With One Hand Holding the Ancient City, I Can Still Suppress You

"Heavens, must you torment me like this?"

With a look of utter despair, she stared at the five figures battling fiercely above her. All of them had already reached the Golden Core stage.

One day to reach Qi Refining, three days to Foundation Establishment, and seven days to Golden Core.

Their advancement speed was truly absurd. Even she couldn't help but feel stunned. Nearly half a month had passed by now, and it was clear that this place operated like some kind of assembly line.

That creature had to cultivate its prey before devouring them to enhance their flavor. It made sense after all, as a Mahayana cultivator, it would disdain those who hadn't even reached the Body Refining stage. But this left Su Min in a rather awkward position.

Countless times, she had considered whether to just smack these people dead with a single palm. With her mid-Unity stage cultivation, even a single murderous glance from her would not only annihilate these Golden Core cultivators but also cause even Divine Transformation cultivators to drop dead on the spot.

But she knew that doing so would almost certainly or rather, inevitably ruin her plans.

For now, she could only endure, silently watching as these Golden Core cultivators fought to the death in the sky. Their attacks wouldn't even tickle her if they landed. Another dozen or so days passed like this, and the cultivators before Su Min had now reached the Divine Transformation stage.

She also confirmed something else: due to the influence of the dark substance, the Heavenly Dao's detection was disrupted. Thus, the Golden Core tribulation lightning couldn't descend. Otherwise, Su Min estimated that none of these people would have survived, they would have been struck dead by the tribulation the moment they advanced to Golden Core.

However, once these cultivators reached the Divine Transformation stage, their mutual slaughter finally came to an end. At the same time, Su Min sensed that this space had also stopped moving.

"Ahaha… the world… flowers, grass, birds, trees, flesh, tentacles… uwaaah—"

"Damn it, he's completely lost it."

Seeing this, Su Min couldn't help but cover her eyes. This creature had fused the shattered fragments of over a hundred people into its own soul. Now, it was being bombarded by chaotic memories that were tearing apart its sanity. This state would likely persist for over a thousand years before it could sort through the mess.

Until then, it was nothing but a raving lunatic. And even after organizing those memories, the person that emerged would have no connection left to the original owner of this body.

What a tragic world.

BOOM—

At that moment, the entire space trembled violently. Simultaneously, Su Min's expression grew solemn. She sensed the barriers of this space collapsing, and an overwhelming aura of darkness—filled with madness and chaotic memories—rushed toward her.

Fulu Mountain God, early Mahayana stage.

He had finally appeared.

The moment the barrier vanished, Su Min disappeared from the space. She had no desire to stay near this thing any longer. It felt like sitting next of a pile of filth—if they were outside, she would have already slapped it to death.

But the moment she dashed out, her pupils constricted sharply.

Before her now was a face, a colossal face tens of thousands of meters tall. Slowly, its massive maw opened, and several Divine Transformation cultivators were sucked inside without resistance.

"This body is strange. That thing must be in a half-awake, half-asleep state. I need to find its weak point. I can't engage it directly yet."

Studying the gigantic face carefully, Su Min noticed something peculiar. The creature had merged itself with the entire mountain range. If a fight broke out, it could flee at the first sign of danger.

That would render all her efforts futile. The fact that it had survived under Yao Xian'er's pursuit for so long proved how difficult it was to kill. So Su Min wasn't in a hurry to act. Let it snack on a few more treats.

After all, once the real battle began, the mere shockwaves would be enough to reduce those Divine Transformation cultivators to dust.

"Is there a weakness?"

Staring at the enormous stone face, Su Min narrowed her eyes and placed a hand on a nearby rock. As the wielder of the Five Elements Holy Body—a being beloved by nature—she could communicate directly with natural elements.

Right now, the Central Wutu Divine Earth within her surged wildly. Quietly, she assimilated a portion of the mountain range without alerting the creature.

