Ling Tian Sword God

Chapter 1074: Chapter 1073: Joining Forces to Slay the Demon

”This strand of my will, I’m afraid it won’t be able to hold on for much longer.”

The white-haired Male furrowed his brows. His aura had already weakened to the brink of collapse, like a candle in the wind, almost unable to continue burning.

Ling Chen and the Cyan-robed Guest both looked rather grim. The Flame Emperor Order controlled by the white-haired Male was an extremely crucial corner of their triad; once it collapsed, the situation before their eyes would likely be reversed in an instant.

They would all fall into an extremely disadvantageous position.

However, before Ling Chen and the Cyan-robed Guest could think of any countermeasure, the body of that flame Phoenix was already covered in cracks, looking as if it was about to completely shatter apart.

”Forgive me.”

The white-haired Male let out a sigh. At this point, all he could do was offer a single apology in compensation.

His body was like a candle burned down to the end, on the verge of dissipating. At this moment, however, from within that Flame Emperor Order, a scorching fluctuation of flames suddenly surged out, and a strand of crimson ghostly light refracted forth.

The crimson ghostly light gathered, and faintly, it actually condensed into the silhouette of a woman.

”This is...”

Ling Chen’s pupils shrank slightly. In his sight, the figure’s appearance was exactly the same as that Sect Master Xi Yan he had previously encountered in the coffin.

”Xi Yan!”

The instant the white-haired Male saw that feminine silhouette, a look of surprise suddenly surfaced in his eyes. He clearly had not expected that before this will-body of his dissipated, he would still be able to see Xi Yan once more!

Even if the other party was only a strand of will.

The Cyan-robed Guest’s eyes also lit up slightly. ”Unexpectedly, the Fire God Sect Leader actually left a strand of will within the Flame Emperor Order.”

This Fire God Sect Leader’s strength was anything but ordinary. Back when the Evil Lord was at his Peak Period, she still had a way to seal him. Now, to suppress this Evil Lord once again, they would likely have to rely on her power.

Once the crimson silhouette’s aura stabilized, her beautiful eyes fell upon the white-haired Male. A faint ripple of emotion seemed to surface in her gaze. ”Yin Lan, is that you?”

”It’s me.”

The white-haired Male could scarcely contain his excitement. His wish in entering this Fiery Region had been to see her once more, let alone a living, breathing Xi Yan. Now that things had come to this, even if he dissipated into heaven and earth on the spot, he would have no regrets.

”The last time we met was already a thousand years ago. I did not think that our next meeting would be a thousand years later, and in this state besides.”

After his excitement ebbed, the white-haired Male fixed his gaze on Xi Yan’s face, his expression somewhat complicated as he spoke.

”We are both already dead. The only thing we can do now is to complete the unfinished business we left behind in life.”

Yet Sect Master Xi Yan’s face showed no particular change. Her gaze then dropped to the Evil Lord raging madly below, a chill flashing across her beautiful eyes.

”Senior is right. How to suppress this demon before us is what matters most right now.”

Ling Chen truly feared that the two of them would start reminiscing and growing sentimental here. Every single second was precious now; the Evil Lord below could break through the seal and burst from the sea at any moment.

”The task of exterminating this evil, I leave in your hands. Xi Yan, you have never disappointed us, nor have you ever disappointed the world.”

A smile free of regret spread across the white-haired Male’s face. His figure gradually faded, turning into countless motes of light, like fireflies, until only a faint cluster of Energy remained. It flew into the space between Xi Yan’s brows and vanished.

”I have felt your heart.”

Xi Yan stretched out a slender, jade-like hand. Those motes of light fell onto her palm, slowly seeped into it, and then disappeared.

This strand of her will had originally fallen into slumber. If the white-haired Male had not urged the Flame Emperor Order, she might never have awakened.

”Let us begin.”

Xi Yan gently turned around, looking toward Ling Chen and the Cyan-robed Guest. She then nodded slightly. Her jade hand slowly pressed against the Flame Emperor Order, and in the next instant, all the flames within the Fiery Region surged violently. In her twin pupils, it was as if two living volcanoes were erupting, radiating a frightening crimson glow that made the heart tremble.

As Xi Yan urged her True Qi, Ling Chen could clearly feel that the flames pervading this Fiery Region were growing ever more violent. It was as though they were cheering... welcoming the return of their master.

The flame Phoenix, which had originally been on the verge of shattering, saw the cracks upon its body rapidly vanish at a speed visible to the naked eye. In the blink of an eye it was restored, and its size had even doubled, emanating an incomparably astonishing aura.

Ling Chen could not help but be moved. Xi Yan’s control over the Void Emperor’’s royal decree had already reached an extremely consummate level; she might even surpass the Cyan-robed Guest.

No wonder that, back then, she had been able to rely on her own strength alone to seal this terrifyingly powerful Evil Lord in this place.

”My time is running out, you two, assist me and exterminate this demon!”

Sect Master Xi Yan let out a delicate shout toward the Cyan-robed Guest and Ling Chen, then she immediately formed hand seals as well. The Flames Phoenix below suddenly soared into the sky, then was the first to charge into the vortex in the center of the Flames, ruthlessly blasting down onto the Evil Lord’s black Array Formation.

