The greatsword hung motionless, like a blazing sun fallen to the mortal world, lighting up the entire sky.
The Bright Greatsword suddenly descended and struck the towering Demon Qi around Xuantian Valley's outskirts.
That Demon Qi was a barrier of Emperor Dao left by Gu Yuan, thick as ink and surging like a tide. It radiated the terrifying pressure of a Great Emperor.
The Emperor Runes within the Demon Qi flashed wildly under the Bright Greatsword's assault, struggling against the runes of light on its blade.
For a moment, light and darkness intertwined and collided in the void. The shockwaves shattered the surrounding space!
Yet under the Bright Greatsword's relentless pressure, the Emperor Runes within the Demon Qi began to fade, little by little.
Those Emperor Runes of the Demon Dao shattered one after another, breaking apart and vanishing.
Once the runes shattered, the remaining Light Power slipped through gaps in the Demon Qi and fell straight into Xuantian Valley.
Across Xuantian Valley, countless interwoven silver and blue Array Patterns flared to life.
Silver and blue light raced through the patterns, keeping every wisp of Light Power at bay.
But after withstanding that residual Light Power, the patterns dimmed considerably. Fine cracks even appeared across many of them.
"Haha! You youngsters can certainly run. To think you'd hide here! Now let's see where else you can escape!"
An outrageously arrogant voice rang out from the sky.
Its owner did not appear, but his vast divine sense spread like an invisible net over all of Xuantian Valley.
"Break!"
At that roar, the sword of the Judgment of Light erupted with a blinding radiance.
Countless patterns of Emperor Dao lit up at once, like miniature suns bursting across the blade.
Then the Bright Greatsword cleaved downward.
The void perished beneath its edge,