Chapter 00464: The Siege
# The Siege
Chapter 464
Novel: Abandon The Universe
Chapter 464: The Siege
"Seeking death!" Yuan Bu, who had initially not wanted to take action himself, was instantly enraged.
He immediately lunged toward Lan Xiaobu.
The Grand Palace Master personally made his move, while Third Palace Master Zhang Wuxue and two late-stage Immortal Emperor elders also charged at Lan Xiaobu.
Behind these four, at least ten more Immortal Emperor powerhouses emerged from various corners, all directing their magical treasures toward Lan Xiaobu.
For the first time, Lan Xiaobu did not set up a void formation.
Instead, he showed not the slightest hesitation to retreat.
His Seven-Tone Halberd seemed on the verge of exploding, unleashing a storm of golden blades that tore through the air with a metallic screech.
The energy stirred by the Seven-Tone Halberd clashed with the combined divine abilities of the Immortal Emperors, erupting in a cataclysmic explosion of force that threatened to rip apart the void.
Those guests who had not joined the fight hastily summoned their defensive treasures.
The terrifying killing intent did not diminish after the collision of divine abilities—instead, it grew even stronger.
The combined immortal energy of over a dozen Immortal Emperors was unimaginably fearsome.
To onlookers, no matter how powerful Lan Xiaobu was, he should have been reduced to dust under such overwhelming force.
Yet, to everyone's disbelief, Lan Xiaobu’s Seven-Tone Halberd not only remained unbroken under this onslaught but grew increasingly formidable.
Every Immortal Emperor in the guest hall felt a chill run down their spines.
None of those present were weaklings, and they all clearly saw the terrifying might Lan Xiaobu displayed in this battle.
Over a dozen Immortal Emperor powerhouses, including the two Palace Masters of the Great Kun Immortal Palace, had attacked simultaneously—yet not only had they failed to crush Lan Xiaobu, his momentum had only intensified.
But that wasn’t the most frightening part.
The most terrifying thing was that Lan Xiaobu seemed utterly determined to kill Wu Lun.
Amid the battlefield, a massive hammer moved slowly, as if time had been slowed down infinitely, inching toward Wu Lun, who was desperately trying to flee.
Wu Lun’s eyes were filled with terror, yet his speed remained agonizingly sluggish.
His steps were as if weighed down by an invisible force, making his escape slow and laborious.
His fear stemmed from the fact that his speed was even slower than the descending Zhenhai Hammer.
The Zhenhai Hammer was his own treasure, yet now he was struggling to escape its crushing blow.
If the combined might of the Great Kun Immortal Palace’s Immortal Emperors failed to suppress Lan Xiaobu’s momentum, he would undoubtedly be pulverized by this hammer strike.
All the Immortal Emperors attacking Lan Xiaobu poured their full immortal energy into their divine abilities, while the halberd-light from Lan Xiaobu’s Seven-Tone Halberd grew denser and more radiant with each surge of energy.
The explosions of immortal energy seemed endless.
Every spectator who had summoned their defensive treasures to resist the shockwaves felt restless and uneasy, as if they might be dragged into this battlefield of endless clashing blades at any moment and reduced to dust.
Yuan Bu frantically channeled his immortal energy and divine sense, but his heart grew increasingly alarmed.
The battlefield appeared to grow quieter, yet the Immortal Emperors of the Great Kun Immortal Palace knew all too well that this was a massive grinding wheel.
The outcome depended on who could endure the longest.
If the Great Kun Immortal Palace’s side held out, Lan Xiaobu would inevitably be torn apart by their combined immortal energy.
But if Lan Xiaobu outlasted them, none of the attacking Immortal Emperors would escape unscathed.
The current Lan Xiaobu was like a monster—his energy seemed inexhaustible, limitless.
Not only that, but the purity and quality of his immortal energy seemed superior to theirs…
What terrified Yuan Bu even more wasn’t Lan Xiaobu’s boundless energy, but his unwavering determination to kill Wu Lun.
