Chapter 211: The Ruthless Immortals Of Murim
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The moment the Dark Storm Dragon attacked the Murim Army and started to turn those he killed into weird dragon-like metallic zombies, several Primordial Cultivators decided to escape. Despite being among the strongest here, they prioritized their lives above all else, even going as far as killing anybody that dared to stop them by asking for help.
Their disciples? Even their family members? They were killed if they dared to come for their aid, as they prioritized their lives selfishly, despite knowing that they were strong enough to resist, even more if together as a large army.
With Fang Gu Lan being confirmed to be gone and for that dragon, or whatever he was, taking over his place, it was practically over for them; without a powerful leader charging into this war, it would be hopeless to even dare fight Bing Xue, whom all these Primordials and Immortals feared the most amongst all other Venerables.
Why? Because of how she worked and how her ruthlessness and iron fist have turned the war-driven world of Murim into a world of peace where even the poorest and most miserable of mortals had three meals a day and a place to sleep on, which they considered unfair for those hardworking that deserved more, and even worse, they believed a world of peace only incentivized stagnation, and without growth, cultivation as an art could become forgotten over the ages by mortals, and new immortals or Primordials would rarely be born anymore.
Without a constant influx of Immortals and Primordials from the Human Tribe, the other Tribes of Demi-Humans and Intelligent Martial Beasts lurking across the world’s untamed lands would gain an advantage, and slowly overtake the world that was once taken away from them by the Human Ancestor.
It was even worse as Bing Xue helped people from other Tribes, something that not even the Orthodox Faction believed to be the right thing to do, unless they were slaves who could no longer pose a threat to them.
However, Bing Xue and the powerful Sect she funded and built shut down all those that didn’t want to embrace a New Age, and she created True Peace…
Albeit even the greatest era came to an end, as they saw the old venerable appear, leading them to a war against her to end her.
They willingly jumped ships despite having become submissive to Bing Xue’s Sect… and now they were regretting it all!
Their reasons might have good enough justifications, but at this point, trusting Fang Gu Lan over Bing Xue was a terrible mistake.
“That bastard of Fang Gu Lan is dead! The dark dragon is definitely not him!”
“Dammit! Why did we even trust him?!”
“It would have been better if we just stayed on Murim, on all the territories we had, the sects we possessed… Bing Xue never took them away or something!”
“We might have been fueled by too much greed and hatred towards her for what she did against the other Venerables to realize how good we had it…!”
Several of them managed to get far away enough; those that escaped at first, like Elder Emerald Tree escaped through special means. Some dug underground, others tore through space and disappeared, some turned into countless butterflies and flew north, another turned into a pure wind and disappeared, and so on.
However, there were still a large quantity of Primordials that were caught off-guard; the timing for the rest that managed to escape was too tight, only leaving space for a few dozen to get alive from this!
The rest? Surrounded by dozens of Dark Draconified Immortals, whose numbers rapidly increased as the other Immortals were being bitten and infected.
They tried fighting back before being bitten, of course; they were immortals, specializing in powerful techniques and martial arts; they shook the heavens and the sky; sword techniques, spear arts, palm attacks, elemental barrages, and explosions erupted everywhere.
But ultimately, the Dark Draconified Immortals continued regeneration, overpowering them, biting them, and infecting them…
The Primordials who were managing to somehow survive all of this, glanced in utter disbelief at the chaos in front of them and immediately decided to run away despite being rather late at that.
“We have to escape! Leave the Immortals behind!”
“I agree, we’re getting out of here; even outer space seems like a safer place!”
“Goodbye!”
They rushed away as quickly as possible, but the Dark Draconified Immortals followed them, cornering them as they moved incredibly fast through the sky with their massive metallic wings.
“Shyaaaah! Don’t leave!”
“It’s good to be like this! Gryaaah!”
“I like it! Join usssss!”
Their Darkness Auras surged from their bodies with immense power, stopping their advance and quickly encapsulating them within pseudo domains of their combined darkness.
“W-Wha…?”
“You have to be kidding me!”
“H-How fast are they?!”
“This cannot be! We have to get out of here and quick!”
The Primordials of all appearances, shapes, and sizes readied themselves, unleashing their Primordial Immortal Auras and clashing against the Dark Draconified Immortals.
An old man with long white beard and hair, brown skin, and silver eyes swung his bare palms against them, his white and golden clothes waving by the wind as he unleashed powerful shockwaves.
“{White Heaven Palm Arts}: {Soul-Piercing Palm}!”
His Aura erupted, transforming into a multi-armed golden statue resembling some sort of bodhisattva; their huge, golden palms blew up their foes’ souls into pieces.
BAAM! BAAM! BAAM! BAAM!
“Gryyyaacck!”
“Uuuarrgh!”
“Shyaaagh!”
The monsters that were once Immortals screamed in agony as their bodies exploded into pieces, and their souls received great amounts of damage.
“Prepare yourselves, you filthy monsters!”
Another Primordial stepped in, looking slightly younger, with a blazing red beard and short hair, sharp crimson eyes, and a tall, muscular frame, wearing black and red chinse armor, and holding a huge staff made of gold and red metal.
“{Blazing Ape King’s Staff Arts}: {Burning Inferno}!”
FLUOOOSH!
His Aura blazed, taking the shape of a huge golden-armored ape that swung their staff alongside him, each blow generated gigantic blazing explosions.
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
“Gruuaargh!”
“Gryyeegh!”
“Shyaaaeergh!”
Dozens of Dark Draconified Immortals burned and were torn to shreds! The power of just two Primordial Cultivator Masters showcased incredible power and the clear superiority of Murim.
