In the void.
An Immortal King had his chest pierced by a dark spear, yet he still roared and hurled his war spear, pinning a dark king to death.
An Immortal King had his arm torn off, yet he turned his broken body into the heart of a formation, holding fast against the breach in the city wall.
To protect the Three Thousand Provinces behind them, to protect the countless living beings of the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands, these seven Peerless Immortal Kings laid down their lives and spilled their blood.
They fought until their bones withered and their flesh rotted, until the last drop of blood drained from their bodies. With their lives, they forged an impassable great wall of flesh and blood in this hopeless Border Wasteland.
They held back the invasion of darkness, winning peace for the world behind them.
When the scene froze on the moment those seven Immortal Kings' broken bodies turned into starlight and dispersed above the Border Wasteland's city walls.
A deathly silence filled the Black Ancient Ship.
Cao Yusheng's plump face was filled with shock and blank disbelief. Tears welled in the Taiyin Jade Rabbit's eyes, while Qingyi covered her mouth to keep herself from crying aloud.
They were deeply shaken by this magnificent, tragic sacrifice.
Ye Xuan withdrew his Chaos Heavy Pupils, and the manifested echoes of bygone years gradually faded.
He raised his hand and pointed at the tragic scene slowly fading in midair. His cold, commanding voice thundered through the cabin.
"Did you see clearly? Shi Clan, Fire Clan, you are not Sin Blood at all. The blood flowing through your veins belongs to the greatest heroes this world has ever known."
Ye Xuan's gaze swept over Shi Hao, then Qingyi and the others.
"Back then, the Seven