128: Chapter 129 The Scroll

"The Chilian Tribe shall be erased from existence today."

The Snake King raised the staff in her hand and smashed it down violently toward the crown of Old Chieftain Shangguan Xuanyi's head!

At this moment of life and death, a flash of determination appeared in the eyes of Old Chieftain Shangguan Xuanyi, who was already at the end of her strength.

She poured all her remaining vitality, along with her final attachment to the tribe, into the chilian staff that had accompanied her throughout her life!

"You want to destroy my Chilian... only if you step over my corpse!"

She let out a roar, using the last of her strength to sweep the staff from bottom to top, meeting the Snake King's fatal blow!

This was her final strike as the Queen of Chilian! It was also her final dignity!

However, facing Old Chieftain Shangguan Xuanyi's final strike, there was only contempt in the Snake King's eyes.

"A mere glimmer of light."

Clang!!!

A harsh sound of metal clashing rang out.

The snake-headed staff descended with the force of a falling mountain, easily brushing aside the strike that had concentrated all of Old Chieftain Shangguan Xuanyi's essence, Qi, and spirit.

Following that, the staff struck Old Chieftain Shangguan Xuanyi directly. With a squelch, it precisely pierced through Old Chieftain Shangguan Xuanyi's heart.

The determination on Old Chieftain Shangguan Xuanyi's face slowly faded, replaced by a sense of relief and a final glimmer of hope for the Holy Tower in the distance that was still glowing.

Her lips moved slightly, but she could no longer make a sound.

The body that had just been standing tall and proud collapsed to its knees, then fell forward onto the ground.

Life, extinguished.

The Chilian Tribe's queen, Old Chieftain Shangguan Xuanyi, had fallen.

"Mother!!!"

Shangguan Wuqing, who was charging frantically through the Snake-Person Tribe army, and Young Mistress Shangguan Wulei, who was locked in combat with She Hongying, both let out heart-wrenching cries at the same time.

They watched helplessly as their mother fell into a pool of blood, her long hair, which had just returned to black, rapidly turning back to grey and white, eventually becoming a desolate mess of silver strands.

Hatred and grief instantly caused them to lose their reason!

"I will kill you!"

Young Mistress Shangguan Wulei's eyes were bloodshot, and she desperately tried to rush toward the Snake King, but was forced back by She Hongying's blade, suffering a wound on her shoulder so deep it exposed the bone.

"Your opponent is me!" She Hongying licked the blood from her blade, laughing with extreme cruelty.

Shangguan Wuqing appeared like a mad demon, the power of lightning around her surging, and wherever she passed, the severed limbs of Snake-Person Tribe warriors flew everywhere.

However, she was also tightly entangled by the endless stream of Snake-Person Tribe warriors, unable to get even an inch closer to the Snake King.

The sisters could only watch helplessly as the Snake King used her foot to kick their mother's corpse aside, her face full of mockery.

"Protect the Holy Tower..."

This was their mother's dying wish, and they instantly regained their senses.

That's right, they couldn't let their mother die in vain.

The hope was still in that tower!

The monstrous hatred transformed into their final motivation; the sisters no longer tried to rush toward the Snake King, but instead, back-to-back, they fought as they retreated toward the Holy Tower!

However, the number of people in the Chilian Tribe capable of fighting was simply too few.

The Snake-Person Tribe warriors were like a tide, wave after wave.

"Squelch!"

Being careless, Young Mistress Shangguan Wulei was caught by She Hongying, who found an opening and kicked her in the lower abdomen, sending her flying backward to crash heavily onto the ground, where she spat out a mouthful of blood.

Over these years, she had spent too much effort on political maneuvering and neglected to Cultivate, so now, facing She Hongying, who was also a successor, she was no match.

"Go to hell!"

She Hongying's murderous intent was fully revealed, and her scimitar thrust directly at Young Mistress Shangguan Wulei's throat.

Young Mistress Shangguan Wulei sensed that something was wrong. She wanted to dodge, but her body was too severely injured, and her speed had become sluggish.

It's over.

Just as she closed her eyes, waiting for death!

A bolt of purple lightning suddenly flashed and blocked in front of her!

Clang!

Shangguan Wuqing had somehow broken through the encirclement, holding her blade in one hand to forcefully parry She Hongying's fatal blow, while her other hand threw a backhand punch, the violent power of lightning erupting!

She Hongying's expression changed drastically, and in her haste, she could only cross her arms to block.

