Chapter 200 – Did the Sword God Senior Really Sacrifice Himself?

“I wish you Mutual Destruction with Heaven and Earth!!!”

High in the sky!

Qin Yang pressed his palm against the Venerable’s crown!

His eyes erupted with sunlight-like radiance.

Star Power churned chaotically, like turbulent currents sweeping through the ocean!!

“You’re insane! Jianghai Sword God!”

The Beast God Sect Venerable sensed Qin Yang’s aura and instantly felt terror, attempting to slap away his hand to escape, to flee this high-altitude range.

One must understand.

A self-destruction at the Supreme Realm could devastate heaven and earth—even as a Supreme Realm expert himself, he couldn’t withstand it!

For the people of Jianghai…

Could Jianghai Sword God actually go to such lengths?!

I have cultivated for a hundred and fifty years…

How could I possibly perish with you!!!

“Wait…”

Thinking this, the Venerable resisted Qin Yang, two streams of Star Power clashing, trying to diminish the power and delay, “I have matters to discuss……”

But before his words finished…

Qin Yang lowered his gaze and coldly stared at him, the molten light in his eyes growing brighter…

Before death, all beings are equal.

You fought so fiercely against this Sword God earlier!

Now you know you’re wrong!

Too late!

This Sword God still prefers your unruly demeanor!

The next moment!

Boom!!!

Mutual Destruction with Heaven and Earth activated!

Shockwaves rolled across the firmament, explosive starlight filled the skies, the void collapsed, and vast amounts of Star Power burst forth from Qin Yang’s cranium.

Blazing heat poured entirely into the Venerable’s body, as if the great sun descended upon him!

“No—”

The Venerable’s roar echoed through the heavens until it was drowned in deafening explosions, his throat dissolved, his skin vaporized layer by layer, white bones cracking and shattering!

His powerful celestial physique…

Before the might of this self-destruction, was as fragile as paper!!

Above Jianghai City, white light illuminated the sky, as if the dawn had arrived early!

Fierce winds swept in all directions,

the residual waves of the Star Power self-destruction descended from the sky, high-temperature heatwaves engulfing countless Star Beasts, the Beast Tide surging and struggling… bones charred and scorched, emitting wisps of white steam…

Crack!!

Under the residual impact, the city defense array shattered violently!

Cracks spread rapidly along its path—the extraordinary explosive power of the explosion, even from tens of thousands of miles high, couldn’t be underestimated!

“Not good! The residual power is too strong!”

“Everyone, focus on maintaining the array!!!”

Li Daoming roared loudly, raising his hand to release Star Power in an attempt to reinforce it. Other Li Family defenders joined in, assisting by channeling Star Power.

Massive amounts of Star Power poured into the array, the Array Inscriptions glowing and operating, each mysterious thread trembling and humming, forcibly stabilized by the Star Power supplied by the Li Family.

But…

It still wasn’t enough!

Boom boom boom boom!!!!

The residual power descended, and the city defense array disintegrated!

The recently restored array couldn’t withstand it, directly dispersing like glass bubbles, completely vanishing!

The next moment.

Thud! Thud!

Several Li Family gatekeepers collapsed on the ground, their mental energy completely drained, eyes unfocused, blankly staring at the night sky above.

“Such terrifying power…”

Li Daoming spat blood from the corner of his mouth, looking down at the shattered Array Diagram in his hand, feeling relieved.

Fortunately, the city defense array had alleviated the pressure, allowing him to survive.

Otherwise.

The consequences would have been unimaginable!

If the power was this immense on the ground.

It was hard to imagine,

what colossal scale of power must have been at the epicenter of the battle in the sky?

Now, under the aftermath of this self-destruction.

The city defense array lay in ruins…

Most of the Beast Tide on the ground had turned to charred bones; what was once a terrifying natural disaster had now been reduced by more than half, posing no further threat.However.

No one cares about that now!

At this moment, Sword God Senior’s self-detonation high in the sky has gripped everyone’s hearts.

Everyone on the city wall looked up at the sky, trying to find Qin Yang’s figure, their gazes sweeping across the heavens.

Looking up,

The white light gradually dissipated as the night grew darker.

Flying ashes drifted down across the sky.

But.

On the battlefield, there was still no trace of any figure to be seen…

“Star Power completely gone… Sword God Senior… has willingly perished together with the Heretical Cultists…”

Lin Mofeng sensed the aura above, murmuring to himself in bewilderment, “This level of self-detonation power… only the senior himself could achieve this…”

He didn’t continue speaking.

Silence spoke louder than words.

Everyone understood what he meant.

The Supreme Realm Demonkin of the Evil Cult was too powerful. The Jianghai Sword God had personally sacrificed himself in the explosion, burning through his life for the citizens of Jianghai…

In that instant,

The city wall suddenly fell silent.

The night wind blew, carrying the scent of blood that lingered in their nostrils.

“No…”

Li Zixuan raised her head, tears streaming down her face as white light filled the sky, watching the flying ashes drift everywhere.

For one Heretical Cultist, her teacher actually self-destructed?

“Master… he actually self-destructed with the enemy…”

Li Qinghe stared blankly, raising her finger toward the sky.

She was completely stunned…

Just moments ago she had been saying the Sword God had achieved a great victory, having defeated the Supreme Realm Demonkin, but the current situation had completely defied expectations.

“Senior… I haven’t even had the chance to speak with you…”

Elder Li half-knelt on the ground, his face twisted in agony.

As if he had aged several more years.

He had always regarded the Jianghai Sword God as his idol, but now with his self-destruction, everything had turned into an illusory bubble.

The other garrison soldiers also showed sorrowful expressions.

