Nuclear-powered Sword Immortal

"Boom!"

Amidst the unwilling and frenzied will of the Yan Huo God King, the divine country built on the foundation of an immortal Dao exploded with a thunderous roar.

The collapse of the Great Dao rippled through nearby regions, shaking the star seas and affecting countless billions of miles, instantly attracting all the Immortal Dao Venerables rushing over.

"Buzz Buzz!"

Gu Jinlai immediately activated Boundaryless Worlds and fully activated the Profound Gold Armor to withstand the intense Dao shock.

Fortunately, the divine country of the Yan Huo God King was already in ruins under the attack of Gu Jinlai's Particle Sword Intent, so the impact of its explosion was quite limited.

Before long, the Dao shock subsided.

Gu Jinlai's figure reappeared.

He restrained the Qing Lian fluctuations, pondering for a moment, as if considering some disguise, but then he regained his calm and looked in a certain direction.

"Endless darkness? That is a fate only for your divine spirits and evil gods, while I am just a Golden Immortal with some talent."

"Whizz!"

Not even a few breaths later, space rippled open.

A massive battleship tore through space and descended.

Before the battleship could fully settle, Wei Qingqing, Qin Yiren, and dozens of Great Dao Golden Immortals appeared.

"Changqing!"

Qin Yiren called out with concern.

Wei Qingqing somewhat rudely used her Divine Sense Ability to probe Gu Jinlai's condition.

Finally...

She discovered that aside from being somewhat overly exhausted in divine sense, he showed no abnormalities.

No!

Actually, there was an anomaly.

But it wasn't with Gu Jinlai, rather it was the space surrounding him.

He could clearly feel the impact of the Great Dao's collapse on the surrounding Great Dao.

Not only did it make the nearby Great Dao manifest, but also left the flow of the Dao in chaos.

Just like a violent explosion would create light effects, sound effects, and dust, when these effects dissipate, a pit remains on the ground.

This destruction to the surface would be hard to repair for a long time.

"That divine spirit..."

Wei Qingqing's gaze fell on Gu Jinlai.

"Hmm."

Meeting the gaze of Wei Qingqing, this Immortal Golden Immortal, Gu Jinlai nodded: "By luck, I managed to defeat it."

He also gave Qin Yiren a reassuring look.

Qin Yiren watched Gu Jinlai for a while. Only when she was certain he was really unharmed did she breathe a relieved sigh.

But the next second, she seemed to realize what Gu Jinlai said in response to Wei Qingqing, and was stunned on the spot.

Not only her, even Wei Qingqing couldn't help but have her pupils contract.

The Golden Immortals that came with her widened their eyes.

"Changqing, did you just say... you killed that divine spirit?"

Wei Qingqing couldn't help but ask.

Gu Jinlai nodded, looking around: "The remnants of this collapsed divine country should prove that a divine spirit indeed fell here just now."

"This..."

Wei Qingqing obviously saw this, but...

"How is it possible!?"

"That divine spirit wasn't strong, only a bit stronger than the one I encountered in the Cold Moon Star Domain, Divine Spirit Nie Yu. But now, I am beyond comparison to the past, not only have my divine sense refined further, but my Great Dao compatibility has greatly improved, in addition, I hold several Immortal Artifacts..."

When Gu Jinlai said this, he slightly paused: "Among which are the Profound Gold Armor, an Immortal Artifact specifically for resisting the Divine Will's erosion. Relying on the power of these Immortal Artifacts, combined with some strategies, I finally managed to kill it."

While speaking, he gestured with his hand.

Void Flow, Silence Returns to Destruction, Lonely Night, Fantian Ring, and the light of the Profound Gold Armor flashed one by one.

Five Immortal Artifacts!?

This scene, even Wei Qingqing couldn't help but have her eyes slightly redden.

Despite being a true inheritor of Fire Cloud Palace and working for Domain Master Qin Yuyan, she only possessed three Immortal Artifacts.

Yet Gu Jinlai, a Golden Immortal, could produce five Immortal Artifacts!? Wait!

Among the Immortal Artifacts given by the Qin family, besides the Profound Gold Armor, there was also the Silent Flow Light.

He also had the Formless Pearl, a Chaos Dao type Immortal Artifact bestowed by Domain Master Qin.

Including these two, he actually had seven Immortal Artifacts!?

"Where... where did you get so many Immortal Artifacts?"

"Gifts from friends."

Gu Jinlai did not elaborate on this matter, but continued to casually explain: "I used the Formless Pearl to disguise my cultivation, and that divine spirit, in its carelessness and haste for a quick victory, directly took me into its divine country. In the end, I leveraged my Spiritual Realm, the Fantian Ring, and Profound Gold Armor to withstand the divine spirit's will suppression, then shattered its divine country with Particle Sword Intent, which led to the fall of that divine spirit."

Yet the information contained in his words left everyone present awestruck.

Without guessing, one could imagine how dangerous this battle was.

Gu Jinlai, a mere Golden Immortal, trapped in a divine spirit's divine country, was akin to a lamb entering a tiger's den. A single misstep would have resulted in his complete eradication by this divine spirit.

Yet he, relying on these Immortal Artifacts, his own strength, endured against that divine spirit, crushed its divine country, and destroyed the divine spirit in one fell swoop.