Boom!

She was sent flying more than ten meters by this punch, her arms numb, the webs between her thumbs and forefingers split open.

Shangguan Wuqing pulled her sister up from the ground.

"Stay close to me!"

Young Mistress Shangguan Wulei stared blankly at her sister's broad and reliable back, as if she had returned to her childhood, when her sister had always been in front of her, protecting her.

That's right, her sister had always been this strong.

Immense regret and shame made her almost unable to breathe.

"This is interesting."

The Snake King looked at the peerlessly combat-capable Shangguan Wuqing and put away her playful expression. She walked over step by step, each step seemingly treading upon everyone's hearts.

"Sister, watch out!" Seeing the Snake King enter the fray herself, Young Mistress Shangguan Wulei gritted her teeth and proactively moved to meet her!

"Thousand-Fold Force!"

She pushed the Cultivation Technique she had spent years to Cultivate to the limit, throwing dozens of punches in succession, the wind of her fists stacking layer upon layer, carrying an unstoppable Aura!

However, the Snake King simply gathered her strength and grabbed.

Slap.

She easily caught Young Mistress Shangguan Wulei's fist. The Thousand-Fold Force, which was capable of splitting mountains and cracking rocks, caused not even a ripple in her palm.

"A mere parlor trick."

The Snake King flipped her wrist, and with a crack, she twisted Young Mistress Shangguan Wulei's arm, then immediately kicked her hard in the chest.

Young Mistress Shangguan Wulei was sent flying backward, her body tumbling in the air before crashing to the ground, completely losing her combat capability.

"Sister!!!"

Shangguan Wuqing's eyes were splitting with rage; she wanted to go to her aid but was held fast by She Hongying.

Throughout the entire Chilian Tribe battlefield, only the last three members of the Black Cloud Thirteen Guards were still struggling to hold on.

The rest of the female warriors had all fallen in a pool of blood, either dead or having lost their combat capability.

"A nice look in your eyes." The Snake King looked appreciatively at Shangguan Wuqing, who was surrounded in the center. "I will give you a chance: surrender to me, and I will appoint you as the number one female war general of my Snake-Person Tribe, with a status only second to She Hongying."

"Pah!" Shangguan Wuqing spat out a mouthful of blood-stained saliva, the lightning around her body condensing once more. "Dying in battle is the final destination for my Chilian Tribe!"

"What a pity."

The Snake King shook her head and stopped talking.

She exchanged a glance with She Hongying, and the two attacked simultaneously!

Facing the siege of two powerful experts, Shangguan Wuqing, who was already heavily exhausted, instantly fell into a dangerous situation.

Pfft!

Her left arm was struck by the Snake King's staff, and the sound of bones shattering rang out.

She swung her blade with her right arm.

Pfft!

Her right arm was then slashed by She Hongying's scimitar, creating a wound so deep it exposed the bone!

She gritted her teeth, gave up on her arms, and switched to using her legs to attack, her movements extremely fast, as she delivered a whip kick toward the Snake King.

"Overestimating yourself!"

The Snake King snorted coldly, her snake-headed staff striking first despite moving later, smashing heavily onto her lower leg!

Crack!

Shangguan Wuqing let out a muffled groan, lost her balance, and fell to one knee on the ground.

Her legs were also crippled!

Despair shrouded the few remaining members of the Chilian Tribe.

...

Meanwhile.

Holy Tower, seventh floor.

Boom!

As the last golden Puppet collapsed with a crash, Jiang Feng's figure stumbled back a few steps, leaning against the wall, panting heavily.

His body was covered in punch marks and scratch marks, and blood hung at the corners of his mouth.

Starting from the sixth floor, the Puppets guarding the level had become two, and by the seventh floor, it had become three golden Puppets with strength far exceeding those before, working together!

Even though his Small Golden Body Art had reached the Minor Achievement of the second level, he had been forced into extremely perilous situations, exhausting all his strength to barely defeat them.

"Whew... finally, I've reached the end."

Jiang Feng wiped the sweat from his brow and looked toward the end of the seventh floor.

There, on a primitive stone platform, a staff that was entirely crimson, as if burning with flames, was quietly floating.

It was the chilian staff!

Jiang Feng lunged forward and grasped the chilian staff.

Hum.

The chilian staff emitted a hum, as if welcoming its new master.

At the same time, a scroll slowly unfolded in Jiang Feng's mind.