Hell Emperor.

Chapter 586 Xia Wei - Three Lives of Soul Destruction

Yao Bai narrowed his eyes as he gazed at Xia Wei, whose sharpness was now fully revealed.

Throughout the journey, Yao Bai had witnessed Xia Wei's tenacity. As long as she wasn't completely killed, she would always return with even greater strength, whether through sudden enlightenment or a fortuitous encounter. In the end, it was always her opponents who suffered.

This time was no exception. They thought that the lightning strike just now would be enough to severely injure Xia Wei, but unexpectedly it created an opportunity for her instead.

"Let's see how long you can hold out against me!"

Yao Bai scoffed. Xia Wei's cultivation level at the early stage of the seventh level was among the top in the entire Moon Palace, but in her eyes, she was nothing special.

Yao Bai soared through the air, his delicate, boneless body, once belonging to the Moon Rabbit, suddenly transformed into blazing, surging lightning. His entire being seemed to be forged from lightning, and as the lightning bolts darted about, his speed reached its limit. The space along his path was torn apart by blue and white arcs of electricity, and every flowing light and shadow exceeded the limits of what the eyes could capture!

Wherever his figure passed, buildings and vegetation were crushed into dust, and nothing remained. The lightning bolts, like leaping immortals, moved and darted about endlessly, completing hundreds of shifts and traversals in a very short time.

"So fast……"

Xia Wei's eyes trembled. Before she could gather her strength to receive the attack, an immense force came from in front of her. Yao Bai, who had transformed into lightning, crashed straight into her. In just an instant, Xia Wei was blasted away by that force. Her bones cracked in many places, and her entire body seemed to have completely fallen apart. Yao Bai continued his momentum, leaving behind only a charred tunnel that stretched for tens of miles on the ground!

Struck by this powerful blow, Xia Wei was slammed to the ground, the shockwave echoing across the surrounding area. Before she could recover, Yao Bai launched another attack.

Yao Bai clenched her fist, which was as white and jade-like as a jade, and roared divine lightning surrounded it. As she threw the punch, the lightning-infused energy acted on her delicate body. Electricity crackled behind her elbow, and layers of air waves shot out. The power of lightning was pushed forward at full speed. When the punch landed, even the space itself seemed to shatter!
Xia Wei dragged her injured body and hurriedly swung her palm to meet the attack. Her palm and fist collided head-on, and the blazing arc of electricity, like a raging dragon, passed through Xia Wei's body through her palm. Her skin was torn apart by the high temperature, her blood instantly vaporized, and even her bones made a terrifying cracking sound!

In an instant, Xia Wei's right arm lost all life, like a flower withering and dying, leaving only a charred, withered bone!

If Xia Wei hadn't sensed the danger and decisively detonated the lightning patterns condensed in her palm, sacrificing her own arm to blast herself away with the powerful impact, she would have been reduced to ashes under the raging electric current.

Even so, Xia Wei was still in a bad state. Like dripping liquid from melting candles, it gushed out of her mouth and nose. Intense pain spread from her lungs and internal organs. Under the tearing force of the electric current, countless organs in her body were reduced to ashes, and her entire body was about to be destroyed.

Such injuries would likely leave an ordinary immortal with no choice but to await death, but Xia Wei would not give in so easily. Despite the excruciating pain, she clenched her teeth and her eyes widened in fury. The intense pain could not suppress her will; instead, it ignited the anger in her heart.

With the Hundred Refinements Body activated, the damaged parts of his body gradually recovered. Under the infusion of the Seven Revolutions Immortal Essence, even his empty right arm was regenerating at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Within a few breaths, Xia Wei's right arm was completely healed, without a single scar. Her entire arm was smooth and translucent, as if carved from white jade, and the vast immortal aura emanating from it was even stronger than before!

After consuming a massive amount of elixirs, Xia Wei, relying on her innate ability to be immune to all poisons, ignored the potentially fatal elixir poisons and absorbed all the positive effects of the elixirs, thus increasing her strength. However, her current realm is entirely built up by the elixirs, and she still faces problems such as an unstable foundation. Among these problems, the biggest one is that Xia Wei's immortal body has not yet adapted to the changes in immortal energy, and its strength is still insufficient to match that of a seventh-level cultivator.

Just as a snake needs to shed its dead skin, which is no longer large enough to contain itself, when an immortal ascends to a higher realm, especially by ascending multiple realms in succession, although they do not shed their skin like a snake, they still need to repeatedly refine their physical body, allowing it to be nourished by higher levels of immortal energy, thereby increasing its strength.

Forcibly using elixirs to boost her cultivation level resulted in Xia Wei's immortal body being completely inadequate to fight against higher-level opponents. Although she had successively crossed several major realms, it was merely a facade of high cultivation level. This deficiency would be quite fatal if she faced a stronger enemy.

