Chapter 1294: Victory Belongs to Those with More People

After pulling Ye Guan behind her, Third Sister slowly lifted her head to face the oncoming horde of powerful cultivators. She closed her eyes and formed a strange hand seal before her chest.

Moments later, a faint golden mark appeared between her brows.

As the attackers closed in, her eyes snapped open. She completed her seal and thrust her hands forward.

"Annihilate."

Boom!

The rune barrier behind her converged into a single glowing character that said, "Law."

The character shot skyward, exploding at the top.

A massive shockwave erupted, obliterating the foremost cultivators before they had a chance to react. The impact sent the rest staggering backward, and nearly a hundred of them collapsed where they stood; their fleshly bodies and souls were torn apart.

Taixuan You and the rest came to an abrupt halt, and their faces were filled with disbelief as they stared at Third Sister from a distance.

A chill ran through their hearts; she was too strong.

Third Sister extended her palm, and the glowing "Law" character returned, settling into her grasp. Her face was a little pale, but her eyes burned with fighting spirit.

Everyone watched her warily; none of them dared to make the next move.

Behind Third Sister, Ye Guan seized the opportunity to heal. His recovery was astonishingly fast, and within moments, he had already recovered sixty to seventy percent of his strength.

Ye Guan turned and saw Eighth Brother locked in combat with Xi Ying. The two had entered an independent spacetime region. Their battle was so intense that even the starry skies trembled with each exchange, but neither could overpower the other, at least, not yet.

Shifting his gaze again, Ye Guan looked at the Upper God and the others. They were busy against the Dao Defier Corpses, and they hadn't been able to shake them off. Those undead creatures were also fighting in a savage manner.

The Upper God and his allies were being pushed back.

Ye Guan's expression darkened. He looked up at the void, sensing the Ancestral Dao. The battle wasn't over. He knew that the Ancestral Dao had more tricks up its sleeve. And where were the Creation God and Fan Zhaodi?

Something isn't right here.

Taking a deep breath, Ye Guan put those thoughts aside. At this point, he had only one option—fight with everything he had.

Meanwhile, the Nine Continents Master frowned as he observed the distant Other Shore. The Other Shore was becoming increasingly unstable, and its spacetime was growing more and more illusory.

He knew that the old Abbot couldn't hold off Emperor Jun for much longer. And the moment Emperor Jun broke free, the tides of the battlefield would shift in an instant.

The Nine Continents Master retracted his gaze and commanded, "Kill."

His words made Taixuan You and Huangu Tian turn to him.

The Nine Continents Master's voice remained calm. "If any of you still intend to hold back at this point, you'll have only yourselves to blame for the consequences."

"Forget about the Ancestral Dao. If those Dao Defiers end up surviving to live another day, can you withstand their revenge tomorrow?"

Taixuan You and Huangu Tian's faces darkened upon hearing that. They had been holding back, unwilling to risk everything in this battle, but the Nine Continents Master's words made them realize that they had no choice.

At this point, it was kill or be killed.

Those Dao Defiers surely wouldn't spare any of them in the future.

Their expressions turned grim as they looked at Third Sister.

"Kill!"

With that, Taixuan You and Huangu Tian led their forces in a full-on charge at Third Sister and Ye Guan.

This was a fight to the death. There was no turning back.

The moment they charged forward, the rest followed. Some wanted to flee, but none dared to do so.

The Ancestral Dao was watching them, after all.

Running away? That would be signing their own death warrants.

They could only fight to the end, and no one held back.

Each unleashed their strongest techniques, and the leading duo, Taixuan You and Huangu Tian, descended like falling stars. Their powerful auras collapsed even the sturdy spacetime of the Heavenly Tomb World.

Ye Guan's expression turned grim upon sensing their terrifying power. He was about to step forward, but Third Sister stopped him.

"I got this," she said. Raising her right hand, the "Law" character in her palm expanded, transforming into a massive light barrier between them and the attackers.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The heavens shook with deafening explosions. Wave after wave of devastating attacks crashed into the rune barrier. The sheer number of opponents, now fighting with reckless abandon, rapidly wore it down.

The barrier flickered in response to the rain of attacks.

Third Sister raised her left hand. "Rise!"

Golden runes shot up from her palm, surging into the barrier like rivers of light. As the runes merged with the barrier, it stabilized, but the toll on her was unmistakable, and her face grew paler by the second.

