“Jie jie jie! Ling Yunzi! Today marks the doom of your Xuantian Sword Sect!”
Hun Sha’s maniacal laughter echoed across the battlefield. He commanded several “Soul-Devouring Demonic Dragons” condensed from tens of thousands of ferocious souls, relentlessly slamming into the grand array’s light curtain. “Once the array breaks, this seat will slaughter every single one in your Xuantian Sword Sect to the last! To avenge the humiliation of that day!”
Zheng Gu also roared, his giant axe slashing viciously at the light curtain, stirring up ripples across the sky. “Accomplices of that old Crack Heaven! And that damned brat Chen Ping! After we breach this place, you lot are next! I will use your skulls to decorate the grand hall of my holy sect!”
Ling Yunzi’s face was grim as water. The Xuantian sword in his hand flickered with light. He shouted sternly, “All disciples, hear my command! While our swords remain, we remain. Should our swords perish, we perish! Defend the sect. Fight to the death without retreat! Activate the preparatory formation for the ‘Seven Stars Perishing Immortal Sword’!”
“Yes! Fight to the death without retreat!”
All sword sect disciples roared in unison. Their voices surged like swords, piercing straight into the clouds, tragic yet resolute.
They knew the sect had reached the critical moment of life and death.
That “Seven Stars Perishing Immortal Sword” was the final desperate measure of the mountain-protecting grand array.
Once activated, the sword intent accumulated over ten thousand years in the seven sword peaks would erupt in one go. Its power would shake the heavens, but it would also cause the grand array to collapse completely, damaging the array bases irreparably. It was a last resort of mutual destruction.
The battle entered its most brutal phase.
Every moment, sword sect disciples fell, their blood staining the mountain gate’s stone steps red. Every moment, demon sect disciples or beast fusion warriors were shredded by sharp sword qi.
Yet the light of the grand array still dimmed at a visible speed under countless assaults.
At that moment, at the entrance to the Li Fire Secret Realm.
Chen Ping’s figure suddenly appeared before Ling Shuang and the others.
The aura on his body had changed. Though still restrained, the profundity and pressure that inadvertently leaked made even Ling Yan’s pupils contract slightly. In his heart, he was secretly shocked. “In just a few days, such a transformation?! What exactly did he obtain inside the crystal tower?”
“Senior Chen!”
“Senior!”
Seeing Chen Ping appear, Ling Shuang treated him as a saviour. She hurried forward, even forgoing etiquette, and handed over the incessantly vibrating messaging jade slip.
Her voice carried a sobbing tone. “Senior! Message from the sect. The Ten Thousand Souls Demon Sect has allied with the Beast Fusion Holy Sect to launch a massive assault on our Xuantian Sword Sect!”
“The mountain-protecting grand array is on the verge of breaking! Father… Father has activated the preparatory mode for the ‘Seven Stars Perishing Immortal Sword’. That means mutual destruction with the enemy! I beg Senior to hurry and rescue them!”
Crack Heaven and the others also paled dramatically.
If the Xuantian Sword Sect fell, the remnants of their Ten Thousand Beasts Gate would completely lose external support. The demon sect’s next target would inevitably be them.
Chen Ping took the jade slip. With a sweep of his divine sense, he saw Ling Yunzi’s urgent and brief final message inside.
It explained the critical situation and subtly mentioned hope that Chen Ping, for the sake of his acquaintance with Ling Shuang and their shared opposition to the demon sect, might… preserve a thread of incense for the Xuantian Sword Sect.
A cold light flashed sharply in his eyes. Hun Sha! Zheng Gu! What a move to draw fuel from the bottom of the cauldron. What perfect collusion.
“Miss Ling, Gate Master Crack Heaven, continue healing here. This place is safe.”
Chen Ping said quickly, his tone brooking no argument. “Heavenly Fire Sword Venerable, please watch over them.”
Ling Yan now also knew of the drastic changes outside. His expression grave, he nodded. “Rest assured. With this old man here, the secret realm will be fine. You…”
Before he could finish, Chen Ping had already turned towards the secret realm exit.
He took a deep breath. His peak ninth-grade Human Immortal realm cultivation no longer held back and erupted thunderously.
Chaotic immortal power awoke like a dormant volcano. Chaotic radiance swirled around him. The phantom of that chaotic fire lotus faintly emerged behind him, emitting the supreme aura that ruled all flames.
All the flames in the entire Li Fire Secret Realm seemed to sway gently in response, paying homage to him.
“I will be back soon.”
Before the words fully faded, Chen Ping’s figure had transformed into a chaotic streak that tore through space. At a speed several times greater than before, he burst through the flame light curtain at the secret realm entrance and raced towards the Xuantian Sword Sect.
Wherever he passed, the clouds in the sky were forced apart by that majestic momentum and scorching dao charm, leaving a long-lasting trail.
Ling Shuang gazed in the direction he vanished, her fists clenched tightly. Her beautiful eyes filled with worry and hope.
Crack Heaven and the others also prayed silently.
Ling Yan watched the swiftly disappearing trail of light on the horizon and murmured to himself, “Chaotic fire seed… peak ninth-grade Human Immortal… This lad’s journey this time will truly stir the winds and clouds of the Tenth Heaven. The Xuantian Sword Sect… perhaps still has a glimmer of hope.”
In the Ten Thousand Swords Mountain Range, the decisive battle had reached its climax.
The light of the Big Dipper Sword Stellar Demon Subduing Grand Array had dimmed like a candle in the wind, tottering on the verge of collapse. Hun Sha and Elder Ghost Bone joined forces. Zheng Gu roared madly, preparing to launch the final fatal strike.
And a chaotic radiance carrying the momentum to incinerate heavens and boil seas, along with bone-piercing killing intent, was slicing through the sky at unimaginable speed, approaching this Asura battlefield.
