The void trembled.

Even the two battling high in the distant sky could feel the tremors of the void and catch a glimpse of the resplendent sword light.

With a trace of blood at the corner of his mouth, Ximen Piaoxue still smiled.

"Sect Leader Zhou, it seems luck isn't on your side!"

The two had exchanged thousands of moves here, yet remained evenly matched, both bearing some wounds, though none were fatal.

However, in all seriousness, Zhou Dongfei was still slightly superior. The strength of this Profound Moon Sword Sect leader was far greater than imagined.

But the aura of the distant battle inevitably threw Zhou Dongfei's heart into disarray.

Though he himself would not lose, once the situation at the Profound Moon Sword Sect collapsed, what meaning would there be if he won this battle?

"Is it?"

Raising an eyebrow slightly, Zhou Dongfei's expression bore a hint of coldness as he indifferently said, "Contrarily, it seems the opposite to me!"

As he spoke, Zhou Dongfei's aura surged dramatically, with that ray of moonlight seeming as if it would cleave the surrounding heavens and earth.

"Are you mad?"

Ximen Piaoxue's pupils suddenly contracted as he stared intently at Zhou Dongfei, his eyes filled with shock and astonishment!

In that instant, Zhou Dongfei's strength multiplied several times.

However, this power was not his own, but derived from... Slaying Dao!

Zhou Dongfei was using the severance of his own Great Path as the price to gain even greater power.

For a Saint Realm powerhouse, Divine Soul and Essence Blood were secondary. No matter how severe the injury, eventually it could be recovered, but the Path Rules were the foundation of everything.

Slaying Dao meant abandoning the hope of the future!

Even if the Great Path was completely destroyed, it meant total annihilation, severing all traces in this world.

Now, Zhou Dongfei was Slaying Dao, severing his own Great Path!

Though now it was just a segment of the Great Path, far from the point of complete destruction, such an injury was utterly irreversible.

"Someone like you will never understand, and that's why... you will never defeat me!"

With a hint of contempt in his eyes, Zhou Dongfei answered calmly, "Ximen Piaoxue, do you dare take this sword of mine?"

...

Rumble!

Black clouds roiled as terrifying demon qi pressed down like a mighty mountain.

One by one, the elders of the Profound Moon Sword Sect chose to sacrifice themselves, using sword light to slash the black clouds, wearing down the overwhelming demon qi, offering a slim chance for the remaining disciples.

The mingling of sword light and bloodshed dyed the entire world in a layer of crimson.

It wasn't just these elders; in fact, the disciples of the Profound Moon Sword Sect also suffered heavy casualties. Though incapable of confronting the Demon King, they fought desperately to slay the demons and deserters before them. No one remembered how many had died; they only knew the ground around them was already stained with blood.

Even Luo Qingxuan and Wang Junze had nearly exhausted all their strength, hanging on by a breath, refusing to fall.

Indeed, if not for the Life and Death Contract, which bound their fates to one another, perhaps someone would have already burned their Divine Soul and Essence Blood, fighting the enemy to a mutual end.

But... they truly couldn't hold on much longer.

With more comrades falling, this battle seemed to have lost all hope of victory.

From a distance, Luo Qingxuan and Wang Junze exchanged glances and shared a dazzling smile.

No words were spoken, yet they seemed to understand each other's resolve.

If the Profound Moon Sword Sect was destined to fall today, no one wished to be a deserter!

To die here together was their choice!

However, at the moment they were poised for a desperate final stand, a terrifying sword light suddenly tore through the void, cleaving mightily into those black clouds.

Crack!

With a crisp sound, the entire world seemed to change colors!

The black clouds shattered, revealing the form of the Black Mountain Demon King. Simultaneously, under the moonlight, a silhouette descended once more; one man and one sword, as if they encompassed the entire world.

"Zhou Dongfei?!"

Faced with such a sword light, even the Black Mountain Demon King couldn't help but emit a shrill cry, staring intently at the adversary.

"You're Slaying Dao?!"

As a fellow Saint Realm powerhouse, the Black Mountain Demon King naturally sensed the change in Zhou Dongfei's aura.

Precisely because of this, he was even more astonished!

To know, at this point, if one did not wish to die, there were few in the world who could stop Zhou Dongfei; even if everyone in the Profound Moon Sword Sect perished, Zhou Dongfei could easily escape.

To sacrifice Slaying Dao just to save these disciples, akin to ants? Why?!

Slaying Dao!

The moment these words were uttered, everyone present turned pale.

"Sect Leader Zhenren!"

Raising an eyebrow slightly, Zhou Dongfei's expression remained unchanged. With one hand on his sword, he calmly gazed at the Black Mountain Demon King and spoke in a tranquil voice: "Retreat, or die... your choice!"

"..."

The Black Mountain Demon King naturally did not doubt Zhou Dongfei's words!

Having already begun Slaying Dao, Zhou Dongfei had displayed the most resolute attitude. And his strength, in fact, already surpassed that of the Black Mountain Demon King. If truly sacrificed to Slaying Dao completely, killing him would not be difficult!

Not far away, Ximen Piaoxue's figure also slowly emerged.

He did not dare to take Zhou Dongfei's sword, or rather, he did not dare truly fight Zhou Dongfei to the death. Yet... if Zhou Dongfei truly completed Slaying Dao and killed the Black Mountain Demon King, he wouldn't mind taking the opportunity to strike and annihilate the remaining members of the Profound Moon Sword Sect.

Now, the same question was before the Black Mountain Demon King!

Will he dare to take this sword?

Madman!

The people of Profound Moon Sword Sect are all madmen!

At this moment, the Black Mountain Demon King, along with all the deserters present and those under Prince Yu, shared this thought.

"Zhou Dongfei, now you're the only Saint Realm in the Profound Moon Sword Sect. Today, in Slaying Dao, regardless if you win or lose... to fall from Saint Realm, even if you survive today, how will you maintain Profound Moon Sword Sect?"

Staring intently at Zhou Dongfei, the Black Mountain Demon King could not help but curse in anger.

"You can try and see!"

With an unchanged expression, Zhou Dongfei calmly replied.

He certainly knew that after Slaying Dao, maintaining his current realm would no longer be possible. Yet... that single thread of Sword Intent within Sword Peak served as the final guarantee!

As long as he remained within Profound Moon Mountain, he could call upon that thread of Sword Intent at any time, capable of slaying even those of the Saint Realm!

However, from now on, he would be confined within Profound Moon Mountain, until the Profound Moon Sword Sect saw the rise of another Saint Realm powerhouse, or Li Shang Sword Venerable returned.

"Black Mountain, as long as you dare take this sword, I guarantee... I'll kill every last person in the Profound Moon Sword Sect!"

Simultaneously, Ximen Piaoxue suddenly spoke up.

No fear of escalating matters, Ximen Piaoxue indeed spurred on the situation, because as long as he wasn't the one dying, it didn't matter if everyone else present perished.

"..."

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