193: Even if all Mahayana practitioners arrive, is there no escape from calamity?

“demon star descending? Hmph, nothing but an excuse.”

Qiankun Supreme Being sneered, his figure vanishing from the spot. “But I am determined to have the Chaos Origin on him!”

...Half an hour later.

Outside Kunwu Mountain, the winds and clouds suddenly shifted.

The sky, originally filled with thousands of auspicious signs, was suddenly torn apart by several terrifyingly powerful pressures.

“Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!”

Four towering figures stepped through the Void Realm and descended outside the mountain gate of the Qingyun Dao Sect.

To the east, a middle-aged man wearing a purple-gold Daoist robe with a long sword on his back and a sea of Sword Qi surrounding him stood with a cold expression, his eyes sharp as swords.

The Sect Leader of the Taihao Sword Sect—Supreme Being Tai Hao!

Mahayana Middle Stage!

Beside him was an expressionless white-haired old man who seemed devoid of any emotional fluctuation. He held a sheathless ancient sword in his arms, his entire being like a piece of ten-thousand-year-old ice.

The Grand Elder of the Taihao Sword Sect—Supreme Being Taishang!

Mahayana Early Stage, a practitioner of the Supreme Path of Forgotten Emotion!

To the south, the Gu Family Old Ancestor Gu Xingzhou stood upon black water with a gloomy expression, a vast ocean seemingly roaring behind him.

To the west, the Five Elements Holy Land's Qiankun Supreme Being was surrounded by flowing five-colored divine light. His eyes were filled with greed as he toyed with two Five Elements Divine Beads in his hand.

Four Great Ascension Stage Supremes!

Among them was even one at the Mahayana Middle Stage!

Such a lineup was enough to steamroll the weaker Longevity Aristocratic Families or Holy Lands of the Central Region, and could even tear through half of it!

“Lu Yuan, you Devil Head! Get out here and face your death!”

Supreme Being Tai Hao roared, his voice like a heavenly sword that instantly shattered the auspicious clouds filling the sky.

“The demon star has descended upon the world; everyone has the right to slay him!”

“Today, we shall act on behalf of Heaven to slay this demon and restore peace and clarity to the world!”

The terrifying sound waves crashed against the Yuantian Yin-Yang Array, stirring up ripples as the entire Kunwu Mountain Range shook violently.

“Oh no! Powerful enemies are attacking!”

“Four Great Ascension Stage experts?! Heaven is forsaking us!”

Inside the Qingyun Dao Sect, everyone was struck with terror.

Sect Master Yuhua and the others turned deathly pale, their legs trembling.

Four Great Ascension Stage Supremes attacking together was nothing short of a total catastrophe!

“Hmph! What arrogance!”

Just then, an aged and domineering voice rang out.

Qin Shouzhuo, holding the taiyi yanfa pagoda, stepped out of the array and stood before the four of them.

His Mahayana Early Stage Aura erupted without reservation. Though he faced four alone, his momentum was not at all inferior, and his back remained ramrod straight.

“Taihao! Gu Xingzhou! Have you no shame?”

Qin Shouzhuo sneered, his gaze sharp as lightning. “A few old monsters who have lived for tens of thousands of years, joining forces to bully a junior who is Undergoing Tribulation? And you even concocted that nonsense about a demon star descending?”

“Do you really take everyone in the world for a fool?”

“Qin Shouzhuo?”

Supreme Being Tai Hao narrowed his eyes, a hint of wariness flashing through them. “You old ghost, you’re actually not dead? And your injuries have fully healed?”

“However, so what if you’ve recovered?”

“The one we’re here to kill today is Lu Yuan. If you know what’s good for you, get out of my way! Otherwise, we’ll destroy your Qin Family along with him!”

“Destroy my Qin Family?”

Qin Shouzhuo laughed loudly, the pagoda in his hand glowing brilliantly. “What a grand display of power!”

“Lu Yuan is an ally of my Qin Family. If you want to touch him, you’ll have to get past me first!”

“Stubborn and foolish!”

Supreme Being Tai Hao’s face darkened, his eyes brimming with killing intent. “Since you’re so eager to die, I shall grant your wish!”

“Attack!”

“Buzz!”

Supreme Being Tai Hao flipped his palm, and an ancient, mottled bronze mirror appeared in his hand.

