Chapter 191: Annihilation
"Foundation Establishment Sword Cultivators from the Nine Cauldrons Sect!"
"How could this happen!?"
Looking at the sky-shielding vastness and sharpness at the horizon's end, the remaining over sixty Technique Cultivators and Primordial Spirit Cultivators of the Xuanming Sect fell into an unstoppable despair.
At this moment...
Both Primordial Spirit Cultivators and Foundation Establishment Technique Cultivators simultaneously guessed a fact.
Elder Song did not exist!
Everything just now was merely tactical deception!
The one hundred and sixty-plus people on Fangyuan Island were completely toyed with in the palm of the opponent's Heavenly Palace Cultivators!
Dividing the Sword Cultivators and Primordial Spirits, then relocating the Sword Cultivators, and ordering the Technique Cultivators and Primordial Spirit Cultivators, who were not adept at combat, to face the opponent's Sword Cultivators head-on...
A series of mistaken orders completely pushed their situation into the most perilous state.
This comprehensively overwhelming pressure from the Divine Cultivators...
"No! No! Heavenly Palace Cultivators absolutely don't have this kind of power! This is more than the power of Heavenly Palace Cultivators!"
The leading Primordial Spirit Cultivator, with a face full of horror, looked up, feeling that overwhelming Power of Divine Sense. He couldn't help but widen his eyes, filled with disbelief: "Dharma Phase!"
Dharma Phase Cultivator!
This was definitely Dharma Phase level power!
The reason why the ten to twenty Primordial Spirit Cultivators of the Xuanming Sect were beaten without the ability to fight back, even unable to see their opponents, it was because...
Dharma Phase!
Dharma Phase!
Realizing precisely where they stood, this Primordial Spirit Cultivator not only had no joy in discovering the truth but became even more desperate.
The suffocating oppression of Divine Sense, along with the vast sword light that swept over like a stormy rain, instantly shattered his spirit.
He both cried and laughed, emitting a howl that made everyone tremble.
"The Nine Cauldrons Sect... has a Dharma Phase!"
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
Instantly, a Sword Array formed from one hundred and eight Flying Swords of the Nine Cauldrons Sect penetrated the Flying Boats carrying dozens of Foundation Establishment Technique Cultivators and Primordial Spirit Cultivators.
The Spiritual Light of the Protective Dharma Treasures and the futile counterattacks of spells filled this Void.
"No! No! No!"
"I don't want to die! I can't die here... my family is still waiting for me to return..."
"Nine Cauldrons Sect! The others from my Xuanming Sect will never let you off!"
Blood Mist spread!
Piercing screams, desperate wailing, and resentful roars continuously emanated from these Cultivators' mouths, Divine Sense, and Divine Consciousness.
Such extreme emotional venting seemed to be an attempt to leave a last trace of themselves in this world.
But...
Whether it were screams or wailing, the duration still lasted only a few breaths.
Accompanied by the thunderous strike of the one hundred and eight elite Great Sword Cultivators, the Foundation Establishment Technique Cultivators, Primordial Spirit Cultivators, the Spiritual Artifacts, Treasures they carried, and even the Flying Boats they were on...
Nothing was left.
All were utterly destroyed.
Even the Blood Mist that had just diffused was completely dispersed under the explosion of Sword Qi contained in the Flying Swords.
Above the azure sky, only this area torn into shattered clouds could prove that a fierce battle had apparently just taken place here.
...
Meanwhile, Lv Ming was completely unaware of the annihilation of his side's Foundation Establishment Technique Cultivators and Primordial Spirit Divine Cultivators.
At this moment, he was fully controlling his sword, maneuvering to reach the strategic position as quickly as possible, and to complete the pincer attack on the Nine Cauldrons Sect team with Great Elder Song Xuan.
Then, carrying the victory of annihilating hundreds of Great Cultivators of the Nine Cauldrons Sect, he planned to make a name in Cangwu, letting all forces in the Cangwu Great World realize Xuanming Sect's triumphs and deterrence, thereby solidifying Xuanming Sect's standing in the East Sea Archipelago.
