In the sky, the vortex rumbled, and the icy power it emitted was incomparably cold. The iron chains turned into ice, and the vortex spat out cold air. The dim light in the sky was like a black mirror.
The terrifying existence inside was slowly emerging from the vortex.
However, a huge Dao bell floated outside. Countless ancient runes appeared on its body, shining and emitting a bell chime, forming a suppressive force.
However, the aura coming from the vortex was too shocking, and it could not be completely suppressed. Even though the Dao bell used all of its power, and even cracks began to appear on its body, it was still unable to stop the arrival of the Domain Treasure.
A wind that could destroy everything spread out from the vortex. From a distance, it looked like a windmill that constantly spun, blowing coldness in all directions. Midwinter had arrived.
More frost rose from the ground, and countless corpses were frozen into powder. When the wind blew, they turned into ashes.
Then, there were corpses, black snow, and the ground. Everything became a blur.
A lone figure, step by step, walked into the hazy world with his cultivation burning. He walked into the twisted and cold world.
This figure was reflected in the eyes of all the cultivators of the Sealed Sea County, and in front of Xu Qing, he became the only one.
He wore black armor made for war horses, and his long gray hair had turned white due to the burning of his life force.
In the cold wind, the Palace Master's cloak fluttered to the side like a flag.
In the darkness, the frost and sand stirred up whistled in the deep battlefield, releasing the vicissitudes of life.
"Palace Master …"
Xu Qing was filled with grief and indignation. His heart was in turmoil.
The figure under the setting sun walked further and further away. As his aura rose, not only did he become the only one in everyone's eyes, but he also attracted the attention of the world and became the focus of the world.
In front of the Palace Master was the Holy Wave Tribe's army of millions, as well as the two shocking Emperors on the Endless Sky Mountain Range. They were a black mass that covered the sky and the sun.
Behind him, 100,000 feet away, were the Second and Third Legions, as well as tens of thousands of surviving Sword Wielders.
He stood alone!
Looking at all of this, all the human cultivators were filled with grief and indignation. Their hearts churned violently, and their eyes, which had already been dyed red by the battlefield, became even redder.
Kong Xianglong also raised his head and looked at the figure. Light once again appeared in his dim eyes, but under this light, his body began to tremble uncontrollably.
While everyone's hearts were in turmoil, the Vice Palace Master's hoarse voice, filled with grief, echoed in all directions.
"Everyone!
"
"We … retreat!!"
"
Everyone was silent until the Vice Palace Master's voice boomed like thunder.
"This is the Palace Master's order.
"
The Vice Palace Lord roared and waved his hand. A gust of wind blew. The Sword Holding Palace deacons and the Grand Elders of the Sword Holding Court of the two legions roared, and finally, the human army began to move slowly.
However, everyone kept turning their heads to look behind them.
However, he couldn't see anything.
That figure had already melted into the darkness. Then, a resplendent light that tore through the primal chaos and streaked across the sky soared into the sky from the direction of the battlefield.
The heavens rumbled and the earth trembled. Boundless sword intent swept up the wind and clouds, dispersing the darkness and causing the heavens and earth to change color.
It was a sword light, an Emperor's Sword!
The Sword Holding Palace of the Sealed Sea County had a total of nine Emperor's Swords. Four had been used in the previous battle, and this was the fifth.
When this sword appeared, it was dazzling and resplendent. It tore through the haze and shattered the distortion. It soared into the sky from the battlefield and went straight for the two Emperors of the Holy Wave Tribe on the Tianlan Mountain Range.
Wherever this sword passed, a huge ravine was directly separated. It was like a huge dragon, and with a deafening sword whistle, it destroyed everything in its path.
Its light illuminated the pale faces of countless Holy Wave Tribe cultivators. Its intent intimidated all the Sovereigns who had come to the defensive line.
"Kong Liangxiu, the battle is over. What's the point of burning your life?"
"
On the Tianlan Mountain Range, the Red Spirit Emperor spoke in a low voice. He took a step forward. The moment his foot landed, the heavens and earth rumbled.
He raised his right hand.
