280: Chapter 280 The Devouring Law and Slaying the Star Lord with One Hand

The massive net woven from four Daluo Laws emitted a multi-colored yet destructive radiance, pressing down like the firmament itself. Such an attack, purely condensed from Law, rendered ordinary physical defenses utterly useless. Even a top-tier Peak Taiyi Cultivator would be instantly assimilated into nothingness upon the slightest contact.

However, facing this certain-death situation, Golden Boy let out an exceptionally excited, sharp insect cry.

Its body, originally only the size of a fist, suddenly shuddered in mid-air. Ripples of dark gold rippled out from within it. Following that, Golden Boy's physical form did not grow larger, but behind it, a thousand-foot-tall, solid-looking dark gold phantom of a Gold-Devouring Beetle abruptly manifested.

This phantom exuded an ancient, ferocious Aura that seemed capable of devouring all things in heaven and earth, not even sparing the Laws of the Great Dao.

Golden Boy opened its seemingly tiny but actually bottomless mouth and took a forceful breath.

The massive phantom in mid-air followed suit, opening its abyss-like maw.

A terrifying devouring power, difficult to describe in words, exploded forth. The Law net, which had been aggressive enough to suppress and kill an Early Luo Stage expert, lost all its violence and pressure the moment it touched this devouring power, like noodles hitting boiling water.

The Law net twisted and deformed violently, turning into four torrents of pure Law of different colors. Like a whale sucking in water, they were continuously drawn into Golden Boy's small mouth.

The four Mansion-Guarding Divine Generals, condensed from Daluo Law, actually showed a human-like expression of terror on their indifferent, illusory faces. They desperately tried to sever their connection with the Law net and attempted to retreat.

But before the Gold-Devouring Beetle's Lifebound devouring Divine Ability, all such struggles were in vain.

Golden Boy's devouring power not only locked onto the net but also followed the connection to firmly lock onto the Origin of these four generals.

In just three breaths of time.

The figures of the four Mansion-Guarding Divine Generals, who exuded the pressure of the Early Luo Stage, began to flicker violently like candles in the wind. With Golden Boy's final forceful suck, these four powerful Law creations were directly transformed into four brilliant spheres of Law light and swallowed into Golden Boy's belly.

The entire process was clean and efficient, with no earth-shattering explosions or long-drawn-out tugs-of-war.

Golden Boy smacked its lips and let out a satisfied burp. A wisp of Daluo-level Law essence escaped its nostrils and dissipated into the air. Its originally somewhat dull golden shell became even more dazzling and brilliant at this moment, faintly gaining a touch of natural Dao charm.

It flew back to Zhou Wannian's side as if seeking praise, circling him twice while letting out cheerful chirps.

Zhou Wannian's expression remained unchanged as he slowly extended a finger and lightly flicked Golden Boy's hard forehead.

Zhou Wannian said in a casual tone, "You certainly can eat. The energy contained in these four Law shells is immense, enough for you to sleep and digest for quite a long time. Go back to my sleeve and rest."

Golden Boy nodded obediently, turned into a streak of light, and burrowed deep into Zhou Wannian's sleeve.

Having cleared the final obstacle, Zhou Wannian took steady steps toward the milky-white spiritual spring.

From up close, the vitality emitted by this spiritual spring was as vast as the sea. A thin layer of white mist drifted over the surface of the spring water; this mist was entirely condensed from the purest Qi of Creation.

Zhou Wannian looked at the translucent jade-like small tree in the center of the spring and the taiyi creation fruit emitting five-colored morning light, his deep eyes devoid of joy or sorrow.

He was in no hurry to reach out and pluck it. For a divine object that captured the creation of heaven and earth, using brute force to collect it would inevitably damage its Origin, causing its medicinal efficacy to be greatly diminished.

Zhou Wannian held his hands behind his back as the Great Five Elements Illusory World Art slowly circulated within him. A gentle and all-encompassing Wood Origin Law spread out from the soles of his feet, silently merging into the Formation hubs surrounding the spiritual spring.

Although the master of this Immortal Mansion had laid down layers of killing intent, the Formation cultivating the taiyi creation fruit was entirely a nourishing Formation. With his Great Perfection Five Elements Law, Zhou Wannian easily took over control of this Formation.

With a slight thought.

The entire spiritual spring, along with the jade-like tree in the middle, began to slowly shrink.

Before long, the massive spiritual spring that originally spanned ten yards was transformed into a palm-sized, crystal-clear crystal ball. Inside the crystal ball, the milky-white spring water flowed slowly, and the small tree with the taiyi creation fruit floated safely within, without losing a shred of vitality.

