A clear, ringing sword cry, like a dragon roaring through the heavens, tore across the sky!
The cage formed from several overlapping Life-Bound Divine Abilities and spells was cleaved open by a streak of sword light that shot out from within!
The sword light did more than split open the cage imprisoning Jiang Tian. With a single strike, it also cleaved the already-falling First Liu in two!
Blood and entrails burst through the air as the two halves of his corpse fell to either side!
At that very moment, an invisible ripple abruptly spread outward with Jiang Tian at its center.
The ripple made no sound, yet it was like a basin of cold water poured over everyone's souls.
The fear and panic vanished from Chu Xiaoran, Xiang Geng, Second Liu, and Third Liu's faces. In their place were stiff, vacant expressions and pairs of utterly emotionless eyes.
Heartless Sword.
Two streaks of sword light flashed past.
Second Liu and Third Liu's bodies jerked to a halt in midair, then silently fell.
The third and fourth streaks of sword light followed one after another, their points aimed at the last two people.
Chu Xiaoran.
Xiang Geng.
A terrible emotion suddenly erupted from deep within their eyes.
Then the emptiness and bewilderment on their faces were torn away. Their pupils refocused, and their expressions returned to normal in an instant.
Chu Xiaoran suddenly swung the bone whip in her hand! Its interlocking joints rattled crisply as it unfurled in midair, layers upon layers piling up into a wall of bones that rose from the ground!
Demonic Qi churned across the wall, carrying a bone-chilling cold. Faint, dark runes were carved into every bone.
At the same time, countless scarlet hands burst from the several Ten Thousand Soul Banners behind Xiang Geng,