Chapter 1274

Despite having an overwhelming advantage in cultivation, he was repeatedly repelled. The Vulture King was furious, unsure whether he was angry at his opponent or at himself.

"With my next move, I'll leave you with nothing but bones!"

The Vulture King unleashed his powerful attack once more, allowing the sword wounds within his body to erupt, and the surging Vicious Qi caused a change in the celestial phenomena. However, Yan Jinghong's gaze was not focused on him, but rather on the distance.

At this moment, Yan Jinghong's spirit seemed to detach from his body and ascend towards the sky.

He saw that Ling Huanxi, who usually had no expression, was now...

Rushing anxiously towards him, he saw the Eagle King, Scorpion King, and Crocodile King, like the Vulture King, launching a fierce attack to break through the encirclement despite their injuries. He saw his companions desperately trying to hold their opponents back, even resorting to moves that would result in mutual destruction.

"It seems that the Myriad Gu Witch Ancestor was driven into danger by his disciple, and thus ordered his men to save him at all costs... His disciple has already tried so hard, how can the master let him steal the limelight?"

--Since you wish to learn new techniques, Master, why not learn from a wide range of sources, taking the best and discarding the worst? This will surely be better than reinventing the wheel. This is a martial arts technique that I created myself, and I hope it will be of help to you.

"With such a reliable apprentice who is far more trustworthy than he appears, what else could I possibly worry about?"

They felt that the Su State was already powerful enough and no longer needed the protection of the Grandmaster, so they could close their doors and do whatever they wanted. Well then, I'll give them a powerful enemy and force them to elect Grandmaster again.

"Although my elder brother and I have chosen different paths, our goals have always been the same; we are both practicing the Mohist School philosophy in our own ways."

--Third brother.

In the dim light, Yan Jinghong seemed to see a beautiful figure laughing.

Yan Yan walked towards her.

"Second sister, have I become a hero?"

--Of course, you are already a great hero known to everyone in the world.

As the beautiful figure vanished and the long-standing knot was untied, Yan Jinghong suddenly felt incredibly relaxed, her spirit soaring to great heights, as if she were embedded in the universe. She could no longer feel the pain and fatigue in her body, and even time seemed to stand still at that moment.

He glanced down at the battered, broken sword in his hand and said with relief, "Old friend, I'm grateful for your companionship all this way. I'll take this One Sword myself."

The broken sword trembled slightly, emitting a faint yet defiant sword cry.

Yan Jinghong chuckled upon hearing this, "Alright, let's complete this final One Sword together."

He extended his left hand, pointing a sword-like finger at his brow, and all his Cultivation Body vanished, merging into his fingertip. Then, with a flick of his wrist across the broken blade, he swung his right sword in a slash—

A Hero Roams the Jianghu Without Regret!

In the darkness, a dazzling and sharp sword light suddenly appeared. At first, it was just a faint beam like the morning sun, but it quickly absorbed the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi and earth, spreading out across the void like an aurora curtain, colorful and vibrant.

The Vulture King unleashed his full power, pushing his limits to the limit with a single, powerful strike. However, the moment his ultimate move touched the sword light, it was completely absorbed and transformed. The Vicious Qi of the Void Returning Realm amplified the power of the sword move, but the originally multicolored sword light turned pitch black, as if it could assimilate everything.

"Mohist; how could this be..."

The Vulture King, who had unleashed his ultimate move, had no time to react. His protective Gang Qi was as fragile as paper in the face of this sword light, and it was easily torn apart by the blade's force. Then his skin was cut open, followed by his flesh, skull, and then his body exploded in mid-air!

The sword's momentum hadn't subsided; the inky black sword light continued to fly towards the remaining enemies. The Scorpion King unfortunately became the next target, and he witnessed the Vulture King's tragic state firsthand. Mingli still dared to make a move to resist, only thinking about quickly dodging away.

"The Sea-Subduing Seal!"

