Life span plundered, I became a detective and achieved immortality

The Crimson Prison Immortal King slowly turned around, his face showing no fear whatsoever. Instead, he grinned, revealing a sinister smile, brimming with undisguised cruelty and excitement, like a wild beast that had just caught the scent of blood. The flames in his eyes burned even more fiercely, the crimson light illuminating his angular face, making his triumphant smugness all the more apparent—like a hunter who had been waiting for a long time, finally seeing his prey step into his carefully laid trap, everything completely under his control.

On the deck of the Yuanji Immortal Ship, the Xuanzhen Immortal King frowned slightly upon seeing his appearance, a sense of unease inexplicably rising in his heart. This old man from the Crimson Prison was reacting too abnormally. Instead of showing any panic at being surrounded, he exuded an air of absolute certainty, which was definitely not right.

"Could it be that he..."

A flash of inspiration struck the Xuanzhen Immortal King, and a terrifying thought instantly surfaced, exploding like a thunderclap. His divine sense instinctively and frantically probed his surroundings, trying to pierce through the void and see everything hidden.

Just then...

Five icy voices, like death knells from the deepest abyss, simultaneously echoed from the void surrounding the Yuanji Immortal Ship, carrying an irresistible restrictive power, each word piercing the heart like an ice pick:

"Chaos Returning to Origin Locking Dao Formation, activate!"

"Space-Time Warp and Weft God-Imprisoning Array, activate!"

"The Celestial Orbit Imprisoning Immortal Array of Destiny, activate!"

"The Primordial Five Elements Spirit-Suppressing Grand Array, hereby commanded!"

"The Causal Reincarnation Anti-Air Array, activate!"

......

Before the words were even finished, the space and time around the Yuanji Immortal Ship suddenly froze!

First, countless streams of gray-black chaotic energy surged forth from the void, converging like a raging torrent and weaving into a gigantic net spanning millions of light-years. Ancient "Return to Origin" runes flickered at the meshes of the net, their rotation emanating an aura of devouring laws, forcibly severing the connection between this region and the laws of the Great Dao. The Xuanzhen Immortal King felt his immortal power resonate with heaven and earth instantly become stagnant, its circulation as if sinking into quagmire, each cycle of his life becoming incredibly difficult—this was the "Chaos Return to Origin Locking Dao Array," specifically designed to lock the Immortal King's bond with the laws of the Great Dao, rendering him rootless and adrift.

Immediately afterwards, countless silver threads of spacetime spread out like spider silk, wrapping around the hull of the Yuanji Immortal Ship. The words "longitude and latitude" were engraved on the threads, firmly fixing the ship in the void. Even the flow of time was forcibly distorted, as if to trap everything in this solidified spacetime.

Then, a phantom image of a long, illusory river of destiny emerged from the depths of chaos. The river was murky, yet countless golden runes of destiny floated on it. These runes spun with the current, transforming into golden chains that clicked and bound the immortal ship, attempting to alter the fate of the beings on board, twisting the trajectory of "life" toward the abyss of "death"—the "Celestial Fate Imprisoning Immortal Array," using the power of destiny to trap the Immortal King.

Even more terrifying, the five innate divine lights of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth rose from five directions, transforming into five giant mountains that surrounded the Yuanji Immortal Boat in the center. As the divine lights flowed, they were able to devour immortal power and dissolve laws. The eternal immortal power within the Xuanzhen Immortal King's body was like a bucket with a hole opened, uncontrollably flowing out and surging into the five divine mountains. Even the eternal laws he had painstakingly cultivated were trembling slightly, as if they were about to be forcibly stripped away.

Finally, countless threads of cause and effect descended from the void, as thin as cow's hair yet incredibly resilient. One end clung to the immortal ship like a leech, while the other plunged into the surrounding spatial turbulence, forming a closed loop. Any slight movement of the immortal ship would trigger an endless backlash of cause and effect, causing the space to collapse completely, severing the Xuanzhen Immortal King's possibility of spatial teleportation, leaving him not even a sliver of hope.

The five great immortal formations complemented each other, their laws reinforcing each other to form an impenetrable cage, trapping the Yuanji Immortal Ship firmly in the center and completely sealing off the surrounding spacetime. The defensive array patterns on the immortal ship flickered wildly, bursting out with dazzling light, but they could only stir up weak ripples on the light wall of the great formation, unable to even shake a single fine line. Instead, the force rebounding from the light wall made the formation base hum and vibrate.

"Oh no, this is a trap specifically designed to target me!"

On the Yuanji Immortal Ship, the Xuanzhen Immortal King's expression changed drastically. His already tense face twisted into a grimace, and the unease in his heart grew wildly like weeds, instantly reaching its peak, sending chills down his spine.

"Old ghost Xuanzhen, you only realize this now? It's a bit too late!" The Crimson Prison Immortal King's face was ferocious, the wide grin almost tearing his cheek apart. His voice was filled with the arrogance of victory in his grasp. "You didn't really think that those two pieces of trash, Han Jue and Huo Ji, plus a power avatar, could hold out against me for so many years, did you?" He raised his hand and pointed at the crumbling Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Formation, a hint of mockery flashing in his eyes. "All of this was just something I did on purpose, just to wait for you, this big fish, to take the bait. Those two pieces of trash were just bait I used to lure you in."

