“Protect Mr Chen!”
Old Black, ignoring his own severe injuries, roared furiously and once again threw himself forward, using his enormous body to shield Chen Ping.
The other dragons that could still move struggled into the air, trying to form a final defensive line.
But without the boost of their battle formation, individual dragons were utterly fragile before the Soul-Devouring Venerable.
“Get lost!”
The Soul-Devouring Venerable waved his hand casually. A soul shockwave spread out. The several dragons that charged forward were struck as if by an invisible giant hammer. They screamed miserably as they were hurled backwards, their soul-light dimming. It was clear they would not survive.
Old Black desperately breathed dragon flame, yet it was easily neutralised by the Soul-Devouring Venerable. A gigantic hand condensed from soul power slammed viciously onto its skull.
Boom!
The incomparably hard skull of Old Black actually cracked. It let out a shrill, mournful cry. Its massive dragon body crashed to the ground like a falling meteor, smashing out a deep crater. Dust and smoke billowed. Whether it lived or died was unknown.
“Old Black!!!”
Chen Ping watched helplessly as Old Black suffered terrible wounds to protect him. A heart-rending pain and towering rage nearly devoured him whole.
He hated! He hated his own uselessness!
He hated his own arrogance!
If he had not been blindly confident and insisted on fighting alone, if he had not underestimated the terror of the Soul-Devouring Venerable, how could things have reached this point?!
That terrifyingly powerful feeling he had earlier now became a complete joke in the face of cruel reality!
There is always someone stronger, there is always a heaven beyond heaven. In the end, he was paying a bitter price for his youth and conceit!
The ghostly shadow of the Soul-Devouring Venerable was already upon him. That icy killing intent almost froze Chen Ping’s blood and soul.
He stared at the blurry face formed from resentment, at those two faintly glowing green ghost-flames burning with mockery and cruelty. His heart filled with unwillingness and despair.
Was he really going to die here?
No!
He could not die!
Liu Xue was still waiting for him. Tianmen had only just been established. Chi Yun had only just regained his physical body. He still had far too much left to do!
A primal instinct to survive, together with his final defiance, drove Chen Ping to squeeze out the very last wisp of chaos immortal power within his body. He even began burning his already damaged divine soul origin!
The Dragon-Slaying Sword let out a mournful hum. Upon its blade, the lustre of the five elements, ripples of space-time, and even an almost imperceptible trace of Daluo Dao charm forcibly gathered once more!
This was his final, most insane strike!
“Soul-Devouring old dog! Come to hell with me!!!”
Chen Ping’s eyes were blood-red, he looked like a mad demon. Gripping the Dragon-Slaying Sword, he charged without hesitation toward the Soul-Devouring Venerable who was now within arm’s reach, like a moth flying into the flame.
“A deathbed struggle!”
The Soul-Devouring Venerable sneered. Deep within his soul body, an extreme darkness began to condense. That was the core of his origin soul power. He intended to obliterate Chen Ping’s soul in one blow!
The ultimate collision between the two was about to erupt!
At this critical moment of life and death, another change occurred!
Buzz!
The entire Soul-Burying Abyss suddenly shook violently without warning!
It was not shaking caused by the battle, but a deeper tremor originating from the very foundation of this space!
Above the dark-red sky of the Soul-Burying Abyss, a huge crack suddenly tore open, spanning the entire field of vision! Behind the crack was not endless blackness, but boundless, brilliant, majestic starlight!
A pure, holy beam of starlight containing supreme purification and the breath of life descended like the Milky Way falling from the Ninth Heaven.
Ignoring all spatial distance, it instantly pierced through the barrier of the Soul-Burying Abyss and shone precisely onto the soul body of the Soul-Devouring Venerable that was about to collide with Chen Ping!
“Ah!!! This is… Starry Purification Light?! No!!!”
The instant he was touched by that pillar of starlight, the Soul-Devouring Venerable let out an unprecedented scream filled with utmost pain and terror!
His extremely solid soul body, as though meeting its natural nemesis, began to boil violently, melt, and evaporate! The agony originating from the very root of his soul was millions of times more intense than any physical attack!
This sudden turn of events forced Chen Ping, who had already prepared to perish together, to halt his charge. He looked up in shock.
Gazing at the pillar of starlight that fell from the heavens, radiating a familiar yet unfamiliar aura, and at the Soul-Devouring Venerable who was howling in agony within it while his soul body rapidly thinned before their eyes, Chen Ping’s mind went completely blank.
This… what was happening?
Who was it?
At this moment of absolute despair, who had acted to save them?
