Chapter 1632: Goddess of Death

Old Mo's face turned ashen. He could not believe that Mang Bu had actually let Ye Guan go. If it weren't for Mang Bu's terrifying strength, he would have already cursed him out on the spot.

This guy's a complete idiot!

Seeing Old Mo's gloomy face, Mang Bu smiled and said, "Old Mo, don't worry. Everything is under control, you can be a hundred percent at ease!"

Old Mo shot him a glance and said coldly, "Save that line for your Temple Master."

With that, he vanished into the distance. The Divinity was dead, and now, the greatest threat to the East Desolates was none other than Ye Guan, the heir to the Divinity.

Furthermore, Ye Guan showed signs of breaking through. If they didn't take this chance to eliminate him, he would become an immense threat in the future.

Weeds had to be pulled out by the roots to eradicate them. Hence, Ye Guan had to die!

Watching Old Mo disappear, Mang Bu shook his head and muttered, "That brute truly can't see the big picture."

***

Inside a spacetime tunnel, Ye Guan traveled swiftly on his sword, and his face was grim.

The moment he saw the Great Daoist Brush Master, he knew things would never be that simple. Even though the man had already been suppressed, Ye Guan knew he definitely had more tricks up his sleeve.

The Milky Way...

Ye Guan's gaze grew increasingly cold. After a moment, he took a deep breath and forced himself not to think about that man. He looked at the sword intent flowing through his body. It was evolving and transforming, but he had no time to push the breakthrough. He could feel that he had reached a critical threshold. All he needed was a little more time.

Just then, Nun Shepherd suddenly appeared beside Ye Guan.

Ye Guan asked, "Can you contact that guardian from the Wastesea?"

Nun Shepherd shook her head. "We actually know very, very little about her."

Ye Guan looked puzzled.

Nun Shepherd said in a low voice, "All we know is that she was once the Lord's close sister, a companion who helped her establish the Divine Civilization, but later, something happened between them. No one knows what happened. They eventually parted ways."

Ye Guan said, "Then we'll go find her..."

Nun Shepherd replied, "It's fine. If the Lord told you to seek her out, there must be a deeper meaning behind it."

Ye Guan fell silent. Nun Shepherd stared towards the end of the spacetime tunnel, saying nothing more, but her gaze gradually turned icy cold. Just then, Ye Guan suddenly said, "Into the pagoda."

Without waiting for her reply, he immediately stored her inside the tiny pagoda. Then, he came to a stop, his figure trembled, and he exited the spacetime tunnel, appearing in vast, boundless sea of stars.

𝙛𝓻𝒆𝓮𝒘𝙚𝙗𝒏𝙤𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝒐𝙢

He looked up into the distance and saw a pitch-black array, flickering with countless arcs of black lightning that surged and raged like a storm. Wave after wave of tribulation-like power kept pouring out from it.

He knew that many powerful beings from the East Desolates were hunting him down, but because of his Qingxuan Sword and his current level of power, very few were capable of catching up to him, and if they did, they would never be ordinary.

Deep within that array, one could faintly see an old man in a black Daoist robe. In one hand he held a jet-black horsetail whisk, and on his back, he carried a long sword.

Suddenly, the old man raised his whisk and lightly swept it forward. He yelled, "Rise!"

Boom!

Within the laws of the array, in an instant, countless black pillars of lightning erupted, charging straight at Ye Guan. Densely packed like a tidal wave, the pillars swept across the starry sky, shattering the galaxy inch by inch as they passed.

In the distance, Ye Guan stared at the oncoming wave of endless lightning pillars. He gripped the Qingxuan Sword tightly in his right hand. Suddenly, his figure trembled and he transformed into a beam of sword light, shooting forward with incredible speed.

In a flash, he charged into the sea of lightning pillars. His powerful sword aura instantly tore through dozens of them. Explosions of lightning burst in all directions, yet the pillars kept coming, wave afte wave.

Rumble...

Thunder and sword light clashed and exploded, filling the void with deafening booms that echoed across the heavens.

Ye Guan, wielding his sword, carved a bloody path through the sea of pillars. He slashed directly towards the old man in the Daoist robe, but just as he neared the array, a surge of light swept out, blasting him several thousand meters away.

When he came to a stop, black lightning erupted around him, crackling wildly.

