Life span plundered, I became a detective and achieved immortality

Chapter 1102 Battle Against a Rank 5 Golden Immortal

Time flies, and 500,000 years have passed in the blink of an eye, like sand slipping through our fingers.

Ten trillion eons beyond the Three Yang Immortal Tomb lies a dark and profound void, where only scattered chaotic lightning flickers. Each wisp of lightning exudes a violent power capable of tearing apart an immortal's body, seemingly able to incinerate everything in its path into dust. In this desolate land, a streak of crimson light suddenly pierces the darkness, like an out-of-control fiery meteor, speeding through the chaotic currents and leaving a long trail of flame.

The flowing light was not a physical entity, but a crimson fire cloud about ten thousand feet in diameter. The cloud churned and boiled, like a moving primordial sea of ​​fire. Every leaping flame contained the power to scorch the heavens and boil the seas, even the surrounding chaotic air sizzled and crackled. Above the fire cloud stood towering fire giants, hundreds of feet tall, clad in fiery armor that shimmered with a molten lava-like sheen. With each breath, they spewed forth tongues of fire over a foot long, scorching even the void itself with tiny holes where the flames landed. Their entire bodies emanated the purest and most immortal aura of fire, as if they were beings born from the very first flame at the beginning of creation, fused with the immortality of fire.

Especially the leading fire giant, whose body was nearly twice the height of the others of its kind. Its armor was inscribed with intricate fire runes, which, as they flickered, manifested the cyclical phenomenon of "fire begets earth, earth begets metal." The fire aura surrounding it was so dense as to be almost tangible, forming a visible fire domain. Within this domain, the chaotic energy was incinerated into pure energy particles. Its terrifying aura was in no way inferior to that of a fifth-grade Golden Immortal like the Heavenly Winning Immortal Lord. Its eyes were like two miniature burning immortal realms, their pupils reflecting the trajectory of star birth and death, as if with a mere thought, it could unleash endless divine fire, completely transforming this vast chaotic void into a raging, fiery immortal domain.

At this moment, all the fire giants' gazes were fixed on the direction of the Three Yang Immortal Tomb, their eyes blazing with intense fire, like rage suppressed for millions of years. The aura of the Great Dao of Fire around them became violent due to their extreme killing intent, causing the surrounding chaotic currents to tremble violently—the chaotic energy that was enough to easily annihilate a ninth-grade True Immortal was like a mouse seeing a cat in the face of this earth-shattering aura, retreating to both sides, not daring to touch it in the slightest, as if afraid of being ignited by this flame, leaving not even ashes, and being completely annihilated into nothingness.

"Almost there! We're almost at the Three Suns Immortal Tomb!" The leader, the Crimson Sun Immortal Lord, roared, his voice carrying scorching fiery energy that exploded into ripples of flame in the chaos, leaving faint scorch marks in the void wherever it passed. "I'll see who this devil is, secretly plotting against my Crimson Sun Immortal Clan! Daring to harm six of my clan's immortals, I'll make sure your soul is burned by heavenly fire for trillions of years, experiencing the most intense suffering in the world, paying a price far worse than the annihilation of your clan!"

As he spoke, the fiery domain surrounding the Crimson Sun Immortal Lord suddenly expanded, enveloping the towering fire clouds within. The fiery runes within the domain began to circulate rapidly, evolving into phantom images of fiery dragons. With their heads held high, they roared silently toward the direction of the Three Suns Immortal Tomb, as if they were eager to devour that land and turn all their enemies to ashes.

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The Three Suns Continent, the Azure Dragon Immortal Ship, the Azure Dragon Immortal Palace.

On the Yin-Yang Dao Platform, Su Mo slowly opened his tightly closed eyes. The chaotic energy within them, like ripples in an ancient well, quietly dissipated, revealing a pair of clear yet unfathomable eyes. Then, a flash of fire appeared before him, and a mirror-like light screen materialized out of thin air, its edges flowing with primordial runes. Gradually, it clearly reflected the crimson fire cloud that spanned the chaos, revealing even the armor patterns, the strength of the aura, and the trajectory of the flames flowing across the armor of each fire giant on the cloud.

