Chapter 1173: Chapter 732: Celestial Mandate (3)
In this way, I’m afraid I might disappoint my mentors...
At this moment, a bright and sharp Sword Light tore through layers of blood mist, slicing open a straight crack in the murky and filthy space.
Without hesitation, Jiang Yuelan followed the Sword Light and shot out, escaping the encirclement of the Blood Evil Thunder Dragon Grand Array, rushing thousands of miles away.
Jiang Yuelan felt a wave of relief as she realized she had completely left the Array’s range. Her tense spirit relaxed slightly.
No matter what, she finally fulfilled her mentor’s trust by escaping from the Grand Array.
Turning back, she could see a huge blood-colored dragon coiled around Celestial Dragon Island.
Every blood light sparkling on the dragon’s body connected with the Blood Evil Law in the Void, completely sealing and enveloping the entire Celestial Dragon Island.
Jiang Yuelan realized that she managed to escape solely because Gao Xuan helped with his sword.
However, she wondered whether Gao Xuan could win?
Jiang Yuelan hesitated but didn’t flee far; she wanted to observe the situation from outside.
At that moment, the massive blood-colored dragon, stretching tens of thousands of miles, suddenly raised its head and let out a long roar.
Following that, the body of the dragon coiling around Celestial Dragon Island began contracting inward.
Jiang Yuelan was stunned: "Ao Dongcheng is... is he going to destroy Celestial Dragon Island..."
The blood-colored dragon tightened, contracted, and compressed, causing the central Celestial Dragon Island to begin deforming, with deep cracks spanning the entire Floating Island.
"It’s over..."
Jiang Yuelan knew at a glance that this Celestial Dragon Island was completely done for.
Indeed, as the blood-colored dragon’s body continued contracting, the Celestial Dragon Island finally shattered and collapsed completely.
The dragon’s body simultaneously released billions of blood-colored Thunder Light, and the shattered Celestial Dragon Island transformed into raging blood-colored flames within the endless Thunder Light.
Jiang Yuelan’s heart sank to the bottom. With such might, it’s feared that no living creature on Celestial Dragon Island could survive.
Even Jiang Yumei and Bai Yunsheng, who were Human Immortals, couldn’t withstand such Power. It’s likely even Celestial Master Gao perished...
Instead, Jiang Yuelan calmed down; she couldn’t stay and watch any longer and must flee as far as possible.
She couldn’t return to the Sect, for Ao Dongcheng would surely come after her. She must find a place to hide and focus on Cultivation. When her Power grows strong enough, she will seek revenge on Ao Dongcheng.
Just as Jiang Yuelan was about to leave, she saw the blood-colored Thunder Light bursting across the sky, and a bright and sharp Sword Light emerging from the blood light.
This Sword Light was so clear, so pure, that it not only shattered the blood light across the sky but seemed to split the sky in two.
From a thousand miles away, Jiang Yuelan felt herself being cleaved into two by that Sword Light in an instant.
For a moment, she couldn’t breathe, her Divine Soul captivated by the all-consuming Sword Intent.
At this moment, she had only one thought: "How can the Cyan Celestial Realm have such a Divine Sword, such a Divine Sword..."
When she came back to herself, she saw the blood-colored dragon occupying most of the sky had also been severed into several sections.
With a peerless sword, Gao Xuan had astonishingly also cleaved Dragon King Ao Dongcheng!
Jiang Yuelan was shocked but also somewhat joyful; if Gao Xuan could eliminate Dragon King Ao Dongcheng, her master and others might still have a chance of survival.
But she soon realized something was wrong; while the severed dragon body was slowly disintegrating, Ao Dongcheng’s figure was reforming in the blood light filling the sky.
However, Ao Dongcheng now was enveloped entirely in fiery red flames, filled with Demonic Qi, embodying the demeanor of an unparalleled Demon.
Opposite Ao Dongcheng stood Gao Xuan in a deep yellow Daoist Robe. Despite undergoing a fierce battle, not a strand of his hair was out of place, standing with long robe and wide sleeves, exuding an air of natural elegance.
Though Jiang Yuelan had no mind to think about other matters, she had to admit that Gao Xuan’s poise and demeanor were unmatched, superior to anyone else.
Considering so many people died just now, and Celestial Dragon Island was destroyed, yet Gao Xuan remained so calm and unruffled, making him appear even more indifferent compared to Ao Dongcheng’s furious expression.
Gao Xuan noticed Jiang Yuelan watching from afar but paid no mind.
Since he accepted the Daoist Sect’s gift, he naturally had to help them. Unfortunately, the Daoist Sect lacked power. Despite his intention to help, there was little he could do.
Yun Qingxia, Celestial Fool, and some Northern Province cultivators were taken into his long sleeves, and both the Daoist Sect and Buddhist Sect had Arrays to protect them; to gather many cultivators, he first had to break the Arrays.
If it weren’t for Ao Dongcheng, Gao Xuan could have discussed with these powerful individuals. However, Ao Dongcheng’s Blood Evil Thunder Dragon Grand Array wasn’t a mere illusion.
Though he wasn’t afraid, he couldn’t protect people around him; it was like a flood approaching - while those on a boat aren’t afraid of drowning, there’s no way to stop a flood.
It wasn’t that he was inferior to Ao Dongcheng, but Ao Dongcheng had prepared extensively beforehand. The entire Celestial Dragon Island was his Grand Array.
Moreover, Ao Dongcheng had already attacked, killing so many cultivators.
Once the Array was entirely broken, Gao Xuan took Bai Yunsheng, Jiang Yumei, and some surviving Daoist Sect cultivators into his long sleeves.
As for the Buddhist Sect and other cultivators, they were completely eradicated.
Of course, Gao Xuan wasn’t overly concerned about the life and death of other cultivators. This world harbors billions of creatures, and how many are truly connected to him?
Having assisted Yun Qingxia, Celestial Fool, and others, and rescued Jiang Yumei and Bai Yunsheng, Gao Xuan had already fulfilled his conscience.
Ao Dongcheng was quite unfortunate; his Blood River Celestial Killing Divine Thunder happened to be countered by the Eternal Celestial Dragon Claw.
The Eternal Qi of the Eternal Celestial Dragon Claw is the filthiest, and shares the same origin as the Blood River Celestial Killing.
According to some ancient texts, the Blood River’s source is the Eternal Hell. Eternity inherently contains the transformation of Blood River Power.
Being Great Mighty Celestial Dragon, the Celestial Dragon Claw was strong enough to counter the Divine Thunder.
Gao Xuan endured hundreds of Blood River Celestial Killing Divine Thunder, and the Eternal Celestial Dragon Claw absorbed substantial Power.
