173: Chapter 173 A Thousand Lights Sweep Away, Annihilating All Nascent Souls

A thousand streams of light descended from the twenty sea-covering ships into the ruins of the Cangmu Sect's mountain gate.

Under the shroud of Ling Hao's Heaven Cave projection, the thousand Golden Core Disciples had their cultivation elevated by one major Realm, all exuding the tyrannical pressure of the Nascent Soul Stage.

They were like tigers entering a flock of sheep, engaging in a one-sided slaughter against the Cangmu Sect Disciples, who had already been terrified by the fleet's attack and possessed uneven cultivation levels!

The Moonshadow Sect Disciples coordinated perfectly, moving in groups of three or five with extremely high cleanup efficiency. Flying Swords were like rainbows, Magic Treasures shed streams of light, and Spells roared, weaving a net of death amidst the broken walls and ruins. The remaining resistance from the Cangmu Sect was pitifully weak; they were often slain upon the first encounter, with screams and the clashing of Magic Treasures echoing incessantly.

On a relatively open patch of scorched earth, two graceful figures were encircling a Cangmu Sect Disciple with tattered clothes.

Jiang Wangqing was dressed in a pale purple gauze dress, her posture graceful, her brows and eyes carrying a hint of lazy yet sharp allure. She waved her jade hand lightly, and a condensed purple ribbon lashed out at the opponent's defensive Magical Artifact. The Magical Artifact shattered upon impact, the force causing the opponent to retreat repeatedly, their blood and Qi roiling.

"Sister, take it easy, don't kill her in one go."

Jiang Tingyu's charming voice rang out. She wore a pale red gauze dress, appearing lively and agile. She did not use any Magic Treasure; instead, she formed Seals with her slender jade fingers, and several red Sword Qi pierced toward the opponent's vital points with tricky angles, forcing the opponent to dodge in a sorry state.

"I heard the other Disciples shouting that she is the universally acknowledged second-ranked person among the Sect's Nascent Soul Disciples, True Monarch Wanxia! She won't die that easily."

True Monarch Wanxia was struggling to parry, her internal spiritual power thrown into chaos by the previous attacks. Covered in wounds, her eyes were filled with extreme fear and incomprehensible humiliation.

"You... you devils! If you want to kill me, just do it! Why must you toy with me like this!!" True Monarch Wanxia roared hoarsely.

Jiang Wangqing chuckled, her purple silk ribbon dancing again, transforming into a sky full of purple shadows to Seal the space. "You are the second-in-command among their Nascent Soul Disciples; what's wrong? You can't even handle a little scene like this?"

Catching sight of True Monarch Wanxia being pushed into a precarious situation by Jiang Tingyu's few crimson needles, almost having her Dantian pierced, she chided,

"Smelly sister, you still have the nerve to talk about me? Look at you, every sword strike is aimed at a vital point. If you really cripple her, how are we supposed to 'practice'?"

Jiang Tingyu stuck out her pink tongue and smiled slyly: "Oops, she isn't dead yet, is she? She's thick-skinned and durable; she can take a beating!"

Another crimson needle flew past True Monarch Wanxia's neck, bringing with it a trail of blood beads.

True Monarch Wanxia completely collapsed! She felt like she was being toyed with as a punching bag by two "Nascent Soul Stage" she-devils!

The severe pain on her body and the humiliation in her heart intertwined, making her wish she were dead. She simply gave up resisting, collapsed to the ground, staring blankly at the gray sky, whimpering in her mouth:

"Guh... just kill me..."

"...I beg you... give me a quick death... go home... I want to go home..."

This was not a battle at all; it was top-tier torture!

The Loose Cultivators watching from afar felt their scalps tingle:

"Hiss... that pair of sisters... too terrifying! That is the Cangmu Sect's second-ranked Nascent Soul expert, yet in their hands, she's like a ragdoll!"

"Moonshadow Sect... truly unfathomable! Even their Disciples are such Prodigies! Is this the foundation of an Eighth-Grade Sect?"

"Look at how relaxed and casual they are; they are simply using their opponent for practice! This gap... it's simply the difference between clouds and mud!"

In fact, the Cangmu Sect was not without high-end combat power. Besides Ma Youdao, several Grand Elders at the Soul Transformation Stage had survived the fleet's attack. They were facing several of Ling Hao's Disciples who were currently at the height of their power!

A black-robed Grand Elder of the Cangmu Sect at the Early Stage Soul Transformation, with black mist rolling around his body, sacrificed a bone banner entwined with filthy blood light and shrieked as he pounced toward Lu Changning, who appeared the most "delicate."

"Die, junior!"

Lu Changning took light steps, entering a state of absolute calm and keen insight.

At this moment, she, who was usually timid in front of Ling Hao, had a calm face, her eyes as clear as ice crystals, without a ripple.

Exquisite Ice Heart Physique · Ice Heart Realm!

With a slight movement of her mind, four Flying Swords appeared around her, their tips trembling slightly, emitting clear sword chimes.

Exquisite Four Symbols Sword!

The black-robed Elder's Myriad Soul Bone-Eroding Banner stirred up monstrous blood waves, and countless vengeful spirits shrieked as they pounced.

Under the reflection of Lu Changning's Ice Heart, the trajectory of the seemingly fierce offensive, the weak nodes of spiritual power circulation, and even the subtle fluctuations of the black-robed Elder's own aura were all clearly presented in her "Heart Lake."

Sword Intent Connecting to Divinity · Four Symbols Returning to Origin!

