Lunhai Sect Master, however, transmitted a message to this elder under his command, telling him to keep silent.

Relatively speaking, Wan Lunhai’s fear of Jing Yan was deeper. Because Jing Yan had been able to annihilate the Slaughter God Hall all by himself! Wan Lunhai had gone through many rounds of deduction beforehand and finally reached the conclusion that if Jing Yan attacked Heavenly Gate Dao Sect, then the probability of Heavenly Gate Dao Sect being destroyed was over seventy percent.

After getting such a conclusion, Wan Lunhai naturally couldn’t sit still.

In fact, this time when Fire Cloud Immortal Venerable requested Wu Guo Heavenly Lord to mediate, the main driving force behind it was Wan Lunhai.

Wan Lunhai did not dare stake Heavenly Gate Dao Sect on a gamble. If they waited until Jing Yan truly attacked Heavenly Gate Dao Sect, it would be too late for regrets.

Precisely because of this, when putting forward his request earlier, Wan Lunhai’s tone had been more tactful, and he had only said he wanted to purchase a Virtualization Technique Manual from Jing Yan. As for those words about sharing honor and disgrace with Fire Cloud Immortal Venerable, they were said purely for Fire Cloud Immortal Venerable to hear.

The elder of Heavenly Gate Dao Sect, after receiving the message from Sect Master Wan Lunhai, slightly furrowed his brows, but he did not dare go against the Sect Master’s wishes.

"Jing Yan, you’d better not ruin yourself! This negotiation is a rare opportunity for you. If you miss it, there won’t be another!" Si Chi Immortal Venerable was still trying to project his presence; he even raised his hand and pointed his finger at Jing Yan.

Jing Yan laughed.

"Some people are always courting death."

"Si Chi, originally I had no interest in killing you. With your strength, you really aren’t worth me making a move. But now, at this very moment, I’ve changed my mind. You’re truly annoying, like a fly." Jing Yan said slowly, a faint smile on his face.

The atmosphere in the Great Hall suddenly froze.

Si Chi Immortal Venerable’s expression also darkened. His body leaned back slightly, and the presence of Fire Cloud Immortal Venerable sitting not far away allowed him to feel a bit more at ease.

"Pu!"

Si Chi Immortal Venerable opened his mouth again, but this time, he failed to make any sound. The light in his eyes rapidly dimmed, his body trembled slightly, and then he collapsed limply. All vitality swiftly dissipated from his body.

"What happened?"

"What’s going on? Si Chi Immortal Venerable he..."

"Si Chi!" Fire Cloud Immortal Venerable abruptly stood up, his face drastically changing, eyes reddening and widening. He was right next to Si Chi Immortal Venerable and sensed at the first moment that Si Chi Immortal Venerable was already dead.

"Jing Yan, you little thief, how dare you!" Fire Cloud Immortal Venerable was like a beast enraged, his gaze shifting from Si Chi Immortal Venerable’s corpse onto Jing Yan, roaring at him.

"I already warned him."

"Fire Cloud Immortal Venerable, you really shouldn’t have brought this Si Chi to attend the negotiation. Bringing him is one thing, but you actually let him gesticulate here, pointing fingers and making comments in front of me. Does he have that qualification?"

"Fire Cloud Immortal Venerable, this negotiation was initiated by you coming to me, not me going to you. You’d best not forget that." Jing Yan said in a flat tone.

The many powerhouses in the Great Hall all confirmed that Si Chi Immortal Venerable was dead. An Immortal Venerable had died silently right before their eyes, and they hadn’t seen Jing Yan make a move. No, it was not that they hadn’t seen it—Jing Yan indeed hadn’t lifted a single finger. This method of killing was truly terrifying, utterly impossible to guard against.

"It was a Divine Soul Attack."

"Indeed, only a Divine Soul annihilation would be so silent. It’s just that... Si Chi is also a Cultivator in the Immortal Venerate Realm; his Divine Soul Body should be very strong. Besides, Si Chi Immortal Venerable has been in the Immortal Venerable Realm for a long time. How could Jing Yan so easily annihilate Si Chi Immortal Venerable’s Divine Soul Body?" someone pondered in doubt.

"Immortal Venerable Jing Yan not long ago went to Nightmare City." someone said.

"You mean Immortal Venerable Jing Yan obtained a very powerful Soul Technique in Nightmare City? To be able to silently annihilate Si Chi Immortal Venerable’s Divine Soul Body in one go, such Soul Technique methods are probably not something ordinary Soul Techniques can achieve, right?"

"There’s another point. If the information I got is correct, Immortal Venerable Jing Yan only stayed in Nightmare City for about ten thousand years. In these ten thousand years, even if he did obtain a very strong Soul Technique there, how did he manage to master such a Soul Technique in such a short time?"

"I can’t figure it out!"

The powerful Immortal Venerables exchanged their shocked thoughts in secret.

Fire Cloud Immortal Venerable was furious beyond control; for a brief instant, he almost wanted to strike directly. However, in the end he did not completely lose his reason. He had no confidence at all if he were to attack Jing Yan. Acting rashly could very likely put him at a disadvantage. Jing Yan’s ability to kill Si Chi Immortal Venerable without a sound carried too much deterrent power; very few people could remain calm in the face of such a capability.

Even a powerhouse like Fire Cloud Immortal Venerable had to consider whether his own Divine Soul Body could withstand Jing Yan’s Divine Soul Attack.

"Lawless! Jing Yan, you’re simply lawless!" Fire Cloud Immortal Venerable cursed angrily again and again.

Wan Lunhai, Sect Master of Heavenly Gate Dao Sect, did not say a single word at this moment.

"Jing Yan, killing Si Chi Immortal Venerable here puts me in a very difficult position!" Wu Guo Heavenly Lord glanced at Jing Yan and transmitted a message to him.

"Lord Heavenly Master, killing someone in your place is my fault. It’s just that I truly couldn’t endure that Si Chi. How about this, I’ll personally come to apologize to you another day." Jing Yan said to Wu Guo Heavenly Lord.