631: Chapter 631 Seeking One's Own Death

At the very instant Gu Changge's whisper fell.

The figure of Immortal Venerable Xuanming appeared out of thin air like a ghost in the Chaos Void Realm less than a hundred feet behind Gu Changge.

For an existence at the Late Stage of the Immortal Venerable realm, this distance was no different from being face-to-face.

He could even clearly see the lingering, almost mocking curve on Gu Changge's profile, as well as the unchanging indifference of Yue Liuli's remnant soul beside him.

Something was wrong!

The warning signs in Immortal Venerable Xuanming's Dao Heart suddenly shrieked!

That smile, that overly calm posture—it was absolutely not the reaction a vessel or a protected person should have when facing a sudden assassination attempt!

But the arrow was already on the string and had to be shot.

He had planned this for a long time and believed his calculations to be foolproof; how could he let everything go to waste just because of a slight sense of abnormality?

Moreover, the opponent was just a young junior plus a weak remnant soul; what waves could they possibly stir? It must be a bluff!

His great hand of dao patterns, shrouded in hazy immortal light, had already expanded to blot out the sky and sun.

dao patterns flowed in his palm, manifesting the supreme Profound Truth of sealing the heavens and locking the earth, suppressing all Laws, as it enveloped Gu Changge, Yue Liuli, and the nearby Ji Qingyi and Su Hanzhou!

This grab seemed intended for capture, but it actually concealed endless killing intent and sealing power.

Even if it failed to catch them, the terrifying power of suppression was enough to completely freeze this void, rendering the "vessel" immobile and leaving the remnant soul with nowhere to hide!

The wrathful (greedy) strike of a Late Stage Immortal Venerable carried a celestial might.

The people of the Myriad Immortals Sect in the distance only felt a terrifying pressure that made their Divine Souls tremble flash by, and they looked over in horror.

They saw that patch of void as if seized by an invisible giant hand, light distorting and Law wailing!

"Grandmaster has made his move!" the Disciple in green robes cried out in ecstasy.

In the center of the battlefield, Profound Truth Master, who was contending with the Nihility Sword Qi, seemed to sense something, catching a glimpse of that familiar yet undisguised cold immortal light from the corner of his eye.

His heart sank abruptly as he thought, "Myriad Immortals Sect... Xuanming! What a 'mantis stalks the cicada' move!"

Void Devouring Immortal Venerable, Blood Pupil Demon Lord, and the others were even more shocked and enraged; they were fighting to the death here, yet this old fox from the Myriad Immortals Sect actually wanted to steal the prize from under them?!

However, the offensive from Xiaobai and Nihility was like a violent storm; they could barely protect themselves and had no way to escape, forced to watch helplessly.

Just as everyone thought Gu Changge and the others were about to be suppressed by thunderous force and the remnant soul seized—

"Sigh."

A very soft, very faint sigh, seemingly tinged with a bit of helplessness and mixed with even more boredom, rang out clearly deep within Immortal Venerable Xuanming's Sea of Consciousness.

This sigh did not come from the outside; it rang directly within his Divine Soul! It ignored all spatial distance and protective immortal light!

Immortal Venerable Xuanming's pupils suddenly constricted to the size of pinpricks! The hair on his entire body stood on end!

This wasn't Gu Changge's voice! This voice... was heartless and indifferent, carrying a weariness that looked down upon all living beings.

Was it that remnant soul?!

No, that's not right! This feeling...

Before he could think further, Gu Changge, who had been "focused" on watching the battle, finally turned his head slowly.

His movement was slow, so slow that one could even see the trajectory of the strands of hair drifting across his forehead, forming an absurd contrast with Immortal Venerable Xuanming's lightning-fast, sky-covering grab.

Then, Immortal Venerable Xuanming met a pair of eyes.

Gu Changge's eyes.

