Breaking the Big Dipper (Part 1)

"Hu Xing, why haven't you come out to pay your respects!"

As these words spread throughout Hang City, Hu Xing, who was handling affairs in the City Lord's Mansion, suddenly trembled, and the documents scattered all over the floor.

Although he was mentally prepared, he still felt a bit flustered when the Sword Pavilion arrived right at his doorstep.

But as soon as he thought of Su Ming, Hu Xing instantly regained his confidence.

"Lord Hu..." Chen Chuan pushed open the door, his tone and expression full of panic.

"Do not panic. I will go and see what is happening. You go find Mr. Su." Hu Xing calmly gave the order, then rose and flew toward the outside of the city.

Watching the retreating figure, Chen Chuan did not dare to delay and immediately decided to tear open space to head to Su Ming's residence.

However, after he tried to do so, he discovered a terrifying thing.

He could no longer interfere with the space around Hang City.

It was highly likely that the people from the Sword Pavilion had done this.

They had set up a Formation in advance to seal off the space, just like the situation when Hu Xing ambushed the Blood Sword Tower earlier.

In battles between those in the Samsara Realm, as long as space is not sealed, the losing side can constantly escape via spatial teleportation.

Therefore, if they are determined to kill, casting a spatial seal is a necessary action.

Clearly, the Sword Pavilion had come with the intent to kill this time.

Upon realizing this, Chen Chuan immediately burst forth with full speed, rushing toward the residence where Su Ming was staying.

Now, the only one who could save Hu Xing and all the people of Hang City was Su Ming.

By the time Chen Chuan arrived at the small courtyard, Su Ming was already standing at the door waiting for him.

Since the Sword Pavilion had come, Hu Xing would definitely send someone to find him.

"Mr. Su! The Sword Pavilion has arrived, and Lord Hu has already gone out to confront them. Please, take action and save Hang City."

When Chen Chuan said this, he was on the verge of kneeling before Su Ming.

However, in the very next instant, a star map unfolded over Hang City, and the Seven Stars of the Big Dipper aligned and twinkled one after another.

Immediately following, a murderous aura extended downwards from the star map above, covering the entire Hang City.

"Big Dipper Sword Formation?!" Chen Chuan, recognizing what this was, instantly turned pale.

The deployment of the Big Dipper Sword Formation meant that all of the Seven Stars of the Big Dipper had arrived.

A curtain of light instantly rose, directly covering the entire Hang City.

That was the protective Formation of Hang City, and the authority to activate it was in Hu Xing's hands.

Anyone with a discerning eye could see that Hang City had reached a critical moment of life and death.

"What is this Big Dipper Sword Formation?" Su Ming suddenly asked.

The sword Formation before him gave him a very familiar feeling; Su Yingluo's sword case had a similar aura.

At this moment, Su Ming had already activated his Heavens Mandate Vision; he wanted to see what was going on this time.

Under the cover of the Big Dipper Sword Formation above, the branches of the Heavens Mandate had already surrounded Hang City tightly.

Not only that, but Su Ming also discovered a very miraculous thing.

The Heavens Mandate surrounding Hang City was actually, bit by bit, devouring the Heavens Mandate that should have belonged to Lin Zhaodi and Su Yingluo.

"System, what is going on? Why would the Heavens Mandate devour itself?"

【The Host's actions have significantly deviated from the path preset by the Heavens Mandate, so It now intends to reclaim the Heavens Mandate from Lin Zhaodi and Su Yingluo, until the next century's 'immortal blood' is born.】

"In the next century, there will be another Lin Zhaodi to perform a tragic drama?"

【Yes.】

"This is truly an unpleasant answer... And it seems that such a script has been performed many times before I arrived?"

Su Ming was referring to the so-called tragic drama.

【Based on currently intercepted information, such a plot plays out every five hundred years. If it were every hundred years, someone would always notice the anomaly. Because the Host's interference this time was too severe, it will undergo a cycle in the next century.】

"Well, this Heavens Mandate is quite rigorous." Su Ming was instantly amused to the point of anger, but his determination to smash this world's Heavens Mandate became even firmer.

