377: Final struggle

The old monk Ku Xuan steadied his figure and wiped the golden blood from the corner of his mouth. There was no longer a trace of compassion on his face, only endless gloom and resentment.

He stared fixedly at Ling Canglan and Ji Qingyi, who were approaching together, his heart filled with both shock and rage.

He had miscalculated! Thoroughly miscalculated!

He had not expected the other party's reaction to be so intense and direct, and even less did he expect the two of them to join forces directly!

"Two Fellow Daoists, what is the meaning of this? In the contention for the Emperor's Scripture, why must you press me so hard?!"

Ku Xuan attempted to salvage the situation, his voice raspy.

Ling Canglan's eyes were cold, and he did not answer at all. Responding to him was an even sharper Sword Qi.

Ji Qingyi was even more expressionless; the power of Taiyin transformed into ice lotuses filling the sky, sealing off all space for him to dodge.

The killing intent of the two had solidified into substance, their offensive like a tide, merciless!

"This is bullying too far!"

Ku Xuan was both shocked and angry, and the sliver of hope in his heart was completely extinguished.

He let out a wild roar, and the dark golden Buddhist light around his body surged violently, forcing him to engage in battle.

"Boom!" "Boom!" "Boom—!!!"

The ensuing battle was dizzyingly fast, with nothing but the frantic collision of destructive energy and the sound of explosions ringing out ceaselessly!

Ling Canglan's Sword Qi raged, every strike containing the will to split heaven and earth, domineering and unparalleled, tearing through Ku Xuan's protective Buddhist light layer by layer.

Ji Qingyi's moonlight was icy cold, her Taiyin power permeating everywhere; wherever it passed, the Void Realm froze, and the Law stagnated, constantly eroding and slowing down Ku Xuan's movement techniques and the circulation of his Buddhist essence.

Although Ku Xuan was in the Late Stage of the Great Saint Realm with profound cultivation, facing two powerhouses of the same rank, especially the frantic attacks of Ling Canglan, and fighting one against two, he instantly fell into a disadvantage.

He unleashed various Buddhist Divine Abilities—Diamond Palm Prints, Prajna Zen Fingers, and Buddha Dharma Manifestations—one after another, but before that indestructible Sword Qi and the moonlight that froze all things, they all crumbled and shattered!

"Pfft!"

He was struck in the shoulder again by a tricky beam of moonlight; the Taiyin cold energy invaded his body, causing his Qi and blood to stagnate, slowing his movements by half a beat.

"Crack!"

Ling Canglan's Sword Qi took advantage of the opening, slashing a deep crack into the phantom of the Diamond Dharma Body he had just condensed, causing the Buddhist light to dim!

Ku Xuan retreated steadily, his heart filled with horror; the two's attacks were continuous, giving him absolutely no chance to catch his breath!

What shocked him even more was that the two had Qi and blood as vast as the sea, currently at their Peak, while his own Qi and blood were declining; after a prolonged battle, he would undoubtedly die!

"I cannot go on like this!" A flash of madness crossed Ku Xuan's eyes.

Just then, two attacks, one sharp and one annihilating, complemented each other, sealing heaven and earth, completely blocking all of Ku Xuan's retreat routes!

A feeling of extreme, fatal crisis, like ice water poured over his head, instantly submerged Ku Xuan's Divine Soul!

He clearly felt that if he were struck by these two blows, even if he didn't die, he would be severely injured, his Foundation damaged, with no possibility of recovery!

"Burn my Buddhist blood, abandon my body to escape through the void!"

At this life-or-death moment, Ku Xuan hesitated no longer, slamming his palm against his own glabella, causing a mouthful of incomparably pure life-bound Saint Buddha blood essence to spurt out and instantly ignite!

"Escape!"

The blood flames enveloped him, transforming into a streak of bloody light, narrowly penetrating through the gap between the two lethal strikes!

"Pfft!"

Although he escaped, the terrifying Sword Intent and the aftermath of the Taiyin power still swept his escape light, causing him to let out a shrill howl as blood sprayed across the sky!

The next moment, the bloody light ignored spatial distance, plunging directly into the Void Realm barrier deep within the Emperor's Tomb, disappearing without a trace!

Leaving behind only a roar filled with resentment and unwillingness, echoing in the shattered Void Realm:

"Ling Canglan! Ji Qingyi! My Western Regions Buddhist Sect will definitely avenge this grudge!!!"

Ling Canglan and Ji Qingyi's lethal strike missed, completely turning a stretch of the distant Void Realm into Chaos and nothingness.

