Immortal of the Ages

Chapter 195: Heaven-Piercing Sword Intent, Slay All Filth and Evil! (2)

"Divine Dawn, give us justice!" A billion faces twisted again! From the sword's body, blood-soaked arms stretched out, grasping at Divine Dawn, flailing as if drowning!

Divine Dawn's face, wrapped in dense thunder, was unreadable.

BOOM! In the next instant, the sword demon, like a supercharged Sword Soul, spun wildly, forming a blood storm thousands of feet wide. Blood mist converged into rain, pouring onto the streets and buildings, corroding blood pits!

"DIVINE DAWN!" The sword demon screeched, lunging at Divine Dawn in the sky!

BOOM! The Heavenly Realm's Primordial Bell appeared, shielding Divine Dawn!

A deafening blast rang out as the sword demon's greatsword struck the Primordial Bell. A dazzling flash of light illuminated the sky as the bell shook violently, causing a piercing ring to echo throughout the Heavenly Realm.

BOOM! The colossal bell crushed down upon Divine Dawn. One woman and one bell plummeted to the earth, flattening five entire streets of buildings to dust as the ground trembled and cracked open!

Fortunately, the people of the Heavenly Realm had evacuated in time!

This scene alone revealed the devastating power of the sword demon—a resentment turned demon, at its strongest! Even Ye Qingtian and his entourage were shocked by the sight before bursting into laughter. The sword demon's destructive power exceeded even their expectations!

However, tension gripped the masses.

"The Empress is being suppressed!"

"This is bad…"

The sword demon, shrouded in a blood mist, continued its shrieking assault, descending from the sky, its sword aimed at Divine Dawn!

"Die..! Die! Depriving us of justice, ruining our foundation, killing our people, you deserve death!"

Torrential blood rain swept across the Heavenly Realm, and the sword demon’s curses against Divine Dawn echoed far and wide.

"What exactly did the Empress do?"

"I have a brother working in the Ministry of Rites who said she insisted on issuing an imperial decree, forcing the Prime Minister to topple the Sword Dao Monument!"

"Why would she do that?"

"No idea! All I know is that a billion Sword Cultivator ancestors were forced into becoming demons. Once heroes of the human race, now demons, alas! With the ancestors so full of hatred, she must have done something wrong! Otherwise, how could the spirits of a billion protectors be mistaken?"

"Tragic! So tragic!"

Public opinion was another battlefield! And in this battlefield, the Azure Leaf faction's slaughter of the people's hearts was overwhelming and even more terrifying! Even those filled with doubts were rendered speechless in the face of inflamed public anger.

Undoubtedly, this was the most challenging moment for Divine Dawn since ascending to the throne. Only an hour away from the War of Immortals, and yet, an insurmountable chasm lay before them.

BOOM! The woman in the dragon robes pushed the Primordial Bell aside. She raised two colossal arms of lightning and fiercely grasped the bloody sword demon. With the body of a single woman, she stood in front of the prosperous Heavenly Realm!

Sizzling fiercely, the sword demon vibrated wildly. Its body clashed with the thunderous giant arms, sparking countless bolts of lightning and fire. A billion grotesque faces on the sword demon glared at her, hurling endless curses and insults, pouring all their rage onto this lone woman.

Yet she, Divine Dawn, stood silent, bearing it all.

"Kill her!"

"With her death, peace will reign!"

Ye Qingtian, You Fengya, Li Shishi, and others watched with eager anticipation, hoping for a surprise victory tonight.

Using the ancestors of others to slay their descendants, it was delightful and thrilling!

SIZZLE SIZZLE SIZZLE! The blood-red greatsword relentlessly breached the thunderous giant arms, inching closer to Divine Dawn's flesh and blood.

"The scourge of the Empire, the Divine Dawn Empress must die!" The students of the Grand Temple chanted and laughed wildly.

"Humans and demons may coexist, but Divine Dawn must die!" The chants of five hundred thousand Ancestral Temple Guards echoed a familiar slogan from the past.

In this world-shattering moment, a figure in white suddenly appeared before Divine Dawn!

KLANG! His gaze calm, he extended an azure Sword Soul, intercepting the greatsword of the billion-faced sword demon… This white figure emerged where he shouldn't have been. Behind him, the dragon-robed girl, wrapped in blood-red thunder, trembled in her eyes.

"Yun Xiao?!" Sword Saint Sun, Su Lianlian, and others were stunned.

Ye Qingtian, Li Shishi, and the rest stiffened their faces, but soon laughed. "Two for the price of one?"

Perfect! They all had to die!

"There's something controlling it from the inside," Yun Xiao spoke softly to the woman behind him, not turning around.

"What is it…" She was still in the dark.

