Chapter 197 – Everyone Despairs! Sword God, You've Finally Appeared!

“Yes, Venerable!”

Above the city wall, the Emperor-Level Star Beast no longer concealed the ferocious glint in its eyes as it received the voice transmission.

After playing around for so long,

it had finally received the Venerable’s approval!

Enough games.

It was time to end this!

It had long wanted to unleash a massacre.

With this thought, the Emperor-Level Star Beast retracted its wings, its dark plumage shrinking abruptly. The spreading black veil in the sky withdrew, completely gathering along its backbone.

All killing intent was retracted.

Tenfold, dozens of times stronger energy was brewing within it…

The earlier Dark Veil Plumage had merely been playful tactics—this current attack was the true annihilating strike of an Emperor-Level Star Beast!

“It withdrew the black veil?”

Lin Mofeng observed this and scanned the surroundings, noticing that the people below could now see clearly.

Although the retraction of the Emperor-Level Star Beast’s domain seemed to indicate safety, his own unease amplified, spreading like ink, with tremors of fear crawling up his spine!

The Heavenly Law transmitted another message—

Killing intent fully revealed!

“Everyone, be careful!!”

Lin Mofeng roared loudly, shielding the Commander while trying to pull Li Zixuan behind him, striving to protect everyone!

But…

It was ultimately too late!

The next moment.

The great roc expanded its body, spreading its wings wide!

Countless feathers erupted like an ocean, streams of light bright as the sun blasted forth, causing the void to collapse and instantly devouring everything in their path.

A line pierced through the void,

aiming straight for them!

“Activate the array!”

Li Qinghe manipulated the Little Seven-Star Array Diagram, her fingers tracing the array lines to connect with the stars above. With great effort, the Seven Stars Sky Curtain descended around them, the array diagrams burning fiercely and transforming into a brilliant starry curtain.

The ribbon enveloped everyone, forming what seemed like an impregnable defensive array.

However,

this power had long surpassed the scope of defense!

The next moment.

Boom! Boom!

The feathers collapsed the void, tearing through the obstructing starry curtain as if rending the heavens! The Seven Stars Array Diagram burned out completely, turning to ashes that scattered in the wind.

Li Qinghe coughed up blood from her mouth and nose, her eyes growing dazed as she instantly collapsed backward…

At the cost of a Fifth-Level Array…

they had only delayed it by a few seconds!

“Sister Qinghe!”

Li Zixuan seized the opportunity, catching Li Qinghe while instinctively executing Sword Opens Heaven’s Gate.

A magnificent sword light shot forth in a line, briefly clashing with the piercing attack.

Yet it was still futile!

Before an Emperor-Level Star Beast, no matter how exquisite Li Zixuan’s swordplay was, the gap was far too vast.

The next moment.

Clang—

The longsword hummed, emitting one final faint tremor.

Cracks spread across the blade, instantly traversing the edge before shattering into fragments that scattered like falling leaves!

The sword shattered!

“Go!”

At that moment, Lin Mofeng stirred the void, finally gathering everyone and guiding out a new passage. His right arm was brutally mangled, severed at the shoulder, exposing stark white bone fragments.

He forcibly teleported everyone onto the city wall!

………

“Hoo—”

The night wind swept across the city wall, carrying a strange, foul stench.

Everyone looked up at the sky,

the burned array, shattered sword, broken arm… the tragic scene before their eyes was like a bucket of cold water, extinguishing all will to fight.

“Xuan Xuan, Mo Feng!!”

“Qinghe!”

Elder Li and Li Daoming looked up at their severely injured forms, their pupils contracting sharply, instantly burning with anxiety!

This wasn’t just a matter of personal safety—these three were all above the Innate Realm. If anything happened to them, the entire defensive strength of Jianghai… would be reduced by more than half!

With this thought,

a wave of despair…A slow dread began to spread through the hearts of the people.

Was this the power of an Emperor-Level Star Beast?

At the late Grandmaster stage, killing him would be as easy as lifting a finger for it.

This city defense battle was beyond their capabilities, completely outside the scope of what they could handle…

Feelings of despair and unease intertwined, a suffocating depression clogging their chests, making it hard to breathe…

“Who can save us?!”

Just then,

Thud!

A Star Warrior suddenly knelt down, his knees hitting the ancient city wall with a heavy thud. Tears streaming down his face, he looked up at the moon in the sky and shouted loudly:

“Sword God Senior!”

“Please, we beg you, save us!”

His trembling voice fell!

Echoing in everyone’s ears, it spread rapidly through the hearts of the defenders like a wildfire.

Thud—thud—

More and more Star Warriors knelt down in unison!

Gazing up at the sky, they pleaded for the Sword God’s help.

The evening wind blew, moonlight bathed the city, and the kneeling Star Warriors covered their faces as despair began to infect everyone.

“……”

The Police Inspector Commander supported the weakened Lin Mofeng, looking at his bloody severed arm. His iron-like heart cracked, and he too fell into deep despair.

Just now…

The sword shattered, the formation broke, his arm severed.

He was the only one left unscathed…

If it weren’t for Li Zixuan and the others desperately protecting him!

He would have died long ago!!!

“I…”

The Commander looked down at the weeping crowd, silent and sorrowful. Suddenly, he realized that in the face of absolute power, he was no different from ordinary people.

……….

On the city wall, the scene of despair was broadcast back through the network. On the large screen in Jianghai City’s Plaza, the Emperor-Level Star Beast loomed high in the sky, and they were utterly powerless against it.

Below, people raised their hands, reacting in various ways.

But most of them were…

Praying.

Believers chanted ancient scriptures, the solemn sounds spreading across the plaza, while non-believers shouted the names of Jianghai’s sages throughout history.