Crack!

The black Array Formation, which had always appeared indestructible, finally revealed a crack under this kind of bombardment. The crack was like a small snake, swiftly crawling and spreading across the surface of the black Array Formation.

”It actually broke through the Array Formation?”

Seeing this scene, both the Cyan-robed Guest and Ling Chen couldn’t help but be overjoyed. Previously, even with the three of them joining forces, they had been unable to produce even the tiniest fissure, yet now Sect Master Xi Yan, with just a single strike, had actually blasted a crack into this black Array Formation.

The Cyan-robed Guest crazily poured all the True Qi in his body into that Wind Emperor’s Order. Under his infusion, that Wind Dragon expanded once again, and in the instant after the Flames Phoenix swept down, it immediately followed, intertwining with that Flames Phoenix, one above and one below. The two complemented each other perfectly, wind fanning the Flames, mutually amplifying one another. That terrifying aura blanketed the sky and swept across the Eight Wastes.

Heavenly wind and Earth Fire, Dragon and Phoenix in unison!

Rumble!

Accompanied by a heaven-shaking, earth-shattering explosion, that black Array Formation suddenly burst apart, shattering into countless fragments that shot out in all directions, like black shooting stars.

At the moment of impact, the terrifying boom echoed thunderously throughout this Fiery Region. The sea of fire below was actually blasted to pieces, split into countless small fragmented zones.

That black Array Formation, under such an impact, collapsed almost in an instant. The evil black aura dispersed at an astonishing speed, and as the black Array Formation crumbled, the Evil Lord beneath it was also exposed under this terrifying offensive.

”Ah!”

The Evil Lord let out an ear-splitting scream. His body was engulfed and shrouded by the Wind Fire Dragon Phoenix phenomenon. Under such a horrifying impact, a whole layer of his body was directly shaved off; the outermost layer of skin and flesh was utterly Annihilated, leaving only some blood and flesh and bare bones. His appearance was incomparably miserable and ghastly.

”Damn it, you lowly ants, once I break through this encirclement, I will make it so you can’t live yet can’t die!”

The Evil Lord roared madly, spitting venomous curses from his mouth.

He hated them—he had endured a thousand years inside this Fiery Region for the sole purpose of leaving this damned place, to return to the Nine Provinces Land and continue carrying out his grand ambitions. Yet just when he was about to break the seal and emerge, he was about to be obliterated by the combined assault of these three.

As long as he could get out, these three would absolutely not have a path to survival.

”Save it for when you actually get out!”

The Cyan-robed Guest sneered coldly. He naturally knew what the consequences would be if they let this demon escape. Given just a bit of time, this demon would likely be able to turn the entire Nine Provinces Land upside down.

With that, brilliant light suddenly burst from his eyes, and he abruptly increased his power. The offensive below that was shrouding the Evil Lord grew even more violent, stripping away layer after layer of the latter’s body. The aura around him had already been weakened to an extremely feeble state. Amidst the shattered bones, a black heart was revealed there within.

However, the Evil Lord’s tenacity was somewhat beyond imagination. The flesh on his body was actually crazily knitting back together, attempting to once again cover and protect the vital weakness of his heart.

”Ling Chen, it’s up to you!”

At this moment, Sect Master Xi Yan and the Cyan-robed Guest suddenly looked toward Ling Chen in unison and shouted sternly.

Hearing this, Ling Chen’s expression instantly became incomparably grave. He had not made a move just now precisely because he was waiting for an opening. Although he wielded the Thunder Emperor Order, when it came to controlling it, Ling Chen couldn’t compare with the other two. So he could only bide his time, waiting for the proper moment to strike, searching for a chance to deliver a one-hit kill.

And right now, that opportunity had undoubtedly arrived!

”Thunder Emperor Order, I’m counting on you!”

Ling Chen took a deep breath. As his surging True Qi poured into that Thunder Emperor Order Token, strands of lightning power began to diffuse out from the Token, then squirmed and spread through the air in front of him. In the end, right before Ling Chen’s eyes, it actually condensed into the shape of a Bow and Arrow.

This was a Bow and Arrow formed purely of thunder—Thunder’s Bow.

However, the power of this Thunder’s Bow was extremely unstable, as if it could collapse at any moment.

”Hold together, I’m begging you!”

Ling Chen carefully controlled this Thunder’s Bow. At a time like this, if anything went wrong, it wouldn’t just affect him alone—this entire situation here might be overturned in an instant!

”Sword, come!”

With a single thought, the Thunder Sound Sword flew over automatically and was placed as an Arrow into the Thunder’s Bow. Ling Chen pushed his aura to the limit, drawing the Thunder’s Bow to a full crescent. His eyes were like a hawk’s, locking firmly onto the distant Evil Lord below.

Whoosh!

At the instant he released his fingers, the Thunder Sound Sword transformed into a Thunder light Arrow and shot forth, like the very first bolt of lightning since the dawn of creation, tearing through the heavens.