Chapter 760: Coming and Going

The main function of the Great Transformation Technique is to convert the enemy’s attack power into one’s own power attributes, thereby strengthening oneself and weakening the enemy. Additionally, the two light gates created by the Bearded Golden Immortal—one in front and one behind—can work together to transfer excess energy that cannot be transformed immediately from the front gate to the back gate before releasing it, causing the enemy’s attack to fall into nothingness.

At this moment, Su Che’s fierce punch struck the front light gate. The Bearded Golden Immortal immediately realized that the energy attribute he released was extremely strange—the Great Transformation Technique could not transform it at all. No, it wasn’t strange; rather, it was because… this kind of energy was far too advanced, and his own transformation ability was not on the same level. Although the Bearded Golden Immortal was very reluctant to admit it, it was an undeniable fact. Perhaps only if his understanding and mastery of the Great Transformation Technique reached the master level could he possibly transform such advanced energy attributes.

“What kind of energy is this?” In that instant, he could only vaguely sense that it resembled the legendary Chaos Energy. But with his current level as a Golden Immortal, he still lacked the ability to go to the Cloud Immortal Realm to see the Chaos Domain firsthand, so he could only make such a vague guess. An instant was far too short—aside from a fleeting thought in his mind, there was no time to take any substantive action or countermeasure.

Boom! The light gate protecting him in front was shattered by Su Che’s punch, and the light gate behind the Bearded Golden Immortal also disappeared instantly.

Another strike! Su Che continued his relentless assault with another powerful punch, this time targeting the Bearded Golden Immortal’s body, aiming to shatter it like he had done to those Mysterious Immortals, leaving only a head. But a Golden Immortal was still a Golden Immortal—far beyond the comparison with Mysterious Immortals.

Whoosh! Su Che’s punch missed as the Bearded Golden Immortal used the Great Instant Transmission Technique to dodge, and then launched a counterattack with another powerful Dao technique. Dozens of narrow, thousands-of-zhang-long shadows appeared in the sky, like dozens of serrated whips sweeping toward Su Che.

Chirp chirp chirp chirp… Those serrated whips carried a strange vibration, as if their serrations were spinning at high speed.

“The Great Cutting Technique?” Su Che smiled inwardly. “As expected of a Golden Immortal—already demonstrating three great Dao techniques.” The Great Transformation Technique, the Great Instant Transmission Technique, and the Great Cutting Technique—three great Dao techniques, all seemingly mastered at a high level.

Swish!

Su Che suddenly had a purple crystal long sword in his hand. Faced with over a dozen serrated whips coming at him, he certainly wasn’t foolish enough to use his flesh and blood to confront the power of the Great Path, which could cut through anything in the world.
Swish swish swish swish…
Su Che swung the sword dozens of times in an instant, sending dozens of purple blade lights flying to meet the opponent’s cutting whips.
“The Origin of Slaughter…”
The Bearded Golden Immortal recognized the true nature of the purple crystal blade lights at a glance—this purple crystal long sword was actually a gift from the Giant Rat’s massive heart. It surely wasn’t a celestial weapon; rather, it might have been an ancient magical artifact forged by the ancient demon god himself.
Under the punishment of the Heavenly Dao, the Giant Rat’s physical body perished, but its heart, the Giant Rat Domain, and the Demon God’s Bones survived. This ancient magical sword was stored within the Giant Rat Domain and thus avoided being turned into a lifeless relic by the Heavenly Dao’s punishment.
Today, Su Che activated this ancient magical artifact using a power amplified a hundred times his Heavenly Immortal cultivation level. The power of the Origin of Slaughter that erupted was incredibly strong, instantly causing the Bearded Golden Immortal to turn pale with shock.
Hiss hiss hiss hiss…
The so-called Great Cutting Technique, which could cut through anything, was instead torn to pieces by the dozens of purple crystal blade lights. Though it dimmed slightly, the relentless blade lights continued flying toward the Bearded Golden Immortal.
“How is this possible!”
The Bearded Golden Immortal hurriedly used his Great Instant Transmission Technique to dodge sideways by thousands of feet, but four of the purple crystal blade lights still pursued him, striking his back one after another.
Although his robe was also a top-tier defensive celestial weapon, it was still pierced by the purple crystal blade lights, leaving four gruesome wounds.
The power of the Origin of Slaughter ravaged his body mercilessly, forcing the Bearded Golden Immortal to desperately suppress it with his own immortal energy.
At the same time, his face revealed undisguised astonishment: “An ancient magical artifact! How could an ancient magical artifact still exist in the world? How could the Heavenly Dao allow it to continue releasing such power?”
His shock and surprise were understandable. The Heavenly Dao had always been extremely strict in punishing ancient demon gods and ancient magical artifacts. If any such remnants reappeared, they would suffer merciless punishment from the Heavenly Dao before they could unleash their power. Yet this guy here could use it without restraint…
“Strange?”
Su Che gently waved the long sword in his hand, saying indifferently with a hint of a smile, “It depends on who wields this power, this magical artifact.”
In other words: If it’s in my hands, then it’s fine. Even Heaven will turn a blind eye and pretend not to see…

