Evil Venerable of the Sword Dao
Chapter 520: 165: Holy Blood Spills Across the Sky
Chapter 520: Chapter 165: Holy Blood Spills Across the Sky
Both of them were suppressed. Xiong Ba, Wan Jian Tian, and Jiu Que immediately launched a ferocious attack on Kong Ji and Wuxu, the Saints.
Right at that moment, a giant azure hand appeared again, carrying with it the power of the Sword Dao, as insignificant as the strength of ants.
The owner of this hand was now revealed to be the Evil King.
It was indeed the Evil King.
The illusion of twelve scythes, carrying the power to slash the heavens and destroy the earth, cut across the void. With one move, it severed Heaven and Earth, shattered the Heavenly Vault, and destroyed the suppression of the Soul Path, allowing Kong Ji and Wuxu, the Saints, to break free.
The moment the two broke free, they did not avoid the deadly attacks aimed at them; instead, they went berserk, lunging directly at the Guardian Ancient Array to protect Zhou Yan, determined to kill him and save their son, Ji Wu.
This kind of kamikaze madness ultimately made the killing moves of Xiong Ba and his allies ineffective because no one could ensure that full-force retaliation from the Saints in anger wouldn’t penetrate the Ancestor Star itself.
In that case, whatever protection offered by the Saint Ancient Array would also become void, and Zhou Yan would suffer the consequences.
Immediately, the three attackers altered their offensive, transforming it into invisible waves of light, intercepting the assault of Wuxu and Kong Ji, the Two Saints, heading for the Guardian Array.
However, the Guardian Array was shattered at that very moment by a beam of light.
This beam, originating from Yaochi Saint who flew in from afar, seemed to strike at the Evil King, but the Light of Destruction directly shattered Heaven and Earth, creating a massive black rift in the void and violently destroying the Saint Protector Array, leaving Zhou Yan defenseless and exposed before everyone.
Zhou Yan no longer cared about Ji Wu. He looked deep into the eyes of the Yaochi Saint, then suddenly transformed into Netherworld particles, deriving the Netherworld Life and Death Bridge, and his body disappeared.
The next instant, two beams of tribulation light appeared beside him. These were unknown Sword Tribulation Experts lashing out in chaos, aiming to slay him right there.
Through the aura of the Sword Tribulation Experts, Zhou Yan suddenly understood, understood why the Yaochi Saint constantly schemed against him in secret.
Because he had once slain Guardian Qing and killed the maid Guanghua Shuangbi who stood by Qing’s side.
Through the sneering and mocking gaze of Ji Wu and his words back then, Zhou Yan realized that the Yaochi Saint held Guardian Qing in high regard. Moreover, Guardian Qing was the daughter of a Saint; being a Saint’s daughter, a genius strong in the Third Refinement Sword Tribulation Realm but slain by Zhou Yan, was a humiliation in the hearts of all Saints who had good relations with her father.
You must know that back in the Ten Thousand Ghosts Sword Tomb, almost everyone had lost their abilities, yet Zhou Yan was still able to wield strength, and at that time, Ji Wu could also use a certain amount of power. The other geniuses, however, only had their physical strength and were otherwise as powerless as scholars without the strength to truss a chicken.
In the outside world, let alone Ji Wu, even Zhou Yan himself would not have been able to slay a genius strong in the Third Refinement Sword Tribulation. However, in a deadly place like the Ten Thousand Ghosts Sword Tomb, as long as one was not suppressed by the land, to say nothing of slaying a Sword Tribulation, even a Saint trapped there, unable to unleash all their combat power, being slain by a cultivator of a lower realm would be quite normal.
Ji Wu, since he could pursue the three, why didn’t he slay them directly? Clearly, he wanted to push them to the brink and capture them, not truly kill them.
So if Ji Wu was intent on capturing the three, they must certainly be useful, with benefits to gain…
All of these thoughts, now connected in Zhou Yan’s mind, made everything clear to him.
Perhaps, the capture of Guardian Qing and the others by Ji Wu was even instructed by the Yaochi Saint himself; even the Holy Daughter’s call for suitors might have been predetermined for Ji Wu.
…
All had become clear to Zhou Yan, but he was unconcerned.
The instant he twisted away from the battlefield, the killing intent of the Life Tribulation had already transformed into three or four beams.
Wan Jian Tian, Xiong Ba, and Jiu Que also grew furious at this time, engaging in a fierce battle with Kong Ji, Wuxu, the Evil King, and Yaochi Saint.
In that moment, the three of them did not hold back; their horrifying strength had already shaken Heaven and Earth, altering the world’s colors as if it were on the brink of destruction.
At this time, the Frost Snow Saint Sword shot out directly, turning into two rays of light that slashed through the void.
“Pffft—”
Two figures were immediately pierced straight through the forehead, with blood-colored sparklers erupting from the center of their brows, their bodies shattered, nailed by the Frost Snow Saint Sword in the midst of the void, corpses still hanging from the Saint Sword.
Unknown experts in the Sword Tribulation Realm were struck down by the Saint Sword in a single move, shocking other Cultivators that were eager to move.
In the distance, Yao, Fairy Die, and other Saints also came flying in like streaks of light, intending to intervene and stop the fight, but how could such an angry confrontation among the Saints be so easily ceased?
At this moment, not only had Hou Ling’er and Feng Jiu Xian’s expressions drastically changed, but Zhou Yan also felt the killing intent of world-ending destruction. Once the melee began, it would only take a moment for the Southern Wilderness of the Sword Burial Ancestor Star to be destroyed.
Along with it, the other Four Great Domains would undoubtedly be implicated and completely shattered.
