Chapter 1752: Defeat

Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

The two intersecting streams descended from the sky.

At the same time, a dark-red divine dao light illuminated the entire space.

It was as if the boundless killing intent and death aura could really engulf the entire world.

At this moment, Liu Mingxuan was already being targeted by the two streams. No matter where he fled, these streams would still be able to engulf him. These were heavenly rivers that could even engulf stars. How could a mere ant escape?

Countless golden divine patterns materialized on the surface of Liu Mingxuan’s ancient sword.

Each of these golden divine patterns represented a supreme sword dao that had been cultivated to their peak. Indeed, Liu Mingxuan had already explored and reached the pinnacle of countless different sword dao. The countless sword dao transformed into a billowing sword dao true intent and imbued itself onto Liu Mingxuan’s ancient sword. This true intent was like a boundless river, and it appeared even more majestic and grand than the River of Death in the sky.

An extraordinary sharpness burst forth from the ancient sword.

Then, the sword cultivator silently slashed his ancient sword upward.

A golden stream materialized in the sky. In the beginning, this stream wasn’t very big. As it rose higher and higher into the sky, however, it started to grow larger and larger. One thousand feet, ten thousand feet, one hundred thousand feet… one million feet!

The piercing sharpness exuded by this stream caused even the God Engulfing Skeleton’s heart to palpitate in fear.

Eventually, the dark-red River of Death clashed together with the immense golden sword strike. The River of Death was like an avaricious demon, and it furiously tore at and engulfed the gigantic golden sword intent. Meanwhile, the golden sword intent was like a transcendent existence that was so pure and profound that it could slice through all matter.

In the beginning, the two colliding powers were very evenly matched.

Eventually, however, the golden sword intent actually managed to overcome the River of Death and slice it into two!

The God Engulfing Skeleton’s expression changed drastically. It was just about to move, yet a golden sword projection had already pierced through the void and slashed into its body. The God Engulfing Skeleton’s dao physique burst apart as it was blasted back dozens of kilometers.

“Pfff…” Liu Mingxuan swayed slightly before spitting out a mouthful of blood.

The strike just then had already consumed an exorbitant amount of his blood essence.

Before he could even catch his breath, several red clouds had already materialized above his head and begun to crush down toward him once more.

“As expected of the Heavenly Sword Sect, the number one slaughter sect in the Kingdom of the Nine States.

“Very well done, Sect Leader Liu… You were actually able to severely wound me…”

The God Engulfing Skeleton flew back to the battlefield. Its ribs were all fractured, and there was an extremely thick sword mark running across its body. Moreover, there were still sparks of golden sword intent wreaking havoc in its wounds, releasing bursts of sword might that had yet to be fully depleted of their energy.

“However, in order to block my River of Death, you’ve already poured all of your energy into that previous sword strike, am I correct? Fufufu… how foolish.

“If you had abandoned that stupid girl, you would’ve been fully capable of fleeing from this place. However, you were hell-bent on staying here to fight to the death with me. And what now? Your daughter is unable to escape, and you’re also about to die here… ” There was a taunting smile on the God Engulfing Skeleton’s face.

If Liu Mingxuan—a sword cultivator of the Dao Integration Stage—chose to unleash all of his powers in a single instant, then even the God Engulfing Skeleton wouldn’t be able to defend against it. However, this didn’t matter. The God Engulfing Skeleton was extremely “thick-skinned”, and if it wasn’t insta-killed, then what awaited its enemy would be death.

“Let me see… how should I torture you? You’re a sword immortal of the Dao Integration Stage. I’ve truly never slaughtered such an interesting enemy before…” The dark-red skeleton cracked a wide grin.

Then, it slashed its scythe through the empty void.

Liu Mingxuan hastily raised his sword to parry. A red scythe projection suddenly appeared before him and stabbed toward his chest. However, this was blocked by Liu Mingxuan’s ancient sword in a timely manner! As sparks flew, Liu Mingxuan’s body was relentlessly pushed back by the overwhelming power contained within the scythe projection!

Another dark-red power burst out from the God Engulfing Skeleton’s scythe. “Reaping Life!”

Pssst…

Blood sprayed through the air.

A black, scythe-like blade had penetrated through Liu Mingxuan’s chest and protruded out from his back. Blood gushed from the wound and quickly dyed his white robe red.