It wasn’t that Yuan Bu didn’t want Lan Xiaobu to kill Wu Lun—rather, he feared that if Lan Xiaobu suddenly changed his mind and turned his full force against them, their pressure would multiply several times over.
On the surface, Lan Xiaobu appeared relaxed, but he too felt the strain.
Without relying on void formation runes, his blood felt as if it were boiling under the pressure.
Nearly twenty Immortal Emperor powerhouses attacking at once—even with his immortal energy converted to divine energy, he was struggling to hold on.
After all, he had only just reached the Immortal Emperor realm, while the weakest among his attackers was likely at least a second-level Immortal Emperor.
Under this overwhelming pressure, his Palace Tone Slaughter technique couldn’t fully unleash its power.
He could feel his entire body trembling.
If his immortal energy hadn’t already transformed into divine energy, he wouldn’t have even been qualified to face the combined might of so many experts.
As his divine energy circulated faster and faster, the suppression reached its peak.
Unable to endure any longer, Lan Xiaobu suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood.
With that, the boiling killing intent that had been building inside him finally found an outlet.
The tones of the Seven-Tone Halberd erupted in a deafening roar—
*"One Tone—The Sound of Parting at Yang Pass! Palace Tone Rises, the Halberd Sweeps Across Ninety Thousand Miles!"*
The halberd’s sound turned urgent and piercing in an instant.
The suppressed halberd-light erupted outward, transforming into a blade of light that tore through the heavens.
Everything beneath it would be cleaved in two.
Death filled the entire space.
Every Immortal Emperor attacking Lan Xiaobu, including Yuan Bu, felt an overwhelming dread, as if the gates of hell had opened before them.
The halberd’s terrifying momentum, capable of splitting worlds, and the metallic screech that pierced the skies became the deepest fear in their hearts.
Their vision was filled with the expanding halberd-light, and an unprecedented sorrow welled up inside them.
Yuan Bu roared madly, "Everyone, attack at full strength! Suppress that halberd-light!"
They absolutely could not allow the halberd-light to sweep across ninety thousand miles.
If that happened, they were doomed.
Not only Yuan Bu felt this way—everyone in the battle did, including Lan Xiaobu, who had just unleashed his Palace Tone Slaughter.
He sensed that although he had successfully executed the technique, for the first time, it lacked its usual overwhelming force.
The suppression was too strong.
**Boom!**
The combined immortal energy of over a dozen peak Immortal Emperors erupted in full force.
Some even burned their essence blood to unleash forbidden techniques.
This explosive energy collided head-on with Lan Xiaobu’s Palace Tone Slaughter halberd-light.
**Bang! Bang! Bang!**
All the figures surrounding Lan Xiaobu were blasted backward.
The previously space-bound treasures and immortal energy could no longer be restrained, accelerating from an extreme slowness to lightning speed in an instant, tearing the entire guest hall to shreds.
Every cultivator in the hall summoned their defensive treasures, protecting themselves as they retreated.
Yuan Bu and the others, however, finally exhaled in relief—they had managed to suppress the full eruption of Lan Xiaobu’s terrifying divine ability.
Blood sprayed from their mouths as they frantically retreated.
Only Wu Lun remained.
As Yuan Bu and the others pulled back, Wu Lun, caught in the center of the explosion, was struck squarely by his own Zhenhai Hammer—his body instantly reduced to a mist of blood.
Lan Xiaobu gripped his Seven-Tone Halberd, unmoving.
His legs trembled slightly, and his organs felt as if they were burning.
Silence fell over the battlefield.
No one spoke, the tension hanging thick in the air.
After a long pause, Yuan Bu finally let out a breath.
However, he didn’t dare attack again—he didn’t even wipe the blood from his lips.
