Sword Pavilion. The cold moon shone high. Within the pavilion beneath the moon, the sounds of battle rumbled. Moments later, two figures burst through the air and stood suspended above the void.
The figure in violet robes had blood streaming continuously from both arms. Frost spread outward, gnawing away at her injured cultivation.
"Both your arms have been pierced through. Can you still raise your sword and fight?" Mei Wuhen looked at the woman before her and said coldly.
"Over these years, I have forgotten what pain is. Mei Wuhen, I saved this move especially for you. Let us go to hell together—Great Flame Realm, Heavenly Sin!"
With a soft cry, Shui Wuyue unleashed all her blood energy. Her dark hair surged upward against the wind. At once, blood-red light rose throughout the sky, piercing heaven and earth.
As Heavenly Sin appeared for the first time, heaven and earth trembled. The entire Sword Pavilion instantly became a scene of doomsday. Above the nine heavens, blood clouds churned, and countless bolts of lightning crashed down. Their world-destroying might made even the stars tremble.
An unprecedented pressure descended. Mei Wuhen looked toward the heavens, a trace of gravity flashing through her eyes.
"Cold Prison, Nine Hellish Evil Swords!"
Ice Plum shifted its momentum, and the void changed. Boundless cold spread outward as Mei Wuhen shouted. Nine sword edges appeared around her, crisscrossing and circling as they shot toward the heavens.
The lightning of destruction collided head-on with the swords of hell. With an earth-shaking boom, the lightning shattered the evil swords and descended.
"Urgh."
With a muffled groan, blood stained the corner of Mei Wuhen's lips. She staggered back several steps, wounded for the first time.
On the other side, Shui Wuyue, having unleashed her final strength, was dyed crimson from head