With a sweep of his sword, he shattered the surrounding lightning. Then, he looked up at the black array in the distance. Within it, countless black lightning pillars continued to surge and flicker. The old man in the Daoist robe stood in the centre of the array, pillars roaring around him like a storm.

Ye Guan stared at the old man, who was staring back at him. No words were spoken. Just battle.

The old man waved his horsetail whisk, and a lightning pillar suddenly transformed into a dragon, roaring as it lunged forward with its mouth wide open to devour Ye Guan.

Ye Guan leapt into the air with sword in hand and struck directly into the dragon's body. A beam of sword light burst from the dragon's back, splitting it open. The dragon exploded in an instant, but just then, another lightning pillar came crashing down towards him.

A cold, murderous glint flashed in his eyes as he slashed at the incoming lightning pillar. The pillar could not withstand his power and shattered with a loud bang. The sword continued to surge forward, heading straight for the array.

This time, Ye Guan unleashed the power of his Mad Demon Bloodline.

Inside the array, the old man in the Daoist robe waved his horsetail whisk once again. Another surge of thunder burst forth, but this time, it could no longer do anything to Ye Guan. Instead, it was shattered by a single sword strike, which pierced right through it and flew directly to the array.

Just then, the sword on the old man's back flew out, transforming into a bolt of lightning-like sword light as it slashed towards Ye Guan.

Boom!

The two sword lights collided and shattered, and along with them, the array collapsed. Both Ye Guan and the old man were blasted back, each retreating thousands of meters.

After coming to a stop, the old man recalled his sword. Lightning still flickered along its surface, but there was now a noticeable crack in the blade.

In the distance, Ye Guan came to a halt as well. He gave a flick of his wrist, and the lightning around the Qingxuan Sword was dispelled instantly.

The old man fixed his gaze on Ye Guan and formed a seal with his left hand, while his right hand raised his sword high.

Boom!

In the sky above, a black lightning pillar descended vertically, landing on his sword. The blade connected with the heavens, forming a link between sword and lightning.

A terrifying thunderous aura surged across the entire sky.

"Slash!" The old man's voice rang out sharply. With a violent motion, he swung the lightning-charged sword towards Ye Guan.

As the sword came down, the thunderbolt connecting to the sky followed, merging with a wave of sword energy, and in that instant, the entire galaxy was split in two.

In the distance, Ye Guan vanished from his original spot, his speed increasing rapidly, while the old man's sword strike seemed to slow down drastically.

Temporal suppression!

Seeing this, the old man's eyes narrowed. The next moment, he saw a beam of sword light already right in front of him.

Boom!

With a deafening explosion, amid countless shattered thunderbolts, the old man was blasted backwards, his fleshly body crumbled as he flew away. After retreating ten thousand meters, his fleshly body completely disintegrated. Not just his body, but even his soul began to fade, visibly growing hazy and transparent. Just as his soul was about to fully vanish, he formed a seal with his left hand, chanted an incantation, and a divine light shot straight down from the heavens, entering his soul and stabilising it.

Once stabilized, the old man looked up at Ye Guan in the distance, his eyes filled with shock.

"What a terrifying swordsman!" he exclaimed.

Ye Guan prepared to strike again, but just then, spacetime behind the old man trembled violently, and moments later, twelve terrifying auras swept in. A rift appeared and twelve powerful figures stepped out, all wearing identical Daoist robes.

East Desolates' Dao Sect!

They were a faction on par with the Beast God Temple, making them one of the two greatest superpowers of the East Desolates, answering only to the East Desolates Ruler. They had also fought in the ancient war against the Divinity.

The Daoist at the helm locked eyes with Ye Guan and ordered, "Kill him!"

He knew clearly that there was no way to kill this swordsman in one-on-one combat. Their only option was a group assault.

At his command, the twelve Daoist experts prepared to strike.

However, the spacetime behind Ye Guan suddenly shattered, and a woman wielding a lightning saber slowly stepped out. It was Nun Rake!

Her face was pale as a sheet, and blood stained the corner of her mouth.

Almost at the same time, the spacetime behind the old Daoist split open once again. Jun You stepped out slowly, with only one arm remaining.

There was a grim expression on her face as she glared at Nun Rake with seething hatred, because this woman had wiped out the Beast God Temple's elite forces—every single one of them!

Even several powerful cultivators who had been secretly hunting Ye Guan were killed by her. She was like the goddess of death. More than that, Jun You herself had almost died at her hands.

