Journey to the West: Tang Monk Conquers Everything

"Is the Empress here!?" Clutching the Absolute Immortal Sword in his hand, Jiang Liu's gaze slightly narrowed.

The Empress's cultivation level was at the Quasi-Saint level, but it was barely reaching the threshold of a Quasi-Saint.

When it came to Quasi-Saints, Jiang Liu had encountered quite a few, such as the Three-World Buddha, Supreme Elder Lord, Wutian Buddha, Ancestor Minghe, Demon Master Kunpeng, Master Zhenyuan, and so forth...

However, if one were to speak of the lowest cultivation among these Quasi-Saints, it would undoubtedly be the Empress.

That's because when the Empress had transformed into the Mysterious Woman and secretly delivered treasures to Zixia, Jiang Liu had caught a glimpse of the Empress's character panel.

A level 91 white panel, which naturally was the lowest existence among the Quasi-Saint level.

The Absolute Immortal Sword was blocked, and Jiang Liu naturally felt inwardly vigilant, knowing that such power could only be from someone of the Quasi-Saint level.

Yet, seeing that it was just the Empress who had arrived, Jiang Liu's heart secretly relaxed once more.

To rescue the Treasure Light Buddha from his clutches? The Empress probably didn't have that capability, right?

Checking the time left on his Equipment Trial Coupon, there was still just over 50 minutes left—completely undaunted.

The Treasure Light Buddha was about to be annihilated, but what about the Empress? Was there a chance to annihilate her as well?

If it could be done, wouldn't she be the first Quasi-Saint he had killed? And who knew what good loot she could drop?

Once this thought emerged, it took root in Jiang Liu's mind like an inescapable parasite, refusing to be dismissed.

Moreover, for the sake of self-preservation, he had splurged 2.1 million taels of gold, almost depleting the money he'd saved in the shop over four years.

If he couldn't make a good profit from this, wouldn't he definitely be at a loss this time?

"Empress, save me!"

Not minding what Jiang Liu was thinking, the Treasure Light Buddha, looking utterly miserable with a ghastly wound in his chest almost splitting him open, desperately called out to the Empress for help.

"Treasure Light Buddha, who is this?" Sighing inwardly, since she had already taken action, the Empress bluntly asked as there was no turning back for her now.

Before making a move, she naturally wanted to inquire about Jiang Liu's identity.

"I don't know, but I think he is at least at the Great Luo Golden Immortal Late Stage level, and what he holds in his hand is the Absolute Immortal Sword of the Sect Master Tongtian!" The Treasure Light Buddha managed to catch his breath, forcibly pressing down on his injury, slightly shaking his head while speaking.

"No need to tell me, I can see it for myself, can I not recognize the Absolute Immortal Sword?" These words were inwardly scorned by the Empress.

Back then, when they were in Zixiao Palace, the Supreme Elder Lord had bestowed the four swords and Formation Map to Sect Master Tongtian while she had been watching right beside him, hadn't she?

Of course, despite her inward ridicule, the Empress did not voice it outwardly, instead focusing her gaze on Jiang Liu, scrutinizing him carefully.

That gaze seemed to want to see through the concealment of the Shadow Robe, to discern the true face beneath the cloak.

"Having such cultivation and the ability to wield the Absolute Immortal Sword, you must be one of the favored disciples under Sect Master Tongtian of the Sect of Intercepting, aren't you?" After silently pondering for a moment, the Empress voiced her query to Jiang Liu.

Getting the Absolute Immortal Sword must have been a gift from Sect Master Tongtian.

At least at the Great Luo Late Stage level, there seemed to be only a few disciples still alive under Sect Master Tongtian, right?

Ignoring the Empress's question, Jiang Liu simply raised the Absolute Immortal Sword in his hand and slashed directly at the Empress.

Watching Jiang Liu make a move even against her left the Empress utterly shocked.

With a raise of her hand, a green light instantly brightened to counter the attack of the Absolute Immortal Sword.

The Sword Qi was blocked, but the Empress was shaken back slightly.

Her palm trembling slightly, she inwardly exclaimed: Worthy of the Absolute Immortal Sword indeed, what a devastating Sword Qi!

"The Treasure Lotus Lantern? Truly befitting of a lamp transformed from the Ninth Grade Green Lotus of legends!" Observing the small green lamp in the Empress's hand blocking the Sword Qi, Jiang Liu felt a firm resolve within.

Speaking of Ninth Grade Lotuses, he already possessed two of them, but unfortunately, his cultivation was far from matching the Empress's, so the power he could exert was also quite limited.

However, looking at the Treasure Lotus Lantern in the Empress's hand, Jiang Liu felt a surge of expectation.

He had already obtained two of the four great Lotuses.

Could he possibly seize this Treasure Lotus Lantern before him?

At that thought, Jiang Liu's heart surged with excitement.

Without wasting words, and wielding the Absolute Immortal Sword, he swung it again, continuing his assault on the Empress.

Terrifying Sword Qi, one after another, struck at the Empress in dense succession.

Although the protection of the Treasure Lotus Lantern was strong and the Empress had reached the Quasi-Saint level,

An Attack Power of 5.5 billion was no joke.

Boom, boom, boom!

