282: A general amnesty is hereby issued, banishing all evil from the land!

In an instant.

The Immortal Realm trembled.

Countless peak experts cast their gazes over.

Among them were even several Emperor Sovereigns. This world could not withstand the might of their gazes; space collapsed and shattered in large areas, and layers of Laws returned to Chaos.

The commotion stirred up was far more terrifying than when the Huan Ancestor had appeared!

There was no helping it!

The reputation of the Nine Heavens Demon-Slaying Holy King was simply too great!

Bearing the Heavenly Dao's mandate, born to face the calamity!

This was not a title bestowed by any one person, but the collective consensus of the entire Heavenly Court!

What is the Heavenly Dao's mandate?

It is the destiny of the Heavenly Dao, the infinity of creation; it is the fundamental basis for the operation of the Immortal Realm, and the supreme Heavenly Dao that countless Immortals pursue!

Even the Heavenly Emperor, the Revered Master of the Heavenly Court, had never dared to claim that she bore the Heavenly Dao's mandate!

As for the second point, born to face the calamity.

The "calamity" refers to the Calamity of Extinction.

The River of Time flows through eternity, and all things in heaven and earth cycle between the Reincarnation of destruction and creation.

It is rumored that every epoch, the Immortal Realm faces a Calamity of Extinction, where the common people bleed, Immortal Emperors die, Emperor Sovereigns fall, and all existing Heavenly Dao rules are extinguished. This is something that all factions and experts, including the Heavenly Court, are unwilling to see.

No one knows the true nature of the Calamity of Extinction!

They only know that in every generation, Immortal Emperors and Emperor Sovereigns have resisted. They exhausted their Foundations and used the strength of the entire Immortal Realm to fight back, yet they could not stop the Calamity of Extinction!

Yet the Nine Heavens Demon-Slaying Holy King dares to claim she was born to face the calamity; her mission, bestowed upon her at birth, is to prevent the Calamity of Extinction in the Immortal Realm.

This is something that is completely impossible for even an Emperor Sovereign, yet many Immortals see hope in this Immortal King.

The reason is simple!

Because her talent and Foundation are simply too terrifying!

With the body of an Immortal King, she can defy the heavens and slay an Immortal Emperor.

Such a feat is not at all inferior to the Su Family's "Peerless Woman" who swept across the Emperor Road one hundred thousand years ago, and perhaps even stronger.

After all, no matter how fierce the Peerless Woman's record was back then, she only fought Heavenly Prodigy Immortal Kings of the same realm, which still pales in comparison to the shock brought by slaying an Emperor.

Many people feel regret over this!

They were unable to see a direct confrontation between the two peak Heavenly Prodigies!

...

The Huan Ancestor looked at the Immortal Sword Intent remaining on her severed finger, her eyes filled with solemnity: "Nine Heavens Demon-Slaying Holy King, you are truly worthy of being the one who bears the Heavenly Dao's mandate and was born to face the calamity. I have learned today, but just by relying on you to protect these people, you are not qualified enough!"

"Huan Ancestor, you do not belong to this era. With only a sliver of will, having lost all Dao Rhyme, and with less than one ten-thousandth of your strength remaining, why must you force this?"

Ning Shengluan's tone was not as cold and fierce as imagined; instead, it carried a sense of peace.

"You yellow-haired girl, when I dominated the Immortal Realm, you hadn't even been born yet. Now you dare to lecture me? Today, I will discipline you on behalf of your Mother-Father and Revered Master!"

The Huan Ancestor was shamed and angry.

She extended her palm, and the world once again wove into a massive Hehuan Domain.

The immortal spirit qi within a radius of hundreds of millions of miles was completely drained, condensing into a terrifying giant dragon capable of swallowing the heavens and eating the earth, which lunged toward Ning Shengluan.

"If your true body had descended, I might fear you somewhat, but now... you are merely a remnant of your will!"

Ning Shengluan sighed softly, her golden pupils appearing to hold compassion: "This is a new epoch; there is no vessel here capable of bearing you!"

As her voice fell, the nine peerless Emperor swords floating behind Ning Shengluan flew out in unison.

Picking any one of them would be enough to become the Lifebound Weapon of an Emperor Sovereign.

Hum— The terrifying Sword Intent tore through the firmament and eternity, like nine Immortal suns hanging high above the River of Fate.

Their radiance was too dazzling, piercing through the cage of time and reflecting into the past and future.

"Nine swords merge, slash!"

Ning Shengluan waved her exquisite hands, performing a sword art. Under the incredible might, the nine Emperor swords fused into a single Heavenly Dao Emperor sword, and one could see endless rules and Profound Truths evolving on the blade.

It seemed not just like a sword, but an entire world of swords.

This was the Lifebound Weapon that the Nine Heavens Demon-Slaying Holy King was most proud of—the Demon-Slaying Sword!

