Phantom stars filled the air and spread along the blade, every ray of starlight carrying an edge that could tear through all things as it plunged straight through the gap between Alpha's scales and into his chest.
Alpha's enormous body abruptly arched. His mouth gaped, but not a sound came out. Dark green blood gushed wildly from the wound, splattering all over the ground.
The ferocity in his slit pupils faded at a visible rate. The claw reaching for Yun Che rose only halfway before crashing heavily to the ground.
Yun Che did not lower his guard. Only after Alpha's head slumped to the ground and his dragon tail gave one final twitch before falling still did Yun Che slowly pull out the Immortal-Splitting Saber. He let out a breath of relief and staggered back a step.
Yuezheng Xiangling hurried over to support him, took out a healing pill, and slipped it into his mouth. "We finally dealt with it," she said softly. "That thing really was tough."
Zu Tangtang stepped forward and kicked Alpha's corpse, then turned to the others and spread her hands. "Seriously, that lunatic Wang Teng created a monster like this with his experiments. It almost got us all killed here."
Rubble was still falling constantly from overhead. The entire hidden chamber teetered on the brink of collapse and could cave in completely at any moment.
Yun Che regulated his breathing for a moment and steadied his surging blood and qi before saying, "This place won't hold much longer. Let's take the child and get out."
None of them dared delay. Huo Jinshang took the Half-Dragon Fetus from Yuezheng Xiangling and led the way, shielding the child, while Yun Che brought up the rear with his saber. Together, they cleared away the fallen rubble and followed