A single blast of Sword Qi was manageable; the Treasure Lotus Lantern could withstand it. However, at that moment, Jiang Liu remained silent as a continuous barrage of Sword Qi rained down, incredibly dense, and the Empress instantly felt an immense pressure.

The Sword Qi continuously fell upon the Treasure Lotus Lantern, and as the Empress gripped the lantern tightly using its light to shield her entire body, her form was relentlessly pushed back by these annihilating Sword Qis.

The light began to flicker and twist.

Under the heavy pressure, the Empress's forehead sprouted a fine layer of sweat.

Even the hand holding the Treasure Lotus Lantern trembled slightly.

Under such a fearsome onslaught of Sword Qi, the Empress was overwhelmed, utterly unable to counterattack.

Though the sword qi was blocked by the lantern light, the dreadful rebounding force was causing the Empress to slowly sustain injuries.

Accumulate Sand into a Pagoda, little adds up to much; countless sword qis fell, and the Empress's complexion turned increasingly deathly pale.

In Jiang Liu's eyes, he could see the Empress's health bar dropping significantly.

Half an hour had passed in a flash...

Half an hour, which was a full 1800 seconds, during which Jiang Liu's Absolute Immortal Sword kept hacking away.

Since the attack power was entirely from the Absolute Immortal Sword itself, Jiang Liu's own consumption was not great.

In this half hour, he had swung nearly a thousand sword qis.

Although these sword qis were all blocked by the Treasure Lotus Lantern, the Empress's health bar above her head had already dropped by about one third, and a trickle of blood could be seen at the corner of her mouth.

Even though the Empress still had more than half of her health bar remaining, Jiang Liu knew that if he continued this way, even after the Equipment Trial Coupon time had elapsed, he would still find it hard to defeat the Empress.

However, seeing the Empress injured and her complexion extremely pale, Jiang Liu knew she was at the end of her rope.

The Treasure Lotus Lantern might be powerful, but the consumption of mana must also be substantial.

After blocking over a thousand qis from the Absolute Immortal Sword, even with Quasi-Saint cultivation level, the Empress's mana consumption should be nearly depleted by now.

After all, she could not, like him, use mana potions to replenish the mana she had consumed.

"How could this be!? I should not have meddled!" At this moment, the Empress deeply regretted her action to the point where her guts turned green.

The frenzied sword qi had fallen too many times to count, and she had now reached her limit. The Treasure Lotus Lantern seemed to have reached its limit as well.

After she had intervened, did this mysterious figure seem to dismiss the Treasure Light Buddha entirely and focus all their attack on her?

Who was she? The Empress! Her status and identity spoke for themselves.

Yet today, was there actually someone harboring the intent to slay her?

Who could it be? Who was this person wielding the Absolute Immortal Sword?

By the looks of it, were they determined not to stop until she was dead?

Crack!

Just as the Empress felt heavy-hearted and regretful, a barely perceptible sound suddenly rang out, causing a tremor in her heart.

She rapidly glanced at the Treasure Lotus Lantern in her hand and saw a crack had formed on it.

This caused the Empress great heartache and even more astonishment.

After being hacked countless times by the Absolute Immortal Sword, had the Treasure Lotus Lantern finally been unable to withstand it?

With the crack appearing on the Treasure Lotus Lantern, the green lantern light naturally dimmed instantly.

Seeing this scene, Jiang Liu's mouth curved into a slight smile.

His attacks became even more ferocious, and the force even stronger.

"Hold on, who exactly are you under those feet, why do you not dare to show your true face!?"

"Though you refuse to reveal your true face, the Absolute Immortal Sword is proof enough! If you dare to harm my life, not even Sect Master Tongtian can escape being implicated!"

"Did you not hear me? I am the Empress!"

...

Feeling the crack on her Treasure Lotus Lantern deepening and the lantern light dimming, unable to withstand the still dreadful sword qi, the Empress incessantly spoke.

On the surface, these words were a threat, but in reality, they were clearly an admission of weakness.

As for what the Empress had said, of course, Jiang Liu would not pay any heed to it.

There was only about 20 minutes left on the Equipment Trial Coupon, and the time he had remaining was not much.

Jiang Liu felt a sense of urgency in his heart, and he swung the Absolute Immortal Sword a bit faster.

She was going mad!

At this moment, the Empress truly felt an urge to go insane.

She had uttered so many threatening words, yet far from stopping the other party, his sword seemed to become even more intense, and the force seemed stronger by half an ounce?

Was it her own misperception?

Boom!

Finally, as Jiang Liu's sword qi became more intense and the crack on the Treasure Lotus Lantern deepened, the light dimming after being twisted to the extreme, it could no longer withstand the cataclysmic sword qi of the Absolute Immortal Sword and shattered with a crash.

Godslaying Ring (Epic Level): Requires Level 55, Attack +13000, Special Effect: Active Ability, consumes 10% of the current maximum life value, doubles the damage of the next attack, no cooldown time, durability 37/100.

Seeing that the defense of the Treasure Lotus Lantern was breached, Jiang Liu's face paled and he let out a muffled groan.

The health bar above his head dropped by a small fraction instantly.

However, the Absolute Immortal Sword was once again raised high.

A sword qi, even larger than before, was heading straight for the Empress's head!