He was even considering, having gained the entire Eastern Sea...
It should be a third of the Eastern Sea.
The territories occupied by the Great Sun Sword Sect and other Sects would be hard to take over; they owned just the current expanse of one hundred thousand Li.
But, even just expanding by this one hundred thousand Li of sea territory, along with Xuanming Sect's original territory of one hundred sixty thousand Li, would still be enough for Xuanming Sect to possess the foundation to challenge large Sects.
After developing a few more generations...
Xuanming Sect would truly possess the power to compete with large Sects such as the Nine Cauldrons Sect, Great Sun Sword Sect, and Primordial Yang Sect.
Perhaps in the future, it could not only dominate the entire Eastern Sea but also use the Eastern Sea as a springboard to dominate the entire Heavenly Star Continent and become the overlord of Heavenly Star.
Thinking of this, Lv Ming couldn't help but feel fired up.
It was at this moment that one of the Sword Cultivators beside him couldn't help but step forward and said, "Hall Master, I've been thinking, something seems a bit off about this situation."
As he spoke, he added, "Though this is an order from the Sect Master and Great Elder, not to mention other aspects, the arrangement of personnel alone is clearly unreasonable. It's fine if our Sword Cultivators need to engage in a fast raid without the Primordial Spirit Cultivators, but having no Sword Cultivators to protect the Foundation Establishment Technique Cultivators and Primordial Spirit Cultivators... What if the Sword Cultivators of the Nine Cauldrons Sect desperately break through and attack our unprepared Technique Cultivators and Primordial Spirit Cultivators with their speed advantage?"
This remark made Lv Ming frown.
This possibility was indeed plausible...
However...
"Elder Song issued this order; he must have confidence in locking down the Nine Cauldrons Sect,"
said Lv Ming.
"Let's not discuss the combat strength of the Nine Cauldrons Sect's Cultivators... If they're said to be slightly better than us, even if we truly do have the advantage and suppress the Nine Cauldrons Sect, how could we possibly limit and encircle all of their Sword Cultivators? They would just need ten Sword Cultivators to break through, and they could inflict severe damage on our Technique Cultivators and Primordial Spirit Cultivators..."
This Sword Cultivator spoke, taking a deep breath, "Moreover... we should not underestimate the Nine Cauldrons Sect as an opponent. Since they've mobilized the strength that could breach Fangyuan Island, theoretically, this force should absolutely surpass the strength Elder Song Xuan brought, and it is Elder Song Xuan who should truly be suppressed."
Lv Ming's expression changed.
He had to admit, the Sword Cultivator made sense.
"Heavenly Palace Cultivator!?"
This thought flashed through his mind.
"They're planning to surround us and cut off support!"
The Sword Cultivator also voiced this guess in time.
"Split off twenty Sword Cultivators skilled in Sword Control and follow me back at full speed! The rest will continue as planned!"
Lv Ming made the decision on the spot.
At this point, they naturally had to find a way to rectify the situation.
Every Primordial Spirit Cultivator is a treasure.
Soon, twenty Sword Cultivators skilled in Sword Control stepped forward, following Lv Ming, rushing toward the gathering point of the Technique Cultivators and Primordial Spirit Cultivators.
However, they had not been flying long when they were met by a Sword Array of one hundred and eight Lifebound Flying Swords.
The Lifebound Flying Swords, carrying the force of the Sword Array like a tsunami, swept toward them, overwhelming them and instantly causing the faces of Lv Ming and others to drastically change.
Especially since...
The direction from which the Sword Array struck was precisely where the Xuanming Sect's Technique Cultivators and Primordial Spirit Cultivators were located.
It turned out that the Sword Array of the Nine Cauldrons Sect was coming from the direction of Xuanming Sect's Technique and Primordial Spirit Cultivators.
The fate of those Technique Cultivators and Primordial Spirit Cultivators...
