Unfortunately, ever since Edwin returned to the sect, he had never heard a single piece of news about Ethan.

Not even a trace.

His heart sank deeper with every passing moment.

"Liana," Edwin's voice rang in her mind through sound transmission, steady yet heavy, "once the formation breaks, you and Ashira must leave the Azure Origin Dao Sect immediately."

"Although those people are powerful, there are only a handful of them. They can't keep track of every disciple."

"With Ashira's speed, taking you away from the sect won't be a problem."

"Remember this—after you leave, go straight to Noble Sun City. Ethan should be at the Blood Tavern there."

"As long as you find him, you'll be safe."

Liana's pupils shrank.

"No!" she replied urgently through sound transmission.

"If Ashira and I leave, what about you, Father?!"

"I will enter the Demon Sealing Cave with the elders," Edwin replied calmly.

"We will defend the last dignity of Azure Origin Dao Sect."

"Then I want to stay too!" Liana said stubbornly.

"I am also a disciple of the sect!"

"Liana," Edwin's voice softened slightly, "you are both an alchemy master and a spiritual cultivator. Your talent is outstanding."

"If you find Ethan and follow him, your future achievements will be limitless."

"There is no need for you to die alongside us old bones."

"Every generation has its own responsibility."

"All you need to do… is live."

"…!"

Liana's eyes trembled.

"If you don't leave, I won't leave either!" she insisted.

But Edwin did not reply.

The sound transmission was cut off.

He closed his eyes again, pouring all his remaining strength into maintaining the collapsing formation.

"Senior Brother Ethan…" Liana clutched the jade pendant on her chest, her voice trembling.

"Where are you?"

"Will you come…?"

Boom—!

A deafening muffled explosion echoed through the heavens.

A gigantic palm, pitch-black and carrying boundless shadow energy, descended from above and slammed violently into the formation.

This—

Was an Upper Supreme's strike.

The power erupted like a collapsing star. The sky darkened, space warped, and cracks appeared in the void itself.

The entire Azure Origin Dao Sect shook violently, mountains trembling as if they were about to collapse.

Pfft—!

Every cultivator maintaining the formation spat out blood, as though struck by an invisible hammer.

Lyralei's face turned pale. She wiped the blood from the corner of her lips and looked up sharply.

Shadow attribute spiritual energy.

After the giant palm shattered, the shadow energy exploded outward, splitting into countless strands of black light.

They swirled across the sky, condensing rapidly—

Into swords.

Thousands.

No—tens of thousands of pitch-black sword blades hovered above the sect, trembling softly as they adjusted their angles.

All of them pointed at the Azure Origin Dao Sect.

Dame raised his palm and pressed downward lightly.

"Go."

Buzz—!

The sword blades vibrated violently, producing a shrill sound like countless bats screaming at once.

The sounds merged into terrifying sonic waves that pierced through the formation barrier and assaulted everyone's ears.

Even before the blades fell, the sonic attack struck first.

Lyralei and the elders gritted their teeth, blood vessels bulging as their heads throbbed painfully.

As for the ordinary disciples near the Holy Peak—those who hadn't even reached the Tribulation Transcendence Realm—

Their spiritual consciousness shattered instantly.

Foam spilled from their mouths as they collapsed, twitching briefly before falling completely still.

In less than half a minute—

Hundreds of disciples died.

Lyralei looked down in horror as bodies fell one after another.

Her fists clenched so tightly that her nails pierced her palms.

"ALL DISCIPLES OF AZURE ORIGIN DAO SECT!" she roared.

"BLOCK YOUR EARS!"

"RETREAT TO THE DEMON SEALING CAVE!"

"NO ONE IS ALLOWED TO APPROACH THE HOLY PEAK!"

The sonic waves faded.

Then—

The sword rain descended.

Like a waterfall tearing through space, the blades struck the formation in dense clusters.

Da da da da—!

The sound was like torrential rain hitting stone.

Sword blades exploded on contact, yet the shadow energy did not disperse—it seeped into the formation itself.

After several breaths, the sword storm finally dissipated.

Blood sprayed from Lyralei and the elders once again.

They looked up in despair.

The formation barrier was now riddled with cracks, like shattered glass barely holding together.

"So this is the power of a Supreme…"

With a single casual move, Dame had nearly destroyed the Origin Formation sustained by the entire sect.

"Your formation is not bad," Dame said calmly, looking down.

"But in front of me—"

"It is fragile."

He snapped his fingers lightly.

Click.

The sound was soft.

Yet—

The Origin Formation shattered like a bursting dam.

The barrier collapsed completely.

"All disciples!" Lyralei shouted without hesitation.

"DO NOT LOOK BACK!"

"All peak masters and elders—FOLLOW ME!"

"WE FIGHT TO THE DEATH!"

Above the ruins, Dame looked down at the Azure Origin Dao Sect.

The disciples below scattered like ants, fleeing in all directions.

He didn't care.

Then he waved his hand casually.

"These ants are yours," he said to the Vernal clan.

"Kill them or spare them. Do as you wish."

After that, his gaze locked onto Lyralei and the remaining elders.

"Hand over Ethan," Dame said coldly, "and his closest relatives and friends."

"I'll spare your lives today."

"Ethan?" Lyralei replied angrily.

"He left Azure Origin Dao Sect long ago!"

"He has nothing to do with us!"

"He's an orphan—he has no close relatives or friends here!"

"Who are you people?! We have no enmity with you. Why attack our sect so brutally?!"

Dame laughed.

"Do you think I'm a three-year-old child?"

"If Ethan has no close relations here, I'll eat my own sword."

He raised his voice, spiritual energy amplifying it across the entire sect.

"I'll give you a choice."

"Anyone who hands over someone close to Ethan and leaves the sect immediately—"

"I will let you live."

"Our enemy is only Ethan."

"I don't want to kill."

"I don't even care to kill you ants."

"Life or death."

"Choose."

The entire Azure Origin Dao Sect fell silent.

Even the fleeing disciples stopped.

Lyralei's face turned ashen.

This—

Was a strike at the heart.

A direct attempt to shatter Azure Origin Dao Sect from within.

As expected…

The silence didn't last.

An elder from an peak suddenly raised his hand and pointed.

"It's her!"

"Liana!"

"She has an extremely close relationship with Ethan!"

Liana's heart sank.

She frowned suddenly when she saw this.

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