Chapter 352: Chapter 303: Coma, Ancient Texts, Swordsmen of Shu Mountain
Xu Qing’s pupils constricted. He couldn’t describe the feeling, nor the Slender Hands that reached down from the nine heavens, seemingly wreathed in an imperceptible Dao Rhyme.
Terrifying.
Utterly terrifying.
"AHHH!!!"
Zhou Di came to and let out a piercing scream filled with boundless terror. "No! No! No! Why is it like this? Why?!!!"
Roaring.
Bellowing.
Questioning.
Indignation.
At this very moment.
It was only then that Zhou Di realized he too was a sacrifice. He understood at last—the contents of the ’Ancient Texts’ he had discovered were nothing but a giant trap.
"AHHH!!!"
An utterly wretched scream rang out.
In the final moments.
Zhou Di roared, attempting to self-destruct and take the mastermind behind the scenes down with him. But he discovered strands of Dao Rhyme wrapping around him, sealing all his power and preventing him from self-destructing.
In the end.
Xu Qing clearly saw Zhou Di become a sacrifice, like a purple-gold apple, before being snatched away by the Slender Hands that reached down from the nine heavens.
CRACK! CRACK!
With it, the sound of shattering rang out.
The Sacrificial Dao Array began to break apart. The five-layered altar, formed by five overlapping array diagrams, developed cracks that slowly spread across its entire surface.
"Insolence!"
VMMMM!
Suddenly.
At that very moment.
Xu Qing heard an extremely majestic, furious shout, and it was as if his very soul trembled. A vibration ran through his entire body.
It could be said.
The owner of this voice was terrifyingly powerful.
WHOOSH!
The next moment.
Xu Qing saw a purple-gold arrow pierce the Void. It moved with extreme speed, wreathed in strands of Dao Rhyme as it shot toward the Slender Hands.
DONG! DONG!
The Slender Hands flicked a finger, sending the purple-gold arrow flying. Then, grasping the purple-gold apple that was once Zhou Di, it vanished into the heavens above.
In the blink of an eye.
It had already disappeared without a trace.
SWOOSH!
The purple-gold arrow also flew swiftly back, returning to its master’s hand.
BOOM!!!
An explosion occurred.
Xu Qing saw clearly that when the purple-gold arrow and the Slender Hands clashed, their single exchange produced an utterly terrifying aftershock.
Moreover.
This formless aftershock spread out, pulverizing the Sacrificial Dao Array, which was already on the verge of collapse.
RUMBLE!
With a tremendous bang.
The Sacrificial Dao Array was completely destroyed.
It exploded into a sky full of brilliant light.
"!!!"
Xu Qing’s pupils contracted as the aftershock from the explosion slammed into him, spreading indiscriminately across the entire Nine Provinces Land.
Naturally.
Xu Qing was unable to avoid it.
The terrifying Power shattered Xu Qing’s multiple layers of defense.
As a result.
Xu Qing spat out blood, his vision went black, and he passed out. He collapsed to the ground. The Level 55 Mask of Fusion, having exhausted all its Power, turned into a streak of light and merged into Xu Qing’s body, forming a black lotus mark on the back of his right hand.
It could be said.
If not for the protection of the Level 55 Mask of Fusion just now, Xu Qing wouldn’t have just been knocked unconscious—he would have been killed outright by the aftershock.
Therefore.
Both the Slender Hands from the nine heavens and the purple-gold arrow from an unknown origin were far beyond Xu Qing’s level of existence.
The gap between them was simply too vast.
This was why Xu Qing couldn’t even withstand the aftershock of their clash and was instantly knocked unconscious by it.
After this.
Everything fell silent.
Amidst the ruins.
Xu Qing lay on the ground, unconscious. His body was mostly buried under rubble, with only part of his face and features exposed.
Meanwhile.
Within the borders of the Great Zhou Martial Country, the Nine Provinces Land had been completely and utterly drained of all life, transformed into a land of death.
Across the land.
Humans, Demon Fiends, evil Deceits, and even ordinary beasts and plants—all had been stripped of their life force and Origin by the Sacrificial Dao Array, becoming ’sacrifices’.
And so.
Upon the Nine Provinces Land.
Not a single living thing could be found—not even a blade of grass. The earth was gradually weathering, slowly turning into a desert.
WHOOSH! WHOOSH!
A great wind swept in.
Gradually.
What began as a gentle breeze started to pick up sand and dust. With no living creatures or plants to hold the soil, the sandstorms grew larger and larger.
And thus.
What was once a gentle breeze grew into a desert tornado that swept across the heavens and the earth...
「Time flew by.」
「Three days later.」
Xu Qing had not yet woken; he was still unconscious. Meanwhile, the Nine Provinces Land had completely transformed into a barren wasteland, devoid of all life and plagued by massive desert tornadoes.
Gradually.
It was becoming a land of disaster.
In three days’ time.
The cities had been buried. No trace of the Great Zhou Martial Country remained. It had become a true land of death, devoid of life and instead filled with terrifying desert tornadoes.
SWOOSH! SWOOSH! SWOOSH!
On this day.
At noon.
Three figures tore through the sky. With hands clasped behind their backs, they rode their swords like celestial beings, each one like a supreme, sharp sword as they headed straight for the center of the Nine Provinces Land.
Soon.
They arrived at the Central Province.
At the same time.
This place was also the very center of the former battlefield.
As the view zoomed in.
The three figures who had torn through the sky could be seen: two men and one woman. Both men had a dignified air and appeared to be in their youth.