“Stop!”
“You’re all mad! How dare you use more than twenty percent of your strength!”
“Stop now, or we’re all doomed!”
“If you want to fight, go to the Outer Ancient Star and have a fierce battle! What’s the point of fighting here and feeling suffocated?”
Some Saints roared again and again, yet by this point, it was not only Kong Ji and Wuxu, the Saints, who were deaf to reason; even Xiong Ba and the others completely disregarded it.
As long as Zhou Yan didn’t die, it didn’t matter whether thousands of others lived or died.
At that moment, the Sword Divine Prophetic Order on White Fox Bai Ying’s body spontaneously flew out, materializing into an enormous mountainous phantom. This phantom, like a vast elder, was marked with nine sword scars.
“Nine Reincarnations.”
A mountain-like colossal phantom suddenly murmured softly, and then gently patted the void.
Heaven and Earth did not change color, the void did not shatter, and the use of energy only materialized between that one pat, without affecting the innocent.
Not even a wisp of air, which ought to drift normally, was deviated from its course.
But it was just that ordinary pat, and those Saints were like ants, their bodies shattered, vomiting blood as they fell to the ground.
“Pfft, pfft, pfft—”
The bodies of the Saints exploded one after another, their blood spraying like a fountain.
The blood of the Saints dyed the void red, drifting down; many geniuses were bathed in the Holy Blood, gaining tremendous enhancements in strength, with Bai Ying being the first to bear the brunt. She was directly inundated by a large swathe of Holy Blood, her body’s withered potential replenished, and her strength fully recovered.
“You probably all forgot that the Thunder Origin Sword God couldn’t leave Thunder Flame Breaking Path Mountain, but he once had a Nine Reincarnation Illusion avatar. Now, after arduous cultivation, this Nine Reincarnation Illusion is no different from the Thunder Origin Sword God,”
The phantom seemed to be talking to itself, appearing to be just a sigh.
The first to react to these words was the Evil King.
Recalling how he almost got killed by a pat, his face changed with indecision, clearly showing a wary expression.
“It seems that, having become Saints, you think you have transcended the rules of this world and can behave arbitrarily and recklessly on my planet?”
The Nine Reincarnation Illusion of the Thunder Origin Sword God spoke with a tranquil yet angry tone of rebuke.
Instantly, the world fell silent, and all Cultivators dared not even draw a breath.
Even the Saints fell silent.
The one pat from the Nine Reincarnations Illusion had not only struck Emptiness, Wuxu, and the Yaochi Saint but also Xiong Ba, the Evil King, and Wan Jian Tian, among other Saints.
Emptiness and Wuxu had complexions that were both cold and fluctuating, their faces unsightly.
While Xiong Ba, Wan Jian Tian, and even Jiuxian also appeared somewhat displeased.
“On this planet, you must understand the rules and respect your elders. If you’re unwilling to stay on this planet, you may leave. Come find me at Thunder Flame Breaking Path Mountain. I can help you erase the soul brand of being Saints, allowing you to break away from Sword Burial Ancestor Star. But once separated, without the brand of this planet, you will need to start over.
All your strength will return to me,”
the phantom continued.
The Saints remain silent, and the genius Cultivators and the rest concentrated and held their breath, not daring to gasp for air.
“I sent Bai Ying with my Imperial Decree, yet no one took it seriously. Originally, these matters, I was too lazy to care about or pay attention to. But if some Saints think I am nearly dead, already decaying, then they truly know neither life nor death!”
“Saints cannot claim to be Gods, and Divine beings dare not claim to be Venerable. Even Venerables, unable to achieve Immortality, will likewise decay. Your understanding is too low, and you do not comprehend the general trend; you are bound to regret it in the future.”
The phantom said enigmatically, then sighed, “Xiong Ba, Jiuxian, Wan Jian Tian, the three of you should no longer appear on Sword Burial Ancestor Star, otherwise I will slay you three on the spot.”
Xiong Ba and the others had cold expressions, yet they did not retort, seemingly understanding more than anyone else.
“Emptiness, Wuxu, the two of you, kneel down, apologize to Zhou Yan, and then apologize to everyone—because of your actions, you’ve caused great destruction to the Ancestor Star. As for Ji Wu, he’s gotten himself into a plight, and that’s what he deserves. However, you need not despair—if he can endure this, he is bound to shake the world even more. Whether he can endure is up to whether you two can be obedient,”
“For any genius, as long as they catch my eye, I will give them an extra chance,”
said the Nine Reincarnation Illusion.
Initially, both Saints Emptiness and Wuxu were clearly reluctant to comply, fearing that in a fit of rage, the avatar of the Sword God would slay them on the spot, so they temporarily subdued their anger, yet they were absolutely unwilling to kneel.
But after hearing the latter half of the Sword God’s words, their eyes immediately lit up.
Despite the humiliation, under the supervision of the Sword God’s phantom, Saint Wuxu and Emptiness humiliatingly knelt.
“Zhou Yan, we were mistaken. Our apologies. Hereafter, we will never personally intervene in the affair of the Holy Daughter’s suitors!”
Emptiness and Wuxu spoke in unison, almost simultaneously.
As they spoke, the two knelt down.
At that moment, there was a breathless hush.
Zhou Yan sneered and said, “Not personally intervening allows for indirect interference just the same. The two of you are nothing but petty people.”
Zhou Yan did not mince his words, directly rebuking the Double Saints in front of everyone.
Their complexions turned red in an instant.
“Zhou Yan, where forgiveness is possible, one should forgive,”
The Nine Reincarnations Illusion frowned slightly, showing displeasure on its face.