Chapter 1627: No More

The moment that strand of sword energy slowly drifted downward, Ye Guan's Invincible Sword Intent and Order Sword Intent surged wildly, amplifying dozens of times over in an instant. At that very moment, the final shackle deep in his heart completely vanished..

Both sword intents seemed to be freed from their restraints, bursting forth uncontrollably. Waves of sword cries echoed through the starry skies.

At this moment, both sword intents seemed to be reborn, especially his Invincible Sword Intent.

Even the Qingxuan Sword in his hand began trembling violently...

As Ye Guan's Sword Dao evolved, so did the Qingxuan Sword. A sword was only as strong as its wielder, after all.

Far off, within the divine light, Sang Mei looked at the aura surging around Ye Guan and smiled. "Little Guan... I truly wish I could see the day you become invincible. What a shame... I can't see that day."

As she finished, her palm opened slightly, and two scrolls floated slowly toward Ye Guan. Then, she began walking downward step by step. With each step she took, the Great Daoist Brush Master's countless Great Daos sank.

After a while, she paused and smiled again; this time, her smile was even more radiant than before.

Sang Mei glanced at Ye Guan, shook her head, and suddenly, her entire being transformed into a pillar of divine light that made a beeline for the Great Daoist Brush Master's Dao seal.

Boom!

In an instant, she shattered the Dao seal. Her supreme divine will pierced the Great Daoist Brush Master's forehead and dragged him across massive distances until he finally crashed into Mount Fanjing in the Milky Way.

Bang!

The Great Daoist Brush Master slammed into a courtyard and sprawled out motionless for a while.

After a long while, he sat up, pressing his fingers to his brow where a faint divine seal shimmered. Moments later, his expression twisted with rage. "Divinity... Good. Very good... You actually sacrificed yourself to seal my cultivation. Very good!"

He had anticipated that Sang Mei could sacrifice all beings to break through or that Ye Guan could use his trump card—that sword energy from Destiny, but he had never imagined that Sang Mei would sacrifice herself.

He also hadn't imagined that she had reached such a terrifying level of power.

And a cultivator of that realm... had actually exchanged her life just to seal him.

The Great Daoist Brush Master was absolutely dumbfounded. What shocked him more wasn't the sacrifice; it was the fact that Sang Mei had actually subdued him.

His cultivation was sealed.

After what seemed like an eternity of silence, the Great Daoist Brush Master raised his head toward the depths of the starry skies. His gaze grew heavy. After a moment, his eyes narrowed and he said, "Great, this is just awesome. A scheme within a scheme? Excellent!"

***

When Sang Mei vanished, all the Divine Realm cultivators in the field looked dazed. The Divinity they had long believed in had utterly and completely disappeared.

However, Sang Mei hadn't stripped them of their cultivation. Their powers remained, but the Divine Will within them was no more.

Confusion reigned, but above all, they felt conflicted.

When Sang Mei appeared, she could have easily annihilated them all, but she hadn't done that. Nearby, Nun Shepherd and Nun Sickle sat collapsed; their eyes were lifeless as if their souls had been taken away.

Gone. She's really gone...

Tears streamed from Nun Sickle's eyes. At this moment, she was completely lost.

Meanwhile, Ye Guan stood up, his Invincible and Order Sword Intents still skyrocketing in power. His current aura now far surpassed what it had been in the battle with Jun You, and it was still climbing. His power had already surpassed those in the Divine Realm, and it was still rising.

He quietly put away the two scrolls Sang Mei had left behind for him, and then he looked up. There, the black-robed man from East Desolates stared back at him.

Although Sang Mei had sealed the Great Daoist Brush Master, the crisis wasn't over. The cultivators from East Desolates were still here.

The black-robed man looked at Ye Guan and uttered, "Kill."

With that command, all the East Desolates elites surged toward Ye Guan.

Nine cultivators beyond the Divine Realm charged straight at him, clearly intending to eliminate the greatest threat first.

𝓯𝓻𝓮𝙚𝙬𝓮𝙗𝒏𝙤𝒗𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝒐𝓶

The pressure of nine cultivators descending was horrifying; nine unstoppable waves of power crashed down to crush all.

Just then, from afar, Slaughter suddenly transformed into a sword light and intercepted the black-robed leader, forcing him to stagger backward. As she readied a second strike, another streak of sword light shot past her, heading straight at one of the East Desolates elites.

