Immortal of the Nine Realms-Chapter 1317: Pinch Them To Death

Chapter 1317: Pinch Them To Death
The ascension was still underway.
The white-haired elder and the others neither dared to advance nor retreat. After they felt they had more or less figured out the situation, they cautiously walked step by step toward Fang Chen.
When they came closer, they found that Fang Chen and the others did not pay them any attention at all, not even a fleeting glance.
Blood Crocodile, with his short fuse, would've usually burst into a violent fit at such treatment. But with his cultivation suppressed, he restrained himself and kept signaling to the white-haired elder to hurry up and speak
The white-haired elder braced himself, stepped forward, cupped his hands, and said, "I am Li Mingye of Yuhua Sect. Greetings, Senior."
He was saluting the old flood dragon.
In his eyes, the old flood dragon's aura was similar to theirs, indicating he was also a Loose Immortal. He likely had a hand in their cultivation suppression.
"Did you not see that someone here is ascending? You see a commotion, and your first instinct is to rush toward it? You clearly harbor ill intent," said the old flood dragon coldly.
As soon as these words were spoken, the hearts of the white-haired elder and the others lurched.
Without daring to delay, they hurried to explain.
"Senior, please don't misunderstand. We were only drawn here by the fluctuation of immortal essence and wished to see which exalted being was ascending. We meant no harm."
"Yes, yes, we are all fellow cultivators. How would we dare harbor ill intent? If there is anyone with ill intent...."
The speaker pointed at Blood Crocodile.
"I accuse him! Blood Crocodile said he just said he would sever the immortal paths of those two!"
Blood Crocodile had originally planned to defend himself, but when he heard that, he looked up sharply at the speaker, blood rushing in fury and his eyes turning red. "Senior, don't listen to this nonsense! He's selling me out to save his own skin! Such behavior is that of a petty villain."
Blood Crocodile added, "I am well-read and understand propriety! How could I ever sever someone's immortal path upon meeting them? That's something only a brute would do!"
The white-haired elder and the others were stunned to hear Blood Crocodile claim he was "well-read."
At that moment, Fang Chen looked at the group and said, "They are ascending here, which means that the local spiritual energy will be left somewhat depleted. That's why you're here, isn't that right?"
The white-haired elder and the others looked at each other, bewildered. This youth had suddenly spoken. His bearing wasn't quite what they had assumed.
The white-haired elder gave a bitter smile. "I-Indeed, Young Master. These two ascensions will indeed deplete the spiritual energy here. We are Loose Immortals born of this land, so no matter what, we had to come take a look..."
"That is reasonable." Fang Chen nodded. "If you only want to watch, then do so here. Stand closer, and you'll see more clearly."
"Ah, yes, yes..."
The group felt they could not decline such graciousness and dared not refuse. They stood to the side to watch the ascension of Fang Tianzun and Fang Xuanyang at close range.
***
Days passed.
As the two drew closer to that final step, their auras rose to an extreme.
The white-haired elder and the others felt a growing unease. These two had not even completed their ascension, yet their immortal essence was already immensely thick, faintly at the peak of the first transformation. From this alone, one could see how terrifying the inheritances behind them must be.
Blood Crocodile couldn't help but secretly grumble.
If you have inheritances like these, why choose some backwater like this to ascend? Making me misjudge you like that....
***
One day, the sky changed, not because Fang Tianzun and Fang Xuanyang had succeeded, but because two immortal boats appeared on the horizon, one chasing the other.
"You damned woman! You've been chasing me this long! You've gone too far!"
The auras on the boats were extremely terrifying. The white-haired elder and the others could tell that their owners were at least second-transformation Loose Immortals, maybe even third transformation.
"Crimson Fiend Demonic Sovereign?" Fang Chen's eyes flickered. He turned to the old flood dragon. "Bring them down."
The old flood dragon's lips curled slightly. With one step, he instantly appeared before the first immortal boat and delivered a palm strike, shattering it.
His terrifying immortal essence then formed into a vast, lifelike hand and tightly seized a figure from within.
The owner of the second immortal boat hadn't expected such an abrupt change and hurriedly halted her vessel. Soon, a graceful figure stepped out.
Fang Chen had seen her before; it was the very woman who had once pursued the Crimson Fiend Demonic Sovereign. Back then, they had come for the Inverse Immortal Demonic Embryo, and this woman seemed to know much about it as well.
A few days ago, Fang Chen had released Fairy Yu here. And now this woman appeared in the exact same place. It was too much of a coincidence.
All this happened in less than a single breath.
After witnessing the old flood dragon's methods, the white-haired elder and his companions were terrified. This aura, this might, it was very likely already in the realm of an Immortal Sovereign, at the very least a fourth transformation Immortal!
And they had just heard him obey the command of this young man!
The white-haired elder and the others now looked at Fang Chen with eyes full of awe.
Ordinary Immortal Sovereigns were respected and feared as well, but this was different. Someone who could command an Immortal Sovereign while he himself didn't possess a high cultivation... how monstrous must his background be?
In the blink of an eye, the old flood dragon brought the captured Crimson Fiend Demonic Sovereign before Fang Chen.
Crimson Fiend Demonic Sovereign had been wondering who this fourth transformation Immortal was, only to see Fang Chen.
His face twisted in shock. "It's you!?"
The woman had put away her immortal boat by now and landed about a hundred feet away from Fang Chen and the others.
Fang Chen cupped his hands and smiled. "Miss, we meet again."
The woman's expression turned strange. She glanced around Fang Chen and frowned. "That woman from before..."
"She's dead," Fang Chen replied.
Dead?
The woman was silent for a few breaths, then slowly nodded. "Being dead is better. The Inverse Immortal Demonic Embryo cannot be undone. Keeping her alive would only be a disaster."
"What?!" Crimson Fiend Demonic Sovereign's eyes turned bloodshot. "Who did you just say is dead!?"
"Weren't you seeking the one carrying the Inverse Immortal Demonic Embryo? She is already dead," Fang Chen said.
"No wonder... no wonder the aura suddenly vanished," Crimson Fiend Demonic Sovereign muttered. "It's all my fault, my fault for being too weak, for lacking the strength..."
Only now did the white-haired elder and the others understand that Fang Chen and these two were familiar.
"Tell me, why were you searching for the one carrying the Inverse Immortal Demonic Embryo?" Fang Chen asked.
Crimson Fiend Demonic Sovereign glanced at Fang Chen and sneered. "Why would I ever tell you? An ant like you meddling in such matters—you'll face eternal damnation!"
The old flood dragon tightened his grip around the Crimson Fiend Demonic Sovereign, who immediately cried out in pain.
He roared angrily, "Don't think that just because you're a fourth transformation Immortal you can humiliate me. You too will face eternal damnation!"
The old flood dragon looked at Fang Chen. "Young Master Fang, this brat is stubborn. Shall I crush him?"
Fang Chen nodded lightly.
In an instant, the Crimson Fiend Demonic Sovereign was crushed into a lump of flesh.
The woman had not even had time to speak before it happened. Watching Crimson Fiend Demonic Sovereign die on the spot, her eyes grew solemn. "With his death, all leads are lost."
The old flood dragon sneered proudly. "Who said so?"
Fang Chen sighed softly. "She's right. They are indeed lost."
The Crimson Fiend Demonic Sovereign didn't leave behind a soul after his death, exactly the same as Wang Chongsong's bone destinies back then.