Chapter 47: This Sword Is Only For Killing You!

“Haaaaah!!!”

A thunderous roar shook the heavens. The pillar of light suddenly thickened by a third, with wild golden lightning serpents frantically devouring the surging sword energy.

The resplendent golden temple had long since vanished into thin air. Now only that man stood there.

“Your Eminence!”

Fansai knelt on the palace wall, tears streaming down his face in excitement.

He saw it – the return of the once invincible war god, the true emperor!

Boom!

A golden ripple exploded outward, the majesty of a “god” pressing down on the six.

Golden hair danced wildly as the middle-aged man opened his eyes, flashing with golden lightning, coldly sweeping his gaze southward.

That impossible Stage!

Godhood!

He had finally stepped into it!

“Qing slaves! Is this all you’ve got?” 

The Barbarian Lord’s voice echoed in the ears of the six.

“Divine Wandering…” Yin Hai gripped his blade handle tightly.

He had one strike that could…

“So what if you’ve entered Divine Wandering!”

“Tonight I borrow one sword from three thousand sword cultivators of my Great Qing, just to slay you!”

Shen Yian, with a trail of bloody tears from the corner of his eye, pointed his sword at the Barbarian Lord and shouted.

“Fall!!!”

Three thousand sword intents condensed into a divine rainbow, carrying endless destructive energy as it descended from the heavens.

The white water curtain formed by countless sword energies was now dyed with seven colors.

“Is this all?!”

The Barbarian Lord roared furiously, frantically channeling his power into the light spear and releasing it.

He could smell death!

He didn’t believe it!

The Barbarian Lord couldn’t believe that he, having ascended to godhood, could die!

Crack! Crack! Crack!!!

As the two supreme forces in the world collided, space itself seemed on the verge of shattering!

“No! No! No!!!”

The divine rainbow tore through the golden light pillar unstoppably, crashing down.

Panic and terror appeared in the Barbarian Lord’s cold eyes.

The national fortune he used to protect himself was forcibly broken by another, more domineering national fortune!

It’s you!

Great Qing Emperor! Shen Cangtian!

“Crack!”

A crisp shattering sound echoed.

The divine rainbow, surging sword energy, golden light pillar – all the wondrous sights vanished.

The world seemed to fall silent at this moment.

The Barbarian Lord gazed dazedly at the deep, boundless starry sky above.

How beautiful.

He thought of his mother, who loved to count stars with him in the back garden on starry nights.

His mother once told him that the dead become stars in the sky, accompanying those who miss them at night.

“Mother…”

“Puh!”

Long Yuan pierced through the Barbarian Lord’s skull, pinning it to the floor.

The sword intent within the blade raged, instantly destroying the life force of this mighty lord.

Dead!

His Eminence, who had stepped into the realm of gods, was dead!

Fansai stared in disbelief at the scene before him, his mouth agape. Blood gushed from his mouth in shock, staining his robes red.

Dead, finally dead…

Shen Yian lowered his trembling hand, finally unable to hold back a spray of blood mist.

“Your Highness!”

All five present were startled.

Hong Jue’s eyes were bloodshot. His Eminence was dead.

It was that youth who killed His Eminence!

Strike while the iron is hot!

Several fireballs exploded behind Hong Jue, the blast propelling him like a cannonball towards Shen Yian.

He was the empire’s foremost close-combat mage.

His physical body was even tougher than those knights tempered through countless battles!

The magic he cultivated was explosion!

Explosion is an art!

“You’re seeking death!” 

Killing intent solidified in Yin Hai’s eyes as he pushed his speed to the limit, leaping up. In an instant, he was before Hong Jue, hundreds of blade shadows slashing down.

“You’re too slow!”

Hong Jue laughed grotesquely, his mouth moving but no sound coming out.

Yin Hai’s cold eyes narrowed against the red glare. Hong Jue’s body had visibly swollen several times its original size.

Self-destruction?!

The self-destruction of a half-step Divine Wandering realm expert!

At this distance… Bai Shi couldn’t escape with His Highness!

Myriad Phenomena • Reverse!

An invisible bubble enveloped the two.

In the blink of an eye, both figures retreated backward.

One second!

Time reversed a full second!

Hong Jue instinctively looked over. Yin Hai was still sitting on horseback.

