Chapter 321 – Divine Ability Becomes Immortal Artifact, Using Immortal Means Against Immortals

Something was wrong. This mortal was very wrong.

The Winged Fire Serpent Immortal admitted to himself that although his Realm had fallen and his cultivation was far from what it used to be…

That was only in terms of cultivation.

In terms of his Physical Body, while it no longer possessed the Heavenly Dao-like immortality of an Immortal’s body,

It was still beyond comparison to ordinary Nascent Soul Stage Cultivators.

At the very least, it was at the Deity Transformation level.

If he had to point out his greatest weakness at the moment, it would be his Divine Soul.

Because his current Divine Soul had just recently revived.

It was genuinely at the Nascent Soul Stage level.

This created a fatal flaw for the Winged Fire Serpent Immortal.

That was, his Divine Soul didn’t quite match his Physical Body.

Once the opponent possessed some means to attack the Divine Soul,

Even if his immortal corpse body was indestructible and immune to all techniques,

He still couldn’t withstand attacks that directly targeted the Divine Soul.

And Lu Chen’s previous sword strike was exactly that kind of attack.

That sword appeared to strike his Physical Body,

But in reality, it struck his newly revived Divine Soul.

A Golden Core Stage Cultivator who could master such bizarre Swordsmanship.

No wonder he remained so calm even knowing I am a reincarnated Immortal.

Having figured this out, the Winged Fire Serpent Immortal immediately discarded his contempt for Lu Chen and began to take him seriously.

Just as the Winged Fire Serpent Immortal was astonished by Lu Chen’s miraculous Swordsmanship,

Lu Chen was equally surprised by the Winged Fire Serpent Immortal’s strength.

After all, that sword strike was specifically the Immortal Severing Sword designed to counter Immortals.

It was Swordsmanship specifically created to slay Immortals.

Yet even such an Immortal Severing Sword couldn’t pose much threat to the Winged Fire Serpent Immortal.

Though Lu Chen clearly felt his sword had struck the Winged Fire Serpent Immortal,

Apart from a faint blood line appearing on the neck, the Winged Fire Serpent Immortal didn’t suffer significant damage.

This was the first time since Lu Chen mastered the Immortal Severing Sword that he encountered such a situation.

In the past, whenever Lu Chen used the Immortal Severing Sword on someone, even if they didn’t die, they would at least be severely wounded.

Nothing like the current Winged Fire Serpent Immortal, who appeared completely unharmed.

This could only mean the Winged Fire Serpent Immortal truly lived up to being a reincarnated Immortal.

Although he hadn’t done much yet, he had already made Lu Chen feel pressured.

Just as Lu Chen was contemplating how to break the deadlock,

The now-serious Winged Fire Serpent Immortal immediately took action.

The enormous Winged Fire Serpent that had been circling in the sky suddenly raised its head.

Amid the endless sea of fire, the Winged Fire Serpent’s body blotted out the sky.

Within the Winged Fire Serpent Immortal’s Great Divine Power Domain, he was the representative of the Fire Dao.

Except for Lu Chen’s Samadhi True Fire, all other aspects of the Fire Dao were under his control.

As the Incarnation of the Winged Fire Serpent Immortal’s Fire Dao, the massive Winged Fire Serpent ascended high into the sky.

Its enormous body dyed the entire sky blood red.

Only Lu Chen’s Samadhi True Fire could carve out a safe area within this bloody sea of fire.

Otherwise, the terrifying crimson flames surrounding them would be more than enough to give Lu Chen serious trouble.

But being able to protect himself didn’t mean Lu Chen was completely safe.

As the Winged Fire Serpent ascended, a palpable pressure swept over him.

This pressure resulted from the Winged Fire Serpent amplifying its magical power and strengthening its Great Divine Power.

Although in terms of hierarchy, Lu Chen’s Samadhi True Fire was superior to the Winged Fire Serpent Immortal’s Great Dao Starfire,

Quantity could transform into quality.Faced with the immense disparity in cultivation, it was utterly unrealistic for Lu Chen to rely solely on Samadhi True Fire to completely neutralize the Winged Fire Serpent Immortal’s Great Dao Starfire.