Jun You stared at Ye Guan and ordered, "Kill him."

He was the greatest threat of all. Due to a mental breakthrough, Ye Guan's sword intent was surging wildly. Not a single moment of rest could be given to him, as if he were allowed even a bit of time to complete his breakthrough, his Sword Dao would transform, stepping into an entirely new realm.

When Jun You's voice fell, she and the Dao Sect experts charged at Ye Guan and Nun Rake.

Nun Rake leapt forward. Her left hand held the Divine Ruler Seal while her right hand gripped her lightning saber as she slashed down with a violent strike.

Boom!

A massive wave of lightning exploded outward, and the twelve Dao Sect experts were forcibly pushed back.

At that exact moment, from high above the heavens, a purple lightning sword fell straight down, like divine judgement. Nun Rake's eyes narrowed sharply as she jerked her head upward, slashing into the sky.

Boom!

Her saber light shattered! She was blown away, and the moment she stopped, she slashed once more, knocking away the purple lightning sword. However, her strength was nearly exhausted. Blood poured uncontrollably from her mouth, soaking her robes until they were dyed deep red.

Ye Guan looked up and saw a man in a purple Daoist robe. It was the East Desolates' Dao Sect Master! A figure as renowned as the Beast God of the Beast God Temple, and one of the two most terrifying individuals under the East Desolates Ruler.

The old man in the purple robe gave Nun Rake a cold glance, then turned his gaze to Ye Guan, utterly indifferent.

With a flick of his sleeve, a purple lightning bolt descended from the sky and zeroed in on Ye Guan.

Ye Guan's eyes narrowed. He had no room to retreat. He tensed up and slashed out with all his might.

Boom!

The sword light shattered, and Ye Guan was blasted back tens of thousands of meters. As soon as he stopped, his fleshly body disintegrated.

The Dao Sect Master pointed forward with two fingers, and his purple flying sword streaked through the starry sky, slicing straight towards Ye Guan.

A savage glint flashed in Ye Guan's eyes. Just as he was about to ignite his soul, a hand suddenly gripped his shoulder. It was Nun Rake.

Nun Rake had already ignited his body and soul. She forcibly opened a spacetime tunnel, then dragged Ye Guan into it. However, the purple lightning sword chased after them.

Nun Rake pulled Ye Guan behind her, raised her right hand, and thrust her saber forward.

Boom!

The lightning sword slammed into Nun Rake's saber, causing it to crack instantly. She coughed up mouthfuls of blood, but continued to drag Ye Guan through the spacetime tunnel. At the same time, she pressed her right hand forward, and the purple lightning sword shattered.

In the very next moment, however, another purple lightning sword made its way into the spacetime tunnel, and right behind it was a terrifying Dao lightning pillar.

Ferocity flickered in Nun Rake's eyes. She raised her saber and slashed forward fiercely. This strike was no weaker than the sword it met, but she had been battling for so long that she was already on the brink of collapse.

The moment her saber touched the purple lightning sword, her fleshly body split open, and blood sprayed everywhere. At the same time, her saber shattered with a loud

boom,

but so did the purple lightning sword.

However, yet another purple lightning sword rushed in. Nun Rake's eyes narrowed slightly. She had no strength left to resist.

The lightning sword pierced into her abdomen, and just as it was about to go through her and stab into Ye Guan's soul, her right hand gripped onto the saber.

She let out a furious roar and ignited her soul and fleshly body to the extreme as she clutched the purple lightning sword with all her might, forcibly stopping it.

Despite that, she continued to travel through the spacetime tunnel at full speed.

In the blink of an eye, she dragged Ye Guan out of the tunnel, emerging at the edge of a vast and boundless sea.

Seeing the vast sea before her, Nun Rake took a deep breath. Blood was gushing out of her, and both her fleshly body as well as her soul were rapidly fading away.

She turned to look at Ye Guan. Her trembling left hand placed the blood-soaked Divine Ruler Seal into his hand. The moment Ye Guan accepted it, she collapsed backward.

Ye Guan hurriedly caught her. She gripped his hand tightly, and her gaze was filled with remorse and deep, silent pleading.

Ye Guan held her hands, and his voice shook as he said, "She... will forgive you."

Nun Rake's hand slipped. The sorrow and pleading in her eyes vanished instantly, replaced by a look of peace and relief.

Her fleshly body and soul faded away, dissolving into nothingness.