The four Exquisite Flying Swords suddenly erupted with brilliant radiance! Green, white, red, and black Sword Intent evolved into four types of pure Dao rule sharpness: sharpness (Metal), penetration (Water), incineration (Fire), and weight (Earth)! Under the Exquisite calculation, they instantly combined into an arcane miniature sword formation, like four streams of light intersecting and tearing through the Void Realm!

Chi la—!

The four-colored sword light cut into the weakest part of the blood waves, ignoring the wailing of the vengeful spirits, and instantly penetrated the bone banner's main defense! The sword light continued unabated, and in the eyes of the black-robed Elder, who was filled with horror, it pierced through his protective spiritual light and Dao rule defenses without any obstruction!

The black-robed Elder's figure stiffened violently, and the black mist around him dissipated instantly. He lowered his head, looking in disbelief at the four transparent holes that had appeared in his chest, each hole's edge retaining a distinct yet perfectly fused destructive Sword Intent. These four strands of Sword Intent were crazily eroding his vitality and Primordial Spirit.

"Im... possible..."

A dignified Soul Transformation expert was actually killed in one strike (formation) by a seemingly delicate young girl!

On the other side, Sect Master Hu Yunshan's eyes were already splitting with rage!

The Old Ancestor was dead, the Sect destroyed; he knew he would undoubtedly die today. Watching Du Yuqing's cold figure, madness filled his eyes:

"Moonshadow Sect bitch! A mere Middle Stage Soul Transformation dares to be arrogant! Even if I die today, I will drag you down with me! Kill!"

He burned his blood essence, forcibly raising his Middle Stage Soul Transformation cultivation to near the Late Stage. A giant green-edged sword entwined with wind and thunder in his hand erupted with light, carrying his lifelong cultivation and monstrous hatred, transforming into a massive wind-thunder sword aura that tore through the sky, slashing fiercely toward Du Yuqing.

Sacred Lotus Mark · Open!

The pale golden three-petaled lotus mark on Du Yuqing's forehead suddenly lit up.

World-Purifying Sacred Domain · Activate!

With Du Yuqing as the center, within a radius of a hundred zhang, space seemed to freeze! All the violent and chaotic Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi within the range was instantly smoothed out and sealed.

Hu Yunshan's awe-inspiring wind-thunder sword aura, the moment it entered the Sacred Domain, saw its speed plummet, and the wind-thunder power on its surface dissipated and annihilated crazily, as if it had been "purified"!

And the violent spiritual power he had exchanged by burning blood essence was also like being grabbed by the throat, its circulation instantly becoming extremely sluggish.

"What?!"

At the same time, Hu Yunshan felt his strength weakened by at least thirty percent out of thin air; this was the suppression belonging to the Sacred Lotus ancestral bloodline! The Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi he relied on to drive his desperate strike was completely cut off and sealed!

The feeling was like throwing a full-force punch but hitting cotton—no, hitting solidified concrete! He was so frustrated he almost vomited blood!

Du Yuqing lifted her plain hand lightly, palm facing upward, and a pure and flawless white lotus phantom (world-purifying lotus heart) rotated slowly.

"Purify!"

A gentle world-purifying white light bloomed from her palm, rippling out like water waves, brushing gently over the wind-thunder sword aura.

Chi...

Like boiling soup poured on snow, the sword aura rapidly melted in the world-purifying white light.

Hu Yunshan was dumbfounded.

"This... this is impossible..."

He muttered to himself in a daze, his Dao Heart collapsing completely at this moment. He even forgot to resist, and was powerless to resist.

The next moment, a sharp spear radiance flashed, ending his life.

Above the ruins of the Cangmu Sect.

Ma Youdao hovered in mid-air, watching as the Sect's foundation turned into scorched earth and his Disciples were killed or injured to the last. In utter despair, the spiritual power within him flowed in reverse, and he actually intended to self-destruct his Primordial Spirit to end this endless humiliation and despair.

"Hmm?"

Ling Hao at the bow of the ship moved his eyes slightly and flicked his finger. A restrictive force instantly enveloped Ma Youdao, forcibly interrupting his self-destruction process.

"Why?!" Ma Youdao, restrained by this power and unable to move, could only let out a heart-wrenching roar, "The Sect is destroyed, the Disciples are all dead! How else do you wish to humiliate me?!"

Ling Hao's gaze was cold: "Your life has long been out of your control. Your Disciple killed Liu Sisi's master; you are the source of his teachings and also the one who instigated it."

A point of golden light flashed at his fingertip, instantly merging into Liu Sisi's right hand.

"Sisi,"

"An eye for an eye; let you personally end this Karma."

Ma Youdao followed the sound and looked over, just in time to meet Liu Sisi's eyes, which were burning with bone-deep hatred! That gaze pierced straight into the depths of his Divine Soul, chilling him to the bone!

He closed his eyes. The scenes of his life flowed backward rapidly in the darkness—the high spirits when the Sect was prosperous, the contemptuous schemes against the Qing State, the cold-blooded decision when sending his second Disciple Sima Fengyun... finally freezing on the present...

If... if I hadn't sent the second one back then... would everything... be different...

This thought, like a final sigh, flashed through his heart.

The next moment, a cyan-red sword light, containing the supreme power of the Body Integration Stage, erupted from Liu Sisi's hand!

The sword light instantly engulfed Ma Youdao's figure.

"...Everything... is merely the weak being the prey of the strong..."

The last Soul Transformation Old Ancestor of the Cangmu Sect, Ma Youdao, destroyed!