Ninth Soul Skill Sun Descent, Destruction of Heaven Dou City

High above Heaven Dou City, Qian Daoliu's blonde hair fluttered in the howling gale as he stood aloft and looked down upon the bustling city below.

A flash of deep-seated anguish crossed his eyes. If I had known things would turn out this way, no matter what, I would never have agreed to let Xiao Xue and Xiao Ye come to this wretched place to play at being undercover spies.

Qian Daoliu muttered to himself, his hoarse voice laden with remorse and self-blame. If he had not agreed back then, if he had not indulged this plan, would his Xiao Xue not have died?!

Would his Xiao Xue not have perished within the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace, and would Xiao Ye not have plunged into deep self-reproach because of Xiao Xue's death?!

It was all his fault as her grandfather. Matters had reached this point, and no matter how much he regretted it, Xiao Xue would not come back to life.

Even though he had already killed more than enough people connected to Qian Renxue's demise, the heart-wrenching pain in his chest still gnawed at his soul like a venomous snake.

"Heaven Dou City... the capital of the Tiantou Empire!" Qian Daoliu's gaze abruptly turned ferocious. "Since Xiao Xue lost her life right here, then this city, along with everyone within it, shall all be buried with her!"

"Even killing more people cannot soothe the pain and burning hatred in my heart! Only by making them serve as burial companions can my heart find some relief!"

As he spoke, Qian Daoliu slowly raised the Angel Holy Sword with both hands, and the next moment, an indescribable, terrifying aura erupted from within his body.

Hum...

Nine spirit rings lit up sequentially from beneath his feet: black, black, black, black, black, black, black, black, and red!

Eight blacks and one red!

As the Angel God High Priest who had completed the Eight Angel Trials, Qian Daoliu's spirit ring configuration was nothing short of terrifying. The lowest were of the ten-thousand-year level, and the ninth spirit ring was of the hundred-thousand-year level!

Qian Daoliu closed his eyes slightly, his expression solemn and stern as he chanted a melodious prayer.

"O Sun, you are the origin of all things! O Sun, you bring light to the world! O Sun, you banish the darkness from the world! O Sun, you illuminate the entire world, leaving evil nowhere to hide in the shadows!"

"Praise the Sun... Ninth Spirit Skill: Blazing Sun Descent!"

Qian Daoliu let out a furious roar that exploded like rolling thunder across the night sky, and the hundred-thousand-year spirit ring at his feet instantly blazed with brilliant light!

Immediately after, a steady stream of soul power poured into the Angel Holy Sword!

The blinding scarlet-gold light surged violently, and a ball of light rapidly condensed at the tip of the sword before expanding: ten meters, a hundred meters, a thousand meters!!!

In merely the span of a few breaths, that scorching radiance expanded until it was as dazzling as a true scorching sun, illuminating the pitch-black night sky of Heaven Dou City as bright as day!

This was the ninth spirit skill bestowed by his hundred-thousand-year spirit ring!

Compared to his other hundred-thousand-year spirit skill, Angel Breath, Blazing Sun Descent was pure destruction and devastation—greater in might and far more cruel!

By now, the commotion Qian Daoliu had caused inside Heaven Dou City was gradually subsiding.

The Tiantou Imperial Family had been wiped out to the last, and the magnificent Heaven Dou Imperial Palace had been reduced to ruins before being driven deep into the earth by Qian Daoliu.

Shrek Academy—which had achieved ultimate glory and won the championship during the Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament of the mainland years ago—had likewise been leveled!

Yet for the vast majority of people inside Heaven Dou City, though they were gripped by panic and anxiety, at least they were still alive; it was not them who had died.

"Look! What is that thing projecting in the sky? Is that the sun? How could the sun appear in the middle of the night?"

"And... and why is it so close to Heaven Dou City?" someone asked, inadvertently looking up and letting out a gasp of shock.

Then more and more people raised their heads to gaze at the sky.

They saw that golden sun radiating rolling heat waves hanging directly above their heads, the surrounding space warped and distorted by the searing heat while their skin turned red and blistered from the thermal blast.

"Something's wrong! Something's wrong! It's too hot, what on earth is going on?" someone cried out in terror as they stared at the giant sun.

"No! Everyone run! This thing is going to fall, run for your lives, ahhhhh..."

Screams, cries, and wails instantly erupted within Heaven Dou City, plunging the streets into utter chaos!

Yet before this terrifying great sun, their struggles and cries were so feeble and laughable.

High in the air, Qian Daoliu watched the scene below and expressionlessly swung the Angel Holy Sword, hurling that sun-like sphere of light crashing down into Heaven Dou City!

"Die... all of you die, go and serve as burial companions for my granddaughter, all of you join her in death! Kill! Kill! Kill!"

Qian Daoliu muttered softly to himself, his cold eyes gazing down at those ants below. At this moment, he seemed less like a man and more like a high-and-mighty god, completely indifferent to the lives of others!

Boom...

The scarlet-gold fireball instantly engulfed Heaven Dou City. In a mere matter of minutes, this massive imperial capital—possessing a legacy of ten thousand years, and standing as the most prosperous and bustling city in the Tiantou Empire—was instantly transformed into a towering sea of fire amidst a heaven-shaking explosion.

All things were reduced to ash, leaving not a single living soul behind.

Those who failed to escape Heaven Dou City were instantly vaporized at the terrifying moment the scarlet-gold fireball landed, leaving behind no bones or remains.

As for those who had fled Heaven Dou City, none were spared either, scorched to death moments later by the extreme high temperatures and heat waves.

Having finished all this, Qian Daoliu withdrew his sword and stood suspended in the vast sky, his gaze as cold as ice and his heart as still as stagnant water. In the past, had he witnessed so many people suffer, his heart would undoubtedly have ached with grief.

Yet at this moment, as he personally erased so many lives, it felt to him as though he were merely crushing a group of obstructing ants by the wayside, not stirring even the slightest emotional ripple in his heart!

Xiao Xue was dead; what did the others have to do with him? Right now he only wanted to avenge Xiao Xue—he only wanted to kill! Kill! Kill!

"Hahaha... hahahaha..." Qian Daoliu suddenly clutched his forehead and laughed wildly up at the heavens. "They're all dead, all dead, and my granddaughter is dead too, hahahaha..."

After leveling Heaven Dou City, he did not feel any sense of relief, but rather a profound emptiness. What was the use of killing so many?

Xiao Xue was already dead; no matter how many more died, she could not be brought back to life.

"Why does my heart hurt so much! My Xiao Xue! Grandfather still hasn't killed enough! Rest assured, Grandfather will send even more people down below to accompany you in death!"

"Now it's time to go to that place and settle accounts once and for all!"

Qian Daoliu turned his head, abruptly looking toward the northeast in the direction of a sprawling mountain range, his gaze instantly turning sharp.

Three pairs of golden wings burst open behind him, and with a beat of his six wings, he transformed into a streak of golden light piercing through heaven and earth, tearing apart the night sky with astonishing speed!

In just a brief moment, he had crossed the vast distance and arrived deep within a rugged mountain range.

This was the Clear Sky School—once the number-one sect in the world that struck fear into the mainland, yet now reduced to hiding away and surviving in seclusion!