Who Let Him Cultivate?! (WX)-Chapter 919: The Powerful Hui Doudou

“Casually deciding this esteemed one’s life or death...do you think you’re unbeatable? Pfft—”

The Heaven Mandate Immortal uttered a few words of bravado before engaging Hui Doudou, only to be sent flying by a single kick. Had he not been fully clad in immortal armor, that strike alone would have cost him half his life.

What kind of strength is that?!

The Heaven Mandate Immortal’s expression was one of pure incredulity. Such offensive power is too absurd. Even if I’m armed with immortal weapons, I can’t muster such power.

Hui Doudou was not a person of words. Faced with his persistent “Who are you?” she showed no intention to answer, attacking in silence.

Watching the two immortals clash, Yun Mengmeng was again convinced that her half-immortal cultivation was indeed insignificant outside; it was only barely enough to show off in secret domains.

One Heaven Mandate Immortal popping up could be a coincidence, but Hui Doudou’s appearance couldn’t be a coincidence as well.

This means that immortals are as common as hemp in the outside world.

The Sword Tower Supreme Lord also felt that leaving a remnant soul to protect Sword Tower was somewhat superfluous. Why has Sword Tower attracted so many immortals? Who could protect it?

“Taste my halberd!” the Heaven Mandate Immortal bellowed, swinging the Hundred-Refinement Hegemon Halberd. This was his proud immortal weapon, its weight rivaling a hundred thousand mountains. Any Transcendent Tribulation cultivator who touched it would meet their demise.

An immortal saber suddenly coalesced in Hui Doudou’s hand. Space collapsed, and time fell into chaos. In truth, this wasn’t a saber, but a beam of light bearing Hui Doudou’s intent of death and finality.

The heavenly saber destroyed everything. The moment the Hundred-Refinement Hegemon Halberd touched it, a massive notch appeared.

Before the Heaven Mandate Immortal could react, Hui Doudou exerted more force with her wrist and channeled her will into the immortal saber, severing the halberd as easily as cutting a hemp stalk. The halbert dropped to the ground with a clang, creating a bottomless pit as the earth shook.

Seeing that Hui Doudou planned to strike him with the immortal saber again, the Heaven Mandate Immortal hastily raised the halberd to block.

Swish, swish.

With two swings from Hui Doudou, the halberd shaft was cleaved into three pieces.

Before the immortal saber, ten-thousand-year Bodhi wood was no different from tofu.

“Three Heads Six Arms!” With a shout, the Heaven Mandate Immortal’s neck bulged, and two extra heads emerged, while arms sprouted from his back and beneath his armpits.

In this state, he wielded six immortal artifacts: the Soul-Shattering Immortal Spear, the Sky-Containing Purple Gourd, the Ocean-Overturning Immortal Seal...each forged from copious amounts of immortal gold and stained with immortal blood. Any single one in the outside world would be a priceless treasure and a true immortal artifact.

If Yun Mengmeng obtained just one, she could handle Liu Ningxuan alone, even without the Sword Tower Supreme Lord’s cooperation. 𝒻𝑟ℯℯ𝑤𝑒𝑏𝑛𝘰𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝒸𝑜𝘮

Despite facing the Heaven Mandate Immortal armed with six immortal artifacts, Hui Doudou remained unperturbed, not even blinking. She dismissed her immortal saber and recalled her death and finality intent. Fierce crimson flames ignited around her like Buddhist karmic fire and the wails of myriad ghosts.

The Heaven Mandate Immortal frowned. He couldn’t discern the flame’s origin, but found it extremely dangerous.

These were flames refined from the Silent Annihilation Dao Fruit, the World-Destroying Fire that had burned the Ember Legacy Dynasty to the ground. In terms of power, no flame could match it.

Unfortunately, the Heaven Mandate Immortal was ignorant of its might. Had he known, he would have instantly taken to his heels.

“Die!” The Heaven Mandate Immortal spat a mouthful of immortal essence blood, empowering his six artifacts with increasingly terrifying might.

Hui Doudou was wreathed in the World-Destroying Fire. The moment the Soul-Shattering Immortal Spear touched her, its tip melted into a blob of mixed immortal gold.

“How is this possible?!” The Heaven Mandate Immortal was astonished. This is an immortal artifact. How could it have melted in an instant?!

“Your artifact-refinement skill is inferior to the real Heaven Mandate Immortal. What a waste of immortal gold,” Hui Doudou assessed coldly. Toward the end of the Ember Legacy Dynasty, I had fought the real Heaven Mandate Immortal, who wielded various immortal artifacts. He was far harder to deal with than this soulless shell.

“Sky-Containing Purple Gourd!”

As the gourd’s mouth opened, a suction force powerful enough to warp space sought to suck her in. Anyone who entered the gourd would dissolve into pus in moments.

Hui Doudou shot a wisp of Silent Annihilation energy. With a bang, the gourd exploded into fragments.

“Ocean-Overturning Immortal Seal!”

“Bagua Mirror!”

“...”

