51: Chapter 51: The battle with the Imperial Advisor was interrupted by the Great Ruins Solar Ship.

"Roar!!!"

This claw strike gathered the boundless vitality of the Dao Palace's "Liver Wood Divine Treasury" and the ultimate sharpness of the "Lung Metal Divine Treasury."

The tip of the claw was even entwined with a wisp of the Green Emperor's Chaos Qi!

"Hmm?"

The State Preceptor of Yankang, who had always remained steady like he was fishing, as if everything was under his control, finally changed his expression.

He hadn't expected this young man's sword technique to be not only wild but also... insidious!

"Roaming Sword Style!"

At this critical moment, the State Preceptor didn't even have time to recall those counting rods.

He could only rely on instinct, his left hand thrusting upward violently.

"Hum!"

A pure white semi-circular light screen instantly spread out above his head.

This light screen was densely packed with golden geometric runes, appearing like a perfect mathematical model.

It rejected the intrusion of all unreasonable "variables."

"Whoosh!"

"Clack, clack, clack!"

The demon-slaying dragon sword's sharp claw grabbed fiercely onto the light screen. There was no earth-shattering explosion, only a teeth-grinding friction sound.

That originally flawless geometric light screen was actually forcibly torn with five deep cracks by this claw!

Sparks flew, and a few drops of the Dragon's Evil Qi even seeped through the cracks.

They dripped onto the State Preceptor's pristine white robe, burning several black holes into it.

"Such a fierce Dragon soul!"

A flash of surprise crossed the State Preceptor's eyes, immediately followed by an even thicker Battle Intent.

His figure swayed, and he actually abandoned his defense, his whole body drifting backward like a feather for a hundred zhang, instantly widening the distance.

"Want to run? Not that easy!"

Ye Xiu did not let up.

When fighting a master who plays with brains and calculations, you must never give them a chance to breathe or reorganize.

You must bite onto them like a mad dog, forcing them to engage in close-quarters combat!

"Drunken Immortal Moon-Gazing Steps · Shrinking Ground to an Inch!"

Ye Xiu stepped on the Void Realm, every step crushing a mass of air.

He transformed into a streak of cyan lightning, closely pursuing the retreating State Preceptor.

The demon-slaying dragon sword in his hand no longer unleashed any wide-range sword arts.

Instead, it returned to the most primitive, most simple—cleaving, chopping, lifting, stabbing!

Ye Xiu completely let himself go. His sword moves were messy.

One moment it was the elegance of Mount Shu, the next it was the ruthlessness of Wuxia, and at another moment, it was even the underhanded moves of a street thug.

Yet, every sword strike was heavy and powerful (blessed by his Dao Palace Perfection Physical Body), and the angles were extremely tricky.

Looking at the State Preceptor.

This leader of the reform, known as a "Saint," was currently somewhat disheveled.

Although the Heaven-Measuring Ruler in his hand had infinite miraculous uses, in front of Ye Xiu's completely unreasonable, logic-defying "Wild Cloak Sword Technique," his "calculations" experienced a delay for the first time.

"Vulgar!"

The State Preceptor frowned slightly, his body twisting at an angle that defied common sense, barely dodging the strike.

But a lock of his flowing long hair was shaved off by the Sword Qi.

"Hahahaha! Jiang Baigui, your counting rods can calculate all the secrets of heaven and the human heart. But can you calculate whether my next sword will cut your left cheek or your right cheek?"

Ye Xiu laughed wildly, the fight becoming smoother for him.

"Young man, you are too presumptuous."

The State Preceptor finally stopped retreating. He suddenly paused in mid-air, allowing Ye Xiu's sword to stab toward his chest.

Just as the sword tip was about to touch his lapel.

The State Preceptor's eyes suddenly turned pure silver-white, like two emotionless stars.

"Sword like the Milky Way falling from the Nine Heavens!"

He did not use any earth-shattering Divine Ability.

He simply extended two fingers, seemingly slow but actually extremely fast, and gently clamped onto Ye Xiu's sword edge.

"Ding!"

That heavy and powerful sword strike was actually forcibly clamped by his two fingers!