Not for fairness, but to let those poor souls whose scripts were predetermined find liberation.

As Su Ming exited his Heavens Mandate Vision, Chen Chuan, who was beside him, happened to begin explaining what the Big Dipper Sword Formation was.

"In the Sword Pavilion, there are seven Cultivators at the eighth level of the Samsara Realm; they are collectively known as the Seven Stars of the Big Dipper.

"These seven people Cultivate the same sword art together and have long since reached a state of complete mutual understanding. When the seven of them join forces, they can release the Big Dipper Sword Formation, which rivals the Peak of the Samsara Realm."

The more Chen Chuan spoke, the more bitter his face became.

At the same time, the protective Formation covering the entire Hang City was crumbling under the pressure of the Big Dipper Sword Formation.

Chen Chuan could already imagine what a tragic scene it would be if the Seven Stars of the Big Dipper in the sky fell into Hang City.

Right now, all hope was pinned on Su Ming.

"It can only rival the Peak of the Samsara Realm?" Su Ming's tone was nonchalant, even slightly disdainful.

However, it was precisely this attitude that made Chen Chuan see hope.

He watched as Su Ming took out a crippled battle spirit puppet and then pressed something onto it.

【Item Name】: Puppet Upgrade Module.

【Item Effect】: Can raise the battle spirit puppet to the current world's upper limit (cannot exceed the Host by four major Realms);

With the insertion of the Puppet Upgrade Module, the battle spirit puppet that had followed Su Ming since the Qianyuan Continent was finally repaired.

And because the judgment of the Realm was calculated based on Su Ming's actual combat power, this battle spirit puppet would be directly upgraded to the Half-step Immortal Realm.

As the battle spirit puppet's aura stabilized, Chen Chuan's mouth hung open.

"Half... Half-step Immortal Realm?"

This was a scene he had not expected in any way.

It was even enough to directly destroy the worldview he had built up over a hundred years.

Wasn't the Realm of a battle spirit puppet determined once it was made?

How could it possibly improve its Realm like a Cultivator?

"Take that thing in the sky apart."

As Su Ming gave the order, the battle spirit puppet tore through space and appeared before the Big Dipper Sword Formation.

The spatial seal could only lock those with a Realm lower than the Seven Stars of the Big Dipper, but it could not lock a battle spirit puppet at the Half-step Immortal Realm.

After the battle spirit puppet made its move, Su Ming used the heaven-reaching pagoda to lock onto Hu Xing's location and then headed in that direction.

Before leaving, he also left a sentence for Chen Chuan: "Watch those two girls well. If any harm comes to them, the entire Hang City will have to pay the price!"

Accompanying this sentence from Su Ming was a shattering sound that rang through the sky.

The Big Dipper Sword Formation in the sky had already developed cracks under the attack of the battle spirit puppet.

"I, Chen Chuan, swear to heaven that I will risk my life to protect Young Miss Lin and Young Miss Su."

Chen Chuan stood rooted to the spot until Su Ming left.

And the Big Dipper Sword Formation in the sky completely shattered at this moment.

At this moment, the Seven Stars of the Big Dipper, who were suppressing Hu Xing, felt equally incredulous after seeing this scene.

Their Big Dipper Sword Formation had actually been broken by someone?

And in the whole world, there were only two people who could break the Big Dipper Sword Formation.

"Well done, Hu Xing, you actually really colluded with the Blood Sword Tower!"

"You bastards are talking nonsense! I, Hu Xing, would never collude with the Blood Sword Tower in this life!"

"Still refusing to admit it?! In this world, besides the Master of the Blood Sword Tower and our Pavilion Master, who else can break the Big Dipper Sword Formation? Could it be that our Pavilion Master is in your Hang City right now?"

As the Seven Stars of the Big Dipper spoke, they were about to draw their swords and cut off Hu Xing's head.

Just as they were about to act, Su Ming's voice came from afar.

"The Master of the Blood Sword Tower, the Sword Pavilion Master, what are they worth? How dare they be mentioned in the same breath as me?"