Gong Qi was drenched in blood, holding the Emperor Phoenix Sword as she hovered in midair. At last, she saw the Immortal Slaying Sword in its entirety.
A... very powerful sword.
Her eyes had been injured by Sword Qi, and Gong Qi could see only a sky full of blood-red light.
Yet when her divine sense fell upon what lay ahead, she could sense the Immortal Slaying Sword's blend of pure Immortal Qi and killing intent.
The Immortal Slaying Sword was made for slaughter. It was an immortal sword born of heaven and earth, the only sword in the world named for slaying immortals.
As Gong Qi watched it, an overwhelming desire to draw closer suddenly arose in her heart.
Driven by that desire, Gong Qi could not help taking a step forward.
But only one step.
After that step, Gong Qi stopped where she was and carefully examined the Emperor Phoenix Sword in her hand.
After fighting and slaughtering all the way here, several more cracks had appeared on the Emperor Phoenix Sword.
When Gong Qi saw those cracks, her heart ached faintly. It hurt even more than seeing the injuries on her own body.
The Emperor Phoenix Sword had accompanied her all the way to this day, yet it could no longer hold on...
At that moment, white light flowed before the enormous Immortal Slaying Sword, and a cultivator with the bearing of an immortal and bones of jade slowly emerged.
Gong Qi said slowly, "You are... the Immortal Slaying Sword Master?"
The white-robed cultivator was cold and clear as water, yet his aura burned as fiercely as blazing flames, filled with dense killing intent.
"You... are the person sent by the Ice Phoenix Clan?"
Gong Qi froze, then said solemnly, "The Ice Phoenix Clan did not send