Celestial Dragon Sword Venerable

While Qin Xingzhao was wrestling with his complex and chaotic emotions, Qin Xingyi had already completely calmed down.

She focused with all her being on activating her Power of Origin Essence Blood, using its absolute power to manifest the transformations of the Immortal Reincarnation Scripture.

The painted scroll manifested once more, imprinting the canyon’s changes upon itself.

Ye Tianling activated his Eye of Celestial Secret. After careful observation, he finally had a flash of insight and gained a degree of certainty.

"All right, you can withdraw your Cultivation Techniques now."

At Ye Tianling’s sharp cry, Qin Xingyi’s body trembled and she coughed up blood again. At the same time, Qin Xingzhao and the others had also converged the power of the Immortal Reincarnation Scripture, forming a perfect union that manifested an even more advanced totemic transformation.

Only then did they withdraw their Cultivation Techniques in succession.

The four of them were trembling slightly.

Ye Tianling gathered his Origin Power to help the four of them fully recover once more, after which his expression turned grave.

"What’s the situation?"

Xia Xinyan asked.

"The world has been partitioned, hasn’t it? I seem to sense... this area feels like a completely separate region, filled with killing intent at every turn! Although I can’t decipher the changes in the scroll manifested by the Immortal Reincarnation Scripture, I can sense the Power of Destruction rippling out, sweeping in and closing in on us.

It’s as if it was suddenly provoked into a frenzy."

Before Ye Tianling could speak, Li Xuyao had already pointed out the approaching danger.

"It has been partitioned into countless small pockets of space where chaotic turbulence appears constantly. An invisible, black Power of Destruction... it must be some kind of Destructive Gang Qi, the opposite of the Elemental Magnetic Aurora, existing within these pockets of space. It’s infused with the Space Law and a murderous aura!

This time, I’m afraid I won’t be able to protect all of you. Activate all your Powers of Defense. I will activate my Soul Talent. If danger strikes, I’ll do everything in my power to save you."

Ye Tianling said seriously.

He hadn’t expected the crisis to arrive so quickly.

Nor had he expected it to be far more brutal than he’d imagined.

"HISS—"

Hearing Ye Tianling’s words, everyone’s expression immediately turned grave.

Without a moment’s hesitation, they all deployed their defensive measures.

"Everyone, move closer," Ye Tianling said.

He then unleashed his Soul Talent.

His powerful Soul Talent, on this dim path, could only cover an area less than ten meters in radius.

This situation made Ye Tianling realize just how perilous the place was.

"WHOOSH—"

Suddenly, the very air seemed to sink, and the ground abruptly caved in by nearly two meters.

This all happened with shocking abruptness.

Even with his Soul Talent active, Ye Tianling had felt no warning whatsoever.

"AHH—"

About seven meters behind him, from the group of the Celestial Blood Ancient Clan, Xiao Xing suddenly let out a bloodcurdling scream. His body then ruptured, instantly exploding into a mist of blood. He died horribly on the spot.

"Xiao Xing!"

Divine Lady Xiao Wan cried out in alarm, immediately reaching out to try and save Xiao Xing’s Battle Soul.

But the instant she extended her hand, the void fractured and a plume of black smoke billowed out.

"PFFT—"

Xiao Wan was instantly decisive. With a sharp jolt, her beautiful, crystal-clear white arm abruptly broke off, instantly turning into a mist of blood.

Xiao Wan’s figure shot backward.

At the same time, Ye Tianling threw a punch. The Celestial Fire roared like a mad beast as his Samadhi Celestial Fire swept out, rushing toward the blood mist.

"WHOOSH WHOOSH—"

The Force Qi howled past, and then everything fell silent.

Ye Tianling’s attack had hit nothing.

His face instantly paled.

"What was that?"

Li Xushan’s voice trembled.

"I don’t know. I didn’t notice a thing," Li Xuyao replied in a heavy voice.

Xia Xinyan’s expression suddenly changed. She manifested a crimson light and abruptly dodged.

The spot where she had just been standing suddenly caved in by half a meter as a crimson light shot skyward, nearly killing her in a single strike.

This was an unknown, unprecedented form of attack, something that had never before appeared in this world.

Ye Tianling took a deep breath, stretching his Soul Talent as far as it would go to cover everyone.

Ye Tianling bellowed, "Qin Xingzhao, watch out!"

Horror drained the color from Qin Xingzhao’s face. His figure seemed to detonate as he unhesitatingly ejected his Battle Soul, abandoning his physical body.

"PFFT—"

But Ye Tianling’s warning came an instant too late.

Qin Xingzhao’s physical body was instantly pulverized into dust. He was dead.

His Battle Soul flew out, looking extremely battered.

Qin Xingyi unhesitatingly released a special Soul Artifact to retrieve Qin Xingzhao’s Battle Soul. But in the space of a single breath, Qin Xingzhao’s Battle Soul inexplicably shattered. Its trajectory, like a thrown arc, suddenly plummeted.

"PFFT—"

Before she could retrieve it, Qin Xingzhao’s Battle Soul shattered completely, turning to fine powder and disappearing.

"Xingzhao!"

Qin Xingyi’s voice trembled.

"Go!"

Ye Tianling’s expression was ugly. He gathered a wave of Soul Qi, enveloped Qin Xingyi and the others, and shot off into the distance at extreme speed.

The crisis had erupted, and it had come with terrifying speed.

It seemed that their Inference with the Immortal Reincarnation Scripture was what had activated the crisis, as if they had just poked a hornet’s nest.

In the blink of an eye, two of their companions had perished, and neither of them was weak by any measure!

Take Divine Lady Xiao Wan, for example. Her strength was comparable to Li Xuyao’s current level, yet she had lost an arm the instant she encountered the danger!

If she hadn’t been so incredibly decisive, she would have been killed instantly!

Ye Tianling tried to send everyone into the Blood Secret Realm, but he couldn’t open the Blood Moon Secret Realm in this space at all, making that method completely impossible.

As they fled, the air suddenly dimmed, and the ground sank once more, caving in by another two meters or so.

"BOOM—"

Suddenly, an overwhelming Power of Destruction pressed down on Ye Tianling.

It was like an aura of death piercing him to the core, sending a bone-chilling cold through his entire body.

"Quick, get away!"

Ye Tianling roared, simultaneously releasing his Soul Qi’s protection.

"PFFT! PFFT! PFFT!"

Executing his Kunpeng Hidden Dragon Technique Body Technique to its absolute limit, Ye Tianling dodged five separate, bizarre attacks that had targeted him alone.

But next to him, Princess Xia Xinqin, Saint Child Qin Xingfan, and Saint Child Li Yanjin all exploded on the spot, turning into mists of blood and dying horribly.

"Xia Xinqin!"

Ye Tianling’s eyes turned bloodshot.

Xia Xinqin had been a friend to him, almost a confidante. And now she was suddenly dead!

Moreover, he had specifically used his Soul Talent to keep a lock on Xia Xinqin, precisely to prevent something like this from happening.

He never imagined that it still wouldn’t be enough to stop this crisis.

"I... I’m all right..."

Xia Xinqin appeared on the other side, her face pale.

Xia Xinyan transformed into a ray of crimson light that enveloped Xia Xinqin, and the two of them materialized at the same time.

Xia Xinyue was off to another side, her face also extremely pale.

"It was a Substitution Technique. I destroyed a Dao Body... Half of my Cultivation is gone."

Xia Xinqin’s voice trembled. Ye Tianling’s momentary frenzy had sent a powerful tremor through her heart, and she felt inexplicably and deeply moved.

She even had the strange thought that to die for his sake would have been an honor.