When he raised his hand, tens of millions of Small Worlds appeared around him. Finally, all of them gathered in his palm, three inches from his palm, forming an illusory Great World.
This was the performance of a fourth-stage Void Returning Realm cultivator.
He pressed lightly.
The heavens and earth shook, and everything became blurry again.
Only the storm erupted like never before. It swept in all directions, causing countless pieces of the frozen ground to be lifted up. It was as if many ice meteors were falling in all directions.
The Tianlan Mountain Range shook violently, and countless pieces of stone fell.
When it became clear again, Xu Qing and all the cultivators of the Fenghai County saw that there was a huge gap in the Tianlan Mountain Range!
A huge ravine that extended for hundreds of miles from the battlefield ran through the Tianlan Mountain Range. It was a shocking sight.
The Red Spirit Emperor's figure was outside the Tianlan Mountain Range. At this moment, he was retreating step by step.
All the cultivators of the Holy Wave Tribe were horrified.
In front of them, the ground distorted, and the Palace Lord's figure appeared in the haze. Flames of life and cultivation rose from his body. He walked with firm steps, and his hoarse voice echoed with his footsteps.
"As long as Fenghai County is here, I won't hesitate to die.
"
This sentence spread across the battlefield. When it reached the ears of the retreating cultivators of the Fenghai County, a second dazzling sword light soared into the sky.
This was the sixth sword.
As soon as this sword appeared, the ground of the battlefield shattered. The dazzling sword light was shocking, and it went straight for the Red Spirit Emperor in this hell-like world.
It wasn't over yet. As the Palace Lord walked forward, his body continued to burn. The seventh and eighth swords also shone brightly.
This time, the Moon Mist Emperor also came with a serious expression. He stood beside the Moon Spirit Emperor and attacked at the same time.
The sky collapsed, and it was visible to the naked eye. The ground collapsed, and it continued to sweep in all directions.
The sky fell and the earth cracked. It was soul-stirring.
Everything became blurry again.
This time, the blurry scene wasn't because of the chaos and distortion, nor was it because of the frost and the sky falling. It was because most cultivators were too focused on this battle. For most cultivators, their cultivation couldn't support it, and it was difficult to see clearly.
Even Xu Qing could only see a blurry scene. He could only see three figures in a life-and-death battle. Every time they collided, there would be a loud bang.
This rumbling sound was louder than thunder. Under the extreme explosion, it formed a sound wave that filled everyone's mind, forcing them to continue retreating.
It was the same for the Holy Wave Tribe.
Sword Qi swept across fiercely, causing the sky to collapse and the earth to collapse.
In the next moment, there was a loud rumbling sound in the sky, mixed with the sound of shattering. Countless pieces of the ground that were floating in the air exploded, and the three figures in the battle separated from each other.
Only then did everything become a little clearer.
The Palace Lord's footsteps were finally interrupted. He raised his head and looked at the sky.
As for the Red Spirit Emperor and the Moon Mist Emperor, more than half of the Tianlan Mountain Range behind them had collapsed. Several ravines extended to the end of their vision. At this moment, the two of them also raised their heads and looked at the sky.
At this moment, all the cultivators of the Holy Wave Tribe, including the people of the Sealed Sea County, raised their heads. Endless waves of emotions surged in their hearts as they looked at the sky.
"The Mouth of the Nine Underworlds has descended."
After the battle with the Palace Lord, the Red Spirit Emperor's face was pale, and he spoke in a hoarse voice.
The source of the rumbling and shattering sound in the sky was the huge vortex.
The extremely cold power emitted from the vortex had reached the point where it could freeze life. The vortex itself had also solidified. One could vaguely see the edge of a weapon's blade in the vortex!
The black surface exuded a peerless killing intent, and it also contained a thick sense of death.
A terrifying extreme cold that made even the Returning Void Realm tremble erupted from within.
The Law Bell that was suppressing it outside was trembling at this moment. It was shattering, and cracks continuously appeared. This item that had been bestowed by the Imperial Capital was beginning to collapse.
This was because it was facing a war treasure.
Its material was mysterious. It had been bestowed by the Red Moon. Rumor had it that it was transformed from a divine weapon that had been destroyed by the Red Moon.
