Chapter 1476: Chapter 1476: Martyrdom and Eternal Renown
Lu Nianxin and the others did not give up, attacking the array with all their strength time and again. However, they could no longer shake the array in the slightest.
Inside the array, screams rose one after another as Sword Saints fell into the black hole, and in less than an hour, only a little over a hundred were left. Despair was etched on their faces as they looked towards their former companions outside the array and then at Mu Hanyan, their eyes filled with regret.
If only they had believed her words and left with them, but now it was too late to say anything.
Suddenly, a clear and tall figure flashed past their eyes, surprisingly charging into the array. Like many other restricted arrays, the Great Array laid by the Netherworld Beast was tight on the inside and loose on the outside; difficult to exit but easier to enter. Of course, for most people, entering meant a near certain death, and no one would gamble their life.
"Senior Qing (Mr. Qing)!" Everyone inside and outside the array exclaimed. The person who rushed into the array was none other than the Qing-named elder highly respected for his life-and-death friendship with Mo Qingkuang.
"What is he doing?" Ye Yanran asked in surprise.
Her question was quickly answered.
As soon as Mr. Qing entered the array, he flew straight towards the black hole, but just as he was about to enter, he suddenly slowed down.
The massive power contained within the whirlpool of the array seemed greatly reduced over him, showcasing the formidable nature of his cultivation, explaining why he was so respected.
"Friends, today for the safety of the continent, I, Qing Yuchi, sacrifice myself. If any of you survive, I hope you will safeguard the continent completely and not let my efforts go to waste." Qing Yuchi smiled indifferently, and then suddenly self-destructed.
From his cultivation, it was evident that he surpassed the Mu Family’s Supreme Elder. At this moment, hundreds to thousands of years’ worth of cultivation exploded instantly, releasing power several times, perhaps several tens of times stronger than his own cultivation.
Powerful air currents surged like a tornado storm, sweeping towards the black hole. Everyone saw clearly that the black hole was the core of this array.
Though the black hole could smelt the bodies of Holy-grade masters and absorb their cultivation, Mr. Qing’s self-destructive power was too chaotic and immense to be absorbed and refined.
With a boom, amidst the giant noise, the entire array trembled violently, and time seemed to freeze.
Watching Mr. Qing’s disappearing figure, everyone was deeply shocked, their eyes even moist.
Mu Hanyan felt similarly, her heart stirred—though she had never heard of Mr. Qing’s name before, upon hearing him introduce his full name as Qing Yuchi, Mu Hanyan felt deeply moved by his morals, as if her blood had been ignited.
"Attack!" Lu Nianxin shouted again, leading everyone to assault the array.
Behind them, the Sword Saints who had just escaped took elixirs, joining the attack before their strength fully recovered.
At the same time, those trapped inside the array also began swinging their longswords outward while the array was temporarily halted.
Perhaps before, they retained some self-serving thoughts, aiming to preserve strength until the very end, waiting for a final escape opportunity. After all, they had only one life and were loathe to sacrifice themselves. But at this moment, witnessing Mr. Qing’s heroic act, they discarded all private intentions.
As long as someone could live and go out, as long as the continent’s peace could be preserved, sacrificing this life wouldn’t matter!
Mu Hanyan and the others also took action, each performing sword moves, Mu Hanyan’s power rising again to the Sword Saint realm, while Huayue and others elevated to the Great Sword Master realm. At this dire moment, they certainly wouldn’t think about conserving strength.
Ye Yanran too began chanting loudly, golden raindrops falling on everyone, helping them recover the rapidly depleting Holy Saint Gang Qi. But her strength was far inferior to those Sword Saints, making such an effort burdensome. Her singing turned gradually hoarse, and blood trickled from her mouth, yet she hesitated not a bit.
Eventually, more than ten Sword Saints broke out. Lu Nianxin and the others did not let up, still putting all their power into slicing the array with their swords. Even if the Netherworld King couldn’t ultimately break the prohibition, the extinction of the Netherworld Beast hadn’t been achieved—retaining one more expert meant stronger assurance for the Holy Court Continent.
Below, Xu Ming also realized the precarious situation, suddenly unleashing several hand formations, with his entire body blazing in red flames.
Painful roars resonated, and the array resumed operation.
Lu Nianxin and the others’ faces changed drastically, for they clearly understood that Xu Ming’s status and position were entirely different from other Netherworld Beasts. Now that even he was risking everything, rescuing others would likely become futile.
Could it be, Mr. Qing’s sacrifice could only save a dozen companions? Was it worth it or not?
Thinking of this left even them feeling helpless and heartache.
Just then, within the array, the dozen or so Sword Saints lagging behind suddenly flew towards the black hole.
"No!" Having witnessed Mr. Qing’s sacrificial act, everyone knew what they intended, collectively exclaiming.
"Go!" Those dozen were determined, shouting decisively, self-destructing simultaneously.
Though each of their powers was less than Mr. Qing’s, none was lesser than a Sword Saint, and their combined self-destruction’s potency equaled Mr. Qing’s.
A dozen massive and chaotic streams of Holy Saint Gang Qi intertwined and collided, forming a huge tornado storm, directly blasting into the black hole.
"Boom," amidst the giant noise, the array trembled once more.
In the sky, the magma river-like array appeared to fracture.
Mr. Qing did not die in vain, his sacrificial explosion actually causing significant damage to the Netherworld Beast’s array, and subsequently, Lu Nianxin and others’ full effort along with Sword Saints fighting to death inside finally shook the array.
The array was about to break! Spirits lifted; Lu Nianxin and others attacked the array again jointly.
The hundred Sword Saints trapped within also gave their all, and under their inside-outside joint attack, suddenly a deafening noise rose, breaking the array at last.
In excited and joyous howls, all Sword Saints exhausted their last strength, shooting out like arrows.
"Ah..." Suddenly, a furious roar echoed from within the black hole.