For a moment, even though they knew Gu Jinlai possessed seven Immortal Artifacts, both Wei Qingqing and Qin Yiren couldn't feel any envy.

Especially Qin Yiren...

When that Divine Spirit appeared, she was almost in despair, but unexpectedly, Gu Jinlai ultimately sent her out of the Divine Spirit's Divine Country.

Afterward, he single-handedly, with a disregard for his life, engaged in a desperate battle with the Divine Spirit, surely experiencing numerous life-and-death moments where a single mistake would lead to his demise.

Fortunately, he held on to the end.

Finally, with the body of a Great Dao Golden Immortal, he completed the glorious feat of slaying a Divine Spirit.

This kind of responsibility, this kind of capability, this kind of determination...

At that moment, as she watched Gu Jinlai casually recount the process of slaying the Divine Spirit, he seemed more dazzling and radiant, exuding an unstoppable brilliance.

One of those beams of light shone upon her, illuminating her spirit.

At this time, Wei Qingqing had also finished listening to Gu Jinlai's account.

Although there were some flaws in Gu Jinlai's words, like why the Divine Spirit chose to self-destruct its Divine Country instead of retreating when it sensed something was wrong, but...

It didn't matter.

"Regardless of whether the Divine Spirit was too arrogant or whether Changqing relied on the power of the Immortal Artifacts, it's a fact that you slew a Divine Spirit. I will report this matter to the Domain Master and request a reward for you."

Wei Qingqing declared solemnly.

"Thank you."

Gu Jinlai nodded slightly.

A Divine Spirit is worth at least a four-star merit.

Although he no longer urgently needed achievements now, a four-star merit was at least equal to two Supreme Immortal Artifacts, and more Immortal Artifacts were naturally beneficial.

Wei Qingqing was about to take out her Communication Jade Token to send the information, but she seemed to receive some message first.

After sweeping it with her Divine Thought, her expression turned a bit unusual, and she turned to Gu Jinlai and Qin Yiren, saying, "The Domain Master has learned of this matter and wants Changqing and Yiren to go to the Domain Master Mansion for some inquiries."

Qin Yiren didn't think much of it, but Gu Jinlai realized something.

Behind this Divine Spirit, there were clearly other forces at play.

The real target wasn't this Divine Spirit, but the force behind it aiming at him.

Qin Yuyan sent him a message to inquire about the details...

Perhaps the force behind this Divine Spirit was making a move.

After all, before dying, that Divine Spirit had "accused" him of being an Evil God.

However, that's okay.

Gu Jinlai also wanted to know who exactly was displeased with him and wanted to deal a fatal blow to him.

So, the two boarded the starship and, under Wei Qingqing's lead, headed straight for the Domain Master Mansion.

"Changqing... are you really okay? Or, let me take a look at you..."

In the lounge, Qin Yiren pressed her skirt, sitting beside Gu Jinlai, and asked with some concern.

"Don't worry, I know my own situation well; there won't be any issues."

Gu Jinlai reassured her, then asked, "But you, when I hastily activated the Immortal Technique, it displaced you into the spatial turbulence without knowing if the area was dangerous... Were you able to safely leave that starry sky then?"

"You..."

Qin Yiren looked at Gu Jinlai.

As expected, when they were attacked, his primary concern was for her.

Even now, he's worried about her condition...

Is he... really considering her as a Daoist Companion to spend a lifetime with?

For a moment, tears seemed to glisten in Qin Yiren's eyes, touched, tender, yet also a bit guilty for feeling unworthy of his concern.

"Are you okay?"

Gu Jinlai noticed her emotions seemed a bit off, prompting him to ask again.

After all, he was going to face the forces behind the Divine Spirit next, so he needed to make sure the Void Projection Technique indeed sent her away; otherwise, it would be troublesome if she saw something.

Perhaps he should attempt to use the Void Projection Technique to assimilate her?

No, that would be admitting guilt automatically.

Better to keep observing a bit longer.

"I, I'm fine... I wasn't harmed at all..."

Qin Yiren quickly averted her gaze, as if she dared not look directly at Gu Jinlai.

Her mind and emotions became exceptionally lively.

It was as if her heart was racing just like any ordinary person.

She seemed to be unable to continue staying alone with Gu Jinlai, quickly standing up: "In that case... Changqing, rest well, and I'll come to see you later."

"That's good, you may go."

Gu Jinlai nodded.

Next, he also needed to digest the experience of slaying a Divine Spirit...

A Divine King level Divine Spirit's rewards.

The force behind the Divine Spirit wanted to take advantage of the situation, and although he felt that with Qin Yuyan's support, along with his upright conduct, he could withstand scrutiny without any connection to the Evil God, unaffected by investigations, yet...

It's never a bad thing to enhance his strength before arriving at the Domain Master Mansion.

"A Divine King... one hundred eight thousand streams of Qingguang."

Gu Jinlai looked at the number of Qingguang surrounding the Qing Lian in his spiritual world.

Over a hundred thousand streams of Qingguang were not enough to elevate his Divine Sense Ability to the Twelfth Rank, but it was sufficient for him to take a solid step towards the Twelfth Rank.