"Leave it to me!" After those three words, a fierce fire surged in Yun Xiao's eyes, confronting the sword demon, its murderous intent overwhelming. No one believed he could solve this greatest dilemma in history.

"Move aside! Move aside!" The faces on the blood-colored greatsword, seething with rage, glared at Yun Xiao. The thousand-foot greatsword trembled in the presence of a three-foot azure blade!

"Ancestors!" Yun Xiao, looking at the struggling faces, suddenly released his Sword Soul and braced his chest against the massive, sharp tip of the sword!

POOF! The sword demon burst into countless clouds of blood mist, yet its blade began to retreat!

"Move aside!!" The billion ancestors struggled. They spared those hundred thousand Sword Cultivators and would not harm Yun Xiao either.

After all, he was the first successor of the Constellation Slaying Sword since ancient times. That night when he studied the Sword Dao Monument, he'd already formed a deep bond with them. This bond transcended centuries of worship. Even as remnants and wronged spirits, they saw hope in Yun Xiao, considering him their future.

"Kill him!" a mournful voice roared from the depths of the sword demon.

However, when Yun Xiao extended his arms to embrace the sword's tip, tears fell from those billion faces.

"Look!" Yun Xiao's eyes reddened as he held the massive sword demon in one arm and wielded Heaven Burial in the other.

"Meteor, Comet, Moon..." His Sword Soul shifted through various sword stances.

"Ancestors, there is a future, a legacy, with me!" Each strike from Yun Xiao's sword bloomed like dazzling flowers in the night sky, shifting in radiant colors.

HUM!

He sheathed his Sword Soul and placed his palms on the faces, touching them, his voice deep and resonant.

"Through thousands of generations, your will was not ground to dust, so why fear the encroachment of evil thoughts? Enduring the test of time, weathered by sun and rain, eternally unyielding, why dread the chaos sown by demons! The Sword Dao Monument is but a symbol to stand by; the rise and eternal prosperity of the Sword Dao is our true unending aspiration!" Yun Xiao's eyes blazed with a fiery passion!

Above the heavens, Yun Xiao knelt before the sword demon, his voice rich and resonant, carrying the fury of ages, "I beseech the ancestors of the Sword Dao to see through the haze, to discern the vile demons, to protect the descendants of the Dao! I implore the ancestors to defy the heavens, to give us Sword Cultivators a chance! Guide us with your heavenly sword intent, to vanquish all filth and traitors!!"

"Ooooh…!" The bloody sword demon trembled violently, the billion faces gradually finding release from their raging torment. Tears fell, and their deep, desolate gazes rested upon this young man.

Indeed! The billion spirits remembered. They had endured, waiting for this day, the day when their obsession for the revival of the Sword Cultivators would find its embodiment!

This young man before them was the fulfillment of their dreams!

"Kill him! Quickly!" Within the sword demon, the black mist roiled and shrieked in desperation. However, no matter how it provoked, the sword demon remained as calm as still water.

Even when Divine Dawn released her thunderous giant arms, it remained motionless.

"Ancestors, pave the way!" Yun Xiao gripped the Heaven Burial Sword Soul, his eyes bursting with divine radiance.

CRACK CRACK CRACK! The ferocious sword demon suddenly split in two!

Yun Xiao's eyes turned cold as he spotted a swirl of black mist at the core of the sword demon.

BAM! The Heaven Burial Sword Soul soared and instantly pierced the Hell Wraith.

"Ugh..." The Hell Wraith struggled briefly before fading into nothingness.

HUM! The bloody sword demon completely dissipated, transforming into a blood-red vortex resembling celestial clouds, swirling around Yun Xiao. The faces softened and the murderous aura dissipated.

In a short span, a calamitous disaster was averted, a sinister plot nipped in the bud!

The hundred thousand Sword Cultivators, their eyes ablaze, raised their arms in a victorious cheer.

Sword Saint Sun, Nangong Xi, and others knelt on the ground, tears streaming down their faces.

Far away, the cultivators of the Heavenly Realm, who had fled, turned back in shock, their worlds turned upside down.

Even without knowing the full truth, they sensed safety.

Was it Yun Xiao who single-handedly turned the tide? That was hard to say. Truthfully, it was the undying love of the billion ancestors for their descendants, even as vengeful spirits, that was the key...

Only a group stood with faces twisted in disbelief.

"How is this possible? How could he awaken those remnants? The Hell Wraith was in control!!" Li Shishi's face contorted, revealing her true monkey-like visage.

Ye Qingtian, You Fengya, Mutianshi, and others turned ashen.

"Trouble now!" Dozens of Heavenly Realm noble families exchanged glances, each face uglier than the last.