Celestial Dragon Sword Venerable

"Tianling, don’t Enter the Demon state just yet."

Little Dragon Girl instantly locked Ye Tianling’s will, preventing him from summoning the Demon Heart Sword Body from between his brows.

Back when he had summoned the Demon Heart Sword Body in front of Long Fengyang, the situation hadn’t been severe. Long Fengyang himself was not a paragon of virtue, and Long Tianmo was the only other person present.

At that time, Ye Tianling’s foundation was not strong, and his transformation into a Demon was only superficial; he still retained his Emotions.

But now, if he were to Enter the Demon state in front of nearly ten thousand people, the Demon Heart Sword Body—nurtured to absolute Perfection by the Blood-Colored Crescent Secret Realm—would be even more demonic than the Blood Demons in the Celestial Demon Blood Domain once it appeared!

That would completely sever Ye Tianling’s path of Cultivation.

While moved by Little Dragon Girl’s intervention, Ye Tianling also felt a twinge of anxiety.

Without Entering the Demon state, relying on Yue Lintian’s Sacred Artifact was clearly not enough to handle the current crisis!

"I will use the Energy of the Mechanical Heart to power the Xuanyuan Celestial Evil Sword. Through hyper-intelligent calculations, I will destroy the other Sacred Artifacts and help the Xuanyuan Celestial Evil Sword devour their Energy, fueling war with war."

Little Dragon Girl’s voice was solemn, even tinged with emotion.

Though it was still somewhat young and childlike, it made Ye Tianling’s heart tremble violently.

Little Dragon Girl... she was actually willing to go this far for him!

"Little Dragon Girl, thank you."

Ye Tianling felt a sting in his nose.

True colors are shown in times of adversity.

Only when you’re at the end of your rope do you find out who will truly be there to lend you a hand.

"Tianling, don’t you want to achieve Yin Yang Harmony with me? Then work hard. When you have truly risen... as long as you can find my Dao Body in the endless, exiled void, I will be your dao companion. You must remember... this is our promise."

Little Dragon Girl’s voice was very soft, but also very resolute.

It was as if she, too, was about to step onto a path of annihilation.

Ye Tianling’s heart quivered.

At that moment, the backlash from Long Fengyang’s Forbidden Technique, along with his scolding and curses, made Ye Tianling realize that something terrible had happened.

"Stay calm. You must stay calm, Tianling."

Little Dragon Girl’s voice carried a strange electromagnetic force, flowing through Ye Tianling’s Soul like a Thunderbolt.

The intense trepidation, unease, and pain Ye Tianling felt were somewhat numbed, lessening significantly.

"Master, she... she performed a self-Transformation Dao."

Just as Ye Tianling had an instinctive Sensing and was about to unleash his Soul Talent toward the Heaven-Slaying Demon Slayer Sword, Ancient Fairy choked back sobs and conveyed this message to him.

BOOM—

It was like a bolt of Thunder Power, viciously stabbing into Ye Tianling’s heart.

His heart ached.

SQUELCH—

His heart shattered.

SPURT—

At the same time, he spat out a large mouthful of blood.

In that same instant, the terrifying Power of Slaughter from the Baiyu Demon God Radiant Bow locked onto Que De and Wan Jimie, about to unleash a killing blow of eternal annihilation.

"Young Master, stay calm! Ouyang Ruoxue may not be dead! The Ancient Soul Extinction Forbidden is terrifying, but it also creates what is known as an Undying Demon Soul!

Besides, within my independent Sacred Artifact Space, even if one dies, as long as the Soul doesn’t scatter, it can be re-gathered! Ouyang Ruoxue possesses the Nirvana Venerable Path—the Returning Butterfly Cocoon Technique—she can undergo Nirvana Rebirth!"

Yue Lintian, the Holy Soul, was utterly shocked.

Ye Tianling had actually shattered his own heart’s blood for Ouyang Ruoxue.

This was enough to shock even an ancient Holy Soul like him!

He transmitted the message at extreme speed.

But Ye Tianling’s mind was still wounded.

At the same time, Ye Tianling’s black hair instantly turned snow-white.

The moment his heart broke, all of Ye Tianling’s emotions seemed to be forced into an endless, dark abyss.

He raised his head to face the two streams of killing intent, his eyes colder than they had ever been.

His blood-colored eyes were as cold as the most chilling ice!

’Pull Que De and Wan Jimie into the Sacred Artifact Space. Leave the rest to me!’

’Little Dragon Girl, I’m sorry, but I can’t listen to you. From now on, if I cannot guard my beloved, if I cannot protect my family, then I, Ye Tianling, would rather sink into depravity for all eternity, transform into a supreme Blood Demon, and slaughter all living beings and the myriad Daos!’

’If I am to suffer, then everyone will suffer with me!’

Ye Tianling replied to Little Dragon Girl in his heart.

At the same time, he tightened his grip on the Xuanyuan Celestial Evil Sword.

’I shall use my Emperor’s Qi Sword Body to perform a Blood Sacrifice to the Xuanyuan Soul! I will live out the rest of this ruined life with supreme slaughter!’

Ye Tianling used his Emperor’s Qi Sword Body to perform a Blood Sacrifice on the Xuanyuan Celestial Evil Sword.