"Hmm, there's something here."

Soon, a cold smile crept onto her face. She had found something deeply interesting within the mountain range, the link between the creature and the endless mountains.

This was its escape route.

If she severed it, the creature wouldn't be able to re-establish the connection quickly. In that instant, a flash of killing intent flickered in Su Min's eyes. Her cultivation had stagnated recently, and this creature's massive soul fragments would serve as the perfect fuel for her progress.

"Earth Pulse Strangulation!!!"

ROAR—

The next moment, heaven and earth overturned. The colossal earthen face suddenly snapped its eyes open, locking onto Su Min. A deafening roar erupted, and the surrounding space twisted violently.

Su Min felt the entire mountain range tremble. She had just cut off its retreat. Its soul could no longer flee. Now, it had only one option: fight this sudden intruder to the death. And since Su Min was only at the mid-Unity stage, the creature likely didn't fear her at all. A flawless mid-Unity soul would be an irresistible temptation for it.

In the blink of an eye, the entire mountain range quaked. Countless boulders flew from all directions, merging with the gigantic face. Within moments, a towering colossus stood between heaven and earth, over a hundred thousand meters tall.

Compared to it, Su Min was less than an ant.

Then, an even more massive fist came crashing down toward her.

Despite its size, its speed was terrifying.

BOOM—

The next instant, the earth shook, and mountains collapsed. The entire Fulu Mountain Range trembled as peaks tens of thousands of meters tall crumbled in an instant. It was like the apocalypse itself, a sight that would chill any observer to the bone.

But then—

Countless emerald-green rays of light erupted from beneath the giant fist.

CRACK—

In the next moment, the massive arm split apart at the middle, its lower half plummeting into the endless abyss below. The two of them weren't fighting on the surface but inside a vast hollow within the mountain range.

"Aside from being big, you're utterly useless."

Amidst the green radiance, Su Min shot forward. A pure earth-element construct? Her Eastern Azure Wood could shred it effortlessly. That enormous body might look intimidating, but to Su Min, it was just a clumsy giant. Its attacks couldn't even scratch her defenses.

The only thing that mildly annoyed her was that the creature had chosen to fight her here instead of moving to the depths of space. After all, battles between Mahayana cultivators could devastate entire regions. But then again, this was the Dark Continent. What could she expect?

Just as Su Min prepared to dismantle the creature completely, something unexpected happened. The gigantic stone golem began dissolving at an alarming speed. Its hundred-thousand-meter-tall body shrank rapidly, condensing into a humanoid figure roughly her size.

But this was no human, it resembled a stone puppet. Metallic-glowing skin, an ancient bronze mask, and flickering soul flames beneath it. This being had clearly abandoned its original flesh, merging fully with the mountain range.

"A delicious aura… Are you a powerful outsider?"

A hoarse voice emerged from behind the withered mask, making Su Min's lips twitch slightly. It sounded like it came from the depths of the Yellow Springs, enough to make one's hair stand on end. This thing was far more twisted than those two Dark Divine Beasts. Those two at least had intact bodies, though corrupted by darkness, their consciousnesses remained coherent.

But this thing? Pure chaos and darkness.

"Yes."

Su Min didn't deny it, instead narrowing her eyes to examine its body. Realizing that its massive form was useless, the creature had compressed itself, endowing its new body with multiple attributes.

Earth, Fire, Wood, Water, Metal—all five elements combined.

This was clearly its trump card—a flawless fusion of the five elements, granting it all-rounded offense and defense.

But facing Su Min?

This thing was just unlucky enough to run straight into her specialty.

Using the five elements against the Five Elements Holy Body?

That was suicide.

Without hesitation, Su Min lunged forward, her sword slashing down mercilessly.

"An ant from a peaceful world could never comprehend our might."

The stone man sneered, raising an arm to block.

But in the next instant—its expression changed.

The sword sliced through its palm effortlessly, cleaving it in half.