“Oooh! Elder Heavenly Palm and Blazing Ape Emperor! They’re incredibly unparalleled, as the rumors about them have said!” A slightly nerdy-looking apothecary Immortal muttered, readjusting his glasses as he saw the scene in disbelief, writing things down in his notebook even amidst this battle. “T-This is my first time ever seeing them in action!”
“They’re indeed incredible…!”
“But they aren’t exactly protecting us; they’re only fighting for themselves!”
“What can we do?! The infected are too strong, and we can’t run!”
“Do we have to succumb to our deaths?!”
The other Immortals surrounding this peculiar Immortal all looked troubled and with faces full of despair, but the glass-wearing man seemed calm.
“I always dreamed of learning about another world! And this has been an incredible experience! I believe that as long as I am able to fulfill this dream of mine, I can die at ease. I’ve lived too long already; all my loved ones are long gone…” Smiled the Immortal with slight melancholy. “Let’s face death together, brothers!”
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However, the Immortals glared at him with anger, raising their eyebrows at him as if he were a weirdo, and then…
“Get out of here!”
“If you’re so happy to die, then buy us some more time!”
“Kick him out of the group!”
“Damn Apothecary! How did you even become an Immortal?!”
They quickly grabbed him and began to drag him away from the large group, kicking him out into the open battlefield!
“W-Wait a second! Hey! You can’t do this! Why are you like this, brothers? The Era of Peace hasn’t even mellowed your cold hearts one bit- Uaagh!”
The man screamed as he saw a black claw touching his right shoulder.
“Shyaaaahh! Join usssss!”
One of Dark Draconified Immortals attacked the Apothecary, screaming at his ears. The Apothecary barely managed to escape his claws, screaming as he saw the thing approach him.
“W-Wait a second! We can talk about this rationally, right? You’re still a human deep down!”
“I am… a humaaaan? Nooooo… I am… lord Dark Storm Dragon’s Pawn!”
"Okay, but you don’t have to scream!”
As the Dark Draconified Immortal rushed towards him, the Apothecary threw countless concoctions at his face, most of them exploding in flesh-melting acid and confusing gases.
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
“GAAAARRCK!”
“L-Look! We can solve this peacefully! I’ll even gladly join you if you let me… Well, examine a bit of your biology, which I find fascinating!” Said the man. “Just don’t turn me into a mindless monster! I’ll do anything you ask!”
“GRYAAAASSH!”
The monster, however, didn’t have any other answer than a furious hiss, its wounds rapidly regenerating as thick clouds of pure Darkness wrapped around its body.
“Oh no, this isn’t good… Nope, not good at all! Uaaaagh!”
The Apothecary flew away as fast as he could, but the Dark Draconified Immortal caught up with him with a single flap of his metallic wings, his gigantic black claws rushing down towards his throat.
“It’ll be quick! Join us and you shall see what it is all about, shyaaaahhh!”
“I am seriously not interested in becoming one of youuuu! Someone save me!”
As he screamed pathetically, something that many Immortals would find deplorable and completely shameful…
RUMBLE!
The sky above rumbled as a silver shockwave descended from the sky. A young child no older than four or five years of age in appearance crushed the Dark Draconified Immortal as he descended over its back; its entire body exploded into pieces, flying down and impacting the floor below, resembling a pile of meat paste and crushed bones.
CRAAASH!
“W-Wha…?!”
The Apothecary Immortal glanced at his side, realizing there was a child right there, the one that had killed that crazy powerful mutated immortal like nothing.
“Mama said I had to save you because you were asking for help,” the boy said. His muscular body unbefitting of his age was striking, his long, silvery-white hair resembling blazing flames was even more amazing, and his rainbow eyes, shining like stars, were intimidating. All of this contrasted with his clear brown skin.
“Y-You’re… one of the Great Venerable Bing Xue’s allies?” The Apothecary muttered. “N-Nice to meet you! And thank you for saving my life! My name is Xue Xenxue! I am a Self-Proclaimed Immortal Apothecary, Scientist, and Alchemist! I aspire to one day discover the mysteries of the laws of physics and of all creation!”
“I am not Mama’s ally; I am her son! And my name is Rainbow Eyes!” the boy said grumpily, crossing his arms. "Also, I didn’t understand a thing you said! Why do adults always use complicated words? They can’t be like my mommies!”
“S-Son?!” Xue Xenxue was shocked. “R-Right, I did hear that she had children! To think she had so many already, when in Murim it was always said how bitter and loveless she was…”
“Mama is not loveless; she has many aunties she loves!” Rainbow Eyes said angrily. “Also shut up already and stand there! I’ll protect you because Mama said so.”
“T-Thank you so much! I am forever grateful!” Xue Xenxue bowed to the child without any shame; he was very different than the other Immortal Cultivators of Murim. “And, uh, the guy’s coming back!”
“Hm?” Rainbow Eyes looked down, seeing the guy he made sure to destroy rushing back to him. “Oh, he's a tough one! I like that.”
“Y-You do?!” Xue asked in shock.
“Shut up and don’t talk while I’m talking!” Rainbow Eyes said angrily. “Don’t think I’ll forgive you so easily for attacking our home!”
“I-I’m sorry! But I can confirm I never harmed your beautiful, beautiful golden pagoda!” Said Xue. “I’ve only been staying in the backlines investigating this world; quite honestly, I have never engaged in battles that much; I dislike fighting!”
“…You’re a weird one, aren’t you?” Rainbow Eyes squinted his eyes, swinging his fist down and punching the Dark Draconified Immortal coming after him.
BAAAMM!!
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