Thinking of those two women, elegant and dignified in appearance but immensely fierce in reality, the Leader of the Heavenly Dao Alliance felt a headache coming on.
What puzzled him was how these two women had found and entered the Heavenly Dao Alliance headquarters, hidden in a small, extremely secretive world.
But now, dwelling on this had no meaning.
He made a decisive decision and said to the Divine Yao Empress and Evil Luo Great Emperor, "Take the entire army to the Boundless Heavens at once. I will hold them back."
The two nodded and swiftly left.
Thereafter.
The Leader of the Heavenly Dao Alliance propped his hands on his knees, slowly stood up, and walked toward the hall's entrance unhurriedly.
Within a few steps, it seemed as though he had covered a vast distance, appearing in another location.
The sprawling training grounds were littered with corpses, rivers of blood flowing, and endless wails.
Two graceful figures were currently amidst the crowd, engaging in a frenzied massacre!
The Leader of the Heavenly Dao Alliance slowly stretched out his hand, and an unknown long sword flew into his grasp from nowhere.
Feeling the astounding sword momentum, Pink and An Ran both simultaneously halted their actions among the crowd.
The Leader of the Heavenly Dao Alliance took a step forward, his black robe fluttering, appearing before the two women.
An Ran sized up the faceless Leader of the Heavenly Dao Alliance before her and asked, "Are you the one in charge here?"
The Leader of the Heavenly Dao Alliance remained silent, his figure suddenly flickering and transforming into a residual shadow.
"Sword One: Roaming Dragon Sword Salute!"
The two women's beautiful eyes slightly trembled, leaping back immediately.
"City Lord?"
"..."
Somewhere in the Boundless Heavens.
In the dust-covered large pit.
Luo Xiu looked at the pile of mutilated flesh underfoot and exhaled deeply.
The heap of flesh was precisely Jin Sanzang.
During nearly thirty minutes before, Luo Xiu had pinned Jin Sanzang to the ground, his pummeling fists never stopping.
Only when he felt that his fists no longer met solid meat, and Jin Sanzang's Dao Body had turned into a pile of flesh mixed with bone shards, did he realize that Jin Sanzang was beyond dead.
"Husband..."
Lin Xiyue, covered in blood with a pale, delicate face, clutched her chest and staggered behind Luo Xiu.
When Jin Sanzang came before, she was already heavily injured, nearly losing her life, only to be saved by Luo Xiu's timely arrival.
Luo Xiu turned around to look at Lin Xiyue, a slight smile appearing on his face, his gaze filled with gentleness.
It seemed as though the silver-white radiance coating his body suddenly scattered and vanished, instantly reverting him back to black hair and black eyes.
At this moment, he truly seemed like a candle about to burn out.
The tall, robust body wavered slightly, as though drained of all strength, collapsed powerlessly—though not onto the ground, but into Lin Xiyue's soft embrace.
Holding him, Lin Xiyue walked to the side and laid him flat on the ground, subsequently seating herself to let his head rest on her lap.
Luo Xiu didn't speak to Lin Xiyue, as no words were necessary between them.
He slowly closed his heavy eyelids and peacefully fell asleep.
He was truly exhausted.
Now, even if just for a second longer, he didn't want to waste it.
Suddenly, there was a whistling sound.
Lin Tong flew over, rising and falling as though sketching a wave line in the sky, seemingly ready to crash down at any moment, making one's heart clench.
He landed nearby, sitting weakly on the ground, and panted, "Sis-in-law, big brother, he's not..."
Lin Xiyue suddenly motioned for silence, cutting off his words, and gently shook her head, signaling him not to disturb Luo Xiu's rest.
Lin Tong got the hint, said no more, and quietly sat on the ground, his eyes vacant as he stared at the far-off sky, thinking of many things, then that fierce and proud little girl came to mind.
Facing the entire Heavenly Dao Alliance with just three people, managing to hold for nearly a month, severely wounding a Heavenly Emperor giant, and killing countless Emperor Realm experts... this was already an astonishing achievement.