"Demon-Slaying Sword, strike!"

She chided coldly, her eyes full of holiness.

The Demon-Slaying Sword descended like a falling star, its Sword Intent vast and mighty, slicing through the ages of eternity and astonishing the Heavenly Prodigy Immortals of countless eras.

The Immortal Qi giant dragon let out a final, mournful cry.

The Domain condensed by the Hehuan Heavenly Dao was as fragile as tofu before the Demon-Slaying Sword.

"Impossible, you are only in the body of an Immortal King, how can you be this strong!"

"Your Demon-Slaying Sword, its power far exceeds that of an Emperor weapon. This must be a forbidden object not tolerated by the Immortal Realm. Where exactly... did you get it from!"

"Could it be, could it be that you have opened the Emperor Road?"

By the end, the Huan Ancestor's face was full of terror.

The brilliant sword light continuously enlarged in her pupils until it swept across her condensed Divine Soul and will.

Like white snow meeting the scorching sun, her Divine Soul and will melted away rapidly, until they were completely extinguished between heaven and earth.

The final remnant of an Emperor Sovereign had fallen.

At the same time, it also announced the destruction of the Hehuan Sacred Sect and the Holy Alliance she had defended!

Seeing this, countless Immortals of the Holy Alliance, disregarding the cost of destroying their own Foundation and burning their essence blood, fled frantically.

Even the Demon Sword Sect Sect Leader, Murong Sunyao, had completely lost any desire to continue the battle.

Fusing her Immortal body with her Lifebound Emperor sword, she tore through space and fled toward the distant void.

"You who eat the rations of the heavens and enjoy the blessings of all living things, having luckily achieved an Immortal body, yet you do not think of doing righteous deeds. Instead, you have fallen into the Demonic Path, disrupting the Laws of the Heavenly Dao and wreaking havoc on the world!"

"Today, I, the Nine Heavens Demon-Slaying Holy King, am here. Bearing the Heavenly Dao's mandate, I issue a decree: No devils in this world!"

Ning Shengluan's expression was holy, her tone majestic, as she threw the pagoda in her hand into the sky.

The pagoda grew rapidly, as if supporting the dome of the sky. It released layers of light and shadow below, enveloping all the remnants of the Holy Alliance. Then, an irresistible suction force struck, sucking them all into the tower.

Only Murong Sunyao, relying on her Immortal Emperor cultivation, struggled and resisted barely, but after only a few breaths of stalemate, she was defeated and likewise sucked into the tower.

"Return!"

The pagoda shrank rapidly again and was firmly held in the palm of Ning Shengluan.

The Four Heavenly Kings saw this scene, thick awe appearing in their eyes.

That pagoda was the Demon Sealing Pagoda, which made all the Devil Heads in the world tremble with fear. It was also a Heavenly Dao treasure not inferior to the Demon-Slaying Sword, containing its own rules within. Even an Immortal Emperor suppressed inside would have no possibility of escaping.

"Holy King, thanks to you arriving for this battle, otherwise we few might have really fallen under the remnant of that old Devil Head!" Heavenly King Zeng Zhang stepped forward to greet her, her tone full of awe.

"Aunties, the Heavenly Kings, there is no need for such formalities. I also received the decree from the Heavenly Emperor. It just so happens that I fully comprehended the Demon Sealing Pagoda a while ago, so I brought it here to test its power!"

Ning Shengluan kept her posture very low.

She did not show any disrespect just because she was stronger.

She looked at the only remaining sliver of the remnant of Heavenly King Guang Mu and waved her hand casually. The lotus seat beneath her shot out a wisp of green clear qi, pregnant with immense creation, wrapping it around his remnant.

"You should take the remnant of Auntie Guang Mu back to the Heavenly Court to report first!"

"With the protection of the Chaos Creation Qi, Auntie Guang Mu should be able to reshape his Immortal body within one hundred thousand years!"

"Then I will thank the Holy King on behalf of Guang Mu!"

Heavenly King Chi Guo looked at the lotus seat with some envy.

Another Heavenly Dao treasure!

Such treasures, which even Emperor Sovereigns find hard to possess, had appeared in the possession of an Immortal King—three of them, no less. She was truly a person of great Luck who bore the Heavenly Dao's mandate.

The Nine Heavens Demon-Slaying Holy King could possess such strong power, and these three treasures were a large part of the reason.

Ning Shengluan turned around: "This matter is settled. If there is nothing else, I will return to my dojo to Cultivate!"

"Holy King, wait a moment!"

Heavenly King Chi Guo suddenly thought of something, immediately stepped forward, and said: "Within the territory of the Hehuan Sacred Sect, there is the Ten Thousand Snake Cave, the head of all devil caves in the world. We wish to take this opportunity to destroy it."

"However, there are too many venomous snakes bred inside. We still need to rely on the Holy King's Divine Might to help preside over this place and prevent any accidents from happening!"