Immediately afterwards, Su Mo's lips gradually turned up, forming a meaningful arc. He gently tapped the Primordial Runes on the Dao Platform with his fingertips, producing a soft "tap, tap" sound. Each tap made the runes on the Dao Platform light up with a faint glow.

"The Crimson Sun Immortal Lord, a late-stage Fifth-Rank Golden Immortal... plus two Fourth-Rank, three Third-Rank, three Second-Rank, and two First-Rank." He listed them off softly, his tone as calm as if he were counting ordinary objects. "The Crimson Sun Immortal Clan certainly thinks highly of me, bringing most of their wealth at once. Aren't they afraid of being wiped out on this trip, and having the Crimson Sun Immortal Clan removed from the Void Origin Star Abyss?"

The entire Crimson Sun Immortal Clan has existed for nearly a hundred cosmic eras, with a total of only twenty Immortal Golden Immortals. Excluding the six who perished in the Three Suns Immortal Tomb, there are now only fourteen Immortals left in the clan. If any of these nine were to suffer any mishaps, the remaining five Immortals would not only struggle to maintain the clan's status, but would likely even have difficulty protecting themselves.

This world has never lacked opportunists who take advantage of others' misfortunes. Once the Crimson Sun Immortal Clan's strength is greatly diminished, the surrounding immortal forces, eyeing them covetously, will inevitably swarm in to devour their accumulated resources and territories. At that point, the extermination of the clan will be only a matter of time.

Su Mo paused, and the fiery clouds in the light screen became clearer, even revealing the raging anger churning in the eyes of the Crimson Sun Immortal Lord.

"I wonder how many units of Immortal True Spirit I will gain by taking down these nine Immortals?"

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Time flowed slowly in Su Mo's anticipation, year after year passed, and in the blink of an eye, a hundred years had passed.

The crimson fire cloud had already traversed most of the chaotic void, and was less than a hundred billion cosmic years away from the Three Yang Immortal Tomb. Above the fire cloud, the immortal aura of the Crimson Sun Immortal Lord and the rest of the Crimson Sun Immortal Clan suddenly subsided. The flames that had been surging like raging waves were now calming into a gentle red light. Even the ten-thousand-foot-long fire cloud lost its dazzling brilliance, transforming into an inconspicuous dark red dust, silently merging into the faint mist that had permeated the Three Yang Immortal Tomb for billions of years.

Furthermore, the mist is mixed with chaotic air currents and spatial fragments, which already obscures the ability to detect with divine sense. At this moment, if viewed from a distance, it almost blends into the surrounding environment, making it difficult to distinguish between reality and illusion, appearing as nothing more than a wisp of chaotic dust drifting with the current.

Although they harbored a burning desire to grind the mastermind behind it all to dust, as they approached the Three Yang Immortal Tomb, the Crimson Sun Immortal Lord and the other nine immortals suppressed their previous rage, daring not to be careless in the slightest. The fact that the mastermind could so easily capture six immortals from their clan, and even a third-rank Golden Immortal from another force, without giving them a chance to send a distress signal, meant that the mastermind was no ordinary being—it was likely a fifth-rank immortal force on par with the Crimson Sun Immortal Clan, or perhaps even more powerful. To rashly enter the Three Yang Continent without knowing anything about this mysterious force could lead to disastrous consequences.

"Slow down, spread your divine senses, and carefully explore the surroundings." The voice of the Crimson Sun Immortal Lord rang out from inside the fire cloud, carrying a hint of solemnity. "The fact that the enemy was able to take down Chi Lie and the others silently shows that their methods are not simple. We must not underestimate them."

The other fire giants nodded in agreement, their aura of the Great Dao of Fire receding once more, becoming almost indistinguishable from the aura of chaos. Their divine senses, like a fine spiderweb, carefully swept through the mist ahead, not missing even the slightest movement of a speck of dust or a shift in the flow of air, slowly creeping towards the Three Suns Continent. Every inch they advanced, they checked their surroundings three times, fearing they might trigger some deadly trap.

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The Three Suns Continent, the Azure Dragon Immortal Ship, the Azure Dragon Immortal Palace.