“Save Jianghai City…”

“We beseech you to protect Jianghai and help us overcome this crisis.”

“Please let Grandmaster Lin survive…”

In front of their screens.

Everyone prayed silently, all making wishes for Jianghai’s protection, hoping to receive divine favor.

……….

A chain reaction was triggered.

In streets and alleys, glass skyscrapers, it seemed as if everyone was praying at the same time. Jianghai City was calling for the Sword God, begging for his descent.

The wind carried his name, spreading through the suburban wilderness…

“Grandmaster…”

Li Qinghe wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth.

The chants flooded her ears.

For a moment, she felt dazed, slowly turning her head to look at the myriad lights of Jianghai City. The bustling sounds of the crowd surged like waves, and even she couldn’t help but silently recite the name in her heart.

“Master.”

Li Zixuan took out a spare short sword from her Star Ring, murmuring softly. She too was involuntarily moved by the citywide uproar.

At the same time, her feelings were complicated.

These Beast God Sect members were clearly targeting her master…

If he acted rashly, wouldn’t he be falling right into these Demonkin’s trap?

But…

If her master didn’t intervene, once this Beast Tide swept through, Jianghai would likely be destroyed, reduced to dust and scattered to the wind…

The entire city’s pleas, the final decision rested in the Sword God’s hands.

But just then!

Suddenly!

“Jianghai Sword God is nothing but trash!!”

A sharp, mocking voice pierced through heaven and earth!

Instantly cutting off the citywide chants for Jianghai.

Everyone turned to look toward the source of the voice,The Emperor-Level Star Beast spoke in human tongue, spreading its wings as its form swelled by hundreds of zhang, embodying the cosmic law to become a leviathan floating across the firmament.

The next moment.

With every word it uttered,

Its voice became like a gale, stirring terrifying tornadoes that swept through the city’s bustling thoroughfares—

Spreading rapidly, within moments, its words echoed throughout every corner of Jianghai City.

“What a load of crap, this Sword God!”

“A cowardly turtle!!!”

As the words fell,

Across Jianghai City, in every street and alley, wherever people gathered, fury seemed to ignite. The citizens’ faces darkened, their gazes collectively turning toward the source of the voice, waves of anger surging.

In an instant!

Faith actually overshadowed fear—not a trace of terror remained!

As if sensing the city’s collective malice…

The Emperor-Level Star Beast laughed even louder!

How exhilarating!

“Trampling your dignity and faith at will! When this Jianghai Sword God arrives, I’ll capture and slaughter him right before your eyes!”

The Emperor-Level Star Beast’s roars grew louder,

Almost transforming into thunder, enveloping this coastal city. Its voice filled heaven and earth, the echoes lingering without end.

“Jianghai Sword God, you’re nothing but a cowardly turtle!”

“If you lack even a shred of courage, don’t you dare—”

Before it could finish,

“I won’t allow you to insult Sword God Senior!”

Li Zixuan glared furiously at the Emperor-Level Star Beast, as if touching a reverse scale. Her hand lightly brushed the hilt, sheathing and concealing it, assuming the stance of the Sky-Slicing Sword Draw.

The next moment,

Threads of Sword Qi began to circulate.

“Xuan Xuan, don’t!!”

Elder Li sensed the anomaly and urgently transmitted a warning!

Now that the Emperor-Level Star Beast had fully manifested its form, it was at its peak. While she might have posed a threat earlier, now she would barely manage.

……..

“A mere Innate Realm ant, still daring to approach?”

The Emperor-Level Star Beast detected the Sword Qi and sneered disdainfully. It directly raised its mountain-like scaled claw, aiming at Li Zixuan, and slammed down to crush her.

Darkness converged, the surrounding domain contracting entirely.

As if an endless night had fallen…

“Today, you’ll be the first sacrifice to slay the Sword God!”

The next moment,

The colossal scaled claw descended.

Daylight abruptly dimmed,

Boundless pressure surged in, the abyssal dark curtain contracted…

But at the critical moment,

The wind suddenly stilled…

A wisp of purple light flickered, leaping into the Star Beast’s peripheral vision.

“What is this?”

The Emperor-Level Star Beast lifted its yellow pupils, gazing toward the distant horizon.

Dawn was rising…

Purple energy ascended from the east,

But!

That’s not right!

It was clearly still midnight!

“!”

The Emperor-Level Star Beast’s pupils contracted to needle points, abruptly seeing a strand of majestic purple energy flying from the east!

Gales stirred, the void flashed abruptly!

In that instant!

Pfft!

The purple energy pierced through its brow, red and white threads of blood splattered out, and a mighty force surged into the Star Beast’s body.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

A rain of blood fell from the sky, the massive skeleton, large as a mountain, its spine shattered piece by piece, erasing all biological foundation.

Annihilated!

“It’s Sword God Senior!”

Elder Li exclaimed excitedly, pointing at the wisp of Sword Qi in the sky, tears streaming down his aged face.

Others, seeing this, also began to weep, scrambling to their feet, turning toward the eastern purple energy, shouting in unison.

Waves of cheers surged.

Human voices reverberated through the city, the name of Jiang Sword God once again resounding across Jianghai.

……..

Meanwhile,

Behind the Beast Tide army,

In the mountain forest.

Beasts stampeded away, forest leaves rustling and shaking, a black shadow floating behind the herd. A long-burning candle engraved with eight mystical characters burned out.

Scattering into wispy green smoke, vanishing between heaven and earth.”Finally…”

“What a grand spectacle, using an Emperor-Level as bait, we’ve finally managed to lure you out.”

The black shadow drifted outward, gazing distantly toward the City Wall defense.

“Jianghai Sword God, you’ve finally shown yourself!”

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