Fang Yun's Divine Sense continued condensing a Literary Platform without pause, even as he fought and watched the battlefield.
"Where my body stands, righteousness abides! Let my blood turn jade-green; let all my remaining years buy Heaven-and-Earth Righteous Qi!" A ringing voice rose. Du Ling spat blood, merging the Talent Qi Ancient Sword he had nurtured within his literary guts with the Heaven-and-Earth Righteous Qi summoned by Jade-Blooded Loyalty. Smiling, he guided his sword toward the demon barbarians.
Du Ling was only a Metropolitan Graduate, and he had not spent long on Sword Gestation and Edge Concealment. His power fell far short of those veteran Hanlin Academicians. Thus, rather than attack the powerful Demon Kings and Barbarian Kings, he directed his Talent Qi Ancient Sword toward the Demon Marquises and Barbarian Marquises.
Newly unsheathed, the ancient sword carried Heaven-and-Earth Righteous Qi, slaughtering Demon Marquises and Barbarian Marquises like clay chickens and straw dogs. In an instant, it killed eleven.
At the final moment, Du Ling's ancient sword flew beside a Barbarian King and abruptly exploded, catching him off guard.
Then the True Dragon Ancient Sword struck swiftly, cutting down that Barbarian King.
Du Ling turned his head, smiling. His gaze passed through the chaotic battlefield and settled on Fang Yun's face.
Fang Yun saw Du Ling's body slowly dissolve into faint light from the feet upward.
Du Ling smiled and opened his mouth to speak. But the battlefield thundered, and they stood dozens of yards apart. Fang Yun could not hear a word. He could, however, read lips.
"I don't just want to keep the demon barbarians from seeing my tears. I want even more to slaughter them all with a smile! I've done all I could. Please remember your promise. Tell Void Sage Fang to compose a War Poetry