With his Supreme Will, he manifested an eternal killing intent.

’A Demon?’

’That is just a heart.’

’If the heart is already broken...’

’A man is no longer a man.’

’And a Demon is no longer a Demon.’

"Master..."

Inside the Sacred Artifact Space, Ancient Fairy knelt, tears of blood streaming down her face, overwhelmed with guilt, self-blame, and extreme heartache.

Within the Space, Little Mink Xue’Xue bounced up and down, gnawing on the numerous scattered, arc-like particles of green-smoke skull fragments, seeming to be ignorantly nibbling away at the forbidden energy of the broken Ancient Soul Extinction Forbidden.

"You— Young Master, the Snow Mink can devour the Forbidden Array and nourish the Soul! Don’t despair, don’t sink into depravity! You absolutely cannot Blood Sacrifice your Emperor’s Qi Sword Body!"

Yue Lintian grew anxious. He had a terrible premonition.

But at this moment, a destructive killing intent was already hurtling viciously toward Que De and Wan Jimie.

Left with no choice, Yue Lintian manifested the Heaven-Slaying Demon Slayer Sword and, filled with rage, fiercely charged toward the Baiyu Demon God Radiant Bow to save Que De and Wan Jimie.

"I’ve been waiting for you!"

Long Qingwan’s two streams of killing intent suddenly intersected. Like a Shifting Form and Shadow, the golden, curved Arrow manifested Chaos and transformed into a single killing blow, instantly clashing with the Heaven-Slaying Demon Slayer Sword.

BOOM—

The instant the Void trembled, Long Xuanji and Long Wentian unleashed two other Clan’s Sacred Artifacts—each of the Four Great Dragon Clans possessed a corresponding Guardian Sacred Artifact.

By unleashing two Sacred Artifacts at once against Que De and Wan Jimie, the pair intended to instantly destroy ’Ye Tianling’s’ two Ancestor Dao Void Bodies.

"Retreat!"

The Heaven-Slaying Demon Slayer Sword vibrated, sending out a ripple of the Holy Dao’s sound.

Que De and Wan Jimie were already covered in blood, fighting with berserk fury. How could they retreat so easily?

Both were already heavily injured. Now, locked on by the Sacred Artifacts, they were struck in an instant. Even a true Saint would fall with regret before such a blow.

HISS—

"Soul-Suppressing Stele!"

"Celestial Mandate Sword!"

The Soul-Suppressing Stele and the Celestial Mandate Sword, two great Soul-locking Sacred Artifacts, struck Que De and Wan Jimie directly.

"Asura Killing Dao! Blood River Prison!"

Wan Jimie could no longer hold back and unleashed the Ultimate Guardian Technique from the Blood River Prison Secret Realm.

Que De directly manifested the ultimate Guardian Talent of the Gold-devouring Rat—the Gold Devouring Nine Transformations!

The two formed a Supreme Dao Combination, activating every Guardian Foundation they had, but it was clearly not enough to resist.

At this moment, with Ye Tianling having performed the Blood Sacrifice Xuan Yuan Soul, the Xuanyuan Celestial Evil Sword once again struck out at the two Sacred Artifacts.

And so, the brutal battle began.

Although Que De and Wan Jimie were saved by the Attack and Kill Power of Ye Tianling’s Xuanyuan Celestial Evil Sword, they were still hit by the aftershock.

Their Guardian Foundations exploded directly. The remaining force tore through everything like a tempest, obliterating all in its path.

The bodies of Que De and Wan Jimie were blasted apart, leaving only their white bones in a particularly gruesome sight.

Their Souls nearly underwent Transformation Dao on the spot, leaving them tattered and incomplete.

While knocking back the ’Baiyu Demon God Radiant Bow,’ the Heaven-Slaying Demon Slayer Sword also shot out a spray of blood-red light and was sent flying backward.

The Heaven-Slaying Demon Slayer Sword used this momentum to rush forward, appearing before Que De and Wan Jimie and sweeping up their near-death bodies and Souls into the independent Sacred Artifact Space.

Then, the Heaven-Slaying Demon Slayer Sword flew back and circled around Ye Tianling, preventing the ’Baiyu Demon God Radiant Bow’ from launching another attack.

At the same time, Long Xuanji, Long Wentian, and Long Qingwan were also forced to retreat one after another.

But Long Fengyang glanced at Duan Jiutian and berated him, "I have nearly been shackled into a Puppet, all to quell the chaos of the Celestial Demon Blood Domain and transform into a Demon! Why are you still not making a move?"

The moment he shouted, Duan Jiutian struck.

No one had expected him to make a move.

He attacked with the ultimate killing intent of a Sacred Artifact, holding nothing back.

His target was none other than Ye Tianling, right after he had performed the Blood Sacrifice with his Emperor’s Qi Sword Body.

BOOM—

That strike was filled with vast purple qi, a righteous aura as immense as the heavens.

A blow that gathered the Purple Qi from the East, it was like the Profound Yellow Great Dao, the Donghuang Immortal Slaughter.

With that single strike, Ye Tianling was instantly hit.

BOOM—

Terrifying torrents of blood, a golden-red Blood-Colored Dragon Soul, and flames all erupted.