Chapter 194 - Heaven-Piercing Sword Intent, Slay All Filth and Evil! (1)

"Divine Dawn! Divine Dawn!" Blood-red faces, twisted in rage and contorted in screams, climbed out of the Sword Dao Monument. Their shrill cries sent shivers through the gathered crowd.

Blood fountains erupted, and a thick fog of blood enveloped the air. Suddenly, the billion grisly faces coalesced into a colossal sword, a thousand feet long and drenched in blood. This sword pulsated with a murderous aura, its killing intent surging like a tempest.

Each face on the blade continued its piercing screech, "Divine Dawn, give us justice!"

These billion bloodied faces chanted the same six words, shaking the massive sword and shedding a dense blood mist that stained the bodies of the hundred thousand Sword Cultivators and five hundred thousand Ancestral Temple Guards red.

Here, at the edge of the Heavenly Realm, far from the Divine Dawn Palace, the countless eyes on the gargantuan bloody sword locked onto the direction of the palace, unleashing all their murderous intent. They sought to slay the Divine Dawn Empress!

This terrifying release of demon intent, like countless blood swords, pierced into everyone's hearts.

"Mission accomplished!" Ye Qingtian's eyes blazed with a fierce joy. "To all the Ancestral Temple Guards and Grand Temple students, you are the heroes of this era! I command you... retreat!"

From You Fengya proclaiming the imperial decree to toppling the Sword Dao Monument, only a short time had passed. The clash with the Sword Cultivators was intense, yet it didn't delay them. Everything was under Ye Qingtian's control.

At his command, whether they were students or guards, all retreated swiftly, smiles on their faces.

"A billion grievances, a supreme sword demon! Release your injustices and let the tens of millions in the Heavenly Realm be stained with your sword blood!" You Fengya gazed at the bloody sword, his laugh cold and distant. "You can slay millions. Remember, attribute all sins to Divine Dawn!"

They all could feel how horrifying the rampage of this bloody sword demon was under the lead of the Hell Wraith. After achieving their goal, they retreated with laughter.

When the Sword Dao Monument fell, so did the faith in the hearts of the hundred thousand Sword Cultivators. They stood, stunned, in the bloody shadow, gazing at the sword demon in the sky, its blood mist swirling wildly, their eyes red and vacant.

"Our ancestors have become demons..."

Was the resentment of a billion unfulfilled spirits too overwhelming?

"Divine Dawn must die! Divine Dawn must die!" The giant bloody sword continued to draw the final vengeful spirits from the Sword Dao Monument. This fierce intent was bound to soon erupt in slaughter.

"Sword Saint Sun!" Nangong Xi's eyes were bloodshot as she cried out in sorrow, "This was clearly a false imperial decree. How are they directing the resentment of our ancestors towards Her Majesty?"

"These are only resentful remnants, not true souls, filled with nothing but hatred..." Sword Saint Sun trembled. "But to focus their hatred to such an extent, something unknown must be at play!"

"What do we do?" Youyue asked coldly.

"Stop it! Wait for Her Majesty!"

With those words, Sword Saint Sun in his gray robes soared into the sky. Nangong Xi and the other strong Sword Cultivators gathered around him, using their bodies to block the path of the bloody sword demon.

"We must not let it harm the people..."

In this chaos, the populace was easily misled. Regardless of the truth, the sword demon, screaming Divine Dawn's name and slaughtering the innocent, would cause irreparable damage. The truth of the false imperial decree would become irrelevant. If the Divine Dawn Empress were slandered, the Azure Leaf faction would surely manipulate public opinion to support Ye Qingtian's ascent to power, reinstating the Azure Leaf Immortal Empire!

The Azure Leaf faction's influence was too vast!

On many levels, they held the power to sow discourse.

"Just half an hour ago, over ten million demons surrounded the Spirit Treasure Palace and the major casinos in the Heavenly Realm, causing chaos. They accused the Immortal Empire of hiding Yun Xiao's true strength and rigging the bets, demanding their money back. It was a massive disturbance, forcing the Nine Heavens Immortal Army to intervene. Her Majesty is likely dealing with that situation..." Su Lianlian spoke gravely.

"This is a diversionary tactic! These people are truly connected by blood to the demons!"

The Eternal Joy Demon Emperor was slain, and the Demon Continent's participation in the War of Immortals surely hid unpredictable tricks.

"The grievances of our ancestors are being exploited. If mishandled, there will be millions of corpses! Hold the line!" As Sword Saint Sun spoke, the hundred thousand Sword Cultivators gripped their Sword Souls, hands trembling, eyes filled with complex emotions. They gazed at the twisted faces of their ancestors on the sword demon, hearts heavy with sorrow.

