The Sword Spirit Strikes!

Everyone felt that Xun Tian had gone completely mad! Indeed, such frenzy was far beyond their comprehension. Yet had they known that Xun Tian had searched for nearly ten thousand years just for a trace of the sword spirit, they would not have been surprised in the least by his present agitation. To conceal his identity, Xun Tian had descended to the Human Spirit Realm using only the faintest wisp of an avatar's power. Beginning from Foundation Establishment, he had cultivated step by step to reach his present realm! This time... he was closer than ever to the object of his pursuit! Li Guanqi stared at him, murmuring softly, "Since you want to see it so badly..." "Then prepare to pay with your life." Boom! A pillar of blood-red light shot straight into the clouds! The figure of the sword spirit slowly materialized behind Li Guanqi, though no one could see it. Her ethereal body melded gradually into Li Guanqi's form. In an instant, Li Guanqi lost control over his physical flesh. A flash of crimson surged through Li Guanqi's eyes! His hands hung loosely at his sides, his spine stood erect as a drawn blade, his chin tilted slightly upward, and his eyes brimmed with disdain and aloof pride. In an instant, heaven and earth convulsed! The entire Daochan Domain trembled violently as crimson spread across a thousand li. Blood dyed the sky! A celestial phenomenon manifested: even the raindrops falling from the dark, overcast firmament were crimson. Above the clouds, the full moon transformed into a blood moon, slowly gnawed away until only a slender crimson crescent remained. Yet within the Daochan Domain, not a single breath of aura could be felt; only the apocalyptic phenomenon could be seen. Across the entire Human Spirit Realm, only the old man sitting in his study smoking a dry pipe furrowed his brows and abruptly stood up! A trace of panic showed in Su Xuan's eyes; he truly sensed an aura of world annihilation that sought to destroy all living beings! Su Xuan rose abruptly, his voice ringing out, majestic and freezing cold! "Where are the Four Kings?! Make haste to the Daochan Domain!" "Bring back everyone connected to the anomaly. If you cannot bring them back... kill without mercy!" "Remember, kill without mercy! Even if you must slaughter an entire domain, spare no one!" As his words fell, the void across the entire Seventh Domain shook, and a sharp gleam flashed through Su Xuan's eyes. Gritting his teeth, the old man raised his hand, pulling a primitive brown scabbard from the void to grip in his hand. With a single stride, he vanished from the spot, his murmurs trailing behind before dissipating in the study: "You mongrels. If you dare descend this time... I dare slaughter my way up!" Instantly, the Seventh Domain was thrown into turmoil. The Four Kings withdrew from the battlefield, leaving Su Xuan to shoulder their heavy burden alone. At the same time, an old man with grizzled hair appeared beside Su Xuan. "Realm Lord, entrust the Four Kings' Fifth Domain... to me as well." Su Xuan frowned, looking at the water skin the old man held, and said in a heavy voice, "A'Chen, are you sure you can handle it all?" Hearing this, the old man merely smiled and bowed respectfully. "Does the Realm Lord underestimate A'Chen too much?" Su Xuan smiled and said softly, "Very well." With that, as the old man turned, Su Xuan made a promise to him for the very first time. "A'Chen." "Within a hundred years, I will take you up there." The old man called A'Chen smiled. His clear eyes shone as brightly as a youth's as he murmured, "A hundred years... A'Chen can wait." Beneath the Immortal Boundary Wall, over a hundred Mahayana realm cultivators stood assembled. The instant they saw the old man arrive, every single one of them dropped to their knees! "Emperor Chen!" The old man nodded. He gazed calmly at the numerous figures enveloped in celestial energy above and sneered. "I truly want to go up right now and snap your necks..." "But the Realm Lord told me to wait a little longer." "So... are you coming down?" As his voice fell, the Immortal Realm cultivators shrouded in flowing light high above turned deathly pale. "Emperor Chen... Why is he on the Fifth Domain battlefield? Shouldn't he be on the sixth layer?" At these words, complete silence fell. Soon, orders reached them, and they retreated one after another! Ling Tianchen—standing there alone, he was enough to intimidate them into retreat. Yet the old man raised his head slightly to look upward. He knew their resolve to descend this time was fierce! The old man sighed and shook his head helplessly. It seemed a bitter battle was unavoidable. However... It was no great matter. As long as the Realm Lord remained, he alone was the Seventh Domain! Within the Void Realm. Xun Tian felt as though a violently erupting volcano stood before him. A suffocating pressure rushed over him, draining all expression from his face. Yet immediately after came boundless ecstasy and madness! "Hahahahaha!" "It's you! It's you! It really is you!" "I knew I couldn't be wrong! Bullshit fragments! This look in your eyes... it's you..." "There's no mistake... Hahahahaha! I finally found you!" With those words, without the slightest warning, Xun Tian shattered the void beneath his feet and moved to flee! This sight shocked everyone. Why was Xun Tian fleeing without even fighting? "Li Guanqi's" cold voice rang out slowly. "If I don't permit you to leave, can you leave?" Buzz! A terrifying aura akin to world annihilation instantly suppressed everything across a thousand li! Xun Tian was forced right back out of the void. Panic surfaced in Xun Tian's eyes. Aside from his initial ecstasy, all that remained in his heart was dread... Only now did he remember who he was truly facing. The crowd watched Xun Tian in utter bewilderment. He was clearly a mighty cultivator at the mid Tribulation Transcendence realm. Yet now, facing Li Guanqi, terror filled his eyes and his lips trembled uncontrollably. That was because they did not know about the blood moon anomaly spanning the entire Daochan Domain. Nor could they sense the terrifying pressure radiating from Li Guanqi. Leaning against Qin Wushang's shoulder, Cao Yan murmured with a pale face, "Boss's... life force... is fading fast!" As his voice fell, the Red Lotus sword in Li Guanqi's hand let out an anguished wail, buckling under an unbearable weight. Faint fissures even appeared along the blade! A blood-red radiance surged like a river of gore. Every hair on Xun Tian's body stood on end, goosebumps prickling across both arms as a mortal chill enveloped him! The sword spirit slowly shifted the grip, reversing her hold on the Red Lotus sword in the right hand. Boom! A blood-red sword glow billowed tens of zhang from the Red Lotus sword. "Li Guanqi's" gaze remained calm from start to finish, yet within Li Guanqi's body, the meridians were shattering inch by inch, unable to bear the sword spirit's power for even this instant! One had to know that Li Guanqi's physique was formidable beyond measure; even the meridians enhanced by his Dragon Transformation could not endure it... Boom! A terrifying aura that seemed capable of cleaving through the Human Spirit Realm instantly permeated the void. "Eight Desolations: Extinction!"