Celestial Dragon Sword Venerable

"Sister, you’re finally here. How have you been all these years?"

A look of pleasant surprise appeared in Yao Yusu’s eyes as she gracefully walked over.

"Sister Yusu, this is all thanks to you. Is the power of the Heart Stone gathered?"

A trace of excitement and gratitude showed in Long Qingzhuo’s eyes.

Yao Yusu nodded lightly. Her face seemed even more beautiful and moving, her demeanor even gentler.

"That woman, Young Master. Be careful."

At that moment, Yue Lintian sent a telepathic message to Ye Tianling.

Ye Tianling remained outwardly calm and activated his Soul Talent, only to find that his appraisal of Yao Yusu was as hazy as viewing flowers in a fog—completely indistinct.

’This woman is trouble.’

Ye Tianling was inwardly alarmed.

By this time, Long Qingzhuo had already walked up to meet Yao Yusu.

The two met, even sharing an excited embrace.

It seemed as if the bond between the two sisters was incredibly deep.

Yao Yusu carefully took out a fist-sized, heart-shaped, azure-blue, mystical stone. "Sister," she said, "this is the Heart Stone. Check it. Tianyu and Tianmo are inside, and their conditions are stable for now.

"When my brother-in-law used his Space Power, I had already opened the Heart Stone’s spatial point. Tianyu and Tianmo are completely unharmed."

As Yao Yusu spoke, she cradled the Heart Stone and placed it in Long Qingzhuo’s palm.

Long Qingzhuo carefully sensed it, then turned to look at Ye Fengyang.

An incredibly deep and sincere emotion flowed from her beautiful eyes.

Only then did she turn to face Ye Tianling, walking toward him step by step.

Ye Tianling had been about to warn Long Qingzhuo to be wary of Yao Yusu. He had tensed up, even secretly preparing to draw the Xuanyuan Celestial Evil Sword. But Yao Yusu didn’t do anything out of the ordinary, which made him lower his guard slightly.

At this point, Long Qingzhuo had already walked up to Ye Tianling, still cradling the Heart Stone.

"Tianling, with the Heart Stone, Tianyu’s and Tianmo’s souls can be continuously nourished and slowly recover... You take them and leave first. The matters here... I... Your father and I will handle it."

Long Qingzhuo said this as she handed the Heart Stone over.

Ye Tianling reached out with both hands to accept it. A sweep of his Soul Talent immediately revealed that Long Tianyu’s and Long Tianmo’s auras inside the Heart Stone were quite weak.

However, the moment his Soul Talent’s Sensing Power entered the Heart Stone, the Talent itself delivered a terrifying piece of information.

At the same time, Long Tianyu and Long Tianmo also sensed Ye Tianling’s aura entering the Heart Stone’s inner space and cried out in alarm, "Quick, save Mom and Dad—"

Long Tianyu and Long Tianmo’s trembling cries made Ye Tianling’s heart drop.

In that instant, his crystal heart seemed to complete a pure transformation, becoming sparklingly clear and utterly flawless.

The nine orifices on the heart seemed to grow out, one by one, as if they could open like eyes.

In that very same moment, the Heart Stone in Ye Tianling’s hands became incomparably scorching hot.

It was as if a terrifying Thunder Tribulation Power had formed orderly chains of thunderbolts, which combined with the previous Hidden Dragon Shackles to exert their full force.

Ye Tianling found that he couldn’t move.

It wasn’t just him; he discovered that it was as if time and space had frozen—this was an extremely terrifying Power of Rules!

This formless Power of Rules permeated the surroundings, erupting to halt both time and space in an instant.

The only reason he could still see and sense things was because his Soul Talent was unaffected.

But aside from his Soul Talent, he couldn’t use any of his other powers.

Ye Tianling could only watch helplessly as Yao Yusu transformed into a streak of flowing light and shot over.

She instantly pierced the brow of Long Qingzhuo—the woman who saw her as a sister—with a Blood Sword, while simultaneously binding her with a Soul-Catching Banner.