Ye Guan suddenly called out, "Master Pagoda!"

A golden light shot into the sky, merging with the barrier and reinforcing it. Thanks to Little Pagoda, the pressure on the barrier eased significantly, allowing Third Sister to breathe a little easier.

However, the two of them knew that this was a band-aid solution.

Their faces remained grim.

Taixuan You, Huangu Tian, and the others were attacking without stopping. Despite Little Pagoda's help, the barrier was barely hanging on.

Ye Guan muttered. "Third Sister, we can't hold out much longer."

Third Sister nodded. Glancing at the sky, she muttered, "Go inside the Heavenly Tomb World and find Big Brother."

Ye Guan shook his head.

Third Sister turned to him and firmly said, "Do as I say."

However, Ye Guan remained unwavering. "Third Sister, I'm not a cripple. I can still fight."

"If the barrier shatters, they will rush us down. Are you ready for that?" asked Third Sister.

"If I weren't ready, I wouldn't be standing here."

"Alright. Then we'll fight together."

"Together."

Third Sister looked up. Her true concern wasn't the enemies before them; it was the Ancestral Dao.

Something feels... off.

Third Sister muttered to herself. She shared the same emotions as Emperor Jun. She was deeply uneasy about all this.

Meanwhile, Taixuan You and Huangu Tian's relentless assault continued. Soon, the barrier was starting to crumble.

Little Pagoda's voice rang out in Ye Guan's mind.

"Kid! I can't do this anymore!"

Even he had limits, and the continuous assault was wearing him down.

Ye Guan's gaze locked onto Huangu Tian, the strongest among them.

"Master Pagoda, help me."

Swoosh!

Ye Guan became a streak of sword light that shot to the skies.

Little Pagoda transformed into a beam of golden energy that melted into him.

Seeing Ye Guan's sword light hurtling toward him, Huangu Tian's expression changed. He had experienced the terrifying sharpness of Ye Guan's sword, and his instincts told him to retreat, but his people were standing behind him.

If he were to retreat, they would be slaughtered.

He had no choice but to fight head-on.. Clenching his fists, he swung them at Ye Guan with full force.

Countless waves of fist intent rushed out of the two fists as they made their way toward Ye Guan's sword. Upon collision, a cataclysmic explosion reverberated.

BOOM!

The fist intent and the sword light shattered simultaneously. Huangu Tian was sent reeling backward by Ye Guan's overwhelming power. While he was staggering in retreat, a sword tore through the void like a bolt of lightning, heading toward him.

Huangu Tian's pupils shrank in shock, and his face turned ashen. He had no way to block the attack. He couldn't believe it. Ye Guan's strength had grown so much stronger than before!

He was a Pinnacle Dao Realm expert, but he was being completely overpowered by such a young swordsman! Rage and shame welled up inside him—this was an utter humiliation!

Just as Ye Guan's sword was about to end Huangu Tian's life, a massive jet-black hand tore through spacetime and grabbed the Qingxuan Sword.

However, the hand was reduced to dust the next moment. Unfortunately, the brief delay was enough for Huangu Tian to retreat kilometers away.

When he finally came to a stop, he found himself drenched in cold sweat and with his heart pounding wildly against his chest. He had almost died.

Ye Guan spread his palm, and the Qingxuan Sword reappeared in his grasp. He looked up and saw a middle-aged man standing beside Huangu Tian. The middle-aged man was none other than Taixuan You!

Huangu Tian turned to Taixuan You and sincerely said, "Brother You, thank you."

His words came from the heart.

Taixuan You remained calm as he replied, "At this moment, we must stand together and eliminate this threat."

Huangu Tian nodded. "Indeed."

Their two clans had been bitter enemies for generations, locked in endless conflict, but Taixuan You was correct. Right now, they shared a common interest. They had to put aside their grudges and unite against their true opponent.

Taixuan You said, "No need for a one-on-one fight. Everyone, attack together!"

With that, he and the cultivators of the Taixuan Clan charged at Ye Guan.

At the same time, the cultivators of the Huangu Clan rushed forward under Huangu Tian's command.

"A one-on-one fight?" Huangu Tian sneered. "In this era, victory belongs to those with more people!"

Huangu Tian felt much better upon saying that. He believed fighting without reinforcements was more shameful than losing a one-on-one fight.