Murong Wu seized the opportunity and unleashed the Juntian Sword Seal. The air seemed to transform into seawater, and the pressure, comparable to that of water tens of thousands of meters deep in the ocean, pressed down on the Scorpion King, making it impossible for him to break free. He could only watch helplessly as the dark sword light rushed towards him.

"Don't come near me! Aaaaaah!"

Unable to dodge and unwilling to make a move, the Scorpion King ultimately met a fate of "sitting and waiting for death," following in the footsteps of the Vulture King and exploding in mid-air.

Upon seeing this, the Eagle King and Crocodile King immediately attacked to shake off their opponents, avoiding being immobilized like the Scorpion King, and quickly escaped the encirclement.

Although the Myriad Gu Witch Ancestor had issued an order to them to save people at all costs through the connection of the Undying Brain Divine Gu, it was clear that rushing in would only result in futile deaths and would not contribute to the rescue. Such pointless suicide was not included in the mandatory action.

Fortunately, Yan Jinghong's move only targeted the Vulture King; the others were not difficult to dodge. The Scorpion King was unlucky because Murong Wu restrained his movements, thus the Eagle King and Crocodile King, who had escaped in advance, successfully saved their lives.

On the other side, Ling Huanxi rushed to Yan Jinghong's side as fast as she could and caught him before he fell to the ground.

"No, I don't want this to happen, I haven't said anything yet..."

Having witnessed the entire process, Ling Huanxi was overwhelmed with despairing thoughts. Her face filled with terror, she cautiously checked Yan Jinghong's breathing, only to find it had stopped. She then checked his pulse, which had ceased, and his body was completely devoid of vital energy and life force.

Ling Huanxi felt as if she had been struck by a heavy blow, her heart sinking to the bottom of a cold sea. Just as she was about to despair, she suddenly sensed a trace of warmth deep within Yan Jinghong's heart meridian, seemingly intermittent yet continuous, lingering and faint. Upon closer inspection, she discovered that it was a Sword Qi —the sword Sword Qi left behind by the Startling Rainbow Sword after it had exhausted its spiritual essence.

"He's alive! He's alive... Doctor! Doctor!"

Ling Huanxi snapped out of her daze and immediately released freezing air to freeze Yan Jinghong's entire body, preserving her last glimmer of life. Then she quickly carried her to find Murong Wu.

Murong Wu had originally planned to assist Si Ming and his sister to see if it was still possible to deliver the final blow to the Myriad Gu Witch Ancestor, but given the current situation, he could only go to save them first.

At this moment, a deafening explosion suddenly erupted from the sword formation activated by the Mohist School Sacred Sword, shattering the entire formation. Then, the "inhuman" Myriad Gu Witch Ancestor was seen fleeing out, with Murong Qing wielding the Sacred Sword in hot pursuit. The two fought and fled in an intermittent, fragmented manner, like a film edited by a drunken editor, with disordered shots and no logical coherence.

Soon, the two sides fought fiercely and flew thirty miles away, putting distance between themselves and the others. Murong Qing activated the sword formation again to trap the Myriad Gu Witch Ancestor. This time, the sword formation was even more powerful than before, exuding an aura that could cleave the heavens and earth and kill everything, giving people a sense of despair that was about to befall them and that there was no way to escape.

Upon seeing this Ying Zhou laughed loudly, "Your master is finished! He's so far away, even if you manage to escape us now, you're destined to be too late to save him!"

The others shared the same view, but they did not let their guard down. They kept a close eye on the target and were even determined to use their bodies as a shield, ready to perish together with the enemy if necessary, to avoid any accidents at the last moment and failure.

However, the Crocodile King and the Eagle King exchanged a smile, and the former chuckled, "You're right, it's indeed too late, but it's you who are too late, not us."

The latter added, "His Majesty deliberately fled in that direction; you should have noticed from the beginning, right? We're one person short, so the key question is, where is she?"

"Oh no!"

Final Chapter: Passing on the Torch

The Myriad Gu Witch Ancestor's escape was not like a headless fly flying around aimlessly, nor was it like a rat running through any hole it could find. Someone as valuing his life as much as he did would naturally have planned his escape route long ago.