Ling Tian Sword God

"It’s going to work!"

General Bai and the Sword Saint both widened their eyes, as if they had already seen the moment of Ling Chen’s success.

Although both of them were already at the end of their strength, at this moment, it seemed as if an endless source of power had erupted from within their bodies, supporting them to continue breaking apart the Array Formation!

However, even with the incessant shaking, that half piece of the Wood Emperor Order still showed no signs of immediate collapse, seemingly putting up a last-ditch struggle, and was still difficult to take down in a short time!

"Damn, just a bit more."

Ling Chen felt he had already reached his limit, but he was still a touch short of completely subduing the half piece of the Wood Emperor Order in front of him.

At this moment, a pair of gentle hands suddenly pressed against his back, and then a surge of True Qi, like a tidal wave, was injected into Ling Chen’s body.

This True Qi was very gentle, coming exactly from Xia Yunxin.

With Xia Yunxin’s True Qi infusion, Ling Chen no longer had any concerns, and abruptly injected the final surge of sharp True Qi into the Flame Emperor’s Decree and the Thunder Emperor Order. Ling Chen’s face flushed red, and large beads of sweat appeared on his forehead. At this moment, his body had truly reached the point of exhaustion!

If he didn’t succeed now, then success would never be possible!

"Suppress it for me!"

Thunder and firelight exploded simultaneously, fiercely crashing towards that half piece of the Wood Emperor Order!

Boom!

Under this fierce impact, the Wood Emperor Order, heavily protected by the Array Formation, was finally completely shattered, and its light dimmed.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Ling Chen quickly extended his right hand and forcefully grabbed the half piece of the Wood Emperor Order into his hand.

"Success!"

General Bai and the Sword Saint both involuntarily paused for a moment, watching as Ling Chen took that half piece of the Wood Emperor Order into his hand. In the next instant, the entire Array Formation suddenly collapsed, vanishing without a trace.

Rumble!

Without the support of this half piece of the Wood Emperor Order, the entire underground palace began to tremble. As a series of "crack" sounds sounded, the ground beneath their feet and the surrounding walls showed dense cracks, like a spider’s web.

"This place is going to collapse."

Looking at the cracks spreading around, Ling Chen’s expression changed. It seemed the Wood Emperor Order truly supported the core of the entire Emperor’s Tomb. Now that the core had been taken by him, it was feared not only this underground palace would collapse, but likely the entire Emperor’s Tomb.

"Quickly leave this place!"

General Bai and the Sword Saint had already rushed out first. This underground palace would be the first place to collapse, staying here would soon result in being buried alive.

"Let’s go!"

Ling Chen pulled Xia Yunxin, along with Ling Yin, and quickly followed.

The five of them arrived on the surface, beneath the abyss.

But even here, it was turbulent. The surrounding rocks crumbled, and already enormous stones continuously fell into the water, exploding into astonishing splashes, sinking down.

Ling Chen was preparing to swim, to leave this underwater area, yet General Bai and the Sword Saint stood still there, puzzling Ling Chen, "Two seniors, won’t you leave with us?"

General Bai shook his head, "The two of us are already dead, relying on this Emperor’s Tomb to survive. Now that the Emperor’s Tomb is about to collapse, the two of us should also meet our end, dissipating from the world, returning to the cycle of reincarnation."

Hearing these words, Ling Chen then remembered that the two of them were already deceased, and standing here were merely two remnants of wills.

"So, it’s time to say goodbye."

General Bai glanced at Ling Chen, then suddenly pinched his fingers together, swiftly pointing at the center of Ling Chen’s forehead. In an instant, an immense Slaughtering Will permeated into Ling Chen’s mind.

This trace of Slaughtering Will was extremely pure and powerful, and even contained insights into the Way of Slaughter. As soon as this trace of Slaughtering Will entered Ling Chen’s Sword Spirit, it immediately elevated the Slaughter Sword Intent within Ling Chen’s Sword Intent to a higher level.

The essence of slaughter, unless one has killed hundreds of thousands or millions, is very difficult to truly comprehend. Ling Chen hasn’t killed many people, his Slaughter Sword Intent has always been just mediocre. However, General Bai was a Slaughtering God, no one understood what slaughter was better than him, so once this trace of Slaughtering Will entered him, Ling Chen’s Slaughter Sword Intent underwent a transformation, transcending and climbing to a new height.

Ling Chen was taken aback, "Senior Bai, you are?"

