Chapter 1623: Sorry I'm Late

The moment Nun Rake gripped the black lightning saber, her aura shifted violently. A ferocious aura that was sharp, domineering, and unrelenting erupted from her body. It was the kind of presence that seemed capable of slicing through heaven and earth with a single swing.

Feeling the surge of her overwhelming power, Xuan Jun and the others couldn't help but grow solemn. This woman's power far exceeded their expectations.

Even Shen Fu, who was watching silently, had a rare look of gravity in his eyes.

In the distance, Slaughter smiled at Nun Rake. "As you wish!"

Shing!

Without hesitation, Slaughter transformed into a stream of dazzling sword light, shooting toward Nun Rake like a comet. The strike was so fast it defied sight. Before anyone could even perceive the blade, Nun Rake had already been blasted

backward, her body engulfed in a shower of lightning-infused saber energy that erupted into the sky like fireworks, brilliant and terrifying.

She skidded to a stop midair, but before she could steady herself, a towering sword light that was thousands of meters tall descended from the heavens like a collapsing mountain.

Her eyes narrowed, arcs of lightning dancing in her gaze. She stepped forward without fear, gripping the black saber in both hands, and brought it down in a powerful, sweeping arc. F

rom the blade's edge, a torrent of condensed black lightning surged out with wild force. The attack crashed straight into Slaughter's sword energy with primal fury.

This strike was unrefined, overwhelming, and full of unstoppable dominance.

Boom!

A thunderous explosion echoed across the battlefield as the spacetime around the two women shattered. Countless arcs of saber light and sword energy erupted in all directions, ripping through the world and reducing the battlefield to a chaotic maelstrom of destruction.

Suddenly, before the eyes of all present, Nun Rake surged into the sky, carried upward by a fearsome aura that felt like it could cleave through the heavens themselves.

Behind her trailed an enormous saber light formed of black lightning, that was ten thousand meters long. With her lightning blade in one hand, wreathed in endless arcs of storm-forged energy, she radiated overwhelming energy.

She locked her gaze firmly onto Slaughter, who stood in the distance with her long sword in hand. In the next instant, Nun Rake vanished. Right afterward, a wave of searing saber light and crackling thunder erupted from the void, crashing down toward Slaughter like a divine punishment.

Slaughter looked at Nun Rake before her, the former's eyes gleaming with excitement. Rather than retreating, she twisted her wrist with practiced ease, her body flickering. In the blink of an eye, she became a brilliant streak of sword light, charging directly toward Nun Rake.

Boom!

A deafening explosion ripped through the air as the spacetime around the two women buckled and imploded under the weight of their clashing powers.

The spacetime around them collapsed in on itself, and in its place surged a storm of sword light and saber energy, tearing apart the heavens and earth with terrifying fury.

Ye Guan watched the scene unfold, and a flicker of surprise appeared in his eyes.

"There's no Divine Will in Nun Rake's power..." he murmured.

"She's a Fate God." Nun Shepherd replied, her expression complex.

Ye Guan fell silent. To be one's own god... A Fate God of her strength was undeniably terrifying.

Nun Shepherd and Nun Sickle looked toward Nun Rake in the distance, overwhelmed with mixed emotions. Although they quarreled as children and even fought, but never, not once, had they imagined that one day they would stand on opposite sides as enemies...

Around them, more and more pillars of light were beginning to rise from the earth, and to Ye Guan's astonishment, even the terrifying blows exchanged between Slaughter and Nun Rake could not shatter them. These pillars gathered across the skies and the land, radiating a dreadful, soul-shaking power.

Gu Hao and Xi Zhong stared at the light pillars. Their faces were grim, but there was no longer any fear in their eyes.

At this point, they had already made peace with the situation. It would be either unimaginable glory... or utter annihilation. They just had to fight.

On the other side, high in the sky, Shen Fu appeared again, now standing before Jun You and the black-robed man.

"And how may I address the two of you?" he asked with a smile.

The black-robed man said nothing.

"Jun You," Jun You replied.

Seeing that Jun You was not telling the truth, a flicker of displeasure rose in his heart, but he masked it behind a practiced smile. "It's clear to me that you both want Ye Guan dead. Coincidentally, Ye Guan is also the sworn enemy of my Divine Civilization. In that case, why not join forces?"

"Join forces?" Jun You's lips curled in a faint, almost mocking smile.

Shen Fu chose to ignore the scorn in her expression.

"Exactly," he said, nodding.

Jun You's smile grew. "Shen Fu, you're mistaken. We're not mortal enemies of Young Master Ye. At most, there's just a little misunderstanding between us."