At this moment, taking advantage of the damage to her immortal body, Xia Wei seized this hard-won opportunity and exerted all her strength to condense an even more powerful physical body!
Yao Bai sneered, completely ignoring Xia Wei's little tricks. He launched another attack, and in the blink of an eye, the two clashed a hundred times. Arcs of electricity crackled and the ground was covered with cracks left by their collisions.

Each collision ended with Xia Wei being seriously injured, but she stubbornly endured Yao Bai's relentless onslaught, remaining unmoved like a reef under a raging storm. Instead, she turned the pressure into an advantage, taking the opportunity to hone the weaknesses of her immortal body.

In the distance, the remaining immortals of the Moon Palace witnessed this scene and fell silent for a moment.

Yao Bai's mastery of the Way of Thunder Punishment is unparalleled. The divine thunder he summons with every move can make even the entire moon tremble, and can easily obliterate any enemy.

Logically speaking, immortals have limited energy and cannot devote themselves to every path. If one is good at long-range thunderous immortal techniques, one cannot be good at close combat. However, this rule fails to apply to Yao Bai.

After transforming into divine thunder, every collision of Yao Bai brought forth a vast divine might capable of tearing apart galaxies. The earth-shattering roar in the distance and the ravaged moon surface all pointed to one thing: Yao Bai's close-combat power still surpassed that of all the immortals.

If Xia Wei were replaced by anyone else, they would probably have been reduced to ashes long ago under Yao Bai's fierce attack. But Xia Wei withstood it. Dazzling lightning patterns bloomed behind her. Not only was she not defeated by the fierce attack, but she also used Yao Bai's lightning to her own advantage while constantly tempering her physical body.

After several fruitless attempts, Yao Bai's eyes showed a hint of impatience. With her current strength, eliminating Xia Wei should have been effortless, but Xia Wei's life was stronger than she had expected, finally causing her to lose patience and switch to a stronger move!
"Dutian Shen Lei!"

Yao Bai raised his hand and pointed, a thousand arcs of light blooming from his fingertip, a destructive power brewing forth. Under that terrifying divine lightning, even space itself was annihilated.

Feeling the terrifying divine power that could destroy everything, Xia Wei's pupils contracted. Many immortals had been defeated by this move before, and if they were not careful, even their souls would be doomed!
Not to be outdone, Xia Wei retaliated in kind. A stunning light shone from her fair fingertips, and a power that could make one's soul tremble was condensed and born. Facing the bombardment of the Heavenly Thunder, she also unleashed her strongest move that directly struck the soul: "Soul Annihilation Tribulation!"

The two divine lightning bolts collided head-on, causing even space to freeze for a moment. What followed was a deafening explosion that shook the heavens and the earth, like a tangible shockwave sweeping across the land. People were thrown about, unable to even stand, and dust and sand flew everywhere.

At the center of the collision, every inch of space was twisted and deformed by the intense heat. The aurora borealis completely engulfed the earth, and even the radiance of the moon dimmed, as if plunged into eternal annihilation. A touch of warmth came from the corner of Yao Bai's mouth. She subconsciously raised her hand to wipe it, and the crimson mark on her fingertips truly pierced her heart.

"I...I'm injured?"

Having mastered her divine skills and consumed the elixir of immortality, Yao Bai's strength stood at the pinnacle of the mortal realm. Yet, even she was injured in a clash with Xia Wei. Although it was only a minor injury, the implications of it enraged her.
"How is this possible... How could I still bleed now? And even more so, I was injured by Xia Wei, who is far inferior to me! Her Thunder Control Treasure Mirror is full of flaws, how could she possibly defeat me?"

In contrast, Xia Wei was also in a bad state. Yao Bai only suffered minor injuries, while Xia Wei's injuries were much more serious. Her entire internal organs and heart meridians were impacted by the aftershocks of the divine lightning, and she almost died.

However, in Yao Bai's eyes, this was undoubtedly an unacceptable situation. He was no longer as arrogant as before. His face twisted, and his gaze swept across the area before landing on the huge Xuan Turtle corpse in the distance.

At the center of the corpse, the charred hole that pierced through was so conspicuous. It was this attack that destroyed the soul of the Fairy of Longevity, causing her to perish here.

Yao Bai moved swiftly, faster than lightning. A streak of silver light sliced ​​through the starry river, and in the next instant, she traversed a thousand feet and appeared beside the Xuan Turtle's corpse.

Yao Bai reached out and summoned an ancient book from beneath the tortoise shell. From afar, the book appeared weathered and had been buried for countless years, emanating a faint fragrance of sandalwood.