The surface of the mirror was cloudy, as if covered by the dust of ages, but the moment spiritual power was injected, it suddenly erupted with a ghastly white divine light that made the Divine Soul tremble.

A Transcendent Spiritual Treasure—the taihao mirror!

This mirror is ranked fifteenth on the heaven-piercing spirit treasure ranking. It does not focus on sharpness but specializes in attacking the Divine Soul. It also possesses the ability to see through the Void Realm and determine life and death, making it one of the foundational treasures of the Taihao Sword Sect.

“Taihao Divine Light—Soul Seizure!”

Supreme Being Tai Hao aimed the bronze mirror at Qin Shouzhuo from a distance.

“Swish!”

A ghastly white beam of light instantly pierced through the Void Realm, ignoring the protective spiritual light around Qin Shouzhuo and shining directly upon his Purple Mansion.

This strike was extremely sinister.

There was no earth-shaking explosion, but within Qin Shouzhuo’s perception, he felt an irresistible and terrifying suction acting upon his Primordial Spirit.

His Three Ethereal Souls and Seven Corporeal Spirits seemed as if they would fly out of his body uncontrollably to be swallowed by that eerie bronze mirror.

His Sea of Consciousness shook violently, and a wave of intense dizziness washed over him, causing his once-smoothly flowing mana to momentarily stall.

“Not good! It’s a Divine Soul attack!”

Qin Shouzhuo was horrified. He hurriedly bit the tip of his tongue and spat out a mouthful of Essence Blood.

“taiyi yanfa pagoda, guard my soul!”

The sapphire pagoda above his head instantly shed beams of clear light, transforming into a mental barrier that firmly protected his Sea of Consciousness, barely managing to resist the soul-seizing power of the taihao mirror.

However, when experts clash, a momentary stall is a fatal flaw.

“It’s not over yet!”

Beside him, Gu Xingzhou seized the opportunity and gave a sharp cry.

“Black Water True Method—Heavenly Drowning!”

With a wave of his hands, endless black water surged out from the Void Realm, transforming into a corrosive ocean that could dissolve all things.

Each drop of black water weighed as much as a mountain and contained a poison that could dissolve bone and flesh. It swept toward Qin Shouzhuo from all directions, intent on drowning him completely.

“Supreme Forgetfulness Slash!”

Supreme Being Taishang remained expressionless as he swung the long sword in his hand.

An invisible and formless Sword Qi slashed out.

This strike bore no trace of worldly Aura, yet it severed all emotions and desires, striking directly at the heart—a lethal Heart Sword.

The Qiankun Supreme Being also grinned as he manifested a five-colored long saber.

“Five Elements Yin-Yang Cosmic Light Blade!”

This was an extremely domineering Dao-Grade Treasured Art!

With one slash, the Five Elements fell into Chaos, and Yin and Yang were reversed. Even the flow of time in the vicinity seemed to be sliced into disorder, forming an unavoidable net of temporal blades that sealed off all of Qin Shouzhuo’s paths of retreat.

Facing the combined assault of four Great Ascension Stage Supremes, and especially having to distract himself to resist the pervasive Divine Soul interference of the taihao mirror, Qin Shouzhuo was instantly plunged into a desperate situation.

“World-Destroying Heavenly Saber!”

His eyes turned blood-red as he desperately unleashed a Dao-Grade Divine Ability.

The Great Dao of Slaughter erupted behind him, condensing into a blood-colored saber ten thousand feet long, seemingly built from countless bones. Carrying a tragic Evil Qi, he attempted to carve a path out.

“Rumble!”

The four ultimate moves collided violently with the World-Destroying Heavenly Saber in the Void Realm.

Laws collapsed, and the Void Realm caved in.

“Pfft!”

In the end, he was outnumbered, and the taihao mirror was constantly interfering with his Divine Soul.

Qin Shouzhuo spat out a mouthful of blood. His protective spiritual light was corroded by the black water and pierced by the Heart Sword. As if struck by lightning, he was sent flying backward, slamming heavily against the light barrier of the Yuantian Yin-Yang Array, his Aura instantly withering.

“Old Ancestor!”

Below, Qin Mengyao cried out in alarm, her eyes filled with despair.

If even a Great Ascension Stage Old Ancestor couldn't stop them, was the Qingyun Dao Sect truly doomed today?