27: The power of a single sword

Beneath the phantom of the Wutong Tree, Qing Wu revealed himself. Seeing the corpses of countless living beings lying outside the Dao field, his heart couldn't help but be moved.

The Dao field was protected by a grand array set up by him and Yuan Feng, as well as the will of the Earth Veins; even Qiong Qi could do nothing against it.

Clearly, they could have received protection by entering it, yet these beings chose to fight to the death to express their respect.

At this moment, many of the beings noticed Qing Wu's figure and dragged their injured bodies forward.

"Dao Sovereign..."

A weak call came through.

Qing Wu looked up and saw the Fire Lingzhi Elder dragging half of his charred body, bowing to him with difficulty.

Behind him, the surviving beings supported each other. Some had broken wings, others had lost their roots, yet all straightened their backs with devout gazes.

Qing Wu remained silent for a long time before finally sighing softly, "Why go to such lengths?"

He flicked his sleeve, and a Green Wood dao rhyme brushed past like a spring breeze, scattering bits of vitality.

The wounds of the flora spirits began to heal, and the Fire Lizard's severed tail slowly underwent Rebirth.

The Wutong Tree rustled, and crystal-clear dewdrops fell from between its leaves. Combined with the three lights divine water, they gushed forth.

A sweet rain fell, washing away the blood and filth for all living beings.

Incorporating the baptism from Qing Wu, the beings' eyes filled with tears as they prostrated themselves on the ground.

Qing Wu stood with his hands behind his back, looking at these scarred but determined beings.

Then, he raised his gaze to see Qiong Qi, who was fighting Yuan Feng, and a flash of severity crossed his eyes.

At this point, the battle between the two had reached a fever pitch.

Yuan Feng utilized the geographical advantage of the Immortal Volcano, and her fire grew increasingly fierce.

Meanwhile, Qiong Qi's ferocity erupted as poisonous mist and flames constantly collided, dyeing the sky in shades of green and red.

One was a Vicious Beast king; his strength went without saying.

However, this place was the Immortal Volcano, Yuan Feng's home ground. In their struggle, Yuan Feng had already gained the upper hand.

Standing under the Wutong Tree, Qing Wu's gaze pierced through the sky full of fire clouds, locking onto the fierce shadow churning within the poisonous mist.

Qiong Qi was surrounded by turbid Evil Qi; wherever he passed, not a blade of grass grew, and all vitality vanished.

Qing Wu pressed his fingers together like a sword, and green light flourished around him as wisps of pure Green Wood dao rhyme gathered at his fingertips.

Qing Wu summoned the Li Wu Sword, and a touch of forest-coldness appeared at the sword's tip.

Immediately, he swung out a sword light, slashing toward Qiong Qi.

"What!"

Before the sword light even arrived, Qiong Qi's hair stood on end.

He jerked his head around, his crimson vertical pupils reflecting a cyan-gold sword rainbow that spanned heaven and earth.

He could feel that the purification power attached to this Sword Qi highly countered him.

Qiong Qi instinctively flapped his wings to flee, but his feet were locked by Yuan Feng using the divine phoenix plume, making him unable to move for a moment.

Qiong Qi struggled incessantly, simultaneously doing his best to twist his body and dodge.

However, the sword light still accurately slashed onto the hideous horn on his left side.

That weapon, which had once pierced the skulls of countless beings, now snapped like rotten wood.

Jet-black beast blood carrying Evil Qi gushed out, but before it could hit the ground, it was purified into green smoke by the sword light.

"Ah! You..." Qiong Qi was terrified to the core.

He was a king born among hundreds of millions of Vicious Beasts, with a Physical Body comparable to an Innate Spirit Treasure, yet his most prized horn had been severed by a single sword strike.

This was simply a profound humiliation.

For the first time, fear surfaced in those vertical pupils as he stared fixedly at the green-clad figure below.

This seemingly gentle man was even more dangerous than the fire-bathed Yuan Feng!

"Vicious Beasts, hear my command! Stop them!"

Qiong Qi suddenly spat out a mouthful of his natal essence blood, which transformed into a sky-covering blood mist.

