"You old bastard, Carrance!"
Sophie's eyes suddenly turned vicious. She shouted angrily, "Do you remember the massacre at Frosty Night Town?
Those innocent people have become the souls of the dead under your blade. I will never forget that my home was burned to ruins by you. I will never forget that when I returned home, I saw my mother's bones turn to ash. I will definitely kill you! "
Carrance unsheathed the silver lightsaber on his back and said, "Sophie, how many innocent people have you killed over the years? Our positions have never changed. We are mortal enemies, but I, Carrance, have never killed an innocent. I have nothing to do with your mother's death!"
Sophie let out a whistle and summoned countless bloody cyclones around her blade. She smiled and said, "Executioners always find excuses to justify their actions, Carrance. You are a duke with great power, and you will never understand the wrath of a lowly commoner. I may be dead now, but I'm willing to seek justice for the living!"
… …
Carrance gritted his teeth and declared, "Come at me, you devil! I won't let your sinful hands stain Sky City! This is our last stand of defense!"
Roar!
Sophie's sword struck the Sword Saint of Stars' blade and sent him stumbling backward. A powerful shockwave rippled around him. The Sword Saint of Stars was strong, and we couldn't even see his level, but he was able to block Sophie's attack. It looked like there was still a chance for him to win!
Rustle rustle...
The bricks on the city walls slowly fell to the ground as I struggled my way out. Then, I shouted at Beiming Xue, "Beiming, use Devil Piercing Arrow and Well of the Abyss to lock onto Sophie's position! Everyone, spread out! Sophie is the culprit behind the Fury of the Goddess of Death patch, so kill her and everything will be resolved!"
"Mn!"
Beiming Xue and the rest of the Dragonlight Archers spread out. It didn't take long for everyone to surround the Sword Saint and rain down Freezing Arrows, Spiraling Arrow Blades and other skills. Unfortunately for them, Sophie was simply too fast. She attacked the Sword Saint like a bolt of lightning, and the players couldn't lock onto her in time. Even if they could predict her movements, the damage wasn't enough to kill her.
Clang!
Sparks flew as the Sword Saint's sword parry was once again broken by Sophie. Although they were both experts who had trained for thousands of years, the Sword Saint of Stars was far weaker than Sophie. This was obvious.
I walked in front of Lian Xin and raised my Dragon God Shield. "Little Xin, use your Origin Force Field to control Sophie's movements. I'll cover you. Everyone else, watch as normal!"
"Alright!"
Lian Xin raised her Thunder God Scepter and unleashed multiple Origin Force Fields. Even though Sophie was fast, she wouldn't be able to bypass all of them. However, Sophie didn't seem like she was going to do that. She simply charged through the Origin Force Fields with her sword in hand, and after a few bangs, she was able to shatter the Origin Force Fields with brute force!
"Ah …"
Lian Xin shot me a helpless look before saying, "I can't, Lu Chen. Sophie's domain is much stronger than mine, and I haven't even transformed into a Divine General yet …"
I gripped the Zi Ying Sword and gritted my teeth, but there was nothing I could do. I could only watch as the Sword Saint of the Stars fought back.
"Xinran, come quickly!" I called out to her in my head.
Xinran could sense my thoughts, so she said softly, "I'm on my way, big bro. It won't take long. You have to hold on …"
Right now, it wasn't about whether I could hold on or not. It was about whether Carrance, the Sword Saint of the Stars could hold on.
… …
"Sword Formation!"
Carrance abruptly retreated to the edge of the city before raising his sword into the air. In the next instant, it transformed into countless swords that tore through the air toward Sophie. However, to his surprise, Sophie raised her sword horizontally and smiled. "You think you can hurt me with such petty tricks?"
As she spoke, Sophie swiftly spread open the fingers of her left hand, and strands of blood-colored light enshrouded her fingers. She suddenly shouted in a low voice, "Departed Soul Umbrella, defend for me!"
Whoosh!
A crimson umbrella with a radius of 15 feet suddenly appeared above Sophie's head. The branches of the crimson umbrella rotated slowly. Carrance's sword array landed on the umbrella, but it failed to penetrate its defense. Fans of the book also liked to read: "What's more, it's called" The Undead Umbrella ".
"Dammit!"
Carrance grabbed the hilt of his sword and abruptly leaped into the air. He stepped onto the silver bricks of the city and shot toward Sophie like a bolt of lightning. A long sword projection erupted from the tip of his sword as he struck the umbrella leaves three times in a row. Finally, Sophie's defenses shattered, and the umbrella leaves crumbled into nothingness.
However, the Sword Saint did not look pleased after destroying the Departed Soul Umbrella. On the contrary, his face was filled with fear. The Departed Soul Umbrella was broken, and as the blood-red light dissipated, Sophie was seen kneeling on the ground on one knee. She raised her sword abruptly and shouted, "Take this, Battle Dragon Strike! Astral Sword Saint, you hypocrite! Have a taste of the Dragon Speaker's strongest killing move!"