Confronted by this overwhelming suppression of the Great Dao, Lu Chen could do nothing but desperately defend, unable to mount any effective countermeasure.

The Fiend-Slaying Sword Formation? The Immortal Severing Sword?

Merely maintaining the Samadhi True Fire was already pushing Lu Chen to his limits.

How could he possibly spare any energy to deploy the Fiend-Slaying Sword Formation or wield the Immortal Severing Sword?

The Great Dao values simplicity, and at this moment, the Winged Fire Serpent Immortal had chosen the simplest yet most effective method to deal with Lu Chen.

Since he couldn’t match Lu Chen in Divine Abilities and techniques, he would play to his strengths and avoid competing in those areas.

Instead, he dragged the battle into a contest of pure cultivation.

Undoubtedly, the Winged Fire Serpent Immortal’s decision was correct.

Watching Lu Chen being suppressed without any recourse, a flicker of delight flashed in the Winged Fire Serpent Immortal’s eyes.

However, having learned from a previous setback, the Winged Fire Serpent Immortal wouldn’t let his guard down because of this.

He intended to seize this opportunity and strive to eliminate Lu Chen in a single strike, avoiding any complications.

And Lu Chen was naturally aware of this.

Unbeknownst to when, his eyes had transformed into a lotus shape, and he had been closely observing the Winged Fire Serpent Immortal, searching for any opening.

But the complexity of an Immortal far exceeded Lu Chen’s expectations.

The Azure Lotus Eye, which could easily see through the weaknesses of ordinary people, had still failed to find any flaw in the Winged Fire Serpent Immortal after such prolonged observation.

Because in Lu Chen’s vision, the Winged Fire Serpent Immortal appeared as a complex entity enveloped by countless strands of Great Dao power.

For Lu Chen to quickly identify a relatively weak point within this intricate web of Great Dao forces was undoubtedly a formidable challenge.

At this moment… he lacked time.

Despite the perilous situation, Lu Chen’s expression remained calm.

Because he had never expected to defeat the Winged Fire Serpent Immortal in a single attempt.

Within this Instance, he had nearly unlimited room for error.

He could fail countless times.

But the Winged Fire Serpent Immortal could only fail once.

Although this battle had placed him in an almost hopeless situation, Lu Chen hadn’t come away empty-handed.

At the very least, from that earlier sword strike, Lu Chen had vaguely grasped the key to defeating the Winged Fire Serpent Immortal.

In other words, the Winged Fire Serpent Immortal did have a weakness.

If Lu Chen could exploit it, slaying a Reincarnated Immortal with a Mortal body might not be an impossible feat.

And it was precisely this confidence of Lu Chen’s that made the Winged Fire Serpent Immortal hesitate to act.

Even though, from all appearances, he held an absolute advantage,

and Lu Chen seemed to have no chance of turning the tables,

in such a seemingly certain-death situation, Lu Chen showed not a trace of fear or panic.

Something was wrong. Very wrong.

Could this kid still have some hidden card up his sleeve?

The Winged Fire Serpent Immortal prided himself on having seen countless people.

He believed he could tell whether Lu Chen was bluffing or if there was substance to his calm.

No matter how he looked at it, the current Lu Chen was far from being cornered.

Adopting a cautious approach to ensure long-term success,

the Winged Fire Serpent Immortal ultimately restrained his impulse to act rashly and chose to continue suppressing Lu Chen with his cultivation.

Thus, Lu Chen found himself trapped in an almost unsolvable predicament.

Although his Samadhi True Fire could withstand the Great Dao Starfire from the Winged Fire Serpent Immortal, Lu Chen was unable to absorb any magical power from these Great Dao Starfires.In a pure war of attrition, Lu Chen could only watch helplessly as his Samadhi True Fire was gradually suppressed by the Winged Fire Serpent Immortal.

Until finally, it was completely engulfed by the Winged Fire Serpent Immortal’s Great Dao Starfire.