One by one, the Heaven Mandate Immortal produced immortal artifacts. However, before Hui Doudou’s overwhelming might, they were as ineffective as toys at the risk of being destroyed at any time!

Realizing the vast gulf between them, he even doubted that possessing the Tribulation Mandate Dao Fruit would make him her match.

Flee!

A single step could carry him millions of li. With just a step, he could escape to the edge of the world.

However, Hui Doudou stamped lightly, disrupting spatial laws. No matter what immortal art the Heaven Mandate Immortal employed, he remained rooted in place.

“Nothing special.”

Step by step, Hui Doudou approached the Heaven Mandate Immortal. In his terrified gaze, she grasped his head, and the World-Destroying Fire ignited within him. It burned from the inside out, from his soul to his flesh, burning through every orifice until only a charred corpse remained.

In his final moments, he finally deduced what her words about “those who know of her existence” meant.

She is the Heavenly Court Ruler whom Lu Yang mentioned...

Lu Yang has gotten the better of me...

Hui Doudou casually tossed aside the corpse and searched for Lu Yang.

Suddenly, her hair stood on end. The gray mist around her had grown unstable. She sensed that a calamity was imminent if she didn’t escape.

It’s that self-proclaimed Heavenly Court Creed Leader, Yun Mengmeng!

This is indeed a trap!

After the incident at the East Sea, I had refrained from making a move on Lu Yang or Ao Ling because I feared that Yun Mengmeng would use them as bait.

Damn it, my worst fears have come true! Hui Doudou couldn’t be bothered to search for Lu Yang and bolted right away.

Seeing Hui Doudou scurry away, Lu Yang knew that Yun Zhi was coming.

“Phew, it’s finally over.”

Only then did Lu Yang dare to emerge from the Qingfeng Sword, though he was still weak and unsteady on his feet. Although he was physically unharmed, conversing with the murderous Heaven Mandate Immortal had been mentally taxing. Lu Yang feared any gesture might arouse suspicion. Even when Hui Doudou arrived, he remained tense.

Now that the overall situation had settled, his taut nerves relaxed, and the previously accumulated exhaustion washed over him, making him sleepy.

But he knew one task remained; he couldn’t rest yet.

Everyone rejoiced upon seeing Lu Yang.

“Lu Yang, so you’re fine!” Yun Mengmeng, who had the highest cultivation, ran the fastest, rushing to embrace Lu Yang.

“Gently, be more gentle, I’m dying.” Lu Yang winced. Yun Mengmeng’s embrace nearly broke his ribs.

“Oh, oh.” Startled, she released him.

“Master!” Amidst the cheers, Mingtai’s anguished cry drew everyone’s attention.

The Sword Tower Supreme Lord’s remnant soul had grown dim, nearly transparent. If she hadn’t been worried about Mingtai’s safety after the Heaven Mandate Immortal’s appearance, stubbornly clinging to her last breath, she would have dissipated long ago.

“Mingtai, I can no longer look after you. Take care.”

“Master!” Mingtai let out a heart-wrenching wail. It wasn’t easy for me to see Master again. Why must eternal separation come so soon?

The Sword Tower Supreme Lord spoke softly. “Don’t grieve. Life and death are part of the natural order. After so many years by my side, haven’t you comprehended such simple principles?”

She wished to wipe his tears, but lacked even the strength to touch anything tangible.

Everyone fell silent. The joy of surviving the hopeless catastrophe was greatly diminished.

“Senior Sword Tower Supreme Lord, I have a method that might preserve your soul.” With Yun Mengmeng’s support, Lu Yang approached Mingtai.

“What is it?”

“Abandon your Incipient Dao Fruit, perform Person and Sword as One, and become part of the Hanguang Sword.”

The Sword Tower Supreme Lord’s dim eyes gradually brightened at his words.

Right, why haven’t I considered this? If Liu Ningxuan can achieve the pinnacle of Person and Sword as One, there’s no reason I can’t.

The Sword Tower Supreme Lord sat in meditation on the spot, recalling the integral aspects of Person and Sword as One and Liu Ningxuan’s state, vaguely grasping how he had achieved it.

Soon, the Hanguang Sword trembled, merging with her soul. With the sword as a foundation, her nearly transparent soul gradually solidified.

“Master!” Mingtai shed tears of joy, embracing the Hanguang Sword and bawling again.

The Sword Tower Supreme Lord smiled playfully, tapping his nose. “Now you are the master.”

Seeing the final matter resolved, Lu Yang finally relaxed and collapsed into sleep, completely unresponsive to Yun Mengmeng’s anxious calls.

He didn’t know how long he slept, but was eventually roused by her voice. Blinking groggily, he saw that familiar, reassuring figure.

Big Senior Sister has arrived.

He vaguely saw Yun Mengmeng tugging at Yun Zhi’s sleeve, urgently beseeching, “Little Zhi, please save Lu Yang! I just found you a Sword Dao shifu; nothing must happen to him!”

Lu Yang had intended to wake up, but peacefully drifted back to sleep.

Senior Yun Mengmeng, I will definitely not save you in my next life.