In the void outside the Great Qian Dynasty, because of the battle between the two half-step Tribulation Transcendence Realm powerhouses, countless stars swirled, interwove, and then shattered, gathering into a sea of stars. The laws of the Great Dao grew chaotic, and chaos submerged this world.
“Human Emperor Seal!”
Huangfu Cheng's entire body shone brilliantly, his eyes like those of a god. Radiant light of boundless auspiciousness erupted from him as he struck forward with a palm. Laws interwove, and hundreds of millions of strands of Human Sovereign Qi cascaded down, blasting straight ahead to annihilate his foe!
The Law Manifestation of the Human Emperor body stepped forward, clad in brilliant golden armor and gripping a giant golden sword, slashing horizontally.
The terrifying mana caused the void to tremble, shattering dozens of stars.
The demon cultivator reached out with one hand, presenting a large bell. Pitch-black all over, it was ancient and malevolent, engraved with famous sinister beasts from the river of time.
Clang!
The palm print blasted against the ancient black bell, leaving a palm print and a sword mark. The terrifying force shook the demon cultivator back a few steps. The ripples that spread outward pulverized dozens of stars, reducing them to dust.
“The Ancient Demon Bell.”
Huangfu Cheng recognized this extremely evil object, and his expression instantly darkened.
It was the Bell of Ten Thousand Demons, handed down from ancient times. It was a supreme evil treasure forged from the bones of the Taotie, a ferocious beast that fed on the flesh, blood, and essence of hundreds of millions of living beings.
Below the Great Ascension Realm, it was hailed as the ultimate defensive treasure of the demonic path.
Its quality was that of a Primordial Dao Heavenly Weapon, just a single step away from entering the ranks of Dao-Absolute Sovereign Weapons.
“Suppress!”
The demon cultivator's face remained calm. Black laws flowed into the ancient bell, outlining a ten-thousand-zhang-tall bell-shaped pattern. The ancient bell was incredibly evil, shedding hundreds of millions of strands of malevolent energy to suppress the Human Emperor's Law Manifestation.
The previously bound Nine-Headed Bird Law Manifestation broke through the Human Sovereign Qi and coalesced once more. It spread its wings and soared upward, its nine heads spewing nine kinds of the most malevolent laws.
Crack! Crack!
As chaos spread above the evil demonic energy, dozens of black holes emerged in the void. From them, hundreds of black chains of law shot out, binding the limbs and torso of the Human Emperor's Law Manifestation, making it difficult to move.
For a moment, the Human Emperor's Law Manifestation was immobilized, forced to let the demonic energy ravage its body as its brilliant form gradually dimmed.
The demonic energy tore through the chaos, annihilating this part of the world and swallowing both Huangfu Cheng and the Human Emperor's Law Manifestation.
“This Sovereign is the supreme ruler of the mortal realm! How can I allow you to behave so insolently?!”
As the words fell, Human Sovereign Qi surged. Nine five-clawed golden dragons burst from the demonic energy, coiling around the Human Emperor's Law Manifestation and shattering the binding black chains.
Boom!
Huangfu Cheng's entire body became crystal clear. The faith of millions of subjects converged upon him, and his Imperial Dragon Qi flared up magnificently. The Great Dao rumbled in resonance, laws swirled around him, and heaven and earth trembled.
“Sword, come!” The two words escaped his lips.
A formidable aura swept in, carrying the most primitive Dao methods and the most intense killing intent. The number one blade below Sovereign Weapons came flying from the depths of the universe, turning everything it touched into nothingness!
Clang!
A sword light flashed, annihilating the black holes and shattering the patterns of the Ancient Demon Bell. It sliced through the restrictions here, restoring this chaotic space to a scene reminiscent of the creation of heaven and earth.
The great sword was ancient and simple, its entire body a brilliant golden hue, looking like a divine weapon cast from pure gold. It gathered the Imperial Dragon Qi of ten thousand generations, enjoyed the faith of countless citizens, and was forged to slaughter the great demons of the world.
