Chapter 701 - 458: Celestial Phoenix Feather, Annihilate the Su Clan! (Double-Length)
As soon as he finished setting up the array, the Celestial Phoenix Feather drifted down onto the protective array of the Su Mansion.
Buzz!
With waves of energy rippling, Song Changming also steeled himself under Qian Yuan’s influence.
Yet, the anticipated explosion did not occur.
The Celestial Phoenix Feather only coated itself in a layer of golden flame, then melted through the protective array like ice, penetrating it completely.
The ancient protective array shattered before the eyes of the Su Clan Members!
"Impossible! It’s impossible!"
"A never-failing protective array, how could it, how could it..."
"This is the end..."
"Ancestor, quickly notify the ancestor!"
"..."
The entire Su Mansion trembled intensely from the breaking of the protective array.
"It just broke like that!"
"Just this..."
Qian Yuan and Song Changming were also somewhat surprised. Such a feather, seemingly lightweight, fell on the protective array but appeared heavier than several combined mountains, crushing the array before everyone’s eyes.
Qian Yuan felt his careful preparations were utterly unnecessary, completely redundant.
The Hawk seized the Celestial Phoenix Feather which then merged back into her palm, disappearing.
Then the Hawk’s demon power surged again, and the enormous bird form created by the demon power reappeared within the demon wind.
This time, the entire Su Mansion, including the Su Clan Members, was without the protective array to defend them, leaving them stripped bare, exposed under the shadow of the giant bird, terrified and uneasy.
"Stop!"
A loud shout came from Su Xiang, who rushed over and saw the scene, feeling as though his eyes would burst.
The legacy of the Su Family had never been severed; even when the Nine Provinces were devoured by the Ten Thousand Races of the Demon Realm, when disaster loomed, the Changsheng Su Family had never been as embarrassed as today.
If the Su Mansion were destroyed, the family’s bloodline and heritage might truly be severed!
This kind of catastrophe couldn’t be calmed or resolved by the death of a few clan members.
Ignoring his injuries, Su Xiang seemed to have his potential activated, transforming into fleeting images appearing above the Su Mansion, looking at the giant bird shadow descending, his Master’s Power bursting wildly.
Boom!
A bird cry resonated across the universe, followed by an angry roar.
The Master’s Power, like fists pummeling the bird’s body, ultimately failed to disperse the giant bird shadow, but instead he himself vomited blood, injured by the bird shadow.
In an instant, Su Xiang’s face turned pale as paper, and his body trembled precariously.
At this critical moment, three Su Family Elder Grandmasters returned, following the orders of Su Dong Pill, appearing alongside Su Xiang, working together to finally manage to disperse the descending giant bird form.
"This Bird Demon!"
Su Shouzheng was shocked by the banshee’s formidable power, while Su Xiang looked through the banshee’s shadow, seeing Song Changming slowly raise his long saber, falling into further despair.
The combination of the Hawk Demon and Song Changming, with the ancestor absent, how could they win...
Just as he thought this, Song Changming moved, saber in hand, turning into a long rainbow, slashing directly at the few Su Family Elder Grandmasters below.
"Too outrageous!"
Su Shouzheng steadied his Qi Blood, thrusting another sword forward, first meeting Song Changming.
Among the three Elder Grandmasters who came to support, he was the only Middle Realm Grandmaster, second in strength only to the peak of Su Xiang.
However, under Song Changming’s five seals, Su Shouzheng was immediately overwhelmed, unable to fend off the attack.
The aftermath of Sword Qi scattered, like meteors striking the Su Mansion below, celestial fire rose to the sky, threatening to topple the once-flourishing estate.
"Quick, move the Scripture Pavilion’s secret treasures!"
"The Treasure Pavilion, Qingxuan Treasure Pavilion has been leveled!"
"Put out the fire, put out the fire!"
"I must be having a nightmare..."
"Heaven wants to annihilate the Su Family, heaven wants to annihilate the Su Family!"
The Su Mansion was in chaos, many rushing to flee, most of whom lacked the Changsheng Bloodline, merely servants and attendants not intending to die with the Su Mansion, only seeking self-preservation.
