"Chi Huo, one of the Night Alliance's twin generals!"
The brown-robed man with ghostly eyes flashed his sword.
"Ling Man, one of the Night Alliance's twin generals!"
The black-robed man with black horns spoke coldly.
Eternal Night was a forbidden land.
But even forbidden lands still had factions within them.
These two belonged to an organization called the Night Alliance.
Earlier, Xie Feng's refining of the dust had caused tremors throughout this space, alerting them.
This was a struggle over every inch of land!
Xie Feng stood with his hands behind his back, his eyes as deep as an abyss.
Both Eternal Night and Eternal Day were unclaimed domains. This had been the consensus of all beneath heaven since the age of primordial chaos, and because these places were unfit for habitation, no one had ever occupied them.
Yet now, a faction claiming to be Eternal Night's master had actually come to obstruct him?!
Xie Feng's expression was cold. In his jade-like azure robes, he looked as aloof and handsome as a heavenly god amid this murky darkness.
Chi Huo and Ling Man felt a slight tremor in their hearts!
Why did the man before them show neither shock nor fear when faced with the Night Alliance's ranks?
People sometimes stumbled into Eternal Night, but they never behaved like this azure-robed man!
It was as though their words carried no threat whatsoever!
How arrogant...
"Ants spawned by Eternal Night dare call themselves its masters?"
Suddenly!
A voice rang out through heaven and earth.
The voice was mellow, yet its killing intent and hostility were utterly undisguised!
Chi Huo and Ling Man looked up in anger.
Before Xie Feng, amid the murk of Eternal Night, clear Qi swirled as a peerlessly graceful figure slowly emerged.
Long silver hair cascaded down like a waterfall. Her eyebrows were slender and ethereal as wisps of cloud, her amber eyes dazzling and coldly beautiful. Beneath her silver-blue battle dress, her bare feet rested on the crimson earth, looking all the more lustrous as jade.
She approached step by step, the perfect curves of her waist and hips like a slender willow, swaying with every graceful step.
Sushang!
More precisely, Sushang after growing larger!
She was so elegant and noble, yet her lovely face was utterly cold, as unapproachable as frost and snow on distant mountains!
She stared at the group in the distance.
Ling Man and Chi Huo immediately shuddered. They felt an overwhelming pressure, enough to make them take her seriously, even fear her!
They could not see through Sushang!
But they could tell she was extremely powerful!
They could not see through Xie Feng!
That feeling was like looking at a blank void!
Who... were these two?
Chi Huo and Ling Man exchanged a glance.
As a subordinate faction of Endless Heaven, even they had moments when their intelligence fell short!
"Hmph, nothing but a trick to fool the eyes!" Chi Huo folded his arms and snorted disdainfully.
Ling Man narrowed his long, slender eyes.
This was Eternal Night!
The territory where their Night Alliance held sway!
He said to Sushang, "The Dust of Eternal Night belongs to our Night Alliance. Are you truly determined to court death?"
Sushang raised an eyebrow. "Anyone has the right to enter unclaimed land. We merely took a speck of dust. We're not the ones... being unreasonable."
Chi Huo flew into a rage. "Are you provoking us? Little woman, you'd best understand that this is the Night Alliance's territory. I am the host, and you are the guest! In this world's martial way, the strong reign supreme!"
"If the strong reign supreme, then let your sword do the talking!"
Sushang sneered and slightly raised her delicate hand. A golden sword blazing with boundless brilliance appeared in her grasp.
The immortal sword, Zhaoyang!
"Since you refuse to comply with our demands, we can only exercise the Night Alliance's authority!
"The power of the twin generals will make you tremble!"
As Chi Huo spoke, ghostly flames blazed around him.
He commanded the ranks behind him and arrogantly launched an attack!
This was their territory. Even in a fight, they had the home-field advantage.
"Master," Sushang turned her head slightly, a hint of a smile blooming on her coldly beautiful face, "these small fry don't warrant your personal intervention. Watch how I destroy them!"
