A startled palm strike shrouded the sky in mist. The hope for peace was always ruthlessly trampled just as it seemed about to descend. Chao Tianxi regretted it; her eyes were filled with hatred.
The man wreathed in surging violet light and the Buddhist cultivator dazzling with golden radiance joined forces to launch a sneak attack while Tianfu Star Venerable had let down her guard. One palm strike utterly destroyed Tianxi's vitality.
"Tianfu Star Venerable, your martial origin belongs to us now."
As the words fell, the Demon Buddha and Purple Heaven Palace once more drove their true essence into the former's body, forcibly seizing the chance to ascend to immortality.
In the distance, Xiao Bieli, who had been retreating with the army, heard the commotion behind him and turned back. His pupils contracted sharply. He wanted to save her, but it was already too late.
At that critical moment, a flash of red light swept past the two men. The Grand Beginning Sword cut across the sky, its sword light surging like a tidal wave.
With a resounding crash, Purple Heaven Palace flipped his palm and blocked the sword light. His expression darkened as he said coldly, "Marquis of Knowing Fate, are you going to betray those within the realm by saving an enemy who invaded the Five Domains?"
"Amitabha. Traitors have only one fate: death." The Demon Buddha drove his Demonic Essence with his palm, golden light flashing as he struck to kill.
"You truly make me furious. Sword technique: Heaven-Burying."
Endless killing intent filled Ning Chen's eyes. Phoenix fire flared fiercely upon the Grand Beginning Sword, and streak after streak of sword light shot into the heavens, turning into a rain of swords that descended through the air.
As the sword rain poured down, great swathes of