Zhou Wannian flipped his wrist and properly stored this crystal ball, which sealed a supreme Opportunity, into his Storage Ring.

On this trip to the Minghan Immortal Mansion, both the daluo dao seed and the taiyi creation fruit were in hand; his goal had been completely achieved. As for the other Magic Treasures or remnant Cultivation Techniques scattered within the mansion, he truly had no interest in scavenging them.

He turned around, intending to find the path he came from and leave this core hub that was about to become a place of conflict.

However, just the moment he turned around.

The Void Realm above the fairyland garden suddenly let out a deafening wail.

Crack.

A ten-thousand-foot-long black space crack brutally tore through the defensive barrier of the third floor. Endless gales and starry undercurrents poured down from the crack, instantly shredding the beautiful flowers and trees nearby into dust.

Accompanied by nine world-shaking Dragon roars.

Nine ten-thousand-foot-long Scarlet-Gold Flood Dragons, their bodies burning with Pure Yang True Fire, pulled a towering and massive White Jade Palace. Carrying an invincible heavenly might, they crashed forcefully into the garden.

Around the palace, over a hundred Heavenly Court Divine Generals wearing golden armor and holding divine weapons stood in wait. A grand and solemn Early Luo Stage Law fluctuation, like an invisible storm, ravaged the entire space.

This was the carriage of the Heavenly Court, representing the highest military force of the official powers of the North Cold Immortal Domain.

As soon as the White Jade Palace stabilized its position, a massive Divine Sense swept through the now-empty garden like spilled mercury, finally locking firmly onto Zhou Wannian, who stood by the ruins of the spiritual spring.

The palace gates swung open with a boom.

A majestic middle-aged man wearing a purple-gold starry robe and a high crown slowly walked out of the hall, surrounded by a crowd of divine generals. This person was the supreme existence representing the Heavenly Court in guarding the North Cold Immortal Domain, Ziwei Star Lord.

Ziwei Star Lord's eyes, which contained the birth and destruction of thunder and stars, looked down loftily at Zhou Wannian. When he saw that the spiritual spring where the taiyi creation fruit should have been growing was now empty, his face instantly turned so dark it seemed as if water could drip from it.

Although he hadn't seen clearly how Zhou Wannian collected the treasure, he knew very well that the greatest Opportunity in this Immortal Mansion had been snatched by this unremarkable-looking young man in green robes.

Recalling his subordinates' report that it was this very person who had casually wiped out a Heavenly Court commander outside, the killing intent in Ziwei Star Lord's heart erupted like a volcano.

Ziwei Star Lord's voice was cold, as if the Laws of the Heavenly Dao were passing judgment.

Ziwei Star Lord said sharply, "Hand over the taiyi creation fruit and the daluo dao seed, and this seat may consider granting you an intact corpse. Otherwise, not only will your soul be extinguished, but your Sect, your kin, and everyone related to you will be completely erased by the Heavenly Court's Dutian Divine Thunder Formation."

These words were full of absolute tyranny and arrogance. In Ziwei Star Lord's view, the Heavenly Court ruled over ten thousand worlds, and all opportunities within the North Cold Immortal Domain should belong to the Heavenly Court. No matter what strange methods this young man had, before a Grand Unity Golden Immortal of the Heavenly Court and a Formation of over a hundred Late Golden Immortal Stage divine generals, he was merely an insignificant ant.

Facing this world-suppressing reprimand and threat.

Zhou Wannian was neither angry nor terrified. He simply raised his head calmly, looking at Ziwei Star Lord standing on the steps of the White Jade Palace.

His ordinary green long robe fluttered slightly in the gale, and his entire person displayed a shocking sense of relaxation. He did not release any protective immortal light to resist that Daluo pressure, as if that majesty, which was enough to crush stars, was merely a breeze brushing past his face.

Zhou Wannian spoke in a soothing tone, without a hint of worldly anger.

Zhou Wannian said calmly, "People of the Heavenly Court are always so overbearing and lack manners. I didn't want to start a massacre, but since you mentioned such a boring term as collective punishment, I can only reluctantly keep you all here forever."

This nonchalant tone, as if deciding what to have for dinner, completely infuriated Ziwei Star Lord.

In the North Cold Immortal Domain, no one had ever dared to speak to a Grand Unity Golden Immortal of the Heavenly Court with such a lofty attitude.

Ziwei Star Lord laughed out of extreme anger and violently waved his wide sleeve.

Ziwei Star Lord roared, "Utterly arrogant! All generals, hear my command: form the Zhou Tian Star Slaying Formation. Grind this person into meat paste for me!"