The blade hovered horizontally before Huangfu Cheng, humming in resonance with him!
“So this is the rumored Sword Ancestor, Dizu, which is hailed as the pinnacle of offense in this world.”
The demon cultivator, who usually spoke as if words were gold, spoke for the first time.
She could feel the extraordinary nature of the blade. It could easily sever laws, make the Great Dao tremble, and even the chaotic lightning tribulations of this place had to avoid its sharp edge.
It truly deserved its reputation as the number one sword below the Dao-Absolute Sovereign Weapons.
“Hmph. Having witnessed this, you can die with no regrets.”
Huangfu Cheng gripped Dizu. The aura around him became exceptionally sharp, like an undefeated war emperor standing at the end of the river of time, possessing the momentum to split heaven and earth.
Clang!
Huangfu Cheng swung the sword. The Imperial sword qi was fierce and unadorned, yet it could slice through the void and sever laws. Its mere aftershocks were enough to obliterate stars.
Clang!
The demon cultivator summoned the Ancient Demon Bell once more, hoping to block this offensive. Within a few breaths, a sharp crack resounded as fractures appeared on the Ancient Demon Bell, a precursor to its shattering.
Seeing this, Huangfu Cheng stepped forward and swung his sword down once more. The Human Emperor's Law Manifestation followed closely behind, swinging its giant sword with all its might, striking the Ancient Demon Bell without any hindrance.
“Not good.”
The demon cultivator frowned, wanting to retreat from the area. However, they were suppressed by the Human Sovereign Qi. Nine five-clawed golden dragons bound their Nine-Headed Bird Law Manifestation, rendering them unable to move.
Bang!
With a crisp shattering sound, the Ancient Demon Bell broke apart, scattering into countless fragments. Blood spilled from the corner of the demon cultivator's mouth as their entire body was eroded by the Imperial Dragon Qi. Ultimately unable to resist any longer, they plummeted from the outer realm into the Great Qian Dynasty.
Pfft!
Huangfu Cheng spat out a mouthful of black blood. The damage inflicted by that demon cultivator earlier was too severe, and after this final strike, his mana was nearly depleted.
On his right arm, the demonic energy that had eroded him at the very beginning still lingered.
“I wonder how Fellow Daoists Xiao and Su are faring in their battle.”
Huangfu Cheng retracted his Law Manifestation and descended toward the Great Qian Dynasty. The battle on his side was over. Even if his opponent wasn't dead, they wouldn't be able to stir up any trouble for the time being.
Moreover, half-step Tribulation Transcendence Realm powerhouses possessed incredibly powerful physical bodies. As long as their Primordial Spirit was not destroyed, their physical bodies would not perish. It was nearly impossible to obliterate a Primordial Spirit in a short period of time.
Rather than wasting time trying to obliterate it, it was better to help Xiao Hongye and Su Qian control the chaos inside the royal capital.
Pfft!
Just as Huangfu Cheng was about to reach the imperial city, a crimson hand pierced through his body from behind, and fresh blood instantly sprayed out.
“The demon beast race!!!”
“Ugh...” Huangfu Cheng gritted his teeth, spraying a large amount of blood from his mouth. He looked at his protective dragon qi in disbelief, realizing it had been silently eroded by black energy.
“Hahaha! Without that old wench from the demonic path, this venerable one really wouldn't have been able to defeat you,” the demon beast Venerable said cruelly. He then withdrew his blood-drenched hand and kicked the half-dead Huangfu Cheng in the back, sending him plunging into the imperial city.
Bang!
Following the first dark shadow, a second golden figure, whose life force was rapidly fading like a flickering candle, fell from the outer realm with its light dimmed.
At this moment, the residents of the city saw clearly.
That was their Emperor, the sovereign who had protected them all their lives.
The people who had been celebrating just moments ago were now completely speechless.
“Your Majesty!”
“Your Majesty!!!”