It could emit extreme cold and turn the world into a land of death.
This was a war treasure.
The treasures of the war region were a series of treasures. Their power was far greater than the other treasures. The treasures of the Mysterious Intelligence Diling Zuo and the forbidden treasures of the sects in the Ancient Gazing Continent were of the same importance.
Its existence was one of the factors that determined whether a tribe was strong or not.
The Holy Wave Tribe did not have a war treasure.
Too many tribes did not have a war treasure.
The human race used to have one, but they did not have one now.
Any tribe that had a war treasure was equivalent to obtaining the power to protect themselves from invasion on the Ancient Gazing Continent. It was a deterrent force that could fight against other tribes.
What appeared here was not the true body of the Black Sky Tribe's war treasure. It was only a projection of this war treasure.
However, the power that it emitted was still not something that the Returning Void Realm could resist or stop.
Heaven and earth withered.
When the cold reached the extreme, it was destruction. Everything ceased to exist. Everything turned to dust.
Not far away, countless weapon spirits appeared on the golden net. They let out shrill cries as they tried to resist. However, they were unable to do so and were constantly being destroyed.
This scene fell into the eyes of the human army of Fenghai County. All of them were dazed.
Xu Qing's mind was blank.
Their world was replaced by midwinter.
On the battlefield, the Red Spirit Emperor and the Moon Mist Emperor's gazes landed on the Palace Lord. Amidst the frost, the Red Spirit Emperor spoke slowly.
"Soldiers, advance toward Fenghai County. Our destination is the county capital. We will meet up with the Heavenly Wind and the Earth Lands!
"
As he spoke, tens of thousands of low roars came from the endless land behind him. When they merged together, they shook heaven and earth.
"Yes!
"
After this voice appeared, the countless army, along with even more people from the various tribes of the Saint Billow Domain, flooded the sky like a tide.
Then, the Red Spirit Emperor and the Moon Mist Emperor walked toward the Palace Lord of the Sword Holding Palace.
"I have a sword!"
The Palace Lord, who was standing in front of the army, looked at the vortex in the sky and spoke softly. He raised his right hand and clenched it behind his back.
A bright Emperor's Sword slowly took shape in his hand. This was the ninth Emperor's Sword on the battlefield, and it belonged to the Palace Lord himself.
At this moment, as he spoke, the hundreds of thousands of bronze coffins floating in the air within the golden net opened at the same time!
Similar voices echoed in all directions.
"I have a sword!"
"
"I have a sword!"
"
"I have a sword!"
"
Voices came out from the opened coffins one after another. Figures appeared between heaven and earth.
They were all Sword Holders who had reached the peak of their cultivation and lived in relative peace. At the final stage, they chose to sleep and cultivate with the Emperor's Sword. They chose to sever the Emperor's Sword at the most critical moment of Fenghai County!
Rays of sword light burst out from the bodies of these awakened swordsmen.
Hundreds of thousands of rays of sword light shone in the sky and gathered into a river of swords. At the same time, the bodies of these Sword Holders withered rapidly. In the end, they disappeared from the world as if they were erased from existence.
Before they disappeared, each of them would look in the direction of their hometown in Fenghai County.
There was nostalgia, blessings, relief, and reminiscence, but there was no regret.
"I have a sword."
"
The Palace Lord raised his head. Hundreds of thousands of rays of sword light gathered in his hand and merged with the Emperor's Sword. The light was so bright that even the cold in the sky seemed to avoid it at this moment.
The sword rose and shook the sky, and the sound could destroy eternity.
"Protect my home!"
"
As he spoke, the Palace Lord pulled out the sword on his back and slashed at the incoming Red Spirit Emperor and Moon Mist Emperor.
This slash caused the earth to rise and the sky to shake, and the aura to destroy thousands of soldiers.
This slash caused the divine weapon to lose its light, and the extreme cold to disperse.
The two Sovereigns were moved, and tens of thousands of cultivators were shocked. The swords of hundreds of thousands of Sword Holders were the only bright light in the world. They took the Heavenly Dao and turned it into rules. They cut evil thoughts and destroyed the invasion.