"I don’t like to owe others anything."

General Bai said, "Consider this a small gift for you, as compensation for destroying the Emperor’s Tomb."

"Thank you."

Ling Chen earnestly cupped his hands towards General Bai, acknowledging that this "small gift" was indeed a great help to him.

General Bai then looked towards the Sword Saint behind him, deliberately coughed, and said, "Sword Saint, you won’t have nothing to show, right? I think you might as well pass on your sword way to this lad, lest it becomes lost in the future."

"My sword way can’t be learned by others, passing it on to him would only harm him. Besides, this lad has his own sword way."

The Sword Saint merely glanced at Ling Chen, then shook his head and said.

"Since that’s the case, then give something else. Anyway, since you’re about to vanish from this world, you wouldn’t want to owe this lad a favor even after you’re gone, right?"

General Bai’s gaze swept over the Sword Saint, finally landing on the black long sword at his waist, "You might as well give this sword to him. This sword is not something ordinary. Even if you return to the cycle of rebirth, you can’t take this sword with you."

Hearing this, the Sword Saint’s gaze also moved to the black treasure sword at his waist, but he seemed a bit hesitant, after all, this sword was his close companion, following him for many years, it was even more important than his life.

For an ordinary swordsman, a sword is life.

Not to mention for the Sword Saint.

"A sword never leaves its master, the significance of this sword to the Sword Saint senior is too great. I resolutely refuse to take something so beloved."

Ling Chen, also being a swordsman, knew that to hand over one’s sword to another was indeed a difficult thing to do.

However, as soon as he finished speaking, the Sword Saint suddenly untied the black treasure sword and tossed it to Ling Chen, coldly saying, "Make good use of it, don’t tarnish the name of ’Soul Destroying’."

"Soul Destroying?"

Ling Chen grasped the sword hilt, and a wave of destruction suddenly transmitted through his palm, making Ling Chen shudder involuntarily, his scalp tingling.

He had seen, outside the burial chamber, the Sword Saint using this sword to slaughter indiscriminately, unblockable by anyone, yet the true power of this sword was likely far beyond that!

Unlike the Red Sky Sword or Thunder Sound Sword, this sword, even among holy tier treasure swords, was top-notch!

However, even the current Ling Chen didn’t dare to use the Soul Destroying Sword casually; the aura of destruction within the sword was too overpowering, the backlash even more terrifying. It might destroy him before harming his enemies.

"Thank you both seniors for your gifts."

Ling Chen sincerely cupped his fist to thank them. Capturing the Wood Emperor Order and breaking the array formation was also a matter of self-rescue, their gifts truly surprised him.

"Lad, leave quickly. This tomb won’t hold much longer."

General Bai waved his hand, indicating for Ling Chen to leave promptly.

"Lad, before you go, let me give you a piece of advice. Although the power of the Void Emperor’s royal decree is strong, it’s a hot potato. The more decrees you acquire, the greater the responsibility, the greater the danger."

The Sword Saint said coldly.

"I will surely remember the advice from my seniors."

Ling Chen nodded, then also looked towards Xia Yunxin and Ling Yin beside him. After nodding in acknowledgment, the three of them immediately channeled their True Qi and sprinted toward the top of the abyss!

"I wonder if this lad will be able to escape successfully in the end?"

Watching the backs of Ling Chen and the other two depart, General Bai sighed with emotion and said.

The Sword Saint said, "The merciless General Bai, why are you now concerned about the life and death of a youngster?"

"This lad was, after all, guided by this general, and he also took your Soul Destroying Sword. I don’t believe you are not at all concerned about this lad’s future. Perhaps, this lad might have a chance to become a supreme expert in the future."

A glint appeared in General Bai’s eyes.

"You’re overthinking. Both you and I know how difficult it is to become a supreme expert. Even extraordinary individuals like Emperor Qinling failed. This lad is merely at the Sky Apex Realm, still miles away from becoming a supreme expert. Predicting he will become one now is premature." The Sword Saint said flatly, "Moreover, conversely speaking, if he can’t even escape this Emperor’s Tomb, how can he have the qualification to strive for supremacy?"

"True enough, but no matter what happens to this lad, it no longer concerns us. The collapse of the Emperor’s Tomb, we are finally free."

General Bai said, as he and the Sword Saint’s bodies began to disintegrate, turning into wisps of ash, gradually blending into the subterranean waters.