Chapter 636: Returned
The mist dispersed and Hua Qinglian emerged, drenched in blood. He left a crimson imprint behind with each step. His pace was slow, his movements as heavy as a mountain, yet the killing intent radiating from him was suffocating. It was like the very embodiment of death had descended upon the battlefield. It was utterly terrifying.
Howard and the others felt their hearts clench with fear. Instinctively, they stepped back. They were facing a Great Saint who had gone berserk in utter despair. His killing intent surging to the heavens. What if he managed to take another one of them down with him in a final, desperate exchange?
But their fear did not last long as Hua Qinglian suddenly staggered. The Nine-Lotus Lamp in his hand shattered, and his entire body fractured like a porcelain figurine. Pieces of his body scattered into the wind, drifting away like countless multicolored butterflies.
“He's dead,” Howard muttered, his voice hollow.
Great Xia was truly doomed. Their pillar-like leaders had fallen one by one. At that moment, the last Cloud Vortex Barrier collapsed.
Chu Yuncheng stepped out. He was missing an arm, his expression fierce as he hovered in midair. His aura was weak and unsteady, as if it could dissipate at any moment. But he was alive.
A mere glance at the remnants of the two other Cloud Vortex Barriers was enough for Chu Yuncheng to understand everything.
Inside the barrier, he had slain his former mentor, Cao Cao. But the cost had been enormous. He was like a flickering lamp, its oil nearly spent. He swayed unsteadily, barely able to stand in the air.
Facing over a dozen sworn enemies of Great Xia, a hint of pity flashed in Chu Yuncheng’s eyes. A group of humans were blindly serving Eden without even realizing they were being used. Truly, the foreign races were born fools. He raised his sword before his chest.