Such achievement could shake all heavens and myriads of worlds!
Yet it's regrettable that the titans of the Heavenly Dao Alliance hadn't shown up, and the three were already a spent force, like candles in the wind.
The road ahead was dark, with no light in sight!
...
Time passed, slowly but surely.
No one knew how much time had passed.
Suddenly, a deafening roar echoed through the distant sky.
The sound evoked an indescribable disturbance in the heart.
Because it signified the arrival of more forces from the Heavenly Dao Alliance.
No telling how many more hundreds of thousands of troops were coming this time.
A dazzling pillar of light descended from the sky, landing straight onto the formation altar in the distance.
Soon after, a second, third, and fourth beam followed... This time, a total of thirteen light pillars descended!
The roaring booms were like unceasing thunder, causing an unease in one's heart.
At the canyon below,
The vast barren land was lined with dozens of enormous warships.
Hundreds of ancient behemoths, each two hundred meters tall, stood like mountains in a row, forming an unbreakable wall of copper and iron!
Giant birds of a hundred meters in wingspan soared, alongside Golden Winged Dapengs overseeing the vastness...
A million Heavenly Soldiers lined up in impeccable formation, resembling an ant nest from afar, like a slice of night laid upon the earth.
Above the heads of a million Heavenly Soldiers, innumerable cultivators rode swords in flight, like Sword Immortals descending to exorcise all evils.
Such an array could drive the world's beings to despair and overrun everything on earth!
And this, was the full power of the Heavenly Dao Alliance!
At this moment.
On the high cliff, Lin Tong and Lin Xiyue had already reached despair.
Setting aside that all three were already exhausted and severely wounded, even in peak condition, with just three against such a lineup, they were but ants, unable to stir any waves.
Luo Xiu slowly opened his eyes from where he lay on Lin Xiyue's lap, arduously getting up and wobbling toward the cliff's edge.
Xuanzhong Sword, Xuanzhong Sword, Great Qian of Tai'a emerged from nowhere to stand beside him, as if to join its master in battling the vastness.
Lin Xiyue gazed at the lone, proud silhouette at the cliff's edge, her beautiful eyes trembled uncontrollably.
Even at this point, this man... does he still intend to fight?
Even if he's alone, daring to face the enemy's million-strong force!
Where does he find such courage and resolve?
Luo Xiu stood at the edge, slowly straightening his back and reached out to grasp the Xuanzhong Sword.
Observing the formation vast enough to crush all heavens and myriad worlds, he too felt a bit of despair.
How could this be winnable?
But, so what if it can't be won?
What is a million Heavenly Soldiers?
"Xiyue, Tongzi, are you afraid?"
Lin Xiyue gently nodded.
Lin Tong answered honestly, "Very afraid."
Luo Xiu said, "I'm also afraid, but for you... I have to fight."
"Big brother..."
Lin Tong's eyes welled up, calling hoarsely.
Luo Xiu's gaze gradually firmed, "Battle, battle until the blood runs dry..."
Suddenly, a black shadow flickered in.
Luo Xiu's reactions had dulled; he did not respond until E Luo Great Emperor's face appeared before him.
"Fiend, you tormented and butchered my Burial Sea Elders; I shall tear you limb from limb!"
With a thunderous boom!
Luo Xiu's body was like an arrow leaving the string, catapulting straight into the distance.
After the punch sent Luo Xiu flying, E Luo's aura surged violently, he soared into the air and unleashed his killing move without hesitation.
"Corpse Sea Burial!"
Watching the rapidly approaching skeletal phantom, Luo Xiu closed his eyes in despair.
Facing E Luo Great Emperor's killer move, he truly felt hopeless and powerless.
"A mere rotten corpse dares harm my Chenchen?"
Suddenly, an elderly voice resonated through heaven and earth.
As the voice echoed, an unknown wooden sword flew in, instantly shattering the skeletal phantom.
A shrill scream suddenly pierced the sky.
E Luo, struck by the recoil, spewed green blood, his body crashing heavily down.
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