"Your sword, though fast and fierce, has too many distracting thoughts."

The State Preceptor's voice was cold. He exerted a slight force with his two fingers.

Hum—!

A terrifying vibrational force transmitted along the sword body.

"Not good!"

Ye Xiu only felt intense pain in the web between his thumb and index finger; his entire right arm instantly lost sensation, and the demon slaying sword almost flew out of his hand.

But it wasn't over yet.

The State Preceptor struck back with a palm.

One has to admit, ginger is still spicier when it's older.

This State Preceptor could not only counter moves but also possessed the ability to create offensive opportunities.

However, just as this palm was about to strike Ye Xiu's chest.

One saw this young Wine Sword Immortal smile.

He spat a mouthful of wine Qi directly at the palm in front of him!

"Pfft!"

"What?"

This was no ordinary wine.

It carried a terrifying and scorching aura.

The moment the wine liquid touched the palm, a raging fire ignited.

If not for his Protective Aura, the State Preceptor would have suffered a great loss.

"Hmph!"

"You have quite a lot of tricks!"

He retreated more than ten zhang in disarray.

The State Preceptor originally intended to make a comeback.

But at the same time, both were shocked by a huge roar coming from the east.

What is that?

They saw a gigantic sun ship appearing in the depths of The Great Ruins.

It was that kind of behemoth, like an aircraft carrier, dragging a huge fireball behind it with countless chains.

At first glance, it looked like a setting sun!

When this giant ship rushed out of the clouds.

An even more jaw-dropping scene appeared.

They saw 12 super giants covered in flames carrying this ship and sailing toward them.

"Not good, it's the legendary sun ship!"

"Danger, State Preceptor, retreat!"

Those who were knowledgeable immediately recognized it as the legendary Great Terror.

It was a legend that had circulated in The Great Ruins for tens of thousands of years.

This sun ship was the guardian of The Great Ruins.

It would turn all invading enemies into ashes!

"This... what kind of monster is this?!"

If the Yankang soldiers felt "fear" when facing the few god-like old men from Canlao Village just now, then facing this ancient divine ship sailing from the depths of The Great Ruins, what they felt now was—despair.

That kind of despair was called "insignificance."

Yankang's proud golden flagship, a hundred zhang long, was seen by the soldiers as an invincible fortress of war in daily life.

But in front of that sun ship dragging a huge fireball, it was like a sparrow that had just learned to fly, foolishly facing an ancient eagle spreading its wings to cover the sky!

"Rumble!"

Those twelve flame giants, each of them exceeded a thousand zhang in height!

Their muscles seemed to be cast from flowing magma, and every step they took in the Void Realm left a scorched footprint in the air.

"Sizzle—!"

The sun ship hadn't even truly approached; the high-temperature aftermath radiating from it had already thrown the Yankang Army into Chaos.

"Report! The shields of the seventeen tower ships on the left flank are overloaded! The Spirit Stones have melted!"

"Report! The Divine Machine Battalion on the ground... the joints of the mechanical beasts have been welded shut by the high temperature! They can't move!"

"Oh my god! My armor... my armor is cooking my flesh!"

Countless soldiers screamed as they tore at the refined steel armor on their bodies.

In the Yankang system, which combined cultivation and machinery, metal was their strongest shield, but at this moment, it had become the most deadly heat conductor.

Those originally precise Sun-Shooting Divine Cannons had red-hot barrels, twisted runes, and some even exploded directly.

Even that golden flagship started to have its golden paint bubble and flow, like a melting candle.

"Is this the Great Terror of The Great Ruins... the land abandoned by the gods?"

The State Preceptor of Yankang, Jiang Baigui, finally put away all his composure.

He watched the sun ship, which was enough to crush all civilization, his pupils shrinking violently.

His "calculations" told him: the win rate was zero.

No, even the survival rate was infinitely close to zero!

"Retreat!!!"

The State Preceptor used his supreme cultivation, drowning out the roar of the sun ship, and it exploded directly in the minds of every Yankang soldier.

"All troops, listen to the order! Abandon heavy equipment!"

"Activate the backup teleportation array! Evacuate The Great Ruins at full speed!"

"Those who disobey will be executed!"