The two revealed their figures, looking in the direction where Ku Xuan had disappeared, their eyes cold and sharp.

Although they failed to leave him behind completely, this villain had burned his life-bound Saint Buddha blood essence and would not be able to recover for hundreds of years.

The core of the Emperor's Tomb was deathly silent.

A peerless powerhouse in the Late Stage of the Great Saint Realm had just been beaten by two people of the same rank joining forces, forced to burn his blood essence and flee in a sorry state, all under the watchful eyes of the crowd!

Everyone's gaze once again focused on the two remaining Great Saints in the field, as well as the scroll of the dark golden Emperor's Scripture that was still floating!

As for the people from the Western Regions Buddhist Sect like Buddha Liaochen, they were ashen-faced; seeing Ku Xuan flee in such a sorry state, they took the opportunity to sneak away, fearing that if they were a step too slow, they would be settled accounts with.

Xiao Hei, at the cuff of Xiao Ruobai's sleeve, watched the fleeing people from the Western Regions, a flash of excitement in its eyes.

Hurry and run, you bunch of hypocritical and cunning bald donkeys; it would be best if you all fled back to your Western Regions lair, so there would be a reason to wipe you all out at once.

Xiao Hei blinked its eyes; it hadn't been active for a long time, and now there was work to do again; this feeling was actually somewhat nostalgic.

After dealing with the old monk Ku Xuan, the gazes of Ling Canglan and Ji Qingyi turned toward the scroll of the dark golden Emperor's Scripture floating in the air.

A moment later, they looked simultaneously at the heads of the other major factions, their eyes revealing an undisguised dominance, as if to say, I want this Emperor's Scripture.

The atmosphere in the core area of the Emperor's Tomb, which had just slightly calmed from the tragedy of the Great Saint death battle, became subtle, heavy, and tense again because of this Emperor's Scripture.

The temptation of the Emperor's Scripture was enough to make people take risks, especially since those present were no mediocre people.

"Saint Lord Ling, Saint Lord Ji, how imposing!"

The Imperial Lord of Great Zhou's voice was steady, the Imperial Dragon Qi around him sweeping out like golden raging waves, his cultivation in the Late Stage of the Saint King Realm fully displayed.

"However, this Emperor's Scripture is an ownerless object; those who see it have a share. For you two to want to swallow it alone, your appetites are perhaps a bit too large!"

The Demon Lord of the Southern Domain's Demonic Qi erupted like a boiling black sea, his demon eyes staring fixedly at the Emperor's Scripture, while also sweeping across Ling and Ji with wariness.

Immediately afterward, several figures at the Saint Lord level, such as the Patriarch of the Jiang family, the Patriarch of the Archaic Royal Family, the Master of the Heavenly Secret Pavilion, and the Saint Lord of Taixuan, also erupted with terrifying Auras, one after another soaring into the sky!

Although one-on-one, no one was a match for Ling Canglan or Ji Qingyi, at this moment, the vast Auras of over a dozen top-tier Saint Kings joined together, equally creating an astonishing pressure!

Join forces, and perhaps they could win; if they didn't join forces, they would exert pressure together to force you to back down!

Facing this terrifying wave of pressure that gathered the will of nearly half of the world's top powerhouses, Ling Canglan took a step forward, and the Void Realm shook!

His vast cultivation in the Middle Stage of the Great Saint Realm erupted like a dormant volcano!

The incomparably sharp Sword Intent soared into the sky, transforming into a Domain composed of billions of invisible Sword Qi, expanding violently with him at the center!

Within this Sword Domain, the Law wailed, and space was cut into countless fine black marks, filled with a resolute will to slash and destroy everything, forging ahead!

Standing there, he was a peerless divine sword capable of splitting heaven and earth!

Ji Qingyi was equally unyielding.

Two vast, heaven-soaring Auras collided violently in mid-air with the wave of pressure gathered by the numerous Saint Lords!

All Cultivators below the Saint Lord level turned pale, their Divine Souls shaken violently, almost kneeling down.

The Demon Lord of the Southern Domain let out a muffled groan, feeling his own violent Demonic Qi crash against the other party's combined Aura, like raging waves striking an ancient, unmelting iceberg and an indestructible sword reef, the rebounding force causing his Qi and blood to churn.

The Imperial Lord of Great Zhou's pupils constricted; he felt that his Imperial Dragon Qi was somewhat sluggish in front of that Domain intertwined with icy coldness and sharpness, as if it were being suppressed and slowed by an invisible force.

The Great Saint Realm, indeed, could not be bridged by the Saint King Realm relying on numerical superiority.