A moment later, the Winged Fire Serpent Immortal stared at the ‘Lu Chen’ who had been reduced to ashes by his Great Dao Starfire.

His face was filled with astonishment.

He had originally thought that Lu Chen’s calm demeanor meant he truly possessed some powerful hidden card.

But after all that… he was just pretending!

Clearly facing imminent death, yet still putting on a calm front—how absurd!

Just as the Winged Fire Serpent Immortal attempted to collect Lu Chen’s Divine Soul and search for the cultivation method of Samadhi True Fire within it.

He suddenly discovered that Lu Chen’s Divine Soul… had vanished.

“Where is the soul? Where did this guy’s soul go!”

Looking at the mountain chamber now empty as the Divine Ability dissipated.

The Winged Fire Serpent Immortal fell into a fit of helpless rage.

After all, the Samadhi True Fire that Lu Chen possessed was what the Winged Fire Serpent Immortal valued most.

Now that his Divine Soul had escaped, it meant the Winged Fire Serpent Immortal’s efforts had all been in vain.

A loss, a tremendous loss!

【You have died…】

After resurrecting, Lu Chen took a long look at the message on his game panel—something he hadn’t seen in quite some time.

Since his breakthrough to the Golden Core Stage, he hadn’t died once in any Instance.

It had almost made him forget what death felt like.

Although this encounter with the Winged Fire Serpent Immortal ended in Lu Chen’s complete defeat.

He wasn’t overly concerned about it.

Attempting to slay an Immortal with a Mortal’s body, even if it was just a Reincarnated Immortal, was never an easy task.

Lu Chen stood at the passage leading to the Winged Fire Serpent Immortal’s Reincarnation site, not rushing to enter immediately. Instead, he sat down cross-legged, meditating on the recent battle.

The Winged Fire Serpent Immortal’s strengths lay in three areas.

First was his Peak Nascent Soul Stage cultivation.

Coupled with his status as a Reincarnated Immortal, this meant his Nascent Soul was no ordinary Nascent Soul.

It was at least a second-grade Great Dao Nascent Soul, if not higher.

His cultivation base was undoubtedly over a hundred times greater than Lu Chen’s.

This was a chasm Lu Chen couldn’t cross in the short term.

Second was the Winged Fire Serpent Immortal’s Great Divine Power, the Great Dao Starfire.

As one of the former Twenty-Eight Lunar Mansions Immortals.

The Winged Fire Serpent Immortal’s Great Dao Starfire was certainly not weak.

If not for Lu Chen’s Samadhi True Fire being of a higher grade.

Just dealing with the Great Dao Starfire alone would have been extremely difficult for Lu Chen.

As for the Fiend-Slaying Sword Formation, though Lu Chen hadn’t tried it yet.

Given his current cultivation level, while he could indeed activate the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation, the results would likely be far less effective than using Samadhi True Fire.

Because the strength of the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation lies in trapping enemies within the formation and attacking them with the combined power of four swords.

But currently, Lu Chen could neither draw the Winged Fire Serpent Immortal into the Sword Formation.

Nor could he achieve the fusion of four swords.

Thus, using the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation against the Winged Fire Serpent Immortal was clearly not a wise choice.

Cultivation and the Great Dao flames were only two of the Winged Fire Serpent Immortal’s three advantages.

Currently, the Winged Fire Serpent Immortal possessed another significant advantage.

That was his terrifying Physical Body.

During their first exchange, although Lu Chen hadn’t directly attacked the Winged Fire Serpent Immortal’s Physical Body.

Just one glance was enough for Lu Chen to understand how fearsome it was.

It was undoubtedly a powerful Physical Body that couldn’t be harmed by ordinary means.

Profound cultivation, powerful Divine Abilities, and a terrifying Physical Body.

No matter how you looked at it, the Winged Fire Serpent Immortal was nearly an insurmountable existence for Lu Chen at his current level.If this were in reality, Lu Chen would have turned and fled without a second thought upon encountering such an enemy.

But in an instance where he could revive infinitely, Lu Chen had no concerns whatsoever.

Moreover, the Winged Fire Serpent Immortal was not as flawless as he appeared on the surface.