A glint of light flashed in Su Mo's eyes, and chaotic energy swirled slightly in his pupils. He easily saw through the seemingly flawless disguise of the Crimson Sun Immortal Lord and his companions. A cold smile slowly crept across his lips: "Trying to secretly infiltrate the Three Suns Continent? If it were any other Rank 5 Golden Immortal, they might have had a hard time discovering your whereabouts. Unfortunately for you, you've run into me."

For the past 500,000 years, the spacetime of the Three Yang Immortal Tomb and its surrounding areas, spanning hundreds of billions of cosmic years, has been woven into an inescapable net by his scattered illusory spiritual bodies. Countless primordial runes, like stars, are scattered throughout the void rifts and chaotic currents, forming a sensory network covering the entire star field. Any living being that intrudes, even by merely moving a finger, cannot escape his detection. Not to mention fifth-grade Golden Immortals, even seventh-grade Golden Immortals would find it extremely difficult, almost impossible, to infiltrate undetected.

"That's enough. They've gone far enough." Su Mo lightly tapped the Yin-Yang Dao Platform with his fingertip, and the Primordial Runes on the platform instantly lit up, like a string of stars being ignited. "It's time to send them on their way."

next second...

A superior voice, seemingly coming from beyond the heavens, clearly rang in the ears of the nine immortals, including the Crimson Sun Immortal Lord, carrying an irresistible majesty: "Twelve Yuan Chen Demon Sealing Formation, activate!"

"Boom..."

The void trembled violently, as if twelve ancient demon gods were awakening from their slumber. Suddenly, twelve dazzling divine lights shot into the sky beside the nine immortals, including the Crimson Sun Immortal Lord. These lights contained the power of the Great Dao of the twelve primordial stars, such as the Morning Star, the Moon, and the Sun, resembling twelve pillars supporting the heavens and the earth. They instantly pierced through the chaos, dispelling the surrounding layers of mist completely.

Immediately afterwards, twelve terrifying pressures rose from the twelve divine lights—the pressures were as heavy as billions of stars stacked on top of each other, carrying the domineering power to suppress eternity and seal everything. Even the Crimson Sun Immortal Lord, a late-stage fifth-rank Golden Immortal, felt a tremor in his heart and his soul trembled violently. He subconsciously activated his Flame Domain to resist.

However, under the twelve vast divine mights, the oppressive aura of the Crimson Sun Immortal Lord and the other nine immortals was as fragile as paper. The twelve divine lights, like twelve jade palaces suspended in the sky, emitted layers upon layers of suppressive power, pouring down like a bursting dam of stars. Under the onslaught of the divine light, the outer layer of the Crimson Sun Immortal Lord's fiery domain, which he was fully activating, melted away like ice and snow, emitting a sizzling sound. The domain's barrier cracked and peeled away at a speed visible to the naked eye.

In less than a breath, their proud fire pressure was completely crushed and disintegrated.

"Wow..."

The Crimson Sun Immortal Lord opened his mouth wide, spurting out a mouthful of scalding golden essence blood. The essence blood turned into sparks in the air, but was annihilated by divine light before it could hit the ground. A dent appeared in the flaming armor on his chest, the flame runes on the armor dimmed, and his aura rapidly weakened like a receding tide. His once upright body hunched slightly, and for the first time, a look of horror appeared in his eyes.

The other eight immortals fared even worse: the armor of the two fourth-rank Golden Immortals shattered inch by inch, fragments mixed with sparks flying everywhere. Half of their bodies were pressed into the fire cloud by the divine light, blood gushing from the corners of their mouths, the blood mixed with golden primal power. They could barely maintain their posture and could only barely support their upper bodies. The three third-rank Golden Immortals were directly pressed down on the fire cloud by the pressure, making a dull thud. The sound of bones breaking could be clearly heard, like withered branches being crushed. They lay in the fire cloud, without even the strength to lift their heads. The remaining low-rank immortals were even more unsteady, almost unable to stand. Their souls hummed painfully under the pressure, as if they would collapse at any moment, their eyes filled with despair.

Even the fire cloud beneath their feet, which condensed the Great Dao of Fire, rapidly crumbled and disintegrated under the impact of the twelve divine lights. A large amount of fire cloud turned into countless sparks, which were shredded into nothingness by the primordial power contained in the divine lights, revealing the bare chaotic void below.

"Oh no! They're... peak fifth-grade Golden Immortals! A full twelve of them! Run, run!"

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