Over a hundred Late Golden Immortal Stage divine generals roared in unison, their voices shaking the nine heavens.

They threw out the Formation Flags engraved with complex star Formation patterns. The 108 Formation Flags expanded in the air, turning into 108 brilliant star phantoms.

The space of the entire third floor was instantly enveloped by endless starlight. This starlight was no ordinary illumination; every ray contained the sharp and peerless Law of Slaughter. The starlight intertwined into a massive Star Millstone, pressing down slowly toward the area where Zhou Wannian was with a terrifying power that could crush all things.

This was the Heavenly Court's famous Sure-kill Great Formation, activated by a hundred Late Golden Immortal Stage experts. Even a true Middle Stage Daluo Realm expert caught in it would have to keep their distance, otherwise, their life force would be ground away by this Star Millstone.

Ziwei Star Lord stood atop the White Jade Palace with his hands behind his back, looking down with a cold gaze. He seemed to already see Zhou Wannian's miserable end of flesh and bone being separated and his Divine Soul being annihilated under this great Formation.

However.

Zhou Wannian, who was directly beneath the Star Millstone, simply let out a slow yawn.

He slightly raised his chin, looking at the oppressive star-filled sky phantom.

Zhou Wannian commented in a casual tone, "The Formation has some merit, but unfortunately, the Cultivators' cultivation is too weak, and it's full of flaws. In the face of absolute Law, quantity has no meaning."

He did not dodge, nor did he bring out the half-step Xuantian Treasure, the void-splitting ruler.

He simply extended his right hand with great ease, pressing his index and middle fingers together to form a sword-finger, and lightly traced a mark toward the brilliant Star Millstone above.

The movement was graceful, like a mortal calligraphy master brandishing a brush on Xuan paper.

Great Perfection Space Law.

An imperceptible thin silver line quietly flew out from Zhou Wannian's fingertip.

This silver line made no sound and had no earth-shattering momentum. It simply drifted through the Void Realm and merged directly into the massive millstone constructed by the 108 star phantoms.

The next instant.

An incredible scene occurred.

The slowly rotating Star Millstone, carrying a heaven-destroying and earth-shattering pressure, suddenly came to a violent halt.

Immediately after, centered on the trajectory of that silver line, the starlight of the entire great Formation began to flicker and fade wildly. A series of tooth-aching cracking sounds echoed through the Void Realm.

Crack, crack.

Those 108 indestructible high-grade Formation Flags were simultaneously cut neatly in half from the inside by that space-cutting power that ignored all defenses.

The Formation hub collapsed instantly.

The starlight filling the sky shattered like glazed glass, turning into countless spots of light that scattered and then completely vanished into the air.

The hundred or so Heavenly Court Divine Generals maintaining the Formation simultaneously suffered a terrifying backlash from the broken Formation. They all spat out a large mouthful of blood mixed with organ fragments, and the immortal spiritual power throughout their bodies instantly went berserk. Like kites with severed strings, they fell from the sky, crashing heavily into the ruins, their fates unknown.

With just one finger.

The Zhou Tian Star Slaying Formation, which the Heavenly Court was so proud of and which was enough to kill a Daluo, was casually popped by Zhou Wannian like a fragile soap bubble.

Silence.

A deathly silence.

The coldness and arrogance on Ziwei Star Lord's face instantly froze. In his eyes, which contained the birth and death of stars, an undisguisable horror and disbelief emerged for the first time.

He was an Early Luo Stage existence with an incredibly sharp gaze. He saw clearly that Zhou Wannian's finger just now had hardly used any immortal spiritual power at all; it relied entirely on an inconceivable understanding of the Space Law to precisely cut all the nodes of the Formation's power flow.

This kind of control over the Law had already far surpassed his understanding. Even those old monsters in the Heavenly Court who were in secluded cultivation at the Late Daluo Stage could certainly not do this with such ease.

Ziwei Star Lord's voice finally carried a hint of uncontrollable trembling.

Ziwei Star Lord asked in shock and uncertainty, "You... what Realm are you exactly? This is definitely not a power a Taiyi Golden Immortal could possess."

Zhou Wannian did not answer his boring question.

He slowly withdrew his sword-finger, and his calm gaze fell upon Ziwei Star Lord.

Zhou Wannian said in a steady tone, "The Formation is broken. Next, it's your turn."

Before his voice had even faded, Zhou Wannian did not charge up like a common Cultivator in battle. He remained standing firmly in place, but deep within his profound eyes, a flash of pale gold light appeared.

Great Five Elements Illusory World Art, Time Law, Great Perfection.

One hundred and eight time dao patternss surged within his body.