"Impossible! You're only at the Unity stage?!"

Staring at its severed hand, the Fulu Mountain God was stunned.

Its chaotic memories prevented it from recognizing the power Su Min wielded.

But even if it couldn't identify her strength, this was still its domain.

In that moment, countless formations thousands of them, lit up across the vast hollow.

"Tch."

Su Min's eyebrow twitched. Every single one of them was a killing array. Layer upon layer, numbering in the thousands. She knew better than to underestimate grand formations. But who could've expected it to set up so many?

In that case, she couldn't hold back anymore. Tossing a pill into her mouth, she summoned an ancient bell into her hand. This was her countermeasure, absolute force.

"That madwoman?!"

The moment Su Min revealed the bell, the Fulu Mountain God felt a chill run down its spine. It turned and fled instantly, covering vast distances in moments. Meanwhile, the countless killing arrays activated, engulfing Su Min in a storm of annihilation. A formation master might have tried dismantling them methodically.

But Su Min wasn't well-versed in formations.

So she opted for the simplest, most brutal solution.

"Awaken, Future Maitreya Bell."

In that instant—

Time twisted around Su Min.

The surroundings turned surreal, with time flowing at erratic speeds. Some areas sped up; others slowed down. In some places, it even reversed. The intricate killing arrays, each a masterpiece of precision, froze in place. Under Su Min's absolute disruption, they all failed simultaneously. Within a minute, every single killing array was rendered useless.

"Huff…"

Of course, Su Min didn't come out unscathed.

She gasped for breath, her energy drained significantly.

"Manipulating time to this extent… Even with an Emperor Artifact's assistance, the cost is staggering. That almost exhausted me."

Putting away the Emperor Artifact, Su Min finally relaxed. This hollow was vast enough to hold the entire Earth. What she had just done was equivalent to distorting time across the entire planet. Even as a mid-Unity cultivator with an Emperor Artifact, the toll was immense. And in a world like this, recovering spiritual energy wasn't easy.

"Trying to run? Impossible. Today, only one of us walks away alive. Even if I—"

But before she could finish, a sudden sense of danger struck her.

Her head snapped upward.

A massive city turned into a meteor, was hurtling straight toward her.

"Little girl, you're still too naive. Under the weight of my Yin-Yang Ancient Jade City, be crushed to dust!"

The Fulu Mountain God's voice rang out once more. This was its strongest treasure a Heaven-grade high-tier artifact capable of suppressing all things. After realizing its killing arrays were useless, it had resorted to its second trump card. But in the next moment, its expression stiffened.

Su Min didn't dodge.

Instead, a green light enveloped her, and a divine dragon's phantom seemed to coil around her. Then, with her delicate hand, she caught the ancient, majestic city. With one hand holding the colossal city aloft and the other gripping her sword, she charged straight at the Mountain God.

"Even while carrying the abyss, even with one hand holding the Primordial Imperial City—today, I will suppress you for eternity!!!"

Hearing Su Min's taunting, mock-filled voice, the Fulu Mountain God could only stare in shock.

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I'm already finished translating this novel, and Hellcoin Billionaire: My Ghost Shop Fuels My Cultivation also near in completion. For Crimson Lotus, Divine Path I already translate till the newest chapter, the author seems busy as the update per chapter almost 2 week per chapter for now.

I'm considering translating several novels to fill my schedule gaps. Here's what I have in mind:

—A Xianxia-themed novel (transmigration or rebirth plot)

—An ancient-era story (transmigration with a 'child-rearing' app twist - imagine the MC gets transported to the past with her phone, and the only working app lets her raise a child in the real world... with live streaming capabilities!)

As for the third novel, I'm torn. I'd love to translate a yuri story, but that's such a broad genre - should I go for it? Alternatively, maybe another Xianxia, historical, modern, or Quick Transmigration? So many choices... decisions, decisions! (╯°□°)╯"