Like a dark and deadly cobweb-shaped blade, the sharp scythe started to expand outward as it ripped apart the bones and flesh in Liu Mingxuan’s chest. Once this blade spread throughout his entire body, it would be able to dice his body into numerous tiny chunks of flesh.

“Enjoy the splendid experience of having your life slowly drain away…” said the God Engulfing Skeleton as it chuckled eerily. “Regardless of whether we’re in the Void Spirit Realm or Spirit Realm, I’m still a supreme god. The only fate that awaits those who dare to challenge me is death!”

Liu Qianhuan turned to look at the severely wounded male as she pushed the Infernal Abyss Emperor back with a sword slash. Her heart almost skipped a beat, and a look of incredulity spread across her face.

Right now, the life force of the male who she had viewed as indomitable and invincible was rapidly draining away. Blood had already dyed his entire white robe red.

Liu Mingxuan was also gazing at the distant female silently. It was as if he was looking at her for one last time. The face of the female was reflected in his tired eyes, and as if breaking through the barriers of time, this face overlapped with that of another female.

“My incompetence already caused me to lose Qiu Hong… I can’t afford to watch you die here as well.”

A faint smile appeared on Liu Mingxuan’s face. Then, he retrieved a small, crystal-clear sword from his storage ring. This sword radiated with astonishing energy fluctuations, and there were also numerous complicated blood-patterns engraved onto its surface. Liu Mingxuan started murmuring in a soft whisper, “Feed the sword with my blood essence, divine sense, power, and every sword dao…”

The energy fluctuations of the small sword started to become increasingly terrifying.

As if becoming aware of something, Liu Qianhuan’s expression changed drastically. Her eye rims instantly became red. She shook her head furiously and murmured, “D-Don’t do this…”

The small, crystal-clear sword in Liu Mingxuan’s hand became a vivid red as his aura declined rapidly. There was also a sheen of golden light wrapped around the small sword. Liu Qianhuan knew that this was her father’s blood essence, as well as the last manifestations of his sword dao true intent.

“Forgive me, Little Huan. You must live on.”

There was a resolute expression on the male’s face as he said this. The small sword in his hand also shot out at this moment.

The small sword penetrated through Liu Qianhuan’s body. However, instead of wounding her, it released an extremely powerful sword radiance. This radiance caused Liu Qianhuan to shoot toward the distance at an unimaginable speed.

“Haha, trying to escape? In your dreams!” The Infernal Abyss Emperor summoned countless dark-black blades as it flew over to block Liu Qianhuan’s path. However, before it could even launch an attack, the small, crystal-clear blade had already neared its body. A golden radiance rammed into the Infernal Abyss Emperor and tore its body into two halves.

“Ahhh!” The Infernal Abyss Emperor howled in anguish.

The God Engulfing Skeleton shot a glance toward the Infernal Abyss Emperor. “Dumb c*nt.”

Although the small sword looked to be relatively ordinary, it possessed the final manifestations of Liu Mingxuan’s sword intent. This wasn’t something that a super-mighty being of the Dao Integration Initial Stage could handle. In fact, even the God Engulfing Skeleton wouldn’t dare to block such a strike.

Under the effects of the small sword, Liu Qianhuan was sent away from the battlefield at an extremely quick speed.

“Dad!” As she flew further and further away from that figure, she was already unable to see his face clearly. She would never be able to see his face again. The tears that were welled up in her eyes finally poured out at this instant. She started to sob uncontrollably.

She didn’t like her father. Ever since her mother had died, she had become deeply estranged from her father. When her father remarried, this estrangement gradually started to become a sense of alienation. As a result, they barely talked to each other these past one hundred years.

At this moment, however, this person whom she detested immensely was sacrificing his own life in order to save her. This scene was identical to when her mother had sacrificed herself to save her one hundred years ago.

“Why did it become like this…” Liu Qianhuan’s eyes had already become red from crying. “I clearly detest you so much, and I’ve clearly already distanced myself from you. Why are you still sacrificing yourself to save me…?”

No one answered her question. The only reply that she got was the shrill whistle of the biting wind.

…

On the scar-ridden battlefield.

Liu Mingxuan had already lost the ability to resist. His aura was frail and listless, yet his body remained standing and upright. Nothing could cause his body or will to bend.

“Hehehe… Sect Leader Liu is so virtuous and fatherly!” The God Engulfing Skeleton chuckled. “Now that you’ve saved your daughter, you can also die with no regrets!” It swung its scythe down as it looked to inflict the killing blow.