Ye Guan!

At this moment, his entire body radiated blood-red sword intent. Even the Qingxuan Sword had transformed under the pressure. Empowered by the sword, this attack was vastly stronger than anything before.

Boom!

His strike blasted the East Desolates elite back tens of thousands of meters away. His sword energy tore open the heavens, creating a deep gorge in spacetime that stretched for tens of thousands of meters. It was utterly terrifying.

The East Desolates elites' brows furrowed, eyes filled with growing dread.

Ye Guan didn't speak a word. He stomped down and once again turned into a blazing sword light.

Sword cries echoed across the sky. A single crimson arc split the battlefield.

At the same time, Nun Shepherd and Nun Sickle charged forward as well. Their strength was formidable, but not enough to face the cultivators beyond the Divine Realm head-on. Fortunately, Slaughter held the line. One sword against many, she stalled several of the top East Desolates elites.

Below, Shen Fu and the others raised their heads. Seeing the East Desolates invaders, he laughed.

"Everyone! The Divinity spared us, for what? For redemption. Let us atone!"

"Kill!"

He charged upward, with all the Divine Realm experts of the Divine Continent following. Though they once sought power and gain, they were no fools.

The East Desolates were coming for their lives.

When there were no external enemies, infighting would surface. Now that external enemies were here, they had to fight them before anything else.

Though East Desolates's forces were mighty, Ye Guan and Slaughter were not weak either. Especially Ye Guan. Empowered by the Qingxuan Sword, even those beyond the Divine Realm had to tread carefully before him.

Ye Guan had gone completely mad. He fought with no regard for his life, and his attacks became strong enough to suppress his powerful enemies. With a sword made out of his sword intent in hand, he brandished it with the fury of a true war god.

Boom!

A blood-red explosion erupted, and a cultivator beyond the Divine Realm was sent flying away.

Ye Guan prepared to strike again when hand grabbed him.

He turned. It was Slaughter.

Slaughter's body was faint. She was not in her true body.

She looked toward the sky, where more East Desolates elites hovered. Her gaze slowly lifted.

"I can sense them... powerful auras approaching. Stronger than the ones here."

Slaughter turned to Ye Guan.

Ye Guan hesitated. He took out one of the scrolls Sang Mei gave him and opened it.

There was only a single line that said, "Go to the Wastesea."

Wastesea?

Ye Guan looked confused and turned to Nun Shepherd nearby.

"Shepherd."

Hearing him, Nun Shepherd immediately paused, her figure trembling as she rushed over. She glanced at the scroll and said, "I know where that is."

Slaughter cut in. "Go. Now."

Ye Guan fell silent.

Slaughter understood his thoughts and quickly shook her head. "Just go."

Ye Guan whispered, "Aunt... I'm their target. I can't run."

Only he and Slaughter could hold off the cultivators beyond the Divine Realm. Now, even stronger enemies were on the way. The gap in power was too vast.

Just then, everyone turned.

Nun Rake held the Divine Ruler Seal high, chanting something.

Boom!

Suddenly, from within the graveyard, countless terrifying auras exploded skyward, crushing everything in their way. One by one, warriors clad in blood-red armor rose from the tomb.

The Divine Blood Guards!

All twenty-six of them were regarded as the strongest force of the Divine Civilization.

They had once invaded East Desolates and returned unscathed. Seeing them, Nun Shepherd and Nun Sickle's faces turned grim.

Nun Rake possessed the Divine Ruler Seal, so she was essentially the Divinity, and the Divine Blood Guards would only obey her. Even though they were not at full strength, they were still terrifying.

When the Divine Blood Guards surfaced, monstrous killing intent swept through the realm, engulfing the Divine Continent.

The faces of the East Desolates' elites darkened. The same group of people had once slaughtered people across their lands. Enemies would truly meet in a narrow road, and blood had to be repaid in blood.

Once the Divine Blood Guards appeared, they all turned toward Nun Rake, or more accurately, the Divine Ruler Seal in her hand.

Without hesitation, all twenty-six knelt toward her. Nun Rake slowly turned around. At this moment, the people of the East Desolates and the Divine Continent stared at her.

No one knew what she would do next.

Nun Rake's eyes landed on Ye Guan, and Ye Guan stared back at her, gripping the Qingxuan Sword tightly.