Invincible Dad

Chapter 832 832: Steadfast Straight Device

Deep within the Annihilation Space.

A colossal, transparent fish with a body that spans a million feet is steadfastly moving forward while carrying the Northern Immortal Domain on its back.

Even though a young man relentlessly attacks it with a sword from behind, it does not slow its pace.

Xu Lai frowned deeply.

The vast Spiritual Energy within him has already been depleted by half, yet he has gained nothing from it.

"What on earth is this thing?"

A serious female voice echoed in his mind. It was the Qingfeng Sword Spirit inquiring with Xu Lai.

"It's just a small fish."

"..."

Small fish?

The Qingfeng Sword didn't quite know what to say.

The largest known creature in the Immortal Domain is only around ten or twenty thousand feet in size, with a few rare mutated individuals reaching up to a hundred thousand feet.

But those are just anomalies.

Like the hundred thousand-foot gigantic man, Gu Yan, tinkered with for ages in the Heavenly Court's treasury by the Divine General Baize, he essentially represents the size ceiling for the Immortal Domain's creatures.

Absolutely cannot be surpassed!

But this fish raised the size limit by a factor of ten, and what's more, it's carrying the Northern Immortal Domain away, despite having shrunken it somehow...

The Qingfeng Sword felt its brain was slightly inadequate to comprehend this.

"Move on your own, I'll take a break."

"???"

"What are you thinking? Hurry and find the fish demon's weaknesses, like its nose, eyes, ears, and gills."

Xu Lai said deeply, "Heavenly Dao Hundun, and this is Annihilation Space; it's uncertain whether it can be deduced."

The Qingfeng Sword Spirit pursed her lips, almost wanting to usurp her master.

"Whoosh—"

A streak of light briefly pierced through the darkness.

Sound couldn't travel here, nor could light, devoured in a mere instant.

The only thing that could constantly remain bright was the giant fish carrying the Northern Immortal Domain, its tail undulating with flickers of light, like a whale swimming in the deep sea.

Yes.

A whale.

This creature resembles a whale too much.

The Qingfeng Sword, moving to the front, suddenly felt in its Spirit that it closely resembled Earth's whale, with the difference being that it's hundreds of millions of times larger.

"Ooo..."

The whale's whimper echoed in the endless darkness, mournful and lonely, disappearing suddenly as if it never existed.

To Xu Lai and the Qingfeng Sword's incessant harassment, the Giant Whale paid no attention whatsoever, which even led the Spirit to suspect whether the other party was aware at all...

It's just like when regular humans stand on the ground; they simply don't feel the dust attacking with all its might.

Thinking of it this way.

Qingfeng Sword frantically slashed toward the Giant Whale; various Qingfeng Sword Intents were unleashed consecutively, but still, no visible mark was left on what she perceived as 'weak points'.

The Giant Whale's seemingly transparent body was so resilient that the Spirit doubted whether the Qingfeng Sword was damaged...

"No way, nothing can be deduced." Xu Lai sighed.

"Let's go back; the Northern Immortal Domain...can't be saved."

A graceful figure stood on the blade of the Qingfeng Sword—it was the Spirit.

The Spiritual Energy barrier isolated the inside and outside of the Northern Immortal Domain; human power couldn't break it, injure the Giant Whale, nor change its direction.

What's currently being done.

Is merely wasting Spiritual Energy and time.

"Let's try again."

"Xu Qingfeng, your Spiritual Energy has already been reduced by thirty percent; if you expend more than another thirty percent...what remains might not be enough to return to the Immortal Domain."

"I quite frankly don't care, being a solitary individual, but how about you? Don't forget you have a wife and daughter, the Heavenly Court, and countless citizens in the other three Immortal Domains who need your protection."

The Spirit's voice was cold.

Xu Lai asked senselessly, "Do you like any name?"

"Huh?"

The Spirit was taken aback.

"Give yourself a name, then return to the Immortal Domain alone; I'll entrust Ruan Tang and Yiyi to you."

Xu Lai stated calmly.

"Xu Qingfeng, you're just a lunatic."

The Spirit sneered, "I've despised people like you my whole life, always having to step up and show off despite lacking sufficient ability, completely ignoring the consequences."

Xu Lai felt the Spirit was somewhat noisy, interrupting, "So will you leave or not?"

"Leave! Why wouldn't I? As Qingfeng, I don't want to die here!"

"...Qingfeng is my moniker, choose another."

"I like it!"

"....."

Fine then.

The arrogant Spirit likes it, so let her have it.

And then the Qingfeng Sword left.

Xu Lai glanced at her before retracting his gaze, his heart devoid of special emotions, feeling even a bit relieved.

To be frank.

Xu Lai wasn't sure if he could survive to return to the Immortal Domain; having the Qingfeng Sword stay by his wife and daughter's side would reassure him a lot.

In the ensuing time.

Xu Lai used every divine technique he learned in the Immortal Domain over the past hundred thousand years, even employing the Qingfeng Sword Intent up to the sixth form.

The later three forms...

Consume far too much Spiritual Energy.

Xu Lai had less than fifty percent Spiritual Energy remaining.

"If only the Qingfeng Sword were here."

Xu Lai found himself somewhat missing the arrogant Spirit; having her around would halve the Spiritual Energy needed for the Qingfeng Sword Intent.

"Hah."

A divine sense resounded in his mind.

Xu Lai turned, seeing in the distance a Broken Wood Sword floating steadily toward him—it was the Qingfeng Sword.

"You..."

XU Lai frowned, ready to ask something.

The Spirit, frowning, said, "On the way back, I thought carefully; Qingfeng doesn't quite fit as my name."

"Is it just for this?"

A large question mark rose on Xu Lai's forehead.

"Hmph, so I've decided not to leave for the time being. I'll depart once I think of an appropriate name."

"You're worried about me."

Xu Lai laughed heartily, gently clasping the Qingfeng Sword.

"Hah, you Xu, your skills might be lacking, but you sure have thick skin. Would I worry about you?"

"Alright, alright, you don't harbor any concern for me; it's my misperception."

"It always was!"

The smile on Xu Lai's face didn't fade, as if he saw the Spirit raising her chin in an arrogant manner.

With the Qingfeng Sword in hand.

Xu Lai directly unleashed the Qingfeng Sword Intent's seventh, eighth, and ninth forms.

The three sword strikes simultaneously descended upon the Giant Whale; without much expectation, Xu Lai's pupils suddenly contracted.

The Qingfeng Sword Intent's ninth form seemed to have an effect, leaving a noticeable mark on the Whale's transparent body.

"Continue!"

An infinite brilliance sparked in Xu Lai's eyes.

The Spirit sighed lightly, unable to leave Xu Lai alone in the Annihilation Space. She initially intended to return and persuade him again.

But now, at such a crucial moment, her words couldn't come out, for this man was stubborn as always.

Obstinacy.

At times it's a virtue.

At times it's a potentially fatal flaw.

Xu Lai's tenacity made sense, as the Northern Immortal Domain on the Whale's back contained countless living beings.

In the Immortal Domain, lives are cheap, daily losses occurring for various reasons.

Yet life is also precious.

At least to Xu Lai, it is.

"Great Emperor Qingfeng, Sword Sister, attack here!"

A weak divine sense transmitted.

The Qingfeng Sword Spirit hesitated, "Did you hear the Eight Desolate Cauldron's voice?"

"Did you hear it?"

Xu Lai didn't, but gazed down at the sword in his palm.

"I can."

The Spirit disdainfully said, "But I don't want to deal with it, it's too annoying. Who's its Sword Sister!"

"....."

The Steadfast Straight Device was verified.