The eyes of the hundreds of millions of Vicious Beasts instantly turned blood-red as they lunged frantically at Qing Wu and Yuan Feng.

Meanwhile, he took the opportunity to spread his wings and break free from Yuan Feng's restraints with all his might.

The residual purifying Sword Intent at the broken horn was still constantly eroding the Evil Qi within his body.

But he couldn't care about much else and could only flee toward the north in a panic.

Qiong Qi's panicked, fleeing figure disappeared over the horizon, but the remaining Vicious Beast army continued to charge frantically.

Their eyes were blood-red, and foul-smelling saliva dripped from their fangs as they trampled over their companions' corpses to pounce forward.

At this time, having lost the presence of Qiong Qi, the Vicious Beast king, the many beings of the Immortal Volcano no longer feared the remaining Vicious Beasts.

"Dao Sovereign!" The Fire Lingzhi Elder straightened his body, a crimson spiritual fire igniting around him. "Please allow us to go to battle!"

"That's right, it's our turn to counterattack!"

Qing Wu's gaze swept over the indignant beings, and he nodded slightly.

He raised his hand and pointed, scattering streaks of green light in all directions to begin connecting with the Earth Veins. The entire Immortal Volcano immediately roared and trembled.

The Immortal Volcano's protective grand array was activated.

Instantly, earth vein fire gushed out from numerous volcanic craters, heavily wounding the Vicious Beast army.

Following that, the beings surged out like a tide.

The Fire Lingzhi Elder transformed into a flame giant, shattering several Vicious Beasts with a single punch.

The Vine Spirit's roots pierced into the ground and suddenly burst out from within the beast swarm, skewering the Vicious Beasts like blood gourds.

The Fire Crow flock formed a formation, and the fierce flames they spat wove into a fire net in the sky, submerging many Vicious Beasts.

Yuan Feng charged at the very front, tearing an opening in the Vicious Beast army for the beings.

Qing Wu stood with his hands behind his back at the array core, presiding over the array's operation, with the Li Wu Sword suspended before him.

Whenever a Vicious Beast was about to break through the defensive line, a cyan-gold sword light would descend from the sky, accurately slaying the strongest one.

With the might of a single sword, thousands of Vicious Beasts died on the spot.

The battle situation was completely reversed.

The originally ferocious beast swarm began to flee in panic, only to have their retreat blocked by the prepared beings.

Working with the grand array, they completely wiped them out.

When the last Vicious Beast turned to ash within the grand array, the Immortal Volcano finally returned to peace.

Yuan Feng landed behind Qing Wu and said regretfully, "The leader escaped; it's quite a pity."

Qing Wu smiled faintly. "No matter, we'll have the chance to settle the score with them in the future."

This attempt to raid his home had truly infuriated Qing Wu.

This also showed that even if he didn't provoke these Vicious Beasts, they would always come looking for trouble.

Karma and such things seemed to hold no weight in their eyes.

It made sense; from the moment they were born, there were likely only two things they were meant to do.

The first was to fight.

They disregarded everything in heaven and earth; instead, because of their deep resentment toward the Primordial World, they were bent on destruction.

Besides destruction, there was death.

Since that was the case, he would personally send them on their way.

In any case, the Vicious Beast Sovereign would be dealt with by the various Chaos Gods and Demons.

As for the remaining Vicious Beasts, even those at the level of the Four Perils, he had the confidence to kill them.

At this moment, the sky that had been gloomy for a long time was pierced by a golden light.

More Great Dao golden light fell, and much of the Evil Qi was instantly annihilated.

The beings looked up and cheered as they saw countless Great Dao Karma falling.

Although they only received a small portion, it was still something to be happy about.

They could now be considered to have Karma protecting them.

The vast majority fell upon Qing Wu and Yuan Feng, condensing into complete Karma Golden Wheels for the two of them.

Yuan Feng raised her hand, using the Nanmingli Fire to dye a touch of fiery red onto her Karma Golden Wheel.

Qing Wu, however, was lost in thought.

The Great Dao finally reacted to the killing of the Vicious Beasts.

This indicated that the activities of the Vicious Beasts had already caused non-negligible harm to the Primordial World.

This meant that the Great Tribulation was about to begin...