Only those with Changsheng Blood knew they had nowhere to go.
If the family was utterly defeated today, the Changsheng Blood they once prided themselves on would lead them to death.
Boom!
After three blades, Su Shouzheng’s Master’s Power couldn’t hold on, being breached by Song Changming’s Spirit Saber, leaving the first knife mark on his body.
Su Shouzheng clutched the saber wound on his chest, his expression tense.
In truth, after a grueling battle till now, not only Song Changming, but these Su Family Grandmasters were also severely depleted, far from their peak states.
"Meet your end!" Song Changming focused, his eyes blazing, capitalizing on his advantage.
The long saber rotated, one great sweep, raising waves of crimson Cloud, striking straight at Su Shouzheng, intending to severely injure him with this strike!
"Not good!" Su Shouzheng gritted his teeth, ready to muster his Master’s Power desperately when suddenly a voice rang out.
"Shouzheng, Celestial Python Technique!"
Upon hearing it, Su Shouzheng’s spirit surged, his sword edge transformed, Sword Qi became pythons, charging directly at Song Changming in the sky.
Simultaneously, beside him, Su Xiang appeared, employing the same technique, two pythons intertwined, rushing straight at Song Changming.
The duel of twin dragons barely managed to block Song Changming’s well-aimed killing strike.
Song Changming glanced at the two Middle Realm Grandmasters beneath his saber without the slightest hint of retreat, raising his saber to advance again.
Su Xiang was already severely injured, eclipsed by Song Changming, he harbored a shadow of fear, his combat power truly limited.
When Song Changming unleashed his constraints, diving wholeheartedly into combat, the Stone Saber Intent began to surface in his mind again.
But this time, he was smarter, not squeezing his painstakingly recovered state dry for one strike.
Instead, he seized this moment of inspiration, embedding a bit of Stone Saber Intent into each of his strikes.
Though not as potent as the previous strike that ravaged the world, it undeniably elevated his Sword Might.
Su Xiang, being most sensitive, upon sensing Song Changming’s resurgence of Stone Saber Intent, already somewhat anxious, became thoroughly terrified, losing all will to fight.
"Shouzheng, retreat first!" Su Xiang, fearing Song Changming would unleash an indomitable strike, wanted to drag away Su Shouzheng beside him.
However, Song Changming wouldn’t let his opponents slip away.
Chasing on a cloud, like a shadow.
After another dozen blades, a stream of celestial fire descended again, crashing against the unprotected Su Mansion below, demolishing several more buildings.
"It’s terrible, it’s, it’s Su Xiang the ancestor!"
Su Clan Members discerning the fallen fireball clearly saw it was, by all accounts, the family’s stricken grandmaster.
Seeing Su Xiang lying in ruin, endlessly coughing blood, his aura depleted, only deepened their despair.
If even Su Xiang, a Middle Realm Grandmaster, fell so low, what could they do, just surrender to death...
"Uncle Xiang!"
Su Shouzheng in mid-air was startled, just about to assist Su Xiang, but someone beat him to it.
Song Changming followed Su Xiang down, delivering a full-force saber blow.
Su Xiang was depleted, his remaining Master’s Power barely gathered and was easily shattered by Song Changming’s falling blow.
"It’s over..." murmured Su Xiang.
Buzz!
The long saber cleaved the earth for miles, Su Xiang’s flesh split in two.
This once prominent figure, the actual ruler of the Changsheng Family for a long time, fell under Song Changming’s blade.
Fear begets its own demise, ultimately dominated by the fear itself.
Su Xiang died by Song Changming’s saber.
In his final moments, all he remembered was Song Changming’s murderous silhouette and the mysterious Blade Intent that terrified him.
"Su, Lord Su Xiang is dead..."
"The family is completely finished, everything is over!"
"We won’t survive!"
Su Xiang’s death was another devastating blow to the Su Clan Members.
Even the Martial Artists fighting above the Prince’s Mansion felt a chill in their hearts, struggling to accept the fact.
But, Su Xiang was indeed dead!
Dead by Song Changming’s blade!
...