Chapter 1332: Went And Never Returned

A Saint Physique and a Saint Soul!

Ye Guan was somewhat astonished. He stared at the stone steps before him and saw countless strands of True Saint Will flying toward him. He stood still, allowing all of them to melt into his body.

Soon, with the assistance of these True Saint Wills, his fleshy body began to transform. His soul was also undergoing a subtle change at this very moment.

Just then, fragmented scenes popped up in his mind.

He was staring at a vast, starry sky. Originally, this place was calm, but one day, countless meteors abruptly appeared. Each meteor carried with it a terrifying power, and in just an instant, the entire starry sky was engulfed in flames.

Just then, a man dressed in white suddenly appeared in the starry sky. This white-robed man single-handedly sealed off the entire starry sky, preventing these meteors from entering the boundary of the Other Shore.

The man in white was none other than the First True Saint!

No one knew his name. They only knew that he was the first True Saint of the Other Shore Civilization. The man stood guard, protecting the Other Shore for countless years!

Meanwhile, the True Saints of the Other Shore appeared in this starry sky to fight against the so-called Imperial Clan from the outside.

True Saints were the strongest beings in the Other Shore, but in this place, they had to face the terrifying powerhouses of the Imperial Clan. Even with the help of the Other Shore Holy Ark, more and more True Saints fell in battle.

Every strand of True Saint Will contained a fragmented scene, allowing Ye Guan to witness the demise of their owners.

The Other Shore Civilization had produced a total of 10,024 True Saints, and among them, 10,008 True Saints had all perished in battle.

The remaining True Saints stood guard at the Other Shore. Seeing these True Saints fall one after another on the battlefield, Ye Guan was shaken to his core. These True Saints gave up their lives one after another, all to resist the terrifying Imperial Clan.

Every single True Saint neither retreated nor surrendered. They all faced death with dignity! They fought for the Other Shore. They fought for their homeland!

Ye Guan's heart was deeply moved at the sight.

Most of the experts he had encountered so far were extremely selfish. The stronger they were, the more selfish they were. Those experts were interested in nothing but longevity and the Great Dao.

Would they die for others? Impossible!

However, these top elites of the Other Shore Civilization were different. They sacrificed themselves to protect the Other Shore behind them.

When Ye Guan finally reached the end of the stone steps and arrived before the stone gate, his body had already transformed into a Saint Physique. Simply put, his fleshy body had ascended to the True Saint Realm.

His soul was also strengthened, becoming a Saint Soul.

His Saint Physique and Saint Soul were the gifts from the True Saints who died in that battle!

We're dead, but our will remains. With our lingering will, we'll protect our future against the Imperial Clan!

Ye Guan turned around and looked at the stone steps, where the True Saint Wills were gradually fading away.

"Thank you," he whispered and started walking toward the stone gate.

"Take care, successor." A voice echoed behind him.

Ye Guan paused for a moment and then said, "Seniors, rest assured. Today, I have received your gifts. As long as I'm alive, no one shall invade the Other Shore!"

With that, he entered the stone gate.

"He's just like

him...

"

The First True Saint!

That man... he was truly dazzling!

***

When Ye Guan stepped through the stone gate, he found himself at a battlefield in the starry sky. Several gazes simultaneously turned toward him. Ye Guan looked into the distance and saw Hao Ran. Upon seeing Hao Ran, he smiled. "Senior."

Hao Ran smiled back. "I didn't expect you to get here so soon."

Ye Guan stepped forward. When his foot landed, Hao Ran appeared before him. Ye Guan glanced at the distant tunnel and asked, "Senior, are you all standing guard here?"

Hao Ran nodded slightly. "Yes."

Ye Guan asked, "Can you tell me more about what's going on?"

Hao Ran explained, "Long ago, the Other Shore Holy Ark descended upon this place and established the Other Shore Civilization. Later, the Imperial Clan suddenly arrived, seeking to seize the Other Shore Holy Ark and destroy our civilization. Thus, the First True Saint led the True Saints of that era in a fierce resistance..."

Ye Guan looked at Hao Ran. "So you've been fighting since then?"

Hao Ran nodded.

Ye Guan fell silent.

Hao Ran said softly, "Now, only the thirteen of us remain, but today, there's one more of us, and it's none other than you. I know that you're not from the Other Shore, so you can either stay or leave. We won't force you."

The twelve others were slightly surprised to hear Hao Ran's words. They hadn't expected Ye Guan to be an outsider.

Ye Guan smiled. "Senior, I'm the Holy Son, officially recognized by the Dharma Lord and the others."

Hao Ran looked at Ye Guan for a moment before smiling. "Then, welcome."

Then, he looked up at the towering man in the sky. "His name is Lord Yu. He has defended this place the longest, second only to the First True Saint. It is thanks to him holding back the Imperial Clan's Great Dao Art that the Other Shore has lasted this long."

The towering and imposing man smiled faintly and nodded at Ye Guan in greeting.

Ye Guan looked at Lord Yu. The man's aura was vast and boundless like the starry sky itself. He was extremely powerful.

Hao Ran then gestured toward a burly man in the distance. "His name is Shan Gang. He's a Physique Cultivator."

Shan Gang laughed like thunder. "Little brother, welcome, welcome!"

Ye Guan looked at Shan Gang, looking a bit surprised. "Senior, what are you doing?"

Hao Ran replied, "He is carving out a path from here to the outside world for the Other Shore..."

