Ling Tian Sword God

”Intensify the offensive; destroy the Array Formation,” Shentu Yan commanded impassively, his cold gaze fixed on the Array Light Curtain.

”Yes, Sect Leader!”

Upon hearing his command, the Divine Intent Sect experts nearby acknowledged, and then a loud cry was heard. From within the dark clouds, figures shot out one after another, rapidly approaching the location of the Array Formation.

All of them activated their True Qi, launching various attacks at the Array Formation.

They only needed to break through this final barrier of the Sky Void Palace to achieve its complete annihilation.

Most people in the Divine Intent Sect, from the Elders down to the disciples, were brimming with fighting spirit. Like a pack of tigers and wolves, their innate aggression had been fully unleashed.

Those who refused to obey Shentu Yan’s orders were, for the most part, either dead or had fled. Now, only those who submitted to Shentu Yan’s commands remained in the Divine Intent Sect.

To the ordinary disciples, Shentu Yan was an ambitious sovereign leading the Divine Intent Sect toward prosperity and power. His martial arts were peerless, and his ambition boundless, making him seem an even more suitable candidate for Sect Leader than Ling Tianyu.

Just moments ago, Shentu Yan had single-handedly fought against two Great Elders of the Sky Void Palace, managing to defeat and severely injure them while remaining virtually unscathed himself. This display of strength undoubtedly won him the fervent approval of many Divine Intent Sect disciples.

During Ling Tianyu’s reign, although the Divine Intent Sect had grown stronger, it had merely been a leading force in the Martial World, showing no intention of expansion. Now, Shentu Yan, whose strength was no less than Ling Tianyu’s and who harbored grand ambitions, aimed to dominate the Martial World.

If Ling Tianyu was considered a King, who ruled with great strength and earned the people’s heartfelt admiration, then Shentu Yan was a Tyrant, intending to use absolute power to make the entire Martial World submit to him.

Annexing the Sky Void Palace was merely the first step for the Divine Intent Sect to unify the entire Martial World.

Moreover, Shentu Yan had already promised that once the Sky Void Palace was conquered, all its resources, and even its female disciples, would be theirs to do with as they pleased.

This meant they could, based on their strength, freely plunder female captives and turn the female disciples of the Sky Void Palace into their slaves.

War often brings glory and profit. Even those originally of good character can become distorted and fanatical in the midst of war.

BANG! BANG! BANG!

Powerful attacks bombarded the Array Formation, causing ripples to spread across the light shield. The glowing patterns upon it also dimmed somewhat.

”Hehe, Sect Leader, rest assured. Looking at this, the Sky Void Palace’s Array Formation won’t hold for much longer,” Yun Tianhe said with a smile, standing beside Shentu Yan.

”That is to be expected. But we still need to hurry. Over at the Black Market, Black Chonghou fell much faster than I anticipated. That boy, Ling Chen, his growth rate is truly astonishing.”

A glint flashed in Shentu Yan’s eyes. He had initially thought Ling Chen was merely a minor, inconsequential figure. He never expected that this seemingly insignificant boy would now become the greatest obstacle to his unification of the Martial World.

”Oh? That brat who was chased out of the Divine Intent Sect like a stray dog? Is he strong? Hehe, a mere Grand Master, his strength can’t be that great. I could annihilate him with a flick of my finger now.”

A cold glint flickered in Yun Tianhe’s eyes. ”He’d better not cross my path, or I’ll definitely beat him into a stray dog and make him kneel before me like a dead dog begging for mercy!”

”Don’t underestimate that boy,” Shentu Yan said mildly. ”According to Black Chonghou, that boy can defeat an expert like Linghu Yi, a Sky Apex Realm Third Layer expert, head-on. Even though you’ve now advanced to the Sky Apex Realm, you might not necessarily be his match.”

”High Cultivation doesn’t necessarily mean great strength! With the peerless Cultivation Technique you imparted to me, Sect Leader, even if an expert at the Sky Apex Realm Third Layer stood before me, I could forcibly obliterate him!”

Yun Tianhe was brimming with confidence.

At the mere mention of Ling Chen, a venomous glint ignited in his eyes.

Ling Chen had first stripped him of his glory as a genius and then nearly killed him. Later, at the Sky Void Palace, Ling Chen had also killed his master, Ye Nantian. The enmity between them was as deep as the sea, utterly irreconcilable.

I heard about Ling Chen’s former fiancée. This time, I’ll take her for myself in front of everyone, making that brat Ling Chen the laughingstock of the world!

A lewd grin spread across Yun Tianhe’s face. His gaze then shifted towards the main hall beneath the Array Light Curtain; Xu Ruoyan should be in there.

Once the Array Formation is broken, I must make Xu Ruoyan suffer until she wishes for death!

The smile on Yun Tianhe’s face became incomparably twisted.

Inside the massive Array Formation, the disciples of the Sky Void Palace nervously watched the trembling formation, their gazes directed outside, filled with hatred.

”All disciples, prepare formations! If the Protective Sect Array is breached, immediately form up to engage the enemy!”

From mid-air within the Array Formation, a powerful voice, enveloped in vast True Qi, spread far and wide, eventually permeating the entire Sky Void Palace.

”Yes!”

Countless Sky Void Palace disciples responded in unison. Their gazes then turned to the main hall at the core of the Array Formation. Inside the hall, several figures sat cross-legged in a circle. In the center of this circular area, a woman in white was seated.

The woman in white had skin like ice and a face like jade, resembling a porcelain doll. She sat there, motionless, yet an extremely frigid wave of energy emanated from her body.

Within the circular area, there was indeed an Array Formation. Inside this formation, it was tranquil. Vast True Qi converged into streams, flowing within the Array Formation, all revolving around the woman in white.

These True Qi streams were clearly being drawn from the experts arrayed around the formation. Their faces were deathly pale as their vast True Qi continuously surged from their bodies, ultimately converging into that Array Formation.

These individuals were all the Sky Void Palace’s remaining Top Sky Apex Strong.

Zhong Ziqi and Dong Shenglong were prominent among them. There was also an elder with black hair and a youthful complexion, whose aura was a notch stronger than Zhong Ziqi’s, having surprisingly reached the Sixth Layer of Sky Apex. This person was precisely Gu Linfeng, another Great Elder of the Sky Void Palace.

But even so, the two Great Elders of Sky Void Palace, Gu Linfeng and Zhong Ziqi, even when joining forces, were still no match for Shentu Yan alone.

After an exchange of blows, they suffered a disastrous defeat and retreated.

”Everyone, our Sky Void Palace is in a desperate situation. Our only choice is a final gamble: to transfer all our cultivation power to Yan’er and fully assist her in breaking through to the Sky Apex Realm!”

Zhong Ziqi’s expression was extremely grave. At this very moment, it was truly a matter of life and death for the Sky Void Palace. Once the outer Array Formation was breached, the Sky Void Palace would likely suffer a calamity of annihilation, and its hundreds of years of heritage would be severed.

Their only hope now rested on Xu Ruoyan. Xu Ruoyan cultivated the Sky Void Palace’s most powerful Cultivation Technique, the ’Frost Emperor’s Code,’ and possessed outstanding innate talent. If she received the cultivation power of so many of them, Xu Ruoyan might well be able to fight Shentu Yan.

Even if that wasn’t enough, these people, even if it meant sacrificing their own lives, were determined to protect Xu Ruoyan and ensure she could break out, preserving this final wisp of hope for the Sky Void Palace.