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True Intent Divine Techniques Sword Technique—Sky Splitting Annihilation!

Boom!

Accompanied by a huge noise, the black object was severed in two.

At the moment the black object broke, a person in the Yiyang Kingdom’s Imperial City and a person somewhere far away in the Celestial Curtain Kingdom simultaneously opened their eyes.

The person in the Yiyang Kingdom’s Imperial City had sacrificed his life to the Sacrificial Soldier, already losing some humanity; the original strongest individual of the Yiyang Kingdom, Yiyang Lie.

Sitting on the Dragon Throne of the palace, below him the bodies stacked high, exceeding the height of the throne and even reaching the top of the palace.

These bodies were all strong figures from the Yiyang Kingdom sacrificed to the Sacrificial Soldier by him.

Since activating the Sacrificial Soldier, he could only be considered half of Yiyang Lie, and even this half was sustained by his unfulfilled revenge.

The Mysterious Nether Swallowing Chain was the black object at the bottom of the White River, extracting the national destiny and power of Yiyang Kingdom, binding with him. When the chain broke, he naturally sensed it immediately.

Swish!

Almost without hesitation, Yiyang Lie, like a killing machine, rushed out of the golden hall, stepped into the sky, heading straight for the White River Basin.

At the same time, in the Celestial Curtain Kingdom, Shi Ying, who had caused Yiyang Lie to become like this, also flew up to the sky.

Before flying far, the communication device lit up.

”Yiyang Kingdom, Mysterious Nether Swallowing Chain, has changed.” It was a message from Shi Ying’s master, Duke An.

Shi Ying hurriedly replied, ”Rest assured, Duke An, Yiyang Lie has already taken the Sacrificial Soldier there.”

”You must go as well.” The communication device lit up again: ”The matter of the Mysterious Nether Swallowing Chain must not be leaked at all. No matter who finds out, kill without mercy!”

”...Understood.”

Shi Ying received the order, and with a chilling determination between his brows, directly took out a treasure, transforming into a stream of light.

...

In the Yiyang Kingdom, at the bottom of the White River Basin.

Boom!

True Intent Divine Techniques Sword Technique—Sky Splitting Annihilation!

A half-meter-long section of the black chain was severed by Chu Ming from the riverbed.

The chain was very heavy, emitting a terrifying black aura that when held in hand, seemed to extract the Qi Blood from his Sea of Qi.

Not only was it extracting his Qi Blood, but upon observing the riverbed where the black chain’s main body was buried, the Primordial Qi present in heaven and earth was being extracted by it as well.

Through the Sword Gourd Spirit, Chu Ming even sensed some kind of invisible energy was also being drawn by the black chain.

That invisible energy gave him the feeling of...

”National destiny?”

Chu Ming had read about the description of a nation’s destiny in ”Cyan Cloud Secret Record,” which was a kind of intangible, seemingly non-existent yet present everywhere energy.

The stronger the national destiny, the more prosperous and thriving the nation, with higher chances of producing strong individuals and geniuses, so to speak.

It could be said that national destiny is the foundation of a nation.

But now, at the bottom of the Yiyang Kingdom, a sinister thing able to extract national destiny was buried, and this seemed to be buried by Yiyang Kingdom’s strongest person, Yiyang Lie...?

Chu Ming couldn’t comprehend why Yiyang Lie would do such a thing.

Feeding the black chain with the destiny of a nation?

He gazed at the black object in his hand, lightly frowning.

Judging from the relics left by Yiyang Yie, Yiyang Mountain, and others he had slain, their elder brother Yiyang Lie was not a cruel and tyrannical person bent on power.

On the contrary, Yiyang Lie had contributed a lot for the Yiyang Kingdom.

This abnormal behavior of his now could perhaps be explained by only one thing—revenge!

Sacrificing the power of the entire nation to avenge Yiyang Yie, Yiyang Mountain, and other brothers.

If so, it would be understandable.

However, regardless of the reason, for Chu Ming, the most crucial thing now was to utilize the severed black chain.

The first thing to resolve was the extraction force emitted by the black chain.

”The extraction force is quite similar to the devouring power, maybe I can try using Book and Painting Realm...”

With a thought, Chu Ming emitted white light around him, enveloping the black chain.

Sizzle...

Instantly, as if cold water was poured onto fire, black smoke rose from the black chain.

”It is effective indeed.”

Chu Ming did not pause, increasing the purification of the Qi Rhythm White Light.

Sizzle...

After about two hours, the black chain in his hand seemed like a child who had rolled in a swamp and then bathed in clean water, spotless and shining with a celestial cyan glow.

The original color of the black chain was precisely celestial cyan.

”I wonder if the defensive power has weakened...”

Flipping his hand, Chu Ming threw out the celestial cyan chain, simultaneously invoking the Primordial Qi Secret Technique—Star Moon Meteor!

Boom!

Space trembled like thunder.

As the wave dissipated, the glow of the celestial cyan chain dimmed slightly, and the surface showed some cracks.

”The defensive power hasn’t weakened, and it seems that the purification by Qi Rhythm White Light actually strengthens it a bit.”

Chu Ming beamed with joy, wasting no time, grasping the saber with his right hand, striking the riverbed forcefully.

Underneath the riverbed lay a black chain three miles long; even if not entirely dug out, at least a few meters or a dozen meters had to be extracted.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

True Intent Divine Techniques were struck repeatedly, each segment of the black chain flying out, purified again by the Qi Rhythm White Light of the Book and Painting Realm.

Upon obtaining thirteen meters’ length, Chu Ming suddenly halted the True Intent Saber, casting a glance upwards across the river.

The Sword Gourd Spirit sensed someone rushing swiftly.

”Yiyang Lie!”

He recognized the approaching person, but the intensity of Yiyang Lie’s aura had a vast difference from what was felt during his closed-door cultivation.

Originally only at the Late Stage of the Sixth Realm, Qi Sea Realm, Yiyang Lie now exuded an aura that was already...

”Seventh Realm?”

With a flick of his sleeve, Chu Ming collected all thirteen meters of celestial cyan chain, gripping the Moon Killing Saber, emerging like a sharp sword from the White River’s bottom.

The river waters roared, countless exotic beasts became restless.

As if certain magic existed between heaven and earth, numerous aquatic exotic beasts engaged in mutual devouring.

Suddenly.