Shen Fu frowned.

Jun You looked down toward Ye Guan. "Surely your Divine Civilization isn't so bad. You really think a mere swordsman, who isn't even at the Divine Realm, can threaten you?"

Shen Fu fell silent, his face darkening. He understood her intention. They wanted the Divine Civilization and Ye Guan to destroy each other. However, that wasn't the point here. Who exactly were these two people?

Shen Fu said no more. He turned around coldly and walked away. Any further words would only degrade his dignity.

As he departed, a faint smile curled on Jun You's lips.

Shen Fu returned to the battlefield, his gaze locking onto Ye Guan.

"Kill!" he commanded.

Now, all he needed to do was eliminate Ye Guan and the others as quickly as possible.

As soon as he spoke, the divine light in the heavens surged and formed a massive golden greatsword that plunged straight toward Ye Guan with overwhelming power. Its sheer pressure alone left everyone breathless.

This was an array capable of instantly killing even Divine Realm elites!

At that moment, Nun Shepherd, who was beside Ye Guan, charged up towards the sky. She rose into the air, arms spread wide, as two streams of brilliant golden light burst from her palms, radiant and fierce.

Within that light surged the purest essence of divine will. As she unleashed that power, her aura exploded outward like a tempest, her presence rising to new, unimaginable heights.

Nun Shepherd slowly closed her eyes as waves of divine energy surged around her like a rising tide. In the next instant, she soared into the sky and, with a fierce burst of power, she hurled a devastating punch straight at the terrifying golden greatsword!

Before everyone present, Nun Shepherd's fist collided with the golden greatsword.

Boom!

A deafening explosion echoed through the heavens as blinding golden light and fist light erupted from the impact, sweeping across the sky in a blinding torrent that seemed to swallow the entire horizon.

Nun Shepherd fell like a meteor, plummeting straight down. But just before she hit the ground, she forced herself to stop midair. A thin stream of blood trickled from the corner of her mouth.

Before she could recover, another golden greatsword tore through spacetime, descending with devastating might.

𝓯𝙧𝓮𝓮𝒘𝓮𝙗𝙣𝒐𝒗𝒆𝓵.𝓬𝓸𝒎

As it fell, the remnants of the earlier golden light and fist light were instantly obliterated!

This second golden greatsword was at least five times more powerful than the first.

Nun Shepherd locked her gaze on the descending golden greatsword, her eyes unwavering. With a fierce clench of both fists, flames erupted around her in an instant.

She was burning everything - both her fleshly body and her spirit!

Her aura surged once more, exploding with unrestrained force. The spacetime around her trembled and warped under the sheer pressure of her power.

A savage glint flashed in her eyes. Then, like a blazing comet, she shot skyward, engulfed in fire, and smashed into the golden greatsword with unrelenting fury.

Her punch shattered the massive blade, splintering it into fragments of divine energy, but the backlash from the sword's immense power sent her reeling backward, slamming into her as if the heavens themselves struck her down.

When she finally halted, her form had become illusory.

Just at that moment, from the heavens, yet another golden greatsword emerged. Its aura even more terrifying than the last!

The sheer pressure from the golden greatsword's presence alone was enough to make the entire Divine Continent quiver with instability, where reality itself seemed on the verge of collapse. All around, even the elites of the Divine Continent turned pale, their faces marked by an unprecedented gravity.

Just then, Shen Fu suddenly roared, "Execute the blasphemers!"

With that declaration, he launched himself toward Ye Guan and Nun Shepherd. As he struck, a terrifying barrier materialized, sealing them within its confines. His power was overwhelming, shockingly close to that of Nun Rake herself.

The top Divine Realm elites of the Divine Continent, hearing Shen Fu's command, did not hesitate. As one, they surged forward, descending upon Ye Guan and Nun Shepherd.

Nun Shepherd's fists tightened, her eyes flashing with steely resolve. She was just about to act when Ye Guan reached out and stopped her.

She turned to look at him, yet was met with silence. He simply pulled her behind him and looked upward, toward the descending golden greatsword and the group of Divine Realm elites that followed. In that moment, his fleshly body and the Qingxuan Sword in his hand ignited.

Beside him, Gu Hao and Xi Zhong followed suit, setting their fleshly bodies and souls ablaze. However, there was no despair in their eyes; they were calm. The moment they chose to Ye Guan, they had already accepted this possible fate.

Ye Guan stared into the sky, his sword trembling violently in his grasp.

He inhaled deeply, gathering himself. Just as he was about to strike, a hand gently tapped him on the shoulder, and a familiar voice echoed next to his ear. "Hey, sorry I'm late."