‘Divine Soul… this is the fatal, and only, weakness.’

Recalling the details of the recent battle, Lu Chen finally reached a conclusion, affirming this in his heart.

After all, the Winged Fire Serpent Immortal had genuinely perished in the Two Realms Battlefield.

For most Immortals, the Primordial Spirit is both the source of their power and the foundation of their existence.

The Winged Fire Serpent Immortal’s original Primordial Spirit had been annihilated in the great war between the two realms.

Although the revived Primordial Spirit retained some of the wisdom from its past life, it was still new.

The Winged Fire Serpent Immortal’s current Primordial Spirit was absolutely incomparable to that of the original Immortal.

And this was his greatest weakness.

As long as Lu Chen could, just like the first time, use the Immortal Slaying Swordplay to injure the Winged Fire Serpent Immortal’s Primordial Spirit, he would not be without a chance of victory.

However, achieving this was no easy task.

Because the Winged Fire Serpent Immortal was no fool.

If Lu Chen managed to wound him even once with the Immortal Severing Sword, he would surely take precautions.

At that point, if Lu Chen wanted to make any further progress, he would have to pay a much greater price than before.

Moreover, the Winged Fire Serpent Immortal’s strength meant that Lu Chen had little chance of delivering a one-hit kill.

Thus, Lu Chen had to find a way to gradually dismantle his opponent’s techniques.

After pondering for a long while, Lu Chen felt he had come up with some methods to break through.

But whether they would work in practice required further testing.

Having reached this understanding, Lu Chen immediately rose and re-entered the Winged Fire Serpent Immortal’s rebirth site.

Similar to the first time, upon awakening, the Winged Fire Serpent Immortal displayed absolute confidence, completely disregarding Lu Chen.

However, when Lu Chen unleashed the Samadhi True Fire, the opponent’s expression shifted noticeably once again.

But unlike the first encounter, this time, after using the Samadhi True Fire to neutralize the Winged Fire Serpent Immortal’s Great Dao Starfire, Lu Chen did not rush to attack with the Immortal Severing Sword.

Instead, he switched tactics.

Dharma Body… Supreme Purity Multitreasure Celestial.

As the Dharma Body descended, Lu Chen was immediately clad in a Bagua robe entirely condensed from Spiritual Power.

A unique Dao power began to gather around Lu Chen.

Seeing this unusual Dharma Body, the Winged Fire Serpent Immortal’s pupils contracted sharply.

He realized that he actually felt pressure from the unfamiliar existence corresponding to Lu Chen’s Dharma Body.

What troubled him even more was that he had no recollection whatsoever of the being represented by this Dharma Body.

This meant one of two things: either the Dharma Body cultivated by Lu Chen was entirely fictional and had never existed in the Immortal Realm, or the being’s rank was so high that the Winged Fire Serpent Immortal, who had only been a Golden Immortal in his past life, had no access to it.

The Winged Fire Serpent Immortal did not know which it was, but his instincts told him he could not allow Lu Chen to continue.

Yet the overwhelming power of the Samadhi True Fire made him hesitate, afraid to approach recklessly.

Thus, aside from using the Great Dao Starfire to suppress Lu Chen, the Winged Fire Serpent Immortal had few other options at the moment.

And the Supreme Purity Multitreasure Celestial Avatar summoned by Lu Chen was no mere decoration.

Under the enhancement of the Dharma Body, Lu Chen’s own mana began to operate at full capacity.Before long, a small bell engraved with intricate patterns appeared in Lu Chen’s hand.

Seeing that small bell, the Winged Fire Serpent Immortal completely lost his composure.

“Gu Yue True Immortal’s Gathering Immortal Bell! How is this possible!”

“The Gathering Immortal Bell was destroyed – I witnessed it with my own eyes! How could it appear in your hands!”

Gazing at the Divine Ability-transformed Gathering Immortal Bell in Lu Chen’s hand, the Winged Fire Serpent Immortal was truly panicked…

After all, the Gathering Immortal Bell was a genuine Celestial Artifact!

(End of Chapter)