Red Spirit Emperor retreated quickly. He took the Red Bird Imperial Chariot and placed it in front of him to resist the disaster.
The Sword Qi destroyed everything.
The sound of howling was extremely miserable. It passed through the forehead of the bird beast.
It was split into two.
Behind him, Red Spirit Emperor was horrified. The Great World appeared to block the Emperor's Sword. There was a deafening roar. The Great World turned illusory until it became blurry and collapsed in front of him.
Red Spirit Emperor spat out blood. His cultivation collapsed. His eyes were filled with shock and anger. The sword light slashed through his forehead!
With the help of Moon Mist Emperor, he tried his best to protect Moon Spirit Emperor's body from collapsing. He could only protect his Divine Soul, but his body was also cut in half.
In a panic, the Emperor's robe was torn and the Emperor's crown was separated. Countless curtain beads scattered in all directions. He was in an extremely sorry state as he retreated again and again.
Only the Palace Master stood where he was. He no longer had a sword in his hand. He spat out a mouthful of blood, which turned into a rain of blood in the sky and fell to the ground.
However, this rain of blood was destined to not fall to the ground. When the Sword Qi dissipated, the extreme coldness in the vortex in the sky rose again. A thick cold wind that could destroy the world erupted from within and swept outwards.
Wherever it passed, the world was frozen and cracked into nothingness. The nothingness was shattered and holes were formed.
When Sea Sealing County was established, the Dao Bell that was given to them by the Sword Holding Headquarters in the Imperial Capital let out its last bell ring.
The bell broke into pieces and collapsed in the sky.
More than half of the Domain Treasure of the Black Sky Clan emerged from the vortex in the sky with a crushing force.
The pitch-black color emitted endless evil. It made the sky seem as if there was no sky.
Shu Li's halberd body was extremely ferocious. It made the ground seem as if there was no sky.
The net of Sea Sealing County's Forbidden Magical Treasure was extremely distorted. The Weapon Spirits formed by the various Forbidden Magical Treasures of Sea Sealing County wailed and died in large numbers.
The Forbidden Net was about to collapse.
Seeing this, the Moon Mist Sovereign, who was sent flying tens of thousands of feet away with a wretched expression, only had his upper body left. At this moment, a large amount of blood and flesh threads spread out from his body, constantly weaving together to form a missing body. He raised his head and looked at the Palace Master's figure in front of him with fear.
"Kong Liangxiu, do you still have a sword?
"
A soul floated beside him. It was the Red Spirit Sovereign, whose body had completely collapsed and could not be rebuilt. His soul was also severely injured. His soul was different from a normal soul shadow. There were countless red threads on it. They went deep into his soul and weaved into a net. While it protected his soul, it was also being invaded and restrained.
That was the method of the Black Sky Clan, and also the fate of the Holy Wave Tribe.
It could strengthen his soul, but it also limited everything.
At this moment, he looked at the Palace Master and spoke solemnly.
"The power of the Sword Holding Headquarters shattered my World Body, destroyed my Great Era, broke my Dao Foundation, destroyed half of the Moon Mist Sovereign's body, and shook his soul. Kong Liangxiu, you are quite the character!
"
As he smiled, cracks appeared on his face and spread all over his body. His armor was even more so. It was as fine as a spider's web.
He did not care about this, nor did he respond to the Moon Mist Sovereign's words. At this moment, he turned around and walked toward the shattered net in the Sea Sealing County. With each step he took, his body grew larger.
As he grew larger, the armor on his body could no longer support him and shattered on its own. It was as if he was taking off his armor, and it kept falling.
Piece by piece.
When he walked through the battlefield and finally arrived at the crumbling net in the Sea Sealing County, his body had already grown to hundreds of thousands of feet tall. His gaze passed through the broken ice net in front of him and looked at the human army that had retreated 50 kilometers away.
"Palace Master …"
The human army cried sorrowfully.
Kong Xianglong could no longer stand steadily. Xu Qing supported him. His eyes were red. He did not see the previous scene very clearly, but he had roughly seen it.
