With one slash, it was sent flying, the blade of the bone saber plunging straight into the ground.
Yet its own defense was astonishing. That strike had not dealt it any severe injuries.
The bone saber burst out of the earth.
It laughed heartily. "Exhilarating! Truly exhilarating! You do indeed have the right to be proud."
"I have one more move. If you can defeat me with it, I will submit to you.
"This move is the Slaughter Emperor's strongest technique.
"It is called All Darkness!"
"Wherever blood fills the air, everything will turn blood-red.
"Because this saber strike carries no killing intent. What it brings is the Rule of Desolation."
Hearing this, Xu Zimo was somewhat surprised.
The Slaughter Emperor had made slaughter the focus of his entire life.
He had been born from slaughter, and in the end, he had died through slaughter as well.
He had proven the Dao through slaughter and walked the course of his life amid slaughter.
Yet his strongest move had nothing to do with slaughter.
If others learned of this, they simply would not believe it.
But these words had come from the bone saber, the companion that had accompanied the Slaughter Emperor throughout his life.
The bone saber continued, "You need not be so surprised.
"The Slaughter Emperor did indeed focus on slaughter in the past.
"But after he encountered the Empress and received her guidance, he comprehended this saber strike.
"All Darkness!"
"The Empress was like a guiding beacon in his life. That was why he followed her, generously marching toward death."
"Otherwise, with the Slaughter Emperor's proud temperament, how could he possibly submit to anyone so easily?"
"Once this move is unleashed, even I cannot control it. Good luck!"
Having said this, the bone saber drew in the blood