More precisely, Yin Hai’s afterimage was still on horseback.

“Swish!!!”

Acting almost entirely on survival instinct in this critical moment, Yin Hai made an extreme dodge. His long blade slashed upward, severing one of Hong Jue’s arms.

Hong Jue grimaced in pain. Yin Hai’s foot connected with his face.

A large red ball flew out a hundred meters, rolling countless times before coming to a stop.

Yin Hai flipped to the ground, stumbling as he knelt, supporting himself with his blade. Blood dripped from the edge of his bronze beast-face mask as he coughed.

This move defied heaven’s will and inevitably brought backlash.

“Bai Shi, go help Yin Hai!”

After taking a Great Rejuvenation Pill worth ten thousand gold and quickly absorbing its effects with Bai Shi’s help, Shen Yian soon recovered 70% of his battle power.

“Your Highness, be careful!”

Bai Shi was startled. He quickly wrapped an arm around Shen Yian’s waist and flashed back a hundred meters.

Boom!

A blue light point whistled down like a falling star, crashing where they had just been.

The six divine steeds startled and ran, but it was too late.

“Boom!”

The light point hit the ground. The exploding earth and stones swept up all six horses in the shockwave.

As the smoke cleared, a long spear emanating silver light gleamed brilliantly.

Another blue light point fell to earth. A knight in full silver armor lightly shook his blue cape and walked straight toward the spear.

Immediately after, three more light points fell from the sky.

“Guardian Knights…”

Hong Jue recognized their identity at a glance.

The empire had eight Guardian Knights, the last line of defense. They only appeared when the empire faced dire peril.

Usually, not even His Eminence could command them.

Yet now they appeared.

Could six mere individuals truly bring down the empire?

Ah, but wasn’t His Eminence the pillar of the empire?

Without its pillar, wouldn’t the empire fall?

Why didn’t you appear when His Eminence was dying!

Why?!

What use are you to the empire?!

“Hahahahahaha!” Hong Jue laughed like a madman.

The battlefield changed in an instant, but no one kept staring at the silver-armored knight’s imposing presence.

Yin Hai lifted his mask, taking a life-saving Great Rejuvenation Pill. His aura began to surge rapidly.

Meanwhile, Shen Jun and the other two had already dealt with the hundred-odd Sun God officials and were briefly recovering.

Xuanwu suddenly turned his head to see the capital’s gates wide open, cavalry pouring out endlessly. Powerful auras kept rising from the city.

Damn!

He almost laughed in anger. When their King was about to die, they all used turtle-breathing techniques and didn’t show their faces.

Now that their King was dead, their big experts came out, they started showing themselves.

“Long Yuan!”

Shen Yian raised his hand in summons. Long Yuan, stained with “divine blood,” flew to his hand.

Everyone retreated to Shen Yian’s side.

“Your Highness, are you alright?” Yin Hai asked with concern.

Shen Yian nodded: “This king is fine. How about you?”

Yin Hai was stunned for a moment before quickly replying: “This subordinate is fine.”

“Hahahaha, what a grand formation!”

E Lai laughed wildly, looking at the tens of thousands of cavalry lined up below the city wall.

On the wall, powerful experts kept descending. Their gathered, terrifying presence far surpassed that of the now “divine” Barbarian Lord, pressing down on the six like a mountain.

The four Guardian Knights stepped forward slowly, their pace quickening. Behind them, tens of thousands of cavalry were already eager for battle.

“Are you ready?” Shen Yian asked with a smile and a sigh.

Yin Hai and the other three nodded.

Xuanwu was somewhat dumbfounded. Wasn’t HIs Highness a little bit too fierce? 

Did he really intend to overturn the barbarians’ homeland with just the six of them?

As expected of His Highness! He liked this boldness!

Well, well.

Live as a hero, die as a valiant spirit!

Hahahaha! Exhilarating!

“Prepare!”

Xuanwu held his breath, gathering his true qi. His four-edged dark meteorite whip kept making “crack crack” transforming sounds.

He was ready to unleash carnage!

“Run!”

Without any hesitation, Shen Yian and the four turned simultaneously, their lightness skills pushed to the limit. In the blink of an eye, they had already flashed a hundred meters away.

Xuanwu: “Huh?”