The Sovereign looked at Xu Xian. The latter had a look of bewilderment, and those once deep, sophisticated eyes were now clear and transparent...
He seemed to enjoy this feeling—enjoying that unexpected look in Xu Xian's eyes.
And so, he smiled.
There was no heroic air of a martyr going to his death, only the superior smugness of an idol before a fan.
A deep gaze, a faint smile,
And nothing more.
Then, he accelerated and charged forward.
Without any warning or useless words, he slammed violently into those three streaks of brilliant white light.
Boom!
The massive upheaval echoed through the clouds, loud enough to tear eardrums. In the pitch-black darkness, dazzling techniques suddenly whistled through the air.
The sky split open, and fierce winds howled.
Their thoughts were forcefully dragged back, and only then did they finally react.
Li Shuhe's speed did not decrease but increased instead. Within the span of a single thought, she traversed thousands of miles. In the blink of an eye, the chaotic battlefield was already far behind them.
Enduring the massive turbulence, they struggled to open their eyes and look back, trying to see the intensity of the conflict.
But it was ultimately too fast.
And they were ultimately too weak.
They couldn't see clearly.
They couldn't see through it.
Vaguely, within that five-colored and ten-light sky, four auras and four figures could be seen entangling and clashing...
The Sovereign was fighting three at once and wasn't even at a disadvantage?
Those were three Ancestral Spirits. Even though Xu Xian hadn't seen their appearances from beginning to end, he knew that an Ancestral Spirit was an Immortal King.
One could only imagine,
How strong the Sovereign was.
But precisely because he was so strong, Xu Xian couldn't understand or figure out what the Sovereign's intention was in catching up to him and seeking cooperation.
Was it truly just to survive and cross this wasteland?
With this kind of combat power, who could possibly keep him here?
The answer was no one.
Especially after that moment just now when he actively charged forward to hold back the three of them—it caused Xu Xian to have subversive doubts about his past views.
He had thought the man was up to no good,
He was certain the man had some other motive,
But why would he actively put himself in danger?
It was as if he had become their enforcer, clearing the way for them and escorting them.
Was it because they had spent so much time together that he had truly developed feelings?
But at his age, having experienced so many trials and tribulations, would he really do such a thing just because they had been companions for two years?
That reason wasn't even enough to convince himself.
Yet the only excuse Xu Xian could think of for his actions was this one.
Perhaps,
It really was that simple.
It couldn't be that from the very beginning, he had intended to protect him across that river, could it?
They were enemies who wouldn't rest until one was dead!
Human nature is so complex, just like Xu Xian's thoughts at this moment. However, Xu Xian also understood that now was not the time to think about this.
The Sovereign had held back those three, and those three had actually stayed put.
Entangled with him, it meant there must be others blocking the way ahead.
The danger was not yet over!
Lu Yuan muttered a complaint, "So they were after him..."
Xu Xian remained noncommittal.
However, within a few breaths, dozens of streaks of light darted out from the grey sky ahead, following the three spirits and charging toward them.
"Stop her..."
"Capture her alive..."
They were the Spirit Guards and spirit servants of the Spirit Sequences.
There were dozens of Heaven Immortals and over ten God Immortals.
They varied in appearance, but their blood-red eyes were the same, and they wore the same murderous intent.
Li Shuhe took the lead. While drawing out her divine sense to protect the others, she gripped her sword and let out a low shout, "Begone!"
The sword rose with her voice. With a single slash, the sword qi traversed thousands of miles through the gloom, carving a deep, wide path.
It sent the group of Spirit Guards tumbling in chaos and distress.
"Damn it!"
"Careful, this is a powerhouse at the Immortal King stage."
"Stall them first."
With just one strike, these people changed their objective from killing to stalling.
Li Shuhe raised and lowered her sword, charging through the whistling wind and smoke of her sword intent. She fought with grand, sweeping movements.
In just a few breaths, she unleashed hundreds of sword strikes, cutting down over ten Spirit Guards and wounding half of them, easily breaking through the obstruction.
She continued to drive straight in, leaving the blocking enemies behind and speeding away.
She pushed forward without a moment's delay.
"Pursue them!"
Behind them, the Sovereign unleashed all his divine abilities. After two years of keeping a low profile, his strength was even greater than it had been back in Huangzhou. By his power alone, he suppressed the three of them so they couldn't even lift their heads.
Spirit Sequence Three tried to suppress this fellow by herself.
But she was instead suppressed by the Sovereign.
Beyond her anger, she was shocked to her core.
She knew her own strength. Even if Number Five and Number Eighteen attacked together, they were definitely not her match.
According to the intelligence, this person had clearly lost to Number Five and Number Eighteen and had been heavily injured.
But now, after two years, her personal experience was vastly different from the intelligence.
Either he had hidden his strength back then,
Or those two had lied.
It couldn't be that in just two years, as a living soul in this land filled with the Breath of Darkness, his cultivation had increased instead of regressing.
"What is going on?"
Spirit Sequence Five and Spirit Sequence Eighteen also wanted to ask what was going on. They hadn't seen him for a thousand days, and he was no longer the same. Even with three against one, they couldn't even manage to break away.
"What kind of medicine did this wretch take to be so fierce?"
The Sovereign fought ferociously, and his mouth wasn't idle either. "I went easy on you two back then, you useless trash, and you actually thought you were something? Today, I'm going to wipe you all out..."
The three of them were anxious to break away, fearing that the outlier ahead wouldn't be stopped. They had no heart for the fight.
But the more they were like this, the more opportunities the Sovereign had.
In a battle between Immortal Kings, an inch of error leads to a thousand miles of difference. A single lapse in thought could result in death. Moreover, this fellow was immune to the devouring power of the darkness. Spirit Sequence Three knew well that she must not be distracted now.
Since the error in intelligence was a fact, she could only adapt and change her strategy.
As the Grand Commander of the Far East Army, she immediately made a decision. "The three of us will work together and use our full strength to suppress and kill him first!"
"What about that kid?"
"Don't worry, he won't get away."
The two no longer hesitated. This was the only way now—to place their hopes in Spirit Sequence Seven and her elite Blood Armor Army.
"Fine!"
Seeing that the three were no longer thinking about escaping but had turned back to attack him with all their might,
The Sovereign also shouted a word of approval. Finally, he could have a satisfying fight.
He summoned a divine ability that only an Immortal King could comprehend—the Immortal King dharma body. A massive phantom, like a reflection of the heavens, slowly rose from the horizon. It blotted out the sun and sky, looking down upon the desolate land.
"Come! Today, I will let you know who the true king of Cangming is!"
The three Ancestral Spirits did not dare to be careless in the slightest. They also manifested darkness dharma bodies—three equally towering behemoths with the power of Immortal Kings. Every movement they made was enough to overturn the world.
Together, they all charged at the Sovereign.
The commotion of the great battle,
Resonated through the Star Sea.
Space collapsed into massive vortices, and the desolate earth was shattered, sunk, and ruined...
On the other side,
Li Shuhe drove forward, swinging her sword along the way. She cut down batch after batch of interceptors and smashed one killing formation after another, sweeping through everything in her path...
Meanwhile, Xu Xian and the others were like spectators.
They acted as bystanders, witnessing the entire process, powerless to intervene.
"Ah!"
"Slash!"
"The formation is broken..."
"Quickly, report to Lady Seven..."
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