Upon acquiring the book, Yao Bai began flipping through it without a word. His fingertips moved like lightning, his movements dazzling, and a bright blue light shone deep in his eyes. The more he turned the pages, the more joyful his expression became.

The rustling sound of pages turning was jarring to everyone's ears. In just a moment, Yao Bai finished reading the book, absorbing all the knowledge within. A torrent of wisdom took root in her mind. At the same time, a majestic aura, heavy as a mountain, pressed down from her center.

From afar, Yao Bai's delicate figure remained unchanged, yet the feeling she gave off was like an insurmountable, towering mountain; all that could be heard was Yao Bai's arrogant, maniacal laughter.
"Is this the Boundless Guidance? It can actually be achieved by sacrificing 100,000 years of lifespan. No one in the world can harm me now!"

Upon understanding the meaning behind Yao Bai's words, the immortals' expressions changed drastically.

The Boundless Guide mentioned by Yao Bai is the unique technique mastered by the Fairy of Longevity. Once this technique is used, all attacks against oneself can be converted into a loss of lifespan. As long as one's lifespan is not exhausted, one will not suffer any harm.

In a short while, Yao Bai led Wujiang into the door. With the infinite lifespan provided by the elixir of immortality, she was now invincible. No immortal technique could harm a single hair on her head!
Xia Wei had just recovered her vital energy and was in top condition when she heard this terrible news, and her heart sank.

With her current strength, she was no match for Yao Bai. Now that Yao Bai has acquired a divine skill and learned a unique method, he has completely made up for the last few flaws in his defense. He has reached a point where he is flawless. It would be harder than climbing to heaven to defeat him.

Gazing at the arrogant Yao Bai in the distance, Xia Wei held her breath, knowing full well that it was hopeless, but she simply refused to give up.

Xia Wei took a deep breath, her resolute, angry eyes slowly closing. In her mind, memories of the past flashed by, searching for a slim chance of victory.

"Give up? Then prepare to die!"

Seeing that Xia Wei did not move and stood still like a wooden stake, Yao Bai sneered, thinking that she had finally faced reality and given up completely. He then showed no mercy, and his fingertips burst forth with silver-white arcs of electricity that could destroy everything: "Nine Heavens Mystic Fiend!"

Xia Wei suddenly opened her eyes. Yao Bai's words also awakened her long-dormant memories. In her memory, a graceful figure emerged. That figure was ninety percent similar to her, but even more cold and ruthless.

All along, Xia Wei's cultivation of the Thunder Control Treasure Mirror has been wrong. She has unknowingly gone astray. Forcing her to circulate her energy will only worsen her demonic possession. But there is one thing that Yao Bai can never catch up with.

Once upon a time, with the help of her master and other family members, Xia Wei faced the Heavenly Dao head-on and confronted the incarnation of the Mysterious Maiden. From the incarnation of the Mysterious Maiden, Xia Wei sensed the true meaning of the Dao of Thunder Punishment and witnessed what thunder truly was.

The Thunder Control Treasure Mirror also records similar techniques, and what Xia Wei needs to do now is to go a step further than that, to imitate the moves used by the Xuan Nu incarnation, in order to gain the power to contend with Yao Bai. To do this, she needs to chase after the shadow of her past life.

As the divine lightning struck, Xia Wei finally moved. She raised her fingertips, a gentle movement that seemed to weigh a ton, causing the space to tremble. Supreme divine power gathered within her, and the natural rules seemed to be rewritten. The moment the divine lightning was unleashed, Xia Wei's entire aura completely changed!
"Her moves...that's impossible!"

In the distance, the heavily injured Chang'e Fairy also sensed that aura. A look of horror flashed across her eyes, even more so than when she fought Yao Bai.

Beside her, the surviving fairy maiden looked puzzled: "What kind of move is that? How could it cause such a terrible shock?"

The Moon Goddess Chang'e took a deep breath: "That's the Tribulation of Three Lifetimes! Using the Way of Thunder Punishment to interrogate three lifetimes, this move symbolizes the highest achievement in the path of thunder. It was clearly lost long ago, yet she was able to unleash this move. Could it be that she is..."

Before she could finish speaking, the distant lightning strikes collided, and Yao Bai's refined Xuan Sha shattered from the crack. In her astonished and puzzled gaze, the Boundless Guidance, which could withstand all spells, also shattered with a crash. The Boundless Guidance could withstand the attacks received in this life, but it could not withstand the attacks received in the previous three lifetimes.

In a daze, Yao Bai saw familiar yet unfamiliar shadows, which were memories of her past life deep within her soul. Those shadows were all destroyed under the Soul Destruction Tribulation, and the connection between her past and present lives was completely severed.

Before Yao Bai could react, her soul was riddled with holes and eventually perished completely. Her body also lost its support and collapsed to the ground with a thud.

(End of this chapter)