Wails of sorrow rang out as tens of thousands of people fell into deep despair.
They could never have imagined that their Emperor—the existence who symbolized invincibility, stood at the pinnacle of cultivators, and aspired to create a prosperous Great Qian and establish a paradise for his subjects—would actually be defeated...
He had actually lost...
“Falling Feathers!”
The demon beast Venerable curled his lips into a sneer, revealing sharp fangs. The wings on his back unfolded, and countless feathers transformed into sharp blades, hurtling downward in an attempt to thoroughly kill the Emperor of the Great Qian.
“Crimson Fire Lotus!”
Su Qian let out a soft cry. Her Law Manifestation ignited with the karmic fire of the Great Dao, erecting a wall of fire that spanned ten thousand li across the sky. The feather blades that touched it were instantly reduced to ashes.
Su Qian stepped forward, ripples spreading through the void as she caught the falling Huangfu Cheng and stuffed a pill into his mouth.
At the same time, Xiao Hongye lunged forward with her sword. With a whoosh, she rushed to the side of the demon beast Venerable. Her eyes were cold as ice as she swung her blade, gathering laws of sword intent to slash horizontally at him.
Xiao Hongye was incredibly fast. Unable to dodge in time, the demon beast Venerable folded his wings. Great Dao runes converged, and the power of laws condensed into a Feathered Ascension Garment to take the strike head-on.
Clang!
The sword qi was peerless. Her Law Manifestation followed closely behind; white lotuses bloomed, and the phantom of a True Immortal surged. The power of heaven and earth converged upon her, condensing into a blade that slashed horizontally a second time.
“Get lost!”
Sensing that things were taking a turn for the worse, the demon beast Venerable gathered his spiritual energy and forcibly spread his wings. His Aspect of the Self emerged, and his Body of the Self solidified into a ferocious bird that blotted out the sky.
Screech!
A Fuxi, radiating an aura of absolute violence, manifested before the world.
“You court death!”
The Fuxi's face was filled with rage. Flapping its wings, countless feathers glowed with a crimson sheen. A screech echoed through heaven and earth as tens of millions of feathers launched toward Xiao Hongye.
Most of its cultivation was concentrated in its wings. Every single feather blade was condensed from the power of laws, like peerless weapons of slaughter.
Xiao Hongye remained silent, her gaze cold. Facing the overwhelming onslaught, she calmly held her sword before her and swung it.
“Absolute Beginning Sword Glow!”
The True Immortal phantom moved in perfect sync with her, raising its sword over its shoulder and swinging down expressionlessly. White lotuses bloomed across this world as endless laws poured into the strike.
With this single sword strike, heaven and earth were split open.
Chaotic energy swirled as the sky tore open, reflecting the clear view of the outer realm. Countless stars hung in the Milky Way, fully revealing the scenery of the cosmos.
This single sword strike alone vanquished all evil. The overwhelming feather blades were instantly destroyed upon contact, and wherever the sword light passed, everything was wiped out.
“Feathered Ascension Bone!” The Fuxi had no time to think. Recalling its feather blades, it condensed the Feathered Ascension Garment once more and reached out to grab the laws of the Great Dao, erecting a barrier to resist this terrifying sword momentum.
Unfortunately, it had overestimated itself and underestimated Xiao Hongye.
With a sharp crack, the Feathered Ascension Garment shattered. Its body was sliced in half by the sword, and it flew backward along with the residual sword qi.
Boom!
Haven and earth trembled as the ground collapsed. The residual power rippled out, shattering the stars in the outer realm and reducing tens of thousands of high peaks in Yunzhou to flat ground.
The lingering sword qi formed a tempest of blades that swept to the battlefield outside the city, lifting nearly a thousand demon beasts from the side and tearing them into countless pieces of flesh and blood.
Drip, drop!
A rain of blood dripped down, converging into a river of blood. After a night of battle, blood flowed like rivers across the land, dark red and gory, soaked with the blood of both humans and demons.
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