An invisible and supreme Law fluctuation, centered on Zhou Wannian, instantly crossed the distance of space and directly enveloped the towering White Jade Palace and the Ziwei Star Lord standing upon it.

Time Stagnation.

Ziwei Star Lord felt everything around him instantly become incredibly viscous. His Daluo immortal power, which had been surging like a river, actually stopped flowing. He wanted to activate his Lifebound Treasure, but found that his Divine Thought could not even leave his body.

He could not even move a single finger, and could only watch helplessly as the green-robed youth below unhurriedly raised his right hand.

This time, Zhou Wannian did not use space cutting, nor did he use Five Elements Disintegration.

He simply opened his five fingers, aimed his palm at Ziwei Star Lord from a distance, and then slowly clenched it.

Time Acceleration.

Age Deprivation.

Ziwei Star Lord, imprisoned by the Time Law, discovered in horror that the life force within his body was draining away at a frantic speed.

A Grand Unity Golden Immortal is said to have a Lifespan equal to heaven and earth, with an almost infinite Lifespan. But in the face of the Great Perfection Time Law, this so-called infinite Lifespan was nothing more than a pile of numbers.

A hundred years in one breath.

Ten thousand years in one breath.

A million years in one breath.

Ziwei Star Lord's majestic and life-filled face grew old and withered at a speed visible to the naked eye. His full head of black hair instantly turned snow-white, then withered and fell out. His once-supple skin became wrinkled like old tree bark.

He wanted to open his mouth to let out a shrill scream, but the Time Law deprived him of the right to make a sound.

In less than three breaths of time.

This once-invincible Heavenly Court Daluo Star Lord, who had awed the North Cold Immortal Domain, had all his Lifespan and life force exhausted under this absolute crushing of time.

His Nascent Soul shriveled, and his Divine Soul was parched.

Finally, at the moment Zhou Wannian completely clenched his fist.

Ziwei Star Lord's withered body, along with the priceless Purple-Gold Star Robe he wore, turned directly into a cloud of gray-white dust.

A light breeze blew.

The dust scattered with the wind, leaving no trace that he had ever existed.

An Early Luo Stage Heavenly Court powerhouse was thus deprived of all his years by Zhou Wannian from a distance, dying silently and cleanly.

Losing their master's control, the nine Scarlet-Gold Flood Dragons pulling the carriage let out terrified wails. Feeling the terrifying Law Aura that could erase all things, they instinctively broke free from their chains and fled frantically toward the spatial rift, not even daring to look back.

The towering White Jade Palace lost its power support and crashed into the ruins, kicking up a cloud of dust.

Zhou Wannian lowered his right hand with a calm expression and dusted his sleeves.

He did not go to scavenge the fallen Divine Generals, nor did he search for the Storage Ring left by Ziwei Star Lord. For him, those worldly immortal yuan stones and ordinary Immortal Artifacts had long since lost their attraction.

He turned around and walked toward a weak node at the edge of this space.

Zhou Wannian whispered to himself in a casual tone, "The taiyi creation fruit is in hand, and I've seen enough of the excitement in this Immortal Mansion. It's time to find a quiet place to enter seclusion and Breakthrough to the Daluo Realm."

He pressed his two fingers together and casually traced a line in the air.

A smooth spatial rift appeared before him. He did not look back at the devastated ruins, nor did he care about the storm his actions might cause in the outside world.

He took steady steps, his green robe fluttering slightly, and stepped calmly into the spatial rift.

The rift slowly closed behind him.

The third floor of the Minghan Immortal Mansion fell once more into a deathly silence.

Meanwhile, at the periphery of the first floor of the Immortal Mansion.

Cangliu Palace's fleet was cautiously gathering some ordinary Spiritual Plants.

Suddenly, the nine fleeing Scarlet-Gold Flood Dragons, their bodies covered in wounds, rushed out from the depths in total terror, crashing through the gates of the Immortal Mansion and escaping toward the Immortal Burial Ice Field outside.

The Cangliu Palace Grand Elder's pupils contracted sharply at this scene, and he broke out in a cold sweat.

The Cangliu Palace Grand Elder said in a trembling voice, "Even the Heavenly Court's carriage-pulling Divine Beasts are fleeing for their lives. What terrifying thing could have happened in the depths of this Immortal Mansion? Pass down the order: everyone stop scavenging and withdraw from the Immortal Mansion immediately. Fast! The faster, the better."

He had a strong premonition that the sky of the North Cold Immortal Domain was about to change. And the source of all this was very likely that terrifying youth who never spoke and liked to wear a green robe while drinking tea on the ice sea.