Upon hearing that, Ye Guan realized that this place was actually sealed by a powerful force.

Hao Ran turned to the others and was about to explain further when a middle-aged man said, "Hao Ran, no need for introductions. After this battle, we can introduce ourselves properly if we survive.

"If we die, then it's all over. Our name won't matter by then."

The other True Saints nodded in agreement.

Hao Ran hesitated briefly but then nodded. "Alright."

Ye Guan suddenly asked, "Senior, where is the Other Shore Holy Ark?"

Hao Ran looked toward the mysterious passage. "Back then, it was with the First True Saint. But now? who knows."

Ye Guan gazed at the mysterious tunnel. "That leads to the Imperial Clan?"

Hao Ran nodded. "Yes."

"Do we have any reinforcements?"

Hao Ran shook his head. "None."

"How powerful is the Imperial Clan?"

Hao Ran shook his head. "We don't know."

Ye Guan sighed as his head started to hurt.

Why am I always playing the losing battle?

His fights were always an uphill struggle. Who else but him could endure something like this?

As if reading his thoughts, Hao Ran smiled faintly. "Overcoming adversity, isn't that the fun?"

"It is." Ye Guan laughed. Then, he looked at the endless stars pouring down from the heavens and asked, "Senior, have you decided how to fight?"

"Our plan is to defend. What about you? If you have another plan, we can try it."

"Let's counterattack!"

Counterattack? Everyone looked at Ye Guan.

Ye Guan stared at the mysterious tunnel. "Seniors, you've been expending an immense amount of energy to maintain this spacetime from collapsing. We are at a severe disadvantage here, so we should counterattack and shift the battlefield to the Imperial Clan's domain. What do you all think?"

Hao Ran said, "Someone once said the same thing."

"First True Saint?"

Hao Ran nodded. "Yes."

"What was the outcome?"

Hao Ran gazed at the teleportation passage and said softly, "He went and never returned."

Ye Guan fell silent.

The other True Saints also looked sorrowful.

Suddenly, Ye Guan said, "Then let's go again!"

Hao Ran looked at Ye Guan.

Ye Guan met his gaze and explained, "If we keep defending, there will eventually come a day when we fail. Since that is the case, why not take the initiative to attack? Even if we ultimately fall, we should let our blood be spilled on the Imperial Clan's lands and let them taste the pain of being invaded!"

"

Haha!

"

At this moment, a man behind True Saint Hao Ran burst into laughter. "Well said, young friend! Ye Guan is right, Hao Ran. We've been protecting this place for a long time, and we will eventually fail to defend it.

"Why not strike them hard for once?"

The other True Saints also laughed and voiced their agreement.

Being on the passive side for so long was simply too stifling.

Hao Ran smiled. "I think it's a good idea too!"

Ye Guan laughed heartily. "Then let's counterattack!"

With that, he turned toward the spacetime tunnel, ready to set off.

"Wait!" Hao Ran suddenly exclaimed, "Wait!"

𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝐰𝚎𝕓𝐧𝚘𝘃𝗲𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝕞

Ye Guan turned to look at Hao Ran, who smiled. "Do you remember the bet we made?"

Ye Guan was momentarily stunned, then chuckled. "Of course."

Hao Ran looked at Ye Guan and said, "Today, I, Hao Ran of the Other Shore Civilization, willingly submit to the Order Sword Master, Ye Guan."

Boom!

With just those words, a terrifying sword intent erupted from Ye Guan. His boundless sword intent shot straight into the sky, shattering tens of thousands of stars.

Everyone present was shocked by the sight.

Dao of Order!

Ye Guan's sword intent surged wildly, as if it had no upper limit. The sheer might of his sword aura suppressed the heavens and the earth.

At that moment, a True Saint suddenly laughed and said, "So, young friend, you cultivate the Dao of Order as well. Well then, I, too, am willing to follow your order!"

Boom!

Ye Guan's sword intent surged frantically once again.

Seeing that the remaining True Saints were also about to submit, Ye Guan hurriedly said, "Seniors, there is no need to force yourselves. I—"

"Forcing ourselves?"

A True Saint laughed. "Young friend, you're fighting for our Other Shore. It is only natural for us to follow your Order!"

"Exactly!" Another True Saint laughed. "At this point, it'd be too petty for us to calculate the pros and cons. Come, let us aid young friend Ye!"

"I am willing to follow the Order Sword Master's Order..."

"I am willing to follow the Order Sword Master's Order..."

As their voices echoed one after another, Ye Guan's sword intent underwent yet another qualitative transformation. Just the pressure of his sword intent alone shattered a million stars...

"Haha!" the burly man, Shan Gang, suddenly laughed. "I, Shan Gang, am also willing to submit to the Order Sword Master's Order..."

Boom!

The Qingxuan Sword trembled violently, releasing waves of terrifying sword intent. The meteors up above were obliterated, leaving the starry skies pitch-black for a brief moment before new meteors emerged from the depths of the void.

"I, Lord Yu, am willing to submit to the Order Sword Master's Order!" Lord Yu exclaimed.

Rumble!

Ye Guan's sword intent surged wildly once more...

Ye Guan's Order reached an extremely terrifying level. One could say that he was now the strongest True Saint, probably second only to the First True Saint.

He was at the pinnacle of True Saints!

The Dharma Lord watched in a daze before muttering, "The Holy Son requires the power of faith..."

With that, he turned and rushed toward the Other Shore Hall.

Arrangements! I must make some arrangements!