BOOM!

At that moment, the bloody sword demon fully materialized, its cries more mournful, its murderous intent more overwhelming. Behind the hundred thousand Sword Cultivators, the previously observing crowd had already fled in terror, stumbling and dragging their families along.

"Has Divine Dawn truly angered the ancestors of the Sword Cultivators?"

They didn't want to believe it. But why were these billion angry spirits targeting her? Many had seen with their own eyes that it was the Grand Temple students who had toppled the Sword Dao Monument. But for those who hadn't witnessed it, whose words should they trust?

If this continued, almost all the cultivators in the Heavenly Realm would only see the sword demon slaughtering millions of innocent lives. By then, that would be the only evidence they saw with their own eyes!

"Get out of the way!" the bloody sword demon roared. The eyes of a billion resentful spirits cast their gaze on the group of Sword Cultivators, filling the sky with blood.

"Ancestors, please calm your anger! The one who desecrated the monument was Ye Qingtian, not Divine Dawn!" Sword Saint Sun shouted.

Within the core of the bloody sword demon, a surge of black mist roiled, and the voice of the Hell Wraith echoed like a chilling ghost. "Those who protect Divine Dawn, die too!"

BOOM!

The bloody sword demon's greatsword trembled, stirring up a sky full of blood mist, hurtling towards the Sword Cultivators!

"Our ancestors!" A hundred thousand Sword Cultivators, their hearts filled with fear and sorrow, still raised their Sword Souls, attempting to block the bloody sword demon.

"Have our ancestors become so resentful that even their own descendants are now their targets...?" Their hearts were filled with bleakness.

Yet, behind them lay the innocent civilians of the Heavenly Realm; they had no choice but to stand their ground, duty-bound.

"Ancestors above, we, your descendants, have nothing but our humble lives. We only hope that our meager blood might awaken the righteous path in you!"

"Sword Cultivators must wield their swords against treachery and evil, not be manipulated to kill the innocent and commit eternal mistakes!" Sword Saint Sun, his gray robes billowing, eyes bloodshot, charged towards the blood-colored sword demon.

"Our ancestors!" The hundred thousand Sword Cultivators soared, following the old man like moths to a flame, for just a possibility. They believed in the sword! The sword was their connection to each other. It was also the resonance of hearts between ancestors and descendants!

Sword Saint Sun had paid tribute to the Sword Dao Monument since his youth, now ninety-three years, day and night, never straying. They were all believers in the Sword Dao!

Their bodies, in front of this thousand-foot sword demon, were like mere specks, easily extinguished with a breath. Yet, their eyes blazed with fervor! These fervent gazes and pure Sword Souls charged at the vicious sword demon!

"Annihilate these flies!" The Hell Wraith growled from within the bloody sword demon.

The bloody sword demon's greatsword hummed, locked on its target! But in that moment, the billion faces on it twisted. They saw the Sword Souls, saw their descendants, saw themselves as they once were!

"No! No! No!" The bloody sword demon trembled, abruptly changing the direction of its blade. In an instant, it brushed past the hundred thousand Sword Cultivators, not harming a single descendant!

"Our ancestors still have a conscience!" Sword Saint Sun paused, tears brimming in his eyes.

"What's happening? Where's the Hell Wraith?" Ye Qingtian coldly turned to Li Shishi at his side.

They were still watching from afar, amused.

"Your Majesty, rest assured, those billion resentments still hold some obsessions. The bloody sword demon won't harm its descendants, it just needs to slaughter the innocents in the Heavenly Realm and severely damage Divine Dawn's reputation!" Li Shishi explained.

"Whether it's a physical or reputational blow, either will be fatal to her!" You Fengya laughed coldly.

From that moment, the group no longer hid their intentions. It was all out in the open! Nothing mattered anymore. So long as the bloody sword demon went on a slaughter and harmed Divine Dawn, they could collaborate with the demons to seize power!

As the words fell, Mu Tianshi suddenly frowned. "Divine Dawn is here!"

"So quick! She abandoned the Spirit Treasure Palace?" Ye Qingtian sneered.

"No matter, she can't do anything to this bloody sword demon. Instead, it will provoke its ferocity! As long as its resentment lives, it's immortal!" Li Shishi said.

"Hell Wraiths are indeed a treasure! Divine Dawn doesn't belong to the Endless Netherworld. She has no idea such deadly things exist in this world!" Ye Qingli ridiculed.

BOOM!

As they observed the situation, a golden-red figure had already clashed with the bloody sword demon!