"Damn it!" Luo Mingyue was held back by Emperor Chen Lie, her expression growing increasingly furious.
Peak Nascent Soul!
Peak Nascent Soul!
She had been stuck at this stage for several years! If she had broken through earlier, why would this battle be so difficult!
Her master always said that when the time was right, she would break through. But where was her time?
Fire-attribute cultivators often had fiery tempers, and their moves were always forward, never retreating!
Her master said that to reach the Soul Transformation stage, one must forge their own path.
And her? Hadn't she already forged her own path?
Luo Mingyue looked down at the imperial city. If she couldn't stop Emperor Chen Lie, this imperial city, and even the entire Chenrong Kingdom, would become a living hell in the near future!
When they entered the city, it was clearly a vibrant world. Now, all of it was about to be destroyed...
Boundless anger surged from Luo Mingyue's heart. The Phoenix Spirit Sword in her hand seemed to sense her fury, and flames shot up into the sky.
"Senior Sister, she..." Liu Juncheng was momentarily lost in thought. Emperor Chen Lie seized the opportunity and instantly lunged for his heart.
However, his claws hadn't even touched Liu Juncheng when a fiery shield instantly enveloped everyone. Emperor Chen Lie was immediately flung back.
Li Shuang couldn't help but look at Luo Mingyue, a hint of joy flashing in her eyes. Senior Sister's aura was transforming!
"Want to break through to Soul Transformation? Dream on!" Emperor Chen Yang charged over directly.
But it was too late.
A massive pair of fiery wings appeared behind Luo Mingyue. The moment Emperor Chen Yang pounced, the wings protected Luo Mingyue in the center. Emperor Chen Yang's claws landed on the wings as if hitting steel, and the immense recoil sent him flying backward.
The sheer force of the recoil made him fall to the ground, spitting out mouthfuls of fresh blood. Emperor Chen Yang was severely wounded!
Luo Mingyue's expression was filled with emotion. She had always believed that her path of fire was one of relentless offense. But by following this path, she had been unable to break through.
Who would have thought... that the path truly suited for her was the path of guardianship.
The guardianship of fire.
Flames burned all things, yet it was only to protect those she wished to protect in her heart. This was her, Luo Mingyue's, path!
Her heart was about to touch the shield. Luo Mingyue ignored everything else and swung her sword towards the heart.
"Father!" Emperor Chen Lie's expression changed, but he quickly rushed to Emperor Chen Yang's side.
Emperor Chen Yang saw him as if he were a lifeline. He reached out to Emperor Chen Lie, opening his mouth as if to say something.
But before he could speak, suddenly, a dagger plunged into his chest.
Emperor Chen Yang's eyes widened, looking at Emperor Chen Lie with disbelief.
Emperor Chen Lie was in tears: "Father, what we did was wrong! Now that it has come to this, let me end this mistake with my own hands!"
The dagger plunged in deeper.
Emperor Chen Yang's eyes were wide open, staring intently at Emperor Chen Lie. Then, all his vital signs disappeared.
He died with his eyes open.
Li Shuang's expression changed slightly! Emperor Chen Lie died. No, this is bad!
For the true Blood Fiend Body Refining Array to activate, there was one more condition! The blood of the imperial family!
With Emperor Chen Yang's death, this last condition was met! Emperor Chen Yang's blood seeped into the altar.
Emperor Chen Lie seemed unaware of all this. He just said with a sad expression, "It's a good thing you all came. I was worried about what would happen if you didn't believe that person."
Li Shuang narrowed her eyes: "The person who told us the location of Zhaoyang Hall, was that arranged by you?"
Emperor Chen Lie nodded: "It was arranged by me."
He gave a bitter smile: "My imperial father was deluded by that demonic heart and had completely gone mad. I tried everything I could to leak a little information, attracting the Sword Sect disciples to come for a mission. That underground kingdom was a smokescreen set up by my imperial father. Originally, he wanted you to think that you had eliminated the main culprit and would naturally leave."
"But I knew that what my imperial father intended to do was truly heinous. So, I found a way to keep you here. Fortunately, Sword Sect disciples are indeed Sword Sect disciples; you really stopped all of this."
Emperor Chen Lie's expression was very relieved.
Li Shuang's eyebrows twitched. Emperor Chen Lie's words seemed logically sound. Her cultivation technique also didn't detect any malice from Emperor Chen Lie.
Could this person actually be trustworthy?
"Hurry and stop that demonic heart!" Emperor Chen Lie urged.
Regardless of his situation, stopping the demonic heart was the most important thing right now.
Li Shuang looked up at the sky. The demonic heart was just a tiny step away from its final stage.
"Heaven and Earth Furnace!" Li Shuang gave her final command: "Use all the power of sentient beings' wishes to exchange for an attack against the demonic heart! Exchange for the strongest attack possible!"
"Exchange confirmed!" The voice of the Heaven and Earth Furnace rang out.
In the capital of Chenrong Kingdom.
In the night.
Lin Qingling arrived in a hurry. She felt the surging demonic energy, her expression changing repeatedly.
She hadn't intended to arrive so quickly. Before departing, she had specifically borrowed a Wind-Riding Boat from Meng Yifei, greatly increasing her speed, which allowed her to arrive just in time.
But! Even with such haste! It seemed she might still be too late! That demonic heart was almost fully integrated!
"Damn it!" Lin Qingling flew rapidly towards the imperial city.
The next moment, she sensed something and suddenly stopped in place. She looked up, a look of shock flashing in her eyes.
In the sky, a meteor descended, bright and dazzling, illuminating half the sky. Wherever the meteor passed, the bloody aura receded.
Finally, the meteor directly struck the demonic heart!
The light was blinding. Lin Qingling couldn't help but close her eyes. When she opened them again, the demonic heart had completely shattered.
A massive ghostly face appeared above the capital, and eerie screams emanated from its mouth. The ghostly face seemed to be struggling desperately.
But in the end, its aura uncontrollably weakened little by little.
By the time the ghostly face completely disappeared, the terrifying grand array also melted away like ice and snow.
Specks of starlight illuminated the world, and the lights of thousands of homes lit up amidst cheers.
A look of surprise appeared in Lin Qingling's eyes. That power... Which mighty figure had intervened?
But after sensing for a moment, she couldn't detect anything. Lin Qingling could only assume that some mighty figure had intervened to resolve this disaster.
"Thank you, senior, for your assistance," Lin Qingling bowed towards the void, then turned and headed for the imperial palace.
A relieved smile played on her lips. Her disciples were growing much faster than she had imagined.
In the Imperial Advisor's Hall.
Ye Zhaozhao's expression was dazed. That demonic heart... was defeated? The Blood Fiend Body Refining Array, which was said to be so powerful, was broken just like that?
"System, didn't you say! We just needed to wait for them to destroy themselves?" Her expectations dashed, Ye Zhaozhao couldn't help but feel a bit annoyed.
The system was also a bit depressed: "Who knew that demonic heart would be so useless! If this doesn't work, just follow the original plan and continue to sow discord among those people."
Ye Zhaozhao snorted, but could only agree.
Suddenly, the system's voice changed slightly: "A Body Integration stage expert... This aura, it's Lin Qingling! Lin Qingling of the Sword Sect has actually come herself!"