The others were the same.
Outside the ice net, the Palace Master looked at the crowd and spoke sternly.
"Who doesn't want to die? What's there to cry about? All of you, stand still!
"
The human army stood with sorrow. Every one of them stood straight!
Looking at this group of humans, the Palace Master nodded slightly. His gaze swept across everyone in the army and stopped for a breath on Xu Qing. There was anticipation in his eyes.
The Palace Master's gaze lingered on Kong Xianglong for two breaths. There was reluctance and relief in his eyes.
His gaze lingered on the Vice Palace Master for three breaths. Others might not understand, but the Vice Palace Master understood the meaning behind his gaze.
He nodded heavily. Endless sorrow rose in his heart. He knew that this was him entrusting his son to him.
In the end, when Kong Xianglong passed through the Sea Sealing County …
As his hair trembled, the Palace Master's gaze fell in the direction of the county. Then … the last piece of armor on his body fell off.
As the War Zone Treasure in the vortex released an even more terrifying destructive aura, the Holy Wave Tribe army on the battlefield advanced once again. The Palace Master turned around. With his back facing the Sea Sealing County, he opened his arms and fused with the crumbling net behind him.
In the next instant, numerous small worlds appeared on the net. After a while, they gathered into the Great World where the Palace Master was burning.
At this moment, all the frost on the Great Taboo Net surged rapidly into the Great World of the Palace Master and gathered on his body.
He had completely fused with the Great Taboo Net!
After burning his lifespan, burning his cultivation base, fighting this battle, and slashing with his sword, he was indeed like a lamp that had run out of oil. However, he still chose to burn himself.
He turned himself into a part of the Great Taboo Net and used his own heat to delay the collapse of the net.
"Pass down my order … All human armies in Linlan State are to retreat to the county capital."
The Palace Master said in a deep voice. Endless frost gathered from all directions and roared in front of him. All of it surged forward, turning the Palace Master into an ice sculpture at this moment.
However, he could still support the world.
Even now, his tone and expression didn't show any signs of weakness.
A hint of gold appeared on the Great Taboo Net once again.
With his fusion, the Great Taboo Net could not only hold on for a while longer, but it could also benefit the entire Sea Sealing County.
Regardless of whether it was in the north or the west, the Great Taboo Net appeared behind the scattered Sea Sealing County army once again to block the Holy Wave Tribe army that was chasing after them.
The Great Taboo Net rose up from the originally occupied land in an attempt to stop the tragedy of life and death that was happening in the world.
The source of all of this, the Palace Master's body, was dissipating.
The frost from the Domain Treasure and the excruciating power caused indescribable pain.
However, it was nothing to the Palace Master. His limbs had already dissipated into dust, and his body was also dissipating. His face slowly drooped, and he could barely open his eyes.
On the battlefield, the Red Spirit Emperor and the Moon Mist Emperor raised their hands and stopped the army from advancing. They stood in front of the Great Taboo Net. Both the two of them and the endless army behind them were silent at this moment.
An indifferent voice sounded from the void to the right of the Palace Master.
"Kong Liangxiu, I didn't have to appear and just watched you fall. However, you have won my respect, so I came to ask you one thing. You haven't dissipated yet. Were you waiting for me?
"
As the voice echoed, a black figure formed by mist appeared out of thin air in front of the Palace Master's face.
The appearance of this figure caused the hearts of everyone on the battlefield to tremble.
The Holy Wave Tribe was shocked, and so was the human army in Sea Sealing County.
Only the two Emperors looked reserved, as if they weren't surprised.
Xu Qing's eyes widened, and he stared at the figure.
He remembered what the Palace Master had asked him to investigate. His breathing quickened, and he tried his best to remember the other party's appearance.
Unfortunately, the mist figure was completely blurred.
The Palace Master's closed eyes suddenly opened at this moment, and he looked at the mist figure in front of him.
"You killed the County Governor?"
The Palace Master's low and hoarse voice echoed in all directions.
"It's me."
The black figure nodded and said softly.
"Didn't you arrange for people to investigate? Unfortunately, you investigated in the wrong direction."
"Yes."