As soon as the words were spoken, five figures slowly emerged from the surrounding void rifts. Eternal immortal power surged around them, emanating auras that were sometimes bloody, sometimes chilling, and sometimes violent. Together with the Crimson Prison Immortal King, they occupied the six directions—above, below, left, right, front, and back—of the Primordial Extreme Immortal Ship, completely blocking all escape routes. The void beneath their feet, unable to withstand the pressure of these six Immortal Kings, slightly collapsed, forming six pitch-black vortexes that devoured the surrounding light.

A powerful aura of third-tier Eternal Immortal Kings erupted from them, like ancient divine mountains rising from the ground, carrying an aura of suppressing eternity, and crushing towards the Yuanji Immortal Ship. The six auras intertwined in the void, forming an invisible giant net, where laws collided at the mesh, bursting out dazzling sparks. The defensive array patterns on the outer layer of the Yuanji Immortal Ship hummed under this pressure, and fine wrinkles appeared on the light shield, slowly caved in, as if it would be crushed at any moment.

"Damn it, it's Blood Butcher Old Ghost, Ghost Fiend Old Ghost, Rakshasa Old Man, and also Burning Old Man and Nether Entropy Old Monster!" Xuanzhen Immortal King looked around and the moment he saw the faces of the newcomers, his pupils suddenly shrank to needle-like sizes. A bone-chilling coldness rushed from the soles of his feet to the top of his head, almost freezing the eternal immortal power around him.

None of these five are simple characters; they are all formidable figures renowned in the surrounding Dao Domains. The weakest among them, Ghost Fiend Immortal King, is a mid-stage third-tier Eternal Immortal King. Blood Slaughter Immortal King and Rakshasa Immortal King are the same as him, both being late-stage third-tier Eternal Immortal Kings. As for Burning Annihilation Immortal King and Nether Entropy Immortal King, they are peak third-tier Eternal Immortal Kings, not too far from becoming fourth-tier Eternal Immortal Kings.

Add to that the Crimson Prison Immortal King, whose cultivation was on par with his, and the surrounding arrays designed to trap the Immortal King—this was no encirclement or killing; it was a net of heaven and earth, leaving him no way out!

Even with Su Mo's assistance, he still had no chance of winning against such a lineup. Today, they were likely to perish here.

As soon as this thought arose, Immortal King Xuanzhen subconsciously looked at Su Mo beside him, his eyes filled with guilt and apology, his voice trembling slightly: "Fellow Daoist Su Mo, it is I who have implicated you... If I had known this would happen, I would never have invited you to come along, causing you to fall into this undeserved disaster."

Then, his gaze shifted to the Crimson Prison Immortal King, his tone carrying a final plea: "Old ghost Crimson Prison, the grudge between us has a long history. I will accept whatever punishment you may give me. But Fellow Daoist Su Mo is not involved in this matter. I urge you to uphold the bottom line of an Immortal King, not to implicate him, and to spare his life."

Upon hearing this, Su Mo was taken aback, never expecting that the Xuanzhen Immortal King would utter such words at this critical juncture. With Su Mo's assistance as a "Third-Order Eternal Immortal King," the Xuanzhen Immortal King still had a sliver of hope to struggle for survival; however, if the Xuanzhen Immortal King were to face the encirclement and attack of six Third-Order Immortal Kings alone, it would be a situation of certain death.

This sense of morality that persists even in dire straits is truly precious.

"Old man Xuanzhen, you're about to die, yet you still dream of good things!" The Crimson Prison Immortal King seemed to have heard the biggest joke in the world, and burst into wild laughter, his fiery hair dancing wildly. "Today, none of you will leave here alive."

"Red Prison, further words are useless. Let's make our move, lest things get complicated." The Netherworld Entropy Immortal King urged in a deep, rumbling voice that echoed through the void. The chaotic mist around him surged, emanating a chilling aura, clearly indicating his impatience.

"Alright! Let's all attack together and take them down!"

The Crimson Prison Immortal King nodded, his eyes flashing with ferocity. Immediately afterward, the six Immortal Kings raised their hands almost simultaneously, their eternal immortal power surging like six volcanoes about to erupt. The illusory image of the Flame Immortal Kingdom behind the Crimson Prison Immortal King solidified further, the purple flames that incinerated Immortal Kings burning heaven and earth, and the chaotic mist of the Netherworld Entropy Immortal King spreading out… The light of the five great immortal formations also intensified, the runes on the light walls spinning wildly, radiating a terrifying power to suppress the Immortal Kings.

In an instant, the defensive array patterns on the Yuanji Immortal Ship were compressed and bent into arcs, the light flickering, and it was only one step away from collapsing.

Xuanzhen Immortal King's face paled, a resolute glint flashing in his eyes. He took a deep breath and transmitted his voice to Su Mo, his tone tinged with sorrow yet exceptionally firm: "Fellow Daoist Su Mo, I will risk my life to open an opening for you later. You must seize the opportunity and break through quickly... I owe you, I will repay you in the next life! If possible, please take care of my worthless juniors, lest they be slaughtered by these treacherous villains..."