Still calm, as calm as two bottomless ancient wells, reflecting Immortal Venerable Xuanming's figure, which was wrapped in overwhelming power yet faintly betrayed a hint of alarm.

There was no panic, no anger, not even mockery—only an indescribable indifference, as if he were watching a clumsy play that had nothing to do with him.

"Did you guess correctly?"

Gu Changge spoke. His voice wasn't loud, yet it strangely penetrated the terrifying energy roar and Law oscillations brought by the Dao-patterned hand, reaching Immortal Venerable Xuanming's ears clearly.

"Wha—"

Immortal Venerable Xuanming's heart shook violently, and an unspeakable chill surged up from his spine, instantly permeating his entire body.

This full-strength blow of his was enough to heavily injure an ordinary Late Stage Immortal Venerable and Seal everything; how could the opponent speak so calmly?

In the next instant, a scene occurred that Immortal Venerable Xuanming, and all the Immortal Venerables who vaguely sensed the situation here, would never forget for the rest of their lives.

Facing that Dao-patterned hand capable of crushing stars and sealing heaven and earth, Gu Changge merely raised his right hand casually.

There was no earth-shattering immortal light, yet the surrounding Chaos suddenly solidified, and space, as if pinched by an invisible giant hand, instantly distorted and collapsed.

His seemingly unstoppable immortal power attack came to a screeching halt less than three feet from Yue Liuli, as if hitting a bronze wall or an iron bastion, shattering inch by inch and dissipating into a sky full of spiritual light.

He felt his body firmly imprisoned by an irresistible force, the immortal power in his limbs and bones seemingly frozen.

Even his Divine Soul could not move an inch, and the Dao Rhyme within his body was suppressed by a supreme pressure, unable to stir even a single ripple.

"W-what power is this?!"

Venerable Xuan Ming's pupils shrank abruptly, his voice trembling with disbelief.

He could clearly feel that this power did not originate from an Immortal Venerable or a Quasi-Immortal Emperor.

It was a supreme pressure that stood above the myriad Daos and controlled the Laws of heaven and earth, as if the Heavenly Dao itself had descended, causing an irresistible awe and fear to arise from the depths of his Soul.

"W-who exactly are you?!"

Venerable Xuan Ming trembled all over, the pride and calculations in his heart completely collapsing, leaving only endless panic.

He finally realized that he had been wrong from the very beginning.

This seemingly young man in white before him was not some "vessel carrying a remnant soul" at all, but an unfathomable, peerless powerhouse far beyond his imagination!

Gu Changge's gaze finally, for the first time, truly fell upon Immortal Venerable Xuanming's face, which was slightly distorted by horror and still bore traces of hypocrisy.

Then, he spoke again, his voice still calm, yet carrying a chill that froze Immortal Venerable Xuanming's very Soul:

"I was thinking of watching the show and waiting for them to finish fighting before speaking."

"Why did you..."

"...have to be in such a hurry to seek your death?"

As the words fell, his fingertips exerted a slight force.

"Crack—!"

The crisp sound of bones shattering rang out, and under this invisible force, Venerable Xuan Ming's Late Stage Immortal Venerable dao foundation shattered like fragile glass.

He let out a shrill scream as the immortal power around him dissipated like a flood, his aura plummeting at a visible rate, dropping all the way from the Late Stage of the Immortal Venerable realm to True Immortal, Void Immortal...

His dao foundation was shattered, and his cultivation base was completely destroyed!

Gu Changge gave a casual flick, and Venerable Xuan Ming's body flew backward like a broken kite, crashing heavily into the Chaos. His aura was dying, and he didn't even have the strength to crawl back up.

All of this happened in the blink of an eye; from Venerable Xuan Ming's sneak attack to his being crippled, only a few breaths had passed.

In the center of the battlefield, the five Great Immortal Venerables, Xiaobai, and Nihility, who were in the midst of a fierce battle, were also startled by the commotion here and turned their heads toward Gu Changge's direction one after another.