One could guess what happened without needing further explanation.
"How could this be... How could this happen!"
Lv Ming's eyes were filled with shock, anger, and fear.
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He couldn't understand why the situation had deteriorated to such an extent.
"Hall Master, the Sword Array!"
The reminder from the other Sword Cultivators by his side snapped Lv Ming out of his shock.
Sensing the overwhelming and fierce nature of the opposing Sword Array, the Xuanming Sect Campaign Hall Master yelled without hesitation, "Retreat!"
The next moment, they controlled their swords at full speed, heading back in the direction they came from, aiming to converge with the Sword Cultivators of their Sect.
At this moment, only one thought was in his mind.
We've been tricked!
They had all been tricked!
Whether it were the orders from the Sect Master or the transmissions from the Great Elder, it was all a trap laid by the Nine Cauldrons Sect through the Heavenly Palace Cultivators, with the purpose...
to annihilate this batch of the sect's strongest combat power in one fell swoop.
No!
Not just them!
If things went south, the Xuanming Sect would be forced to completely withdraw from the Eastern Sea, which might also uproot all the Great Cultivators in the Eastern Sea at the hands of the Nine Cauldrons Sect.
Lv Ming retreated quickly, but Shen Qinglian and other Sword Cultivators of the Nine Cauldrons Sect chased even faster.
In an instant, a sky full of sword light had already struck in front of them.
With no way to retreat, Lv Ming could only let out a fierce yell, "Break through at full speed!"
He himself achieved Unity of Man and Sword, arousing a blast of sword light and charged out in an instant.
However, figures like him, a Campaign Hall Master, were always marked by Alkaid as key targets to be struck down.
Under the group attack of Shen Qinglian, a Fourth Rank Great Sword Cultivator, and several Third Rank Sword Cultivators, Lv Ming's sword light only clashed with theirs for a moment before being directly crushed head-on.
"Third Generation Flying Swords!?"
Lv Ming let out a cry of shock and anger.
As a top Sword Cultivator, he recognized instantly how advanced the Flying Swords used by Shen Qinglian and the others were!
The moment they engaged, the dispersing sword light tore through the clouds above and split the ocean below.
Sword Qi swept across the sea surface, continuously raising giant waves hundreds to thousands of meters high, occasionally even leaving behind trenches tens to hundreds of miles long on the sea.
The reverberating force endlessly spread in all directions, eventually forming terrifying waves rushing towards all sides.
These waves, at their farthest, were feared to travel thousands of miles; if any islands were in their path during this period, they would be mercilessly submerged.
Though it was only the aftermath of a battle between top Sword Cultivators, it was still able to stir the ocean as if it were a natural disaster.
If this place were like the Alkaid Realm, with a diameter of twenty to thirty thousand miles, these tsunamis could easily wipe some island countries off the world.
In a fierce clashing of strikes,
Lv Ming, struggling to resist, let out a cry of unwillingness.
"No!"
Accompanied by a burst of flames, the Lifebound Flying Sword of this Sword Cultivator was directly broken by Shen Qinglian.
And at the moment his Lifebound Flying Sword was broken, the coordinated attacks of two other Sword Cultivators followed through, striking his body ferociously.
Sword Qi erupted!
One of the Flying Swords, with the force of thunder, smashed Lv Ming's protective Dharma Treasure into dust, while another sword pierced through his body.
"Boom!"
A Blood Mist exploded.
And before it even had the chance to disperse, it was vaporized into nothingness by the violent power contained in the sword edges.
As these two Flying Swords completely flew towards distant targets, guided by Alkaid's Divine Sense, this high-ranked figure of the Xuanming Sect met his end over this ocean.
After killing Lv Ming, the Campaign Hall Master of the Xuanming Sect, Shen Qinglian let out a long roar.
"Those who occupy my Eastern Sea, slaughter without mercy!"
The cold sword light did not pause for a moment in the roar, striking again toward another target.
"Not one left!"