Next, she struck Ye Fengyang with another Blood Sword, splitting his brow open and snatching away the fist-sized, silver-white Space Mirror core from within.

Her Soul-Catching Banner unfurled once more as the Blood Sword stabbed toward the Heart Stone.

"PSHH—"

The Heart Stone cracked open.

The Blood Sword viciously stabbed toward Ye Tianling.

Ye Tianling’s Demon Heart flared with a sense of mortal danger, but he was completely unable to move.

In this scene, it was as if time itself had lost all meaning.

"DONG—"

Suddenly, a mysterious energy rippled out. Beside Ye Tianling, Yue Lintian manifested a Yellow Grand Bell made of Profound Yellow Ancient Qi.

The phantom of the Yellow Grand Bell manifested, vibrating in the void and emitting a simple, ancient toll.

The melodious chime of the bell instantly jolted everyone present back to their senses.

But the bloody light of the sword had already been thrust forward.

Yue Lintian’s figure flashed, blocking the attack. He was struck in the brow by the Blood Sword, and his true body exploded.

Yao Yusu flicked her Soul-Catching Banner, about to sweep Yue Lintian’s remains into it.

Ye Tianling unleashed the Celestial Evil Heaven-Breaking Annihilation Dao with his Xuanyuan Celestial Evil Sword.

The strike was executed in extreme haste.

But even though it was rushed, with the terrifying battle power of Ye Tianling’s Demon Heart Sword Body, that single strike nearly pierced through the Soul-Catching Banner.

"PSHH—"

The Soul-Catching Banner let out a wretched cry. Yao Yusu shuddered, a look of horror appearing in her eyes.

The Soul-Catching Banner was torn open, and the residual souls of Long Qingzhuo and Ye Fengyang manifested.

An expression of disbelief, yet also immense pain, filled Long Qingzhuo’s eyes. She immediately used her residual soul to blast open the void.

Ye Fengyang, on the other hand, directly made a Blood Sacrifice of his Space Mirror. He instantly used Space Power to envelop Ye Tianling, trying to send him away with Space-Time Power.

"Trying to run?! After everything I’ve sacrificed, how could I possibly let you escape!"

Yao Yusu’s tone was chilling. The Blood Sword in her hand transformed into a Blood Axe, which she raised and swung down in a vicious chop.

Ye Tianling launched a powerful counterattack, but at that moment, the Four Great Saint Masters and the Dragon Race Ancestor all moved against him, blocking his attack.

"PSHH—"

The mighty Yao Yusu suddenly erupted with power, shattering the Heart Stone with a single chop of her axe.

"AHH—"

Ye Fengyang screamed tragically. His Space Mirror shot out a terrifying beam of space-time light, which shone upon the Heart Stone.

But the Heart Stone still exploded.

Two phantom figures manifested for a moment, only to suddenly disappear again.

At the same time, Ye Fengyang’s body was struck by that axe. He instantly exploded, his form erupting into a residual soul that was then immediately pulverized.

Long Qingzhuo’s residual soul was swept up and violently shattered.

The void suddenly fell quiet.

The Four Great Saint Masters and the Saint Ancestor besieged Ye Tianling. He struggled to fend them off, taking multiple hits, but his terrifying Demon Heart Sword Body was completely unscathed.

His attention was fixed on the Heart Stone, on Ye Fengyang, and on Long Qingzhuo.

But they... they had all been murdered.

In that moment, Ye Tianling’s originally crystal-clear Nine-Orifice Exquisite Demon Heart was no longer transparent. It had transformed into an endless, bloody crimson.

His every breath was blood.

The incomparably vivid Blood Qi had seemingly turned into liquid blood.

His blood-red hair became even more bizarre, as if it were flowing fresh blood.

Even Long Fengyang and the other Saint Masters, along with Long Wudao, felt a tremor of fear in their hearts. Their faces paled in horror, so intimidated by this new aura that they dared not attack again.