Ling Tian Sword God

Yet, the flicker in her eyes was fleeting. She quickly appeared next to Zhong Ziqi and Gu Linfeng, who were nearly spent, and urgently helped them up.

”Great Elders, Palace Master, are you both alright?” she asked anxiously.

”Hehe, we’ve imparted all our lifelong Cultivation to you. It seems we can no longer hold onto this life of ours,” Zhong Ziqi and Gu Linfeng replied, looking at Xu Ruoyan with a hint of gratification in their eyes. ”Don’t be upset. We are content to know that before our death, we got to see you break through to the Sky Apex Realm and achieve such success.”

”Great Elders, you’ll be fine.” Tears like pearls streamed down Xu Ruoyan’s face as she choked out.

These two Great Elders had watched her grow up since she was a child. After her father, Xu Feihong, left her, these two Great Elders were also going to leave her.

”Silly child, we were severely injured by Shentu Yan, and our lives are almost depleted. We have no regrets dying if we could do these things for you,” Gu Linfeng said gently with a smile, but the life force in his eyes was clearly fading, and his gaze grew dim.

Zhong Ziqi, looking feebly at Xu Ruoyan, said, ”From now on, the fate of the Sky Void Palace rests entirely on you. Yan’er, you are now the new Palace Master of the Sky Void Palace. Its very survival is intrinsically tied to you. Your life *is* the lifeblood of the entire Sky Void Palace.

”Even if our Sect is destroyed today, you must live on. As long as you live, there’s still a chance for the rebirth of the Sky Void Palace!”

COUGH. After these words, Zhong Ziqi started coughing violently, blood continuously pouring from his mouth, and the remaining life force in his eyes rapidly faded.

”Yan’er, don’t cry. You must promise me—for your father’s spirit in heaven—you must protect the Sky Void Palace and keep its legacy alive. Hundreds of years of heritage cannot be severed at our hands!” At the last moment, Zhong Ziqi and Gu Linfeng held onto Xu Ruoyan’s hand tightly and haltingly finished their words. Then, the last light of life in their eyes disappeared for good.

The two Great Elders of the Sky Void Palace, once supreme figures in the Martial World, had both perished.

”Yan’er, this is not the time to grieve. Our Sky Void Palace is facing an unprecedented catastrophe. We need you to save our Sect!” an Elder said in a deep voice, suppressing his internal injuries.

BANG! Just as his voice fell, the entire grand hall shook violently, as if an earthquake had struck.

The entire grand hall seemed on the verge of collapse.

”The Array Formation is broken!” an Elder exclaimed, his face pale with terror.

Once the Array Formation was broken, they had no defenses left to rely on.

”Palace Master, fellow Elders, rest assured! Even if I die, I will protect the inheritance of the Sky Void Palace!”

Xu Ruoyan slowly clenched her slender, jade-like fists, fine blue veins standing out on her skin. She got up abruptly, holding her Long Sword, her body transforming into a streak of rainbow light. With boundless, sky-scorching fierceness, she burst through the grand hall gates and plunged into the swirling smoke and fire outside.

「Outside.」

With the breaking of the Array Formation, despair suddenly filled the eyes of all Pupils of Tianxu Palace.

The last line of defense was finally breached.

Behind them lay a bottomless abyss.

Countless Divine Intent Sect experts, who had been watching them hungrily, now had cruel smiles on their lips. Next would be the final slaughter.

However, the Sky Void Palace had a heritage of hundreds of years. Its disciples weren’t afraid of death. At this moment, everyone had already resolved to fight to the death.

On a mountain peak, a man and a woman stood resolutely.

The man possessed a Sword Bone, his movements fluid and graceful. The woman was like a lotus emerging from the water, beautiful and captivating. They were Feng Piaoliu and Bai Qingwei, respectively.

”Senior Sister Bai, it seems none of us can escape our fate today,” Feng Piaoliu said. Despite the desperate situation, he remained remarkably composed.

”Junior Feng Brother, are you afraid of death?” Bai Qingwei was like a Paulownia blossom in the wind. She looked at Feng Piaoliu and asked faintly.

”What should a man fear in death? My only regret is not being able to personally slay that old scoundrel Shentu Yan. That, I cannot accept.” Feng Piaoliu stared at the figure deep within the dark clouds, a glint of sharp intent appearing in his eyes.

”Then let’s kill some of the Divine Intent Sect’s lapdogs before we die! Then we won’t have died in vain!” Bai Qingwei knew they were in a situation of certain death today, but before the flower of her life ceased to bloom, she was determined to make the Divine Intent Sect pay.

”Well said! Senior Sister Bai, let’s compete and see who can kill more!”

The moment his words fell, Feng Piaoliu had already shot forward with his sword, like a fierce gust of wind.

”Sky Heart Breaking Moon!”

With a slash of his sword, a crescent moon appeared at its tip. The Sword Light pierced through the moon, shooting out a linear trajectory of sword qi that impaled the enemies in its path.

”Illusion Sea Tide!”

Bai Qingwei unleashed her strongest Illusion Technique. Space seemed to twist, and an ocean of Energy swelled out, swallowing the Divine Intent Sect experts in front of her.

The two plunged into the enemy ranks. In their despair, their potential erupted, and their combat power soared.

Immense True Qi surged from Feng Piaoliu’s body. His Long Sword transformed into countless sharp Sword Lights, directly slaughtering dozens of the surrounding Divine Intent Sect disciples who had come to besiege them.

But facing this tide-like offensive, it was clear the True Qi within them could not sustain such an onslaught for long, and they soon began to show signs of exhaustion.

Color drained from Bai Qingwei’s beautiful face. Looking at the bodies strewn across the ground, her eyes were bloodshot, and a sense of powerlessness welled up in her heart.

Those attacking them now were just ordinary experts from the Divine Intent Sect, while the truly formidable Divine Intent Sect Experts were indifferently watching their resistance. Once those Experts made their move, this final line of defense would crumble in an instant.

Now, they were merely savoring the Sky Void Palace’s final, desperate struggles.

”Senior Sister, be careful!”

Just as Bai Qingwei’s focus wavered for a moment, a sharp cry suddenly rang out. She jerked back to her senses, every pore on her body constricting. Ahead, three sharp sword shadows, carrying extremely violent True Qi, abruptly arrived.

These three attacks were incredibly fierce. The attackers were clearly true experts from the Divine Intent Sect, each possessing strength no less than Bai Qingwei’s. Their surreptitious attack completely sealed all her escape routes. In her current exhausted state, she clearly couldn’t withstand them.

”Don’t kill her, we want her alive!”

The leading Divine Intent Sect expert grinned, his eyes gleaming with lewdness. However, before the three of them could get close to Bai Qingwei, a blue Sword Light suddenly whistled in. As the blue light flashed past, the three attacking Divine Intent Sect experts were sliced in two by a single sword strike before they could even utter a scream!

The many Divine Intent Sect disciples behind them were also caught in the Sword Light’s wake. A path was forcefully carved through them; all figures enveloped by the Sword Light were slain.

The sudden, powerful attack caused the din of battle to cease for a moment. Bai Qingwei and Feng Piaoliu were stunned at first, then whipped their heads around. Then, to their joyful surprise, they saw, atop a stone pillar behind them, a breathtakingly beautiful figure in a flowing white dress, holding a Long Sword, slowly descending. Her already frigid aura now felt chilling to the bone.