Chapter 1376: Nine-tiered Golden Rampart Karmic Flame Pagoda

Chapter 1376: Nine-tiered Golden Rampart Karmic Flame Pagoda

Qin Lian's words were laced with endless amounts of killing intent and hatred. Even those who were far away could feel the heart palpitating aura of her words. Qin Beiming, Li Zhihuo, and the rest felt their scalps turning numb and their gazes were full of shock.

She stepped forward, and her hands flowed with pitch-black light while she executed hand seals at lightning speed, leaving behind countless afterimages. As each hand seal was executed, the eight Duke Bergfrieds above her began to boom thunderously and an ocean of resonant power rushed into the air, ripping apart the firmament. The pressure exuded by the sheer amount of energy congregating around her caused a hurricane to sweep across the area.

The eight Duke Bergfrieds began to spew out resonant power, which immediately transformed into a black flame. It gave off a cold and gloomy aura, congealing above her.

This transformed into a humongous pagoda that was hundreds of thousands of feet tall. It had nine floors and an intense, jet-black flame surrounded it. The walls of the pagoda were engraved with magical runes and talismans. Golden light began to spread across the walls layer after layer. Its appearance elicited shocked cries.

The weaker Dukes immediately started to shake. Their entire being seemed to have been paralyzed by the imposing pressure radiating from the pagoda, and their faces had turned pale.

An eighth-grade Duke utilizing a Destiny-grade Duke Art with all their strength was so destructive that the mere aftershock could annihilate first and second-grade Dukes.

"Brother Qin, is that a Destiny-grade Duke Art from the Bloodline of Heavenly Emperor Qin?" Li Zhihuo tentatively asked.

Qin Beiming answered hesitantly, "Hall Master Qin Lian is quite talented. This should be the Nine-tiered Golden Rampart Karmic Flame Pagoda, a lower Destiny-grade Duke Art. She's cultivated it for many years, so she should have reached Greater Completion. It can be considered to be at the peak of lower Destiny-grade and close to middle Destiny-grade. She once used it as a lower sixth-grade Duke to slaughter an upper sixth-grade opponent."

Li Zhihuo's expression paled. Qin Lian was an exceptional genius in the Bloodline of Heavenly Emperor Qin, and if not for the emergence of Tan Tailan and Li Taixuan, she might have been the central figure in her generation of elites. Thus, she easily had the ability to battle above her grade. That combined with the fact that she was utilizing a Destiny-grade Duke Art meant that she was more than a force to be reckoned with.

Just how could Li Luo and Jiang Qing'e overcome this trial? A second-grade Transcendent Duke was indeed almighty, but it was as Qin Lian had said—it was simply not enough. Not even if they were third-grade. However, Li Zhihuo knew that it was a delusion to believe that they could survive. Li Luo and Jiang Qing'e had reached a whole new realm of strength, and that was already a miracle, but it would be unrealistic to expect more from them. How could they possibly resist Qin Lian's all-out assault?

Li Luo was taken aback before he finally relaxed a little. However, he still asked with worry, "Are you sure?"

The fact that Jiang Qing'e was forced to ignite her Heart of Light in the past had cast a great shadow on his heart. He never wanted to see her sacrifice herself in the same way ever again.

She nodded, but deep down, her thoughts were a little different. If they truly had no way out of this, leaving the Heart of Light intact would be worthless as well. It was better to sacrifice it to save Li Luo and create a path out for him. As she thought about this, a wisp of sacred light arose from her head and floated above her Ten-Pillar Duke Bergfrieds. After which, incomparably pure light resonant power surged out and caused this wisp of light to expand, eventually transforming into a halo thousands of feet long.

The halo blazed with sacred flames.

This was her lower Destiny-grade Duke Art, the Radiant Divineflame Heavenly Ring! However, the Duke Art had transformed slightly. As the gigantic ring of light increased in brilliance over time, a slender and exquisite figure walked out of the ring itself.

This figure was a copy of Jiang Qing'e in every way, with the exception of its size. It was thousands of feet tall, resembling an apparition of the heavens and earth, instilling shock in everyone's hearts. At the same time as the figure had manifested, a gigantic sword made of light that was studded with seven jewels began to condense. Quasi-Destiny-grade Duke Art, Seven Treasures Glazed Sword of Light! Ancient runes appeared on Jiang Qing'e's forehead, condensing into a circle of light between her eyebrows. Those were her Archaic Runes! After which, she borrowed the aid of the Heart of Light and the Archaic Runes to bolster the resonant power coming from her, reaching an astonishing level.

When she lifted her head, her gaze was focused on the figure that resembled her. The figure had gracefully stretched its jade-like hand out to grab the regal sword of light. Two Destiny-grade Duke Arts had been perfectly fused into one.

Light illuminated the entire dominion, dispelling corruption where it stood.

Her eyes flickered as she felt a little emotional. She had tried many times to fuse these two Duke Arts, and she had finally done so perfectly. In the past, she had never been able to integrate them fully into one. However, now that she was an upper second-grade Duke, she had succeeded. Based on what the Third School Master had said, when two Duke Arts were successfully fused, the result would be considered a brand new Destiny-grade Duke Art.

It was known as... the World Cleansing Goddess' Sword! This was a peak middle Destiny-grade Duke Art!