The Celestial Palace's Spiritual Vein Was Destroyed

Golden light surged forth.

Blood rained down, splattering.

The once prosperous Celestial Palace had become a sea of blood.

Severed limbs and remains littered the area; the air was thick with a nauseating smell of blood.

Tap, tap!

Xing Yunhai stepped forward, walking slowly.

The golden broadsword in his hand dripped with fresh blood.

As a Sky Tribulation stage martial artist, none of the numerous Golden Armor Guards could withstand a single blow from him.

Behind him was a vast, mighty force of martial artists.

Xu Kang, holding a horsetail whisk, and Wu Chen, chanting "mercy be upon us."

The other martial artists were all experts from the major sects of the Immortal Gate.

They had fought their way here, breaking through all resistance like a hot knife through butter, arriving at the main hall of the Celestial Palace.

Sshhhrrk!

A blade ray swept past, tearing the last Golden Armor Guard's body apart directly, a gruesome death.

Thus, all the Golden Armor soldiers had fallen!

At that moment, Murong Qinghong, clad in light armor, appeared at the entrance of the main hall.

"You witch, you finally show yourself!"

Xing Yunhai rested his broadsword on his shoulder, revealing a sinister smile.

Murong Qinghong gripped her cyan sword, her gaze icy. "Xing Yunhai, you hid deeply. To think I was deceived by you."

"Hehe, because I'm afraid of death!"

Xing Yunhai grinned, laughing maniacally. "Twenty years ago, you massacred the Xing family, throwing the entire Celestial Palace into chaos. Do you know how terrified I was back then!"

Looking at Murong Qinghong's graceful figure, Xing Yunhai rubbed his fingers against the golden blade, his face twisted with ferocity.

"I didn't dare sleep every night, fearing that one day your sword would take my head! Witch, you brought this upon yourself!"

Murong Qinghong's eyes were cold as she swept her gaze over the martial artists behind Xing Yunhai.

Golden Blade Sect, Mount-Rushing Sect, Wolf Moon Valley...

These were almost all major sects with renowned names within the Immortal Gate!

Among them were even martial artists from the Celestial Palace's own Thirty-Six Halls and Seventy-Two Courts, who had also been swayed to his side!

Who could have imagined that over these twenty years, Xing Yunhai had secretly amassed such a powerful force right under her nose.

She could only blame her own lack of insight, deceived by this man's facade.

"Xu Kang, in the twenty years you've followed me, have I ever treated you poorly?"

Murong Qinghong looked at Xu Kang.

This was what chilled her to the bone the most!

She never would have thought that this man, regarded as a trusted confidant, would betray her!

"You have not treated me poorly, but this old man looks at the future of the entire Celestial Palace. The position of Palace Lord is not one you are fit to hold," Xu Kang said solemnly.

Now over a hundred years old, he had grown up in the Celestial Palace. Since becoming one of the Four Great Protectors, he had assisted four Palace Lords.

He had watched helplessly as the Celestial Palace declined from its peak.

Under Murong Qinghong's rule, he saw no future for the Celestial Palace!

"Witch, your time is up!"

Xing Yunhai said coldly, dragging his golden blade as he stepped forward.

"Kill her!"

"Kill her!"

"Kill her!"

Behind him, countless martial artists roared, their momentum like a tidal wave.

In contrast, Murong Qinghong, standing alone guarding the main hall, seemed utterly desolate.

Facing the army of thousands, Murong Qinghong showed no panic.

"If you have the skill, then come and try!"

The corner of Murong Qinghong's red lips curled into a faint arc, killing intent instantly appearing.

Xing Yunhai was slightly taken aback, instantly realizing something, and bellowed, "Everyone, run!"

Boom!

A violent explosion, a deafening roar that shook the entire floating island!

From high above the world, one could vaguely see the entire floating island covered by a terrifying, dazzling light!

This tremor shocked the entire Immortal Gate world!

Countless people looked towards the direction of Huang City, staring in disbelief at this brilliant radiance.

In the desert.

An Yi, flapping his wings, bobbing up and down in the air like a black hen, moving slowly.

He had only just managed to flap his wings and fly a few steps when he heard the terrifying roar.

"What's going on!"

He squinted his eyes, looking towards the direction of Huang City.

To create such a commotion, something major must have happened.