“Who exactly are you?”
The Bearded Golden Immortal immediately realized that this person was nothing ordinary—his status surely wasn’t that of a condemned criminal like himself.
“You have too many questions!”
Su Che held a knife in his right hand and a fist in his left, charging forward at high speed before delivering another punch.
The prepared Bearded Golden Immortal neither defended nor counterattacked but instead… turned and ran!
Whoosh!
The flight speed of a mid-stage Golden Immortal soared to its limit as he sliced through the sky, fleeing into the distance.
The four purple crystal blade flashes from earlier were still causing trouble inside his body, leaving him slightly injured, but that wasn’t a big deal—it wouldn’t affect his combat strength at all.
The key was that Su Che’s mystery and strangeness shattered his mental defenses, leaving him completely devoid of fighting spirit.
Even though he was a mid-stage Golden Immortal, if he had gone all out, he might have turned the situation around and forced Su Che to flee in panic. But since he hadn’t lived long enough and didn’t want to die early in the Realm of Punishment, he chose the most cautious option: to run!
Su Che wasn’t surprised by this. When things turned bad and someone ran away, it was quite common in the Realm of Punishment.
After all, there was no irreconcilable hatred between the two sides. If you could defeat them, do so; if you could kill them, do so. If there was risk, retreat quickly—only then could you survive longer in the Realm of Punishment.
It was like bandits in the mortal world: if they encountered a tough opponent during a robbery, they’d quickly leave, as it wasn’t worth risking their lives.
This was also a major characteristic of the Realm of Punishment.
As the Bearded Golden Immortal’s figure disappeared on the horizon, Su Che remained where he was, not pursuing him. As the saying goes, don’t chase a defeated enemy—there was no need to kill him.
Besides, he flew so fast that it might be impossible to catch up.
“It seems that even with a hundredfold enhancement, it’s not necessarily possible to truly defeat a mid-stage Golden Immortal. Self-preservation is still no problem…”
Through this brief clash, Su Che gained a clearer understanding of his own combat strength.
Without a doubt, once he reached the realm of an Immortal Emperor, even just at the first level, he would become the strongest fighter among all Immortal Emperors in the entire immortal realm, with combat strength second only to Immortal Lords.
“A hundredfold enhancement!”
At the thought of this, Su Che couldn’t help but feel excited secretly: “The function setting of the seventh layer of the Immortal Prison—this step was truly the right one.”
Lao He then said, “Master, I’ll soon reach the Mahayana stage. Not to mention the eighth layer of the Immortal Prison, even unlocking the ninth layer will become possible soon. So, shouldn’t we finalize the specific functions of the eighth layer?”

Su Che immediately replied, “Ask the Immortal Prison Pagoda if my previous idea is feasible.” Not long ago, he had discussed this matter with Lao Hei. The initial idea was to set the functions of the eighth layer of the Immortal Prison Pagoda as the ability to predict the future—at the very least, to foresee dangers or predict the outcome of events. However, it was unclear whether such an idea could become a reality. Now that the seventh layer had been successfully opened, asking the Immortal Prison Pagoda should provide a clear answer. While Lao Hei was silently communicating with the pagoda, Su Che frowned, his gaze toward the horizon filled with confusion… “Back again?” Just then, the bearded Golden Immortal who had just escaped reappeared, still flying at high speed, returning to Su Che’s side in the blink of an eye. But he clearly wasn’t coming for Su Che; it seemed he was trying to escape. The bearded Golden Immortal flew past Su Che horizontally, his gaze carrying a mocking tone of schadenfreude. “Damn it!” Su Che instantly guessed a possibility and without hesitation turned to fly away. His flight speed, amplified a hundredfold, was not much slower than that of the bearded Golden Immortal—only in a different direction. Su Che’s reaction speed was remarkable; he quickly realized that the bearded Golden Immortal had turned back because he had encountered a more powerful opponent and was trying to drag him down as well. In that case, both of them would become targets, and those pursuing them might not choose between them. If they chose him, the bearded Golden Immortal could escape. “That must be it!” As he flew at top speed, Su Che glanced back. Sure enough, two streaks of light appeared in the sky behind him. Judging by their speed, they were far faster than him, even faster than the bearded Golden Immortal. It was highly likely they were two late-stage Golden Immortals. Su Che was completely correct. Just moments earlier, the bearded Golden Immortal had flown only a few tens of thousands of miles before unfortunately running into two notorious villains from the Land of Punishment: the Yin and Yang Duo. One male and one female, they were said to have been partners for tens of millions of years, both at the late stage of Golden Immortal cultivation, equally cruel and bloodthirsty. These two had been thrown into the Land of Punishment by the Evil Emperor Immortal Lord hundreds of thousands of years ago and were still alive, showing just how powerful they were. At this moment, the Yin and Yang Duo also saw the fleeing figures of the bearded Golden Immortal and Su Che. “Which one to chase?” asked the handsome Yang Evil with a smile, clearly a man controlled by his wife, following her every command. “That one!”

The charming and sinister figure pointed at Su Che’s back and said, “This person is quite interesting. Look, although his cultivation level is only that of an Immortal, he can fly faster than those in the early stages of Golden Immortal. He must be hiding quite valuable treasures on him.” The sinister figure’s phoenix-like eyes had faint blue-purple pupils, suggesting he likely possessed some powerful innate talent or cultivation technique related to his eyes, enabling him to see Su Che’s true cultivation level from a distance of a thousand miles.