Chapter 1063: Arrogance
This divine communion did not last long. Before the Spirit Guards even arrived, the vertical black thread had already vanished.
Qi Xuansu could also feel the divine power that previously shrouded the altar dissipate completely, leaving behind only a faint residue in the air.
Yang E’s clothes remained mostly intact, though the hem of her skirt and her hair were disheveled. Her body was also damp with sweat as she knelt there, trembling, her shallow breaths audible in the stillness.
In the dim, silent depths of the underground hall, that indecent sound was crystal clear, enough to tempt most men. But Qi Xuansu was unmoved. No woman could slow the speed at which he drew his sword. He cleaved the blade made of moonlight downward, unleashing a surge of Taiyin Sword Qi that pierced Yang E’s body clean through.
Qi Xuansu meant to kill her, fearing that a disaster would befall if he delayed for even a second.
Her soft moans ceased instantly. Her breathing and pulse stopped. Even the flow of blood within her veins fell silent, as though she were a corpse.
Yet Qi Xuansu did not lower his guard. With a flick of his wrist, the moonlight condensed into three flying swords, which he then aimed at her vitals.
One of the flying swords stabbed through her chest, while two crisscrossed at her throat. But, as Qi Xuansu had expected, his strikes rang like metal against her flesh, as if her body were indestructible.
A moment later, a vast aura surged from Yang E’s body, mighty and reeking of decay, like the rot of stagnation, death, and darkness.
The corruption had not yet reached its final, irredeemable form, but the signs were beginning to show.
Qi Xuansu’s heart tightened as he realized it was dragon qi.
Dragon qi originated from the earth’s veins and was nourished by the faith and incense power of humankind, representing the collective will of a nation.