Instead, he clasped his fists toward Lan Xiaobu and said, "Fellow Daoist Lan, what is the meaning of this? My Great Kun Immortal Palace has never offended you, nor have we ever crossed paths. Do you think our Great Kun Immortal Palace is easy to bully? Today, I, Yuan Bu, stand here. Even if my Great Kun Immortal Palace is wiped out, we will not take a single step back and allow ourselves to be slaughtered!"
No one spoke up in his defense.
Yuan Bu’s words were clearly an admission of defeat—only the reputation of the Great Kun Immortal Palace prevented him from outright surrendering.
Lan Xiaobu closed his eyes, circulating the Longevity Technique as his injuries rapidly healed.
He knew his strategy hadn’t been wrong, nor had his methods.
The reason he had only managed to kill Wu Lun in this battle was simply because his cultivation was still slightly lacking.
If he were at the late-stage Immortal Emperor realm—no, even just the fifth or sixth level of Immortal Emperor—none of the Great Kun Immortal Palace’s Immortal Emperors would have escaped his Palace Tone Slaughter.
Unfortunately, he was only at the first level of Immortal Emperor.
Because his cultivation wasn’t high enough, although he had executed the Palace Tone Slaughter, under the combined suppression of Yuan Bu and the others, its full killing potential had been stifled.
Only Jia Yunkong gasped in shock—he realized he had still underestimated Lan Xiaobu.
He had known Lan Xiaobu was strong, but he had assumed that annihilating the Silent God Valley must have relied on formation techniques.
Now, he understood that even in a direct confrontation, Lan Xiaobu might very well have been capable of destroying the Silent God Valley.
Since Lan Xiaobu ignored Yuan Bu’s words, silence once again filled the space.
The guest hall of the Great Kun Immortal Palace had been destroyed, yet no one left.
After Yuan Bu spoke, no one else dared to say a word.
Finally, Lan Xiaobu opened his eyes.
He looked at Jia Yunkong and asked, "Island Master Jia, where is my Dao companion, Luo Caisi?"
Seeing that Lan Xiaobu wasn’t launching another attack, Yuan Bu and the others finally relaxed.
However, upon hearing Lan Xiaobu’s question, Yuan Bu’s scalp prickled with dread.
The ancient Kun Island’s Liang family had previously issued a bounty for Luo Caisi and Jia Yunkong.
Shortly after, the island was annihilated—the Liang family was wiped out.
Not a single person who had attended the Liang family’s ancient Kun bloodline awakening ceremony had escaped.
Clearly, this was Lan Xiaobu’s doing.
From these events alone, it was evident that Lan Xiaobu was ruthless.
If he decided to destroy the Great Kun Immortal Palace today, he would not hesitate in the slightest.
Thinking of this, Yuan Bu immediately sent out a mental message—if Lan Xiaobu attacked again, the entire Great Kun Immortal Palace would retaliate with full force, activating their most lethal trapping and killing formation.
Not only Yuan Bu realized this—nearly ninety percent of those present had come to the same conclusion.
Though over seventy percent of the factions represented here had sent people to attend the Liang family’s ceremony on ancient Kun Island, not a single person dared to question Lan Xiaobu, let alone demand answers from him.
Jia Yunkong quickly bowed to Lan Xiaobu.
"Fellow Daoist Lan, eight years after you left Kunqian Island, Fairy Luo arrived there. Upon learning that you had gone to the Liang family in the Kunxu Sea, she immediately wanted to follow. Considering her cultivation was slightly lacking, I personally escorted her to the Kunxu Sea."
"However, before we reached the Liang family, I received news that Liang Changxu of the Liang family had returned—but you had not. Fearing the worst, I quickly took Fairy Luo into hiding, concealing our identities. It wasn’t until five months ago that I learned my son, Jia Xinyu, had gone missing in a secret realm of the Great Kun Immortal Palace. That’s why I came here—to gather information."
At this point, Jia Yunkong sent a mental message to Lan Xiaobu:
*"When I left, Fairy Luo was still at the Boundless Immortal Sea Pavilion in the Boundless Market."*
(End of Chapter)