Ling Tian Sword God

”Sister Xu!”

Seeing her silhouette, countless Pupils of Sky Void Palace shouted loudly, their sagging morale instantly boosting.

At this moment, Xu Ruoyan’s aura had undergone a transformation. They could all feel the powerful fluctuations emitting from her.

”Junior Sister!”

Feng Piaoliu looked at the white-clad woman standing on the stone pillar. Although Xu Ruoyan’s expression remained cold, Feng Piaoliu could feel the chilling aura and murderous intent pervading her heart.

”Hehe, you’re quite capable, Miss Xu. Hiding for so long, but you finally showed yourself.”

Yun Tianhe emerged from the black clouds, his eyes fixed mockingly on Xu Ruoyan.

Behind him, Shentu Yan glanced at Xu Ruoyan, his pupils shrinking slightly. ”You’ve broken through to the Sky Apex Realm. It seems those two old fellows, Zhong Ziqi and Gu Linfeng, transferred their cultivation to you. But in doing so, they couldn’t have survived.”

”What a pity. Those two damned old fools! Even in death, they wouldn’t leave their cultivation to me. Instead, they gave it to a little slip of a girl like you. What an utter waste of heavenly treasures!”

Upon hearing this, the Pupils of Sky Void Palace were furious. Their eyes, full of hatred, glared at Shentu Yan, their bodies trembling with rage. That bastard!

”Shentu Yan, I swear I will kill you, you hypocrite, to avenge the two Great Elders!”

Xu Ruoyan’s beautiful eyes, as cold as an icy moon, stared at Shentu Yan. With a clench of her jade-like hand, an extremely shocking aura suddenly swept from her body, rushing to the heavens.

Such intensity! There’s no doubt it has reached the Sky Apex Realm. And for some reason, although her aura is merely at the Sky Apex Realm level, the danger it emanated was even more intense than that of an expert at the Sky Apex Fourth Layer!

”To possess such powerful momentum just after breaking through to the Sky Apex Realm... It seems your recent period of ’lying low like a turtle’ yielded significant results.”

A hint of surprise appeared in Shentu Yan’s eyes. ”Such a last-minute cultivation transfer usually has a seventy to eighty percent chance of failure. I didn’t expect a little girl like you to be so lucky as to succeed.”

”Heaven has eyes! It allowed me to succeed so I can take your wretched life!” Xu Ruoyan said coldly.

”Hehe, so what if you received the cultivation transfer?”

A mocking look appeared in Shentu Yan’s eyes as he said, ”Even when those two teamed up, they were no match for this Seat. Do you, a mere junior, actually think you can contend with me?”

”Capture this little wench! There will be a great reward!”

Seeing Shentu Yan reveal his killing intent towards Xu Ruoyan, a twisted smile surfaced on Yun Tianhe’s face as he roared.

WHOOSH! WHOOSH! WHOOSH! WHOOSH!

As soon as his voice fell, four experts at the Sky Apex Realm First Layer shot out, landing in four positions around Xu Ruoyan.

”Little girl, surrender now! Save yourself the suffering!”

The four people in black stared at Xu Ruoyan, disdainful smiles on their faces.

However, facing their cold taunts, Xu Ruoyan’s eyes grew even colder. She took a step forward, the Long Sword in her hand slashing out fiercely.

HUM!

As her sword swung, the heavens and earth seemed to freeze. It slashed out with indescribable speed; in that instant, it felt as though the Void itself was torn apart.

”Watch out!”

One of the people in black saw this, his pupils contracting sharply as he cried out.

Yet, his warning came too late. His voice had barely faded when the sword light flashed past him. The next moment, his body stiffened.

SWISH!

A phantom flickered through the air, and a graceful white silhouette appeared behind the four.

At the same time, the four people in black had transformed into four ice sculptures.

CRACK! CRACK! CRACK! CRACK!

One after another, the four ice sculptures behind Xu Ruoyan shattered, exploding into a shower of ice shards.

Four Sky Apex Realm experts, instantly killed with a single sword strike!

Terrifying! Monstrous! Overbearing!

This scene made Yun Tianhe’s scalp tingle.

He knew that even at his current level, he definitely couldn’t withstand such Sword Techniques.

”As expected of Sky Void Palace’s top genius, a talent rarely seen in centuries! Merely at the Sky Apex Realm First Layer of Cultivation, yet she possesses such power.”

”But today, do you really think you alone can save Sky Void Palace?!”

”All of you, listen to my command! Bathe Sky Void Palace in blood!”

A savage glint flashed in Shentu Yan’s eyes, his command filled with brutal killing intent.

Countless figures pressed towards Xu Ruoyan. When Feng Piaoliu and the others saw the Divine Intent Sect’s forces surging forward again, they gritted their teeth, preparing to resist.

”Senior Brother Feng.”

But just as he was about to make a move, Xu Ruoyan stopped him. Gazing at the tidal wave of Divine Intent Sect disciples, she said softly, ”You, Senior Sister Bai, and the other Senior Brothers, lead the remaining disciples to retreat. I will cover your escape.”

”Junior Sister, if we must go, let’s go together!”

Feng Piaoliu was startled. Even though Xu Ruoyan had demonstrated astonishing strength earlier, the Divine Intent Sect was formidable, and Shentu Yan had yet to make a move. He was likely waiting for an opportunity to deliver a fatal blow. How could Xu Ruoyan possibly hold them off alone?

”Senior Sister, we are not afraid of death! Let us stay and share life and death with you!” the surrounding Pupils of Sky Void Palace cried out, their eyes red.

”You are the last remaining disciples of Sky Void Palace. If all of you die, then Sky Void Palace will truly have no hope left.”

Xu Ruoyan held her Long Sword. A Token appeared in her clenched jade-like hand. Her cold voice echoed, ”As the newly appointed Palace Master, I order you to retreat immediately! Anyone who disobeys will be charged with treason against the Sect! Everyone, retreat!”

”Senior Sister Xu!”

Hundreds of Pupils of Sky Void Palace fell to their knees, tears streaming down their faces. The dense mass of kneeling figures was a magnificent, poignant sight.

At this moment, all the disciples harbored a deep-seated hatred for the Divine Intent Sect. But more than that, they hated their own weakness, their inability to defend their Sect, their inability to share Xu Ruoyan’s burden.

”Go!”

After a moment of internal struggle, Feng Piaoliu finally waved to the disciples behind him and was the first to turn and flee.

Bai Qingwei also wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes and swiftly followed.

The Pupils of Sky Void Palace, though reluctant, turned one by one to follow. They knew that each of them was a seed of Sky Void Palace. Only by preserving these seeds could Sky Void Palace have hope for rebuilding.

”Trying to leave? It won’t be that easy!”

Yun Tianhe sneered, his eyes filled with boundless cruelty. With a wave of his hand, his cold voice reverberated, ”Kill them all! Leave no one alive!”

At his harsh command, numerous experts from the Divine Intent Sect surged out like a tidal wave, their killing intent soaring to the heavens.

And before this tide of murderous figures stood a lone, graceful silhouette of peerless beauty. Gripping a three-foot icy blade, one woman and her sword faced a thousand soldiers.

HISS... HISS... HISS...

From Xu Ruoyan as the center, tendrils of True Qi, like threads of cold ice, spread out, forming a giant cold ice lotus around her.