Roar!
The dragon-shaped energy hit the Sword Saint's chest and tore a huge hole in it. In fact, the Sword Saint of the Stars almost lost his grip on his sword.
Thud!
Sophie stomped her foot on the ground and launched herself into the air. Her sword slashed down on the Sword Sage's arm, and Carrance let out a howl of agony as one of his arms was sliced off by Sophie. Blood splattered everywhere, and the Sword Sage's famed sword fell to the ground with a loud clang. This was a sign that this peerless powerhouse had bid farewell to his prime, and the one who ended his life was none other than Sophie, who was ranked second among the Purgatory Sovereigns!
Thud...
The Sword Saint's arm fell to the ground, but Sophie picked it up and sniffed it. A cruel smile appeared on Sophie's face, and she bit off a chunk of flesh. Then, she spat it out with a frown. "What a disgusting smell, Carrance. Your flesh and blood disgusts me just as much as your personality. I'm going to cut off your head next!"
Carrance endured the pain and bent down to pick up his sword. He supported himself with his left hand and said through gritted teeth, "Even if you kill me, you won't be able to destroy the entire human race. Once I die, more human cultivators will come to challenge you. Just you wait …"
Not far away, Karinshan staggered toward Carrance. "Master Carrance, you can't just give up on your life like this. You are the symbol of Sky City's Martial God, and you should never submit to the power of evil. We will never submit to Sophie even if we have to fight to the death.
Carrance looked up at Sophie and laughed in a trembling voice. "I can feel your anger, Sophie, but you have to know that we only isolated Frosty Night Town back then. We never bathed it in blood, not civilians! Also, the ones who were burned to death on the stake were bandits who had come to rob the town!"
… …
Sophie slowly landed on top of the city and looked in the direction of Frosty Night Town with deep sorrow in her blood-red eyes. Suddenly, she looked at Karinshan and said, "Your Highness, I was born and raised in Frosty Night Town. My greatest goal in life was to become a glorious imperial knight. In the end, I became a disciple of a master in Vanished God City, cultivated a martial technique, and became one of the Ten Heroes. But what did I see when I woke up?
I saw human nobles scheming against each other, and I saw armies slaughtering their own people. Frosty Night Town was reduced to rubble in a single night. Is this what we deserve for our loyalty? "
Karinshan looked at Sophie with determination in her eyes. "I don't know what happened to Frosty Night Town, but I know that Master Carrance would never slaughter defenseless civilians. That year, the undead plague swept through half the continent, and many of Frosty Night Town's civilians were infected. They were about to become soulless puppets, but even then, Master Carrance would never slaughter these once kind humans!" Sophie smiled.
Her face looked very haggard under the moonlight. Two streams of tears rolled down her cheeks as she murmured, "It's been so many years, but I still can't forget my mother's voice. It's like she's still lulling me to sleep. I miss the smell of my mother's fried onion pancakes, the smell of oatmeal bread, the sight of my mother's back when she sent me to Ares Academy. My mother's sigh broke my heart, and my mother's smile woke me up from my dreams again and again!"
Sophie clenched her teeth and glared at Carrance. "It was you, Carrance. Your guards tied Mother to the stake and burned her to ashes. Mother was still murmuring my name even as she died. She kept calling out for Little Sophie. Mother's soul has never been freed. Today, I'm going to crush this hypocritical royal power and turn all lies into nothingness. Fans of the book like to read:!"
Carrance stared blankly at Sophie for a moment before replying, "I … I never gave the order to slaughter civilians!"
"Go to hell!"
Sophie suddenly roared, and a sword light fell down, piercing through the Sword Saint's body with a 'puchi' sound, sending him crashing into the King City's emblem. The Sword Saint's body twitched, blood splashed out, and the confusion in his eyes gradually dissipated. His life was already flowing away.
…
Sophie suddenly arrived and landed a heavy punch on Carrance's right chest. "Crack!" Carrance's ribs were broken, but he gritted his teeth and didn't cry out in pain. Instead, he frowned and raised his head to look at Sophie, "Life and death have long been decided by the heavens. If I die today, I have no regrets. At the very least, I, Carrance, have spent my entire life protecting the living beings of the continent!"
Sophie gritted her teeth. "Protect your grandmother's leg!"
"Boom!"
It was yet another heavy punch that nearly pierced through the Sword Saint's heart. Even though the Sword Saint's cultivation was high, if it had been anyone else, they would have died long ago.
…
In the sky, the bone dragons were wreaking havoc above the city. In the distance, the storm of death was still approaching.
Karinshan held onto her bloodstained longsword and knelt on the ground. "Master Carrance …"
Right at this moment, a ray of red light suddenly tore through the clouds. A dark silver dragon poked its head out and suddenly shouted ferociously, "Oh, my beautiful and naive master, I see your brother. He's almost beaten up by Sophie!"