The Palace Master was silent.
"Aren't you going to ask who I am?"
The black figure said calmly.
"Will you tell me?"
The black figure shook his head and sighed.
"Then, goodbye, Kong Liangxiu."
The black figure took a few steps back, cupped his fists, and disappeared between heaven and earth.
However, just as the figure was about to completely disappear, the Palace Master's eyes suddenly emitted a resplendent light. A soul-stirring Emperor's Sword condensed in his eyes and rapidly shot out, slashing at the black figure.
Its speed was astonishing, and it did not give the other party any chance to dodge. Furthermore, the timing was when the Emperor's Sword was about to dissipate. Hence, in the blink of an eye, the Emperor's Sword pierced through the other party's forehead.
It pierced through.
It even traced the source of the sword to the endless void to hunt down the illusory figure's true body. It wanted to sever all connections to it, regardless of whether it was the past, present, or future, everything was within the sword's range.
The black shadow's body paused for a moment before it completely disappeared. However, there was still a murmur that reverberated throughout the world.
"As expected, you still have another sword."
"
"I have no past, no future, and no present. Kong Liangxiu, I don't admire many people, but you are one of them. I'll let you slash me once and leave a mark in my heart so that I won't forget you.
"
The Palace Lord stared at him. His gaze was ice-cold, turning into an eternity until frost covered his face.
Ashes scattered, annihilated.
[Palace Master!
]
The Human Race Army cried tears of blood and endless grief. Tears flowed from the eyes of every cultivator. Their eyes were red, and their minds were filled with endless grief at this moment.
The Palace Lord of the Sword Holding Palace had fallen.
The sky of Sealed Sea County collapsed once again.
At this moment, the sky rumbled as if it had experienced sorrow. It turned into a rain of blood, setting off a storm, and when it fell to the ground, it turned blood-red.
In the blood ice, Xu Qing's body trembled, and tears of grief filled his eyes. His heart seemed to be tightly gripped by an invisible hand. It was very painful, very painful.
His past with the Palace Lord was like a scene that constantly appeared before his eyes.
Cries echoed all around him. Pain filled him from all directions.
Kong Xianglong's body could not support itself anymore and fell to his knees. Tears flowed down his face. Helplessness and grief controlled everything in his heart.
Until his entire body bent over the ground, sobbing silently.
At this moment, a rumble reverberated between heaven and earth. The large net of the Forbidden Magic Treasure was torn apart and completely shattered.
After the collapse of the northern front line, at this moment, the western front line.
It collapsed.
This scene announced the defeat of Sealed Sea County.
Endless extreme cold turned into a storm that howled from the front. As it swept in all directions, the ground trembled violently.
Within the storm, the Holy Billow Tribe army was advancing.
The sky was filled with cold air. It was impossible to tell whether it was night or day, but in reality, at this moment … it was dawn.
Although frost covered the sky, a rainbow would eventually appear. However, it would only appear after the storm and when the sun rose.
The despair and sorrow of Sealed Sea County caused wind to blow across the land at this moment.
Therefore, the moment the Holy Billow Tribe army stepped through the fourth line of defense, the sun rose in the distant sky.
A sea of golden light converged into a sea that descended from the heavens.
It was not just sunlight.
In the sea of light, there were countless flags that fluttered like rainbows.
There were also countless figures in golden armor that shone like rainbows.
There were also the roars of countless black dragons.
As they echoed, there were also the fluctuations of countless array formations that erupted.
The sky changed color, and the clouds surged.
At the highest point in the sky, a Four-Clawed Golden Dragon that was a hundred thousand feet long tore through the void. Its roar shook the sun and moon, and the clouds moved as it rolled over.
The earth shook violently, and the Utmost Tribes' carts came to a halt. The two Sovereigns, Hongling and Yue Wu, suddenly looked up.
This was because there was a golden palace chair on the back of the Golden Dragon. Sitting on it was a figure that exuded an aura of dignity.
He wore a yellow robe and was neither an Emperor nor an Emperor.
The Four-Clawed Golden Dragon represented his identity.
"The Seventh Son of the Human Emperor!
"