Xie Feng nodded.
The Night Alliance's twin generals were merely at the second and third stages of Tribulation Crossing, while the soldiers' cultivation was several major realms lower still. The little girl, at the sixth stage of Tribulation Crossing, was more than capable of beating them.
The Radiant Sun Sword erupted with boundless sword intent.
Beneath that towering golden radiance, even Eternal Night seemed to pale!
For over a hundred li around the immortal sword, everything shone as brightly as day!
Sushang's vision was no longer restricted!
She looked even more like a peerlessly noble goddess. Her battle dress whipped and fluttered, and beneath the sword light, her exquisite features looked sculpted from frost!
One slash sent a million streams of Sword Qi spraying out. They erupted like a surging flood, threatening to swallow all of heaven and earth.
Radiant Sun Sword Art, first form: Swallowing Rosy Clouds!
Bang!
Bang!
Amid the thunderous sounds, Sword Qi pierced the Night Alliance's members, who exploded one after another! A horrific rain of blood fell through the space!
The already crimson earth turned an even more vivid red!
Xie Feng seemed to understand something.
Why did the Dust of Eternal Night need refining, and why was it white afterward? Because this land had already been polluted!
Such a vast expanse of red earth showed how many people had perished here!
The Night Alliance might not have been responsible for all of it, but they had certainly made their "illustrious contributions."
In an instant, over half were dead or wounded. The Night Alliance's twin generals were enraged!
They realized how terrifying the person before them was.
To defend their dignity, both unleashed their swords, their ferocious power warping even the space around them!
Those were swords meant to kill!
Sushang turned her wrist slightly and swept the Radiant Sun Sword horizontally. Golden light drifted through heaven and earth like rain, then suddenly gathered into dragon figures that coiled between heaven and earth!
Sword Qi transformed into golden dragons!
Radiant Sun Sword Art, second form: Eternal Radiance!
Thirteen golden dragon phantoms hurtled toward the twin generals!
Even Eternal Night was thrown into upheaval!
Chi Huo and Ling Man used every means at their disposal to resist.
Yet...
Boom!
A golden dragon pierced Chi Huo's body. A general at Tribulation Crossing perished on the spot!
Seeing the situation turn dire, Ling Man finally felt afraid. Trembling all over, he mustered all his power and turned to flee!
At that moment, he felt a little regret.
Had he known the newcomers were this formidable, why would he have insisted on keeping the Dust of Eternal Night?
It was only a speck of dirt!
A human life mattered more!
Bang!
The sound of flesh being pierced rang out.
His sudden awakening had come too late.
Sword Qi swept across a hundred li, caught up with Ling Man, pierced his heart in a single strike, and shredded his soul!
Ling Man crashed to the ground.
His body dispersed into a red mist of blood that drifted down onto the earth.
In mere moments, every member of the Night Alliance present had been slaughtered!
The Primordial White Tiger's power was too great! Even Sushang had some trouble reining it in.
"Oops, I accidentally killed them all. They only have themselves to blame for going too far..."
Sushang sheathed her sword and turned back to Xie Feng, a trace of softness appearing on her cold, lovely face.
"The Night Alliance's twin generals were only in the Tribulation Transcendence Realm. It isn't some great sect or major faction, but since it can occupy Eternal Night, it presumably has some exceptional capabilities.
"We've obtained the Dust of Eternal Night and accomplished our goal. For now, let's get out first."
Xie Feng spoke thoughtfully.
Sushang gave a slight nod. Her form changed with every step, and in fewer than ten steps, she had gone from a cool, graceful figure to a lively little girl.
Holding the Radiant Sun Sword, Sushang hurried a couple of steps forward. Puffing out her cheeks, she reached out and tugged at the corner of Xie Feng's robe. "Master, wait for me~"
The two walked through Eternal Night.
Suddenly!
The space began to shake violently.
A trace of formidable presence, seemingly from the depths of the darkness, quietly spread.
"You two, stay."
A low voice drifted through the space!