Chapter 588: Sword Descending From the Heavens!

Chapter 588: Sword Descending From the Heavens!

However, the slaughter was far from over!

As the death toll rose, the crowd's anger subsided into fear and disgust. These emotions swirled around Yun Xiao like a tidal wave, making his eyes darken and bleed!

"Run!"

"This monster is terrifying."

"Liu Mumu must be a devil, otherwise, how could she have such a brutal helper?"

"The calamity of Sky Soaring City! The calamity of Sky Soaring City!"

Those who had been puzzled about the affairs of the mortal realm now began to waver too.

Their eyes, fixed on Yun Xiao at this moment, were filled with terror!

This fiend was too savage!

"Arbiter Lu, tell me, who else is your enemy?!" Yun Xiao roared in a low voice, his slaughter unrelenting, unstoppable. His eyes were a churning sea of blood, his body threaded with bloody strands, his sword haunted by countless spirits!

Hissing sounds filled the air!

Under his will and malevolent thoughts, the blood on the ground surged up, rushing in one direction!

Yun Xiao suddenly raised his blood-streaked head!

Before him, 3,000 Arbiters huddled together, forming a defensive array, and behind it, an elder with an ashen face was commanding everyone!

It was Jiang Taiping, the governor of Sky Soaring City!

"We'll trap him until reinforcements from other cities and the Thunder Department arrive!"

"This man has committed a first-class serious offense against the Celestial Court! Don't panic, he is doomed to die!" Jiang Taiping bellowed.

Deeply strategic, even now, with such massive losses, his heart remained somewhat calm—at least he himself was alive.

He guessed that the adversary's goal was to take Liu Mumu. As long as he did not interfere, he should be safe!

For many years, he had remained behind the scenes, preserving peace and surviving till now.

However, just as he finished speaking, the fiendishly violent devil didn't take Liu Mumu with him. Instead, like a streak of blood, he hesitated not a moment before charging at Jiang Taiping!

"Damn!" Seeing this, Jiang Taiping was at a loss! If he wanted to survive in the Thunder Department, facing such a ferocious incident, he certainly couldn't flee.

And so, he soared amidst the 3,000 Arbiter formation!

His presence, like a pearl in the night, finally roused the people of Sky Soaring City, igniting a glimmer of hope!

"This devil must be vanquished!"

Roars erupted one after another.

"Hmph!" Jiang Taiping suddenly stretched forth his hands.

In his right hand, a Life Sigil condensed, swirling with five worlds akin to real oceans—these were Rune Prisons, miniature worlds each formed from 10,000 Runes!

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! A mere Sea Calming Sigil now seemed like five oceans, pressing down upon the skies of Sky Soaring City, the misty vapor exerting a crushing weight upon all!

Jiang Taiping possessed five Rune Prisons, revealing his true cultivation—a few realms above even the Divine Self Realm, far stronger than Yun Xiao in his normal form!

However, Yun Xiao, in his Sword Devil state, grew more brutal with each kill. With malice surging, his lethal force was boundless and defied conventional wisdom.

BOOM! Following the Sea Calming Sigil, Jiang Taiping’s other hand now held the most famous celestial weapon of Sky Soaring City!

All eyes were upon him!

It was a needle, blue in the middle and black at both ends. It seemed incredibly small, but its appearance stilled even the five nearby oceans!

CRACKLE! CRACKLE! CRACKLE! In a mere moment, the full power of the Sword Soul was unleashed!

Within the swirling black smoke and blood mist, Yun Xiao’s blood-streaked hair and eyes gradually faded, replaced by a defiant power that attracted the dark thunder of the heavens, creating brilliant flashes upon this devilish blade!

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! In an instant, a vortex of black and crimson lightning, large enough to encompass half of Sky Soaring City, gathered above the Skyruler Immortal Manor. It resembled a miniature version of the Thunder Immortal Formation, and also had a fierce devilish face, brutally glaring down at everything below!

ROAR! This devilish face opened its bloody maw, unleashing a roar that shook the entire city!

Jiang Taiping's face turned pale, and he called out to his allies, "Hold together!"

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! He waved the Boundary Defining Divine Needle, the five Rune Prisons propped up, forming a shield of ancient oceans above, while the celestial weapons, Sword Souls, and Life Sigils of the 3,000 Arbiters also moved in unison, striking towards the heavens!

BUZZ! Yun Xiao was completely engulfed by the black and crimson lightning snakes!

His sword was the center of this thunderous vortex!

Amidst the storm, Yun Xiao fixed his gaze below, his voice thundering, "In early spring, thunder roars, rain scatters, awakening the earth, bringing prosperity to the crops!"

Spring thunder! The awakening! This was normally a beautiful scene in the mortal world, signifying rebirth, and so it was the Sword of Life!

Yet, under Yun Xiao’s transformation, this sword bore only wrath, ferocity, and a fatalistic courage, a resolve to destroy before rebuilding!

This sword came from the Celestial Court!

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! After reciting those words, Yun Xiao swept up a tempest of dark lightning snakes, descending from the heavens like a thunderstorm, obliterating everything in its path!

Jiang Taiping felt the terror of that final, decisive strike and lifted his head in horror.

"Ascend the Heavens, Awakening of the Spring!"

The Awakening of the Spring, the first move of this celestial sword technique, indeed struck like a spring thunder from the heavens!

But... how could it be this thunder of destruction!

The same, yet not the same!

In that moment, Jiang Taiping shuddered to his core, his eyes fixed on Yun Xiao's figure, remembering a youth he had once revered!

He had acquired the Su Family's Misty Rebirth technique and used it immediately!

So, changing the Ascend the Heavens technique was not difficult for him, was it? Jiang Taiping's heart skipped a beat, the Boundary Defining Divine Needle in his hand trembling. Amidst the storm, he shouted to the heavens, "You are Lu Yao!!"

However, his shout was swallowed by a thunderclap, unheard by anyone!

Within the burst of black and crimson lightning, the youth's eyes wept blood, his aura murderous!

"Jiang Taiping, starting with you, every celestial being in the Great Dao Celestial Realm who has committed atrocities, no matter their station, shall not live!!"

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! A sword descended from the sky, unleashing a storm of blood and thunder like a monstrous beast striking down, crashing into the five-layered Rune Prison. The brutal, ferocious lightning transformed into a sky of sword energy, spreading destruction everywhere!

PUFF! PUFF! PUFF! Under the onslaught of this surging lightning sword light, the defense of the 3,000 Arbiters instantly collapsed, their bodies shredded into blood powder, exploding at the gates of the Skyruler Immortal Manor!

"Lu..." Under this massacre, Jiang Taiping was seized by boundless fear. As he stared up, the Boundary Defining Divine Needle was knocked out of his grasp, and the heavenly sword descended, stabbing directly into his crown!

SPUTTER! The sword pierced from his head down, the tip emerging from his tailbone, forcing him to kneel down with a thud, the sword's tip stabbing into the bluestone pavement!

And so, the sword replaced Jiang Taiping’s spine, forcing him to kneel upright!

"GUUUGH...!" In agonizing pain, Jiang Taiping’s vision blurred. He struggled to open his eyes, and a youth floated down and stood before him, holding the Boundary Defining Divine Needle.

That youth, at last, smiled.

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