Xue Ye's Death

This sword truly possessed the might to destroy heaven and earth.

The instant the Destruction Greatsword descended, space itself twisted. The void boiled, and visible ripples of energy spread across the vast plaza before the hall.

The roar of raging waves and the sound of the void shattering rang out together.

The energies of the Destruction Greatsword and the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud collided violently.

As a divine artifact of Poseidon, the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud naturally contained incomparably formidable power.

However, Xue Ye's Soul Power was only at rank eighty-six, and he could not unleash its full might. In just an instant, the barrier formed by the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud caved in as though it could shatter at any moment.

"So this is the power of an Ultimate Douluo!" Xue Xing's pupils contracted.

"Everyone, channel your Soul Power into the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud!" Xue Ye roared.

At his command, two thousand Soul Masters worked together, madly pouring their Soul Power into the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud.

With the Soul Power replenishment of two thousand Soul Masters above the Soul Elder rank, the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud's energy surged dramatically, faintly showing signs of repelling the Destruction Greatsword.

However, the Destruction Greatsword's power soon stabilized, forming an evenly matched stalemate with the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud!

"Hahaha!" Xue Ye became excited. "Qian Renchu, you never expected this, did you? My Heaven Dou Empire possesses such a divine artifact! I once had the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect Master and Sword Bone Douluo test it. With the power of two thousand Soul Masters poured into the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud, even if you are an Ultimate Douluo, you can forget about breaking it!"

As a great emperor, how could Xue Ye not cherish his own life?

Xue Ye had always kept more than two thousand personal Soul Masters by his side, all of them carefully selected by him.

That was because when these two thousand-plus Soul Masters combined their power and infused it into the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud, the barrier they formed could not be easily breached even by an Ultimate Douluo. It was enough to hold out until reinforcements arrived!

Qian Renxue stared intently at Xue Ye.

The Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud was precisely Xue Ye's personal divine artifact.

Because of its existence, Qian Renxue's assassination plans had failed time and again!

"You're quite confident." Qian Renchu sneered. "What a pity. I only used thirty percent of my power."

"Also, I forgot to tell you: Ning Fengzhi, Sword Bone Douluo, and the five thousand disciples of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect all died by my hand alone!"

"What? The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect was wiped out by you alone?" The smile on Xue Ye's face instantly froze, replaced by deep shock.

The power Qian Renchu had unleashed was already at the level of an Ultimate Douluo.

If that was only thirty percent of his power, just how strong was Qian Renchu truly?

He did not believe it. He did not believe Qian Renchu could break the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud!

He believed even less that Qian Renchu could destroy the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect alone.

"Everyone, give it everything you have with me!" Xue Ye practically roared.

However, reality slapped him viciously across the face!

An even greater power surged from Qian Renchu's body and poured into the Destruction Greatsword.

The original stalemate was instantly and utterly shattered.

With a bang, the ocean-energy barrier formed by the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud completely collapsed.

The Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud lost its divine might as well and fell to the ground.

The Destruction Greatsword slashed toward the earth with invincible force.

"Protect His Majesty!" Xue Xing immediately shouted.

At once, the Heaven Dou Empire's twenty thousand most elite knights raised their shields one after another, stacking themselves in layers to form an enormous shield formation that firmly protected Xue Ye within.

"Argh! Argh! Argh!" Waves of horrifying screams rang out. Under the pressure of the Destruction Greatsword, those imperial guard knights were utterly insignificant.

Without the protection of the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud, in merely an instant, those knights were cut in half along with their shields. Their flesh and blood were reduced to ash by Destruction Power!

The imperial guard Soul Masters were even more useless. Their Soul Power had long since been exhausted, and they too were easily turned to dust!

The Destruction Greatsword was about to cleave Xue Ye in two with a single strike.

"Do not harm my lord!"

At that moment, Xue Xing let out a furious roar.

Behind him, a swan martial soul resembling a Six-Winged Angel appeared.

This swan was no ordinary swan. She possessed a human form and beauty comparable to that of the Six-Winged Angel. That was why Qian Renxue had been able to disguise herself as a swan martial soul back then.

Yellow, yellow, purple, purple, black, black, black—seven soul rings appeared beneath his feet. Then, his sixth soul ring lit up. "Sixth Soul Skill: Invincible True Body!"

At that instant, Xue Xing's body turned pure gold, radiating an exceptionally dazzling brilliance.

This move was Xue Xing's life-saving ultimate skill. For three seconds, it could place him in a completely invincible state!

"Quick, cover His Majesty..."

Xue Xing had originally intended to hold the enemy back for three seconds, but before he could finish speaking, his expression had already become one of utter terror.

The Destruction Greatsword actually tore through the invincible golden light around him and slashed directly into his body!

"This... is impossible!" Xue Xing cried out in despair, uttering the final words of his life.

He never could have imagined that someone could break through his Invincible True Body. How could he have known that his Invincible True Body was only invincible beneath the gods?

Qian Renchu's sword contained terrifying divine power. It was far beyond what the Invincible True Body of a mere Soul Saint could withstand!

Rumble!

Amid an earth-shaking blast, the Destruction Greatsword fell straight down. Xue Ye was directly reduced to ashes in terror and despair!

The powerful aftershock poured outward, killing a large number of Soul Masters as well.

"Spare us! Spare us!" Seeing Xue Ye killed, how could the remaining Soul Masters and knights of the Heaven Dou Empire retain even the slightest desire to resist?

They all dropped to their knees, begging Qian Renchu to spare their lives!

"Spare you? Impossible. Today, everyone in the Tian Dou Imperial Palace must die!"

As soon as Qian Renchu finished speaking, he transformed into a streak of black light and shot into the sky, arriving at the edge of the barrier he had set up.

Then, he became an Asura who reaped lives. The intertwined power of Destruction Power and deadly poison within him surged like countless swimming dragons, madly rushing toward the vast Tian Dou Imperial Palace!

Immediately afterward, horrifying screams rang out from every corner of the Tian Dou Imperial Palace.

No one was spared. Men, women, old, and young—everyone in the Tian Dou Imperial Palace died unnatural deaths.

Even every living creature was reduced to ashes.

Uprooting the weeds and removing the roots had always been Qian Renchu's creed!

Mercy toward one's enemies was cruelty toward oneself!

Only after doing all this did Qian Renchu remove the barrier surrounding the Tian Dou Imperial Palace.

From outside, the Tian Dou Imperial Palace appeared calm and peaceful, as though nothing had happened.

But who could have imagined that Xue Ye and one hundred thousand imperial guards had already died at the hands of a single man?

Next, Qian Renchu lightly clenched his hand and drew the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud into it. Looking at Qian Renxue, he smiled gently. "Little sister, how about you handle what comes next?"

Qian Renxue was completely stunned.

She had spent more than ten years trying to seize power, yet she had never succeeded. She never expected that the moment Qian Renqin acted, Xue Ye would be completely destroyed in less than half an hour!