Just moments ago they had been bathed in the senior’s spring rain blessing, enjoying the tempering of laws.

Yet in the blink of an eye.

Everything had vanished without a trace.

“Senior, such righteousness…”

The Police Inspector Commander murmured, removing his police cap, gazing blankly beyond the city wall.

On the distant horizon.

The sky showed the first light of dawn, with Beast Tide remnants scattered everywhere.

Dying groans accompanied the morning breeze, lamentations filling the wilderness.

Though the situation had completely turned around – the Emperor-Level Star Beast was dead, the Beast Tide army had suffered heavy losses… yet no one could feel happy about it.

They remained silent.

Their minds filled with the image of the Sword God’s self-destruction…

……

Fuhai District.

The television broadcast signal was restored, replaying the earlier scenes, with the camera focused on the night sky. Only the falling starlight could be seen across the sky, with no human figures visible anymore.

On the city wall, the defending soldiers showed grief-stricken expressions…

“Master! I never expected you could pull off this move too!”

Xiaobai watched the television screen, flicking her tail as she turned to look at Qin Yang,

“When did you learn self-destruction? And even copying those Evil Cultists… confess honestly to this Fairy! Did you secretly join their cult!”

“Tch, join what cult?”

Qin Yang rolled his eyes, brushing her off, “Are others allowed to blow me up, but I’m not allowed to blow them up?”

As he spoke.

“……”

Qin Yang frowned instead, ignoring Xiaobai as he turned his attention to another matter.

The system!

Where’s the system reward!?

He had just eliminated a Supreme Realm Demonkin and lit up the entire Jianghai City with fireworks… it wouldn’t make sense not to get any rewards!

“Since I’m capable of handling more, you should give me some good stuff, right?”

Thinking this.Qin Yang continued to focus his mind, calling out to the system internally.

“System! Come out! Where the hell have you been!!”

“Where’s my reward?”

The moment his thoughts settled,

the system’s long-awaited voice finally came through—

“Shocking! The host actually defeated an Emperor Venerable Realm expert with just a clone’s intervention. This system is utterly astonished!”

“Ding! Detected that the host has severely injured an Emperor Venerable Realm expert!!”

“Congratulations, host! Obtained Emperor-Tier Divine Weapon: Sun-Shooting Bow!!!”

A series of reward notifications exploded in his mind.

Qin Yang finally felt relieved and was about to take out the system’s reward to play with it…

But just then.

“Huh?”

Qin Yang frowned, recalling the system’s prompt, and suddenly noticed a key point…

The demonkin was severely injured…?!

That can’t be right!

During the self-destruction earlier,

he had personally witnessed that Supreme Realm expert die right before his eyes!!

And now you’re telling me that after withstanding such a massive impact, this Evil Cult demonkin still isn’t dead?!

“This is troublesome.”

With this thought,

Qin Yang slightly furrowed his brows, watching the live broadcast footage as he pondered the situation.

Since the opponent could advance to the Supreme Realm and had cultivated for so long, it would be normal for them to have some self-preservation methods.

If we follow the system’s prompt…

That means this old bastard still had a trump card up his sleeve?!

…………

At Jianghai City Gate.

Dawn finally broke, the first light of morning advancing like a slow-moving tide.

Crimson mist rose as the remaining Star Beasts lay severely wounded, no longer posing a threat.

After the all-night bloody battle, the Star Martial Police Department began cleaning up the battlefield.

The Sword God had already departed, but ultimately more people stood up to continue their daily lives.

“Squad B, clean up the city wall borders!”

The Police Inspector Commander pinched the space between his brows, massaging his furrowed forehead while transmitting orders to the stationed police teams. “And the southeast corner is understaffed…”

“Take a rest.”

Li Daoming approached and placed a hand on his shoulder, speaking softly. “You’ve been fighting on the wall all night too. You should get some proper rest…”

“It’s fine, later,”

the Commander shook his head slightly, looking down at the Star Beasts below the city wall. “After we clear out the tide… We can’t let down Sword God Senior’s intervention.”

“The citizens of Jianghai won’t forget his contribution.”

Li Daoming murmured, “When this Beast Tide passes…”

Before he could finish speaking.

Clang—

A cold, sharp Sword Qi erupted from within the Beast Tide!

“What’s this?”

The Commander felt a chill run through his body as he followed the commotion and spotted Li Zixuan charging through the Beast Tide. He said in surprise,

“Isn’t that a young lady from your Li Family?”

“Yes… Xuan Xuan hasn’t been quite herself since earlier.”

Li Daoming sighed.

“Let it be. Let her vent properly. Don’t stop her.”

……..

……..

Below the city wall,

blades and Sword Intent crisscrossed while gunfire roared simultaneously.

Star Warriors frantically pursued the Star Beasts, unleashing their inner fury.

“Clang—”

A fierce sword light shot up into the sky!

Li Zixuan’s eyes were misty like autumn waters as she madly raised her sword, cutting Star Beasts in half with horizontal slashes, slaughtering them mercilessly.

Numerous Star Beasts wailed in misery,

only to be slain beneath her sword!

“……”

Li Qinghe silently guarded her from behind, maintaining an Array Formation to prevent other Star Beasts from approaching.

The master held immense significance for Li Zixuan. Right now, she needed to vent her anger, and all Li Qinghe could do was quietly stay by her side.

…………

And just at that moment.On the city defense wall, in a secluded corner.

“Damn Star Beast!!!”

A Star Warrior in a Zhongshan suit, gripping a combat blade, beheaded a spider-wolf and spat in fury, scanning for his next target.

Suddenly!

A stream of black blood seeped out from a ground crevice.

It shot into his nasal cavity, instantly merging into his body!

(End of Chapter)