"Don't start the fight yet! I'm not even there!"

"Long Niu, come out!"

Looking at Long Niu, still unawakened within his space, An Yi gritted his teeth. "Damn system! Upgrade my Shadow Wings for me!"

No time to waste!

Ding! Consumed 30 points of Malice Value! 【Shadow Wings】 upgraded to lv3!

The moment after "topping up"!

An Yi's black feathered wings trembled, and his entire person shot across the sky like a meteor...

At the outskirts of the Sky Net Forest.

Lin Chen also noticed the tremor, his cold eyes narrowing slightly.

An aged voice rang out from the jade pendant: "To actually shatter a spirit vein! Who could have done this? Kid, I'm afraid something major is about to happen."

"Hmm."

Lin Chen's eyes turned cold, knowing time was tight, he soared into the air.

Instantly, air currents surged, leaving behind a sonic boom sharp enough to tear eardrums as he streaked towards the horizon.

Beneath the Celestial Palace floating island.

Martial artists hiding their forms in the dense forest looked towards the middle-aged man holding a bottle of Erguotou.

The middle-aged man took a fierce swig of liquor and said in a low voice, "Wait a little longer. Now is not the time!"

The roar faded.

The magnificent main hall of the Celestial Palace had been reduced to broken walls and ruins in the explosion, a scene of utter devastation.

Instantly, it had been razed to the ground!

"Cough, cough!"

Xing Yunhai coughed, propping himself up with his blade as he stood.

Beside him, Xu Kang and Wu Chen also slowly rose to their feet, their clothes torn and faces covered in dust.

Countless corpses littered the ground.

Even more martial artists had been turned into minced meat, not even leaving whole bodies behind.

Looking around, the martial artists led by Xing Yunhai had actually suffered over half casualties.

Those who barely survived were all wounded.

Murong Qinghong, who had taken precautions early on, dispelled the protective shield condensed from water spiritual power. She was unharmed, not even a speck of dust on her.

Gazing at the devastated Celestial Palace, Xing Yunhai's eyes nearly burst from their sockets, his obese body trembling uncontrollably. "You... you shattered the spirit vein!"

Murong Qinghong said coldly, "You forced my hand!"

Xu Kang looked at the devastation, his lean face seeming to have aged many years.

His choice was not wrong. This madwoman had never cared about the Celestial Palace from the very beginning!

Xing Yunhai raised his golden blade, his eyes bloodshot.

He had never imagined this woman would destroy the Celestial Palace's spirit vein! This was the very foundation that allowed the Celestial Palace to stand unshaken!

Murong Qinghong's gaze was indifferent.

The Celestial Palace had three converging spirit veins. She had only destroyed one that was already nearing depletion.

If she had destroyed them all, the power would have been so great that even she might not have survived.

"Witch, die!"

Xing Yunhai roared hoarsely, slashing forward with his blade, golden light blazing.

Murong Qinghong held her sword, water spiritual power surging mightily, attacking like a swimming dragon.

Boom!

A deafening clash!

Both at the early Sky Tribulation stage, the two were actually evenly matched.

"Kill!"

Xu Kang commanded coldly.

Behind him, a dense crowd of martial artists, forcing themselves despite their injuries, surged forward.

As long as they killed this woman, they could control the Celestial Palace!

Murong Qinghong narrowed her phoenix eyes, saying coldly, "With just you? How laughable!"

She clapped her hands.

Suddenly, a host of soldiers clad in silver armor appeared from the floating island and swarmed up.

"Silver Armor Guards!"

Xu Kang's eyes narrowed, only now realizing.

He wasn't unaware of the Silver Armor Guards' existence, he just hadn't paid them much mind.

No matter how many small fry, they're still just small fry.

After all, the only truly formidable force was the Golden Armor Guards.

But now he discovered that among the over thousand Silver Armor Guards, a considerable number were actually Void Realm martial artists! Their overall strength even far surpassed that of the Golden Armor Guards!

After the baptism of the spirit vein explosion, the number of martial artists on Xing Yunhai's side was now far inferior!

Moreover, Xing Yunhai's side had many wounded and disabled; they were likely no match for the opponent!

Murong Qinghong strode forward, the biting wind whipping through her black hair, revealing a pair of cold, merciless eyes.

Show no mercy!