Chapter 426 The Young Singer's Journey 95
Chapter 426 The Young Singer's Journey 95
With Jin Xuan's keen eyesight, he naturally saw that the golden light was actually a sword, but he deliberately spoke vaguely, only saying that he had not seen it clearly.
As the eunuch who accompanied Emperor Mingde, Jinxuan naturally knew what was placed on the fourth floor of the First Pavilion Under Heaven.
However, the Heaven-Slaying Sword is of extraordinary significance.
Legend has it that only emperors chosen by heaven can use it.
Since the death of Emperor Xiao Yi of the Northern Kingdom, the Heaven-Slaying Sword has been sealed in the First Pavilion Under Heaven. Countless princes have coveted this sword, attempting to use it to prove that they are the chosen ones.
However, centuries passed, and no one succeeded. Eventually, everyone had to give up the pursuit of this sword.
Now, the Heaven-Slaying Sword has actually flown south on its own initiative, and the reason behind this is self-evident.
That is, after the founding emperor Xiao Yi, a second chosen one has appeared in the world, which is why the Heaven-Slaying Sword has reappeared and automatically chosen its master.
Such an event would undoubtedly challenge the authority of the emperor, and Jinxuan would certainly not say it lightly.
Moreover, some things don't need to be said too explicitly; those who need to understand will naturally understand.
Sure enough, after Jin Xuan finished speaking, Emperor Mingde was clearly stunned for a moment, and then immediately understood what the sword light was. His expression changed drastically, and he looked as if he had been struck by lightning. His eyes widened and he exclaimed in shock, "Heavenly Slash Sword!"
Then, as if he had just remembered something, his expression turned even more unpleasant.
First, there was a strange phenomenon in the sky, and then the Heavenly Sword appeared and chose its master.
These two things combined make it hard not to have some thoughts.
The former would certainly be interpreted as a warning from heaven about the emperor's lack of virtue and the monarch's incompetence; while the latter would be seen as an auspicious sign that a wise and virtuous ruler was about to appear in the world.
Even if the true reasons for these two events are later discovered, it will not change people's preconceived notions about them.
In short, his reign as emperor came to an end.
……
With the help of several celestial masters from the Imperial Observatory, Qi Tianchen finally succeeded in activating the Dragon-Seeking Formation and traveled thousands of miles to the border.
The moment his feet touched the border soil, a tremendous force suddenly surged towards him.
"Hiss—" Qi Tianchen couldn't help but gasp, and hurriedly raised his hand to wave his whisk, knocking the sword energy away.
However, before he could even breathe a sigh of relief, the scene before him made his heart tighten again.
The sky was filled with dark clouds, rolling endlessly like a vast, dark sea. Within those clouds, a menacing crack was clearly visible, like a wound in the heavens and earth, brewing some unknown disaster.
Corpses lay scattered on the ground, blood staining the earth red—a gruesome scene that was truly shocking.
Looking further ahead, one could see the vast and powerful true energy surging continuously in the arena, with sword energy and blade wind crisscrossing to form an impenetrable net, in which dozens of figures weaved and attacked the person in the center.
Qi Tianchen looked closely, and when he saw the person's face clearly, he was greatly surprised: "Your Highness, the Crimson King?"
As he spoke, he instinctively wanted to step forward to help, but after taking only two steps, he heard a rapid exclamation from behind:
"Xiao Qi! Xiao Qi! Xiao Qi!"
Ok?
Qi Tianchen frowned and turned around abruptly. He saw a man dressed in pink staring at him with wide eyes and a look of terror on his face. The voice that had just called out to him was from this man.
He looked closely and realized the face in front of him was somewhat familiar: "Mr. Li?"
"Xiao Qi, how did you get in?" Nangong Chunshui looked at Qi Tianchen inside the barrier, and seeing the sword energy behind him almost hitting his head, she quickly shouted, "Get out of the way!!!"
Qi Tianchen was taken aback upon hearing this, and then immediately sensed a dangerous aura coming from behind him. Without hesitation, he dodged to the side.
In an instant, an extremely sharp sword aura whistled past his clothes, crashed hard into the transparent barrier in front of him, and then disappeared without a trace.
"..."
Nangong Chunshui breathed a sigh of relief, took a few steps forward, and asked through the semi-transparent barrier, "Xiao Qi, how did you get in?"
Qi Tianchen lowered his head and touched the tear in his clothes caused by the sword energy, still looking somewhat dazed: "When the sky suddenly showed strange phenomena, I wanted to use the Dragon-Seeking Formation to travel here in my mind and find out the reason. Mr. Li, what exactly happened here?"
At this point, he looked up at Nangong Chunshui across from him, as well as the group of people surrounding him.
Mo Yi, Xiao Se, Xiao Lingchen, Ye Ruoyi, Lei Wujie, Sikong Qianluo, Tang Lian, Li Hanyi, Zhao Yuzhen, Xie Xuan, Luo Qingyang, and a host of military generals.
Not far behind them was a group of disheveled martial arts figures.
Looking further into the distance, the Northern Li army stood ready, their momentum overwhelming.
Nangong Chunshui briefly explained the current situation to him. During this time, Qi Tianchen, reminded by a group of people in front of him, narrowly dodged dozens of fierce attacks. Several groups of 'immortals' fell from the sky behind him before he understood what was happening.
"So that's how it is."
Qi Tianchen suddenly realized what was happening, and then skillfully crouched down, dodging another sword strike.
When he stood up again, he saw everyone in front of him looking at him with shock on their faces.
An ominous premonition welled up in Qi Tianchen's heart, and he hurriedly turned around. After seeing what he had discovered in the scene, he was immediately dumbfounded.
Thunder roared in the sky, and dark clouds rolled and churned endlessly, plunging the world into darkness.
In the midst of this darkness, a dazzling golden light suddenly burst forth from the arena.
A phantom of a long sword, formed from powerful sword energy, slowly floated in mid-air.
The sword is engraved with exquisite and intricate patterns. The front is covered with stars, and the stars in the sky shine brightly. The back is covered with a vast galaxy, and the sun and moon shine together.
The moment the phantom appeared, the entire space fell silent, with only the endless killing intent spreading out, making people tremble with fear, their hair standing on end, and an unprecedented fear rising from the depths of their souls.
Qi Tianchen swallowed hard, no longer daring to think of anything else; his thoughts turned to dust and vanished without a trace.
Just as Qi Tianchen's figure completely disappeared, Xiao Yu gripped the Heaven-Slaying Sword tightly, raised it high, and then swung it down fiercely.
As he moved, the enormous sword shadow in the sky crashed down.
As if the sky were falling and the earth were splitting, the entire world trembled under this immense power.
Upon sensing this power capable of destroying everything, the 'immortals' within the barrier scattered and fled in all directions, attempting to escape this fatal blow.
However, the surrounding barriers were like an impregnable fortress, trapping them firmly with nowhere to escape.
This forced them to grit their teeth and work together to confront this force.
"boom--"
With a deafening roar that shook the heavens and the earth, the entire space seemed to be torn apart, and then everything fell into dead silence.
Only that awe-inspiring power remained, echoing in the air for a long time.
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