Chapter 430: Chapter 427: The Sword Saint Awakens

"You filthy crawler, I’ll whip you to death—!"

In that moment, Xi Yueyao went berserk. Completely encased in the Ice Crystal Blood Armor and wielding the golden Jade Lotus Water Pattern Whip, she roared and charged into the myriad tentacles.

Feng Hao, who was surrounded by tentacles, naturally saw this. His eyes instantly became bloodshot, then swiftly transformed into deep, black pupils.

The Mad God had descended once more!

The girl was worried about him, and he, in turn, ached for her. The moment he saw Xi Yueyao bathed in blood, his own heart felt like it was bleeding.

Endless fury erupted in an instant. Like a demon emerging from the shadows, he wielded two daggers and weaved wantonly between the demonic beast’s tentacles.

But the demonic beast’s attention was focused entirely on Feng Hao. At this very moment, all it wanted was to crush him to death.

However, a streak of blood-red light disrupted its plan. Xi Yueyao charged in with reckless abandon, her Golden Long Whip lashing furiously at the black tentacles, quickly tearing an opening in the mass that enveloped Feng Hao.

"Damned human woman, you can die with him!" the demonic beast roared in fury, its vicious claws smashing down toward Xi Yueyao.

BANG!

Clad in her Blood Armor, Xi Yueyao was slammed violently into the ground.

Just when everyone thought she was dead for sure, a streak of blood-red light shot out from the deep crater she had made, her Golden Long Whip lashing out once more.

The demonic beast froze for a second, then swung its demonic claws, smashing down on Xi Yueyao again.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

But it was useless. No matter how it attacked, Xi Yueyao was impossibly resilient, launching assault after assault.

Meanwhile, Feng Hao had broken free from the tentacles’ embrace. He darted around the demonic beast like a bolt of black lightning. As he unleashed a flurry of attacks, a dark energy surged, furiously draining the creature’s life force.

The breathtaking scene left everyone present utterly dumbfounded.

This was especially true for the Great Sect Disciples who had just regained consciousness. They were completely stupefied.

"Is my Crystal Eye broken? Why isn’t it detecting any health loss from Xi Yueyao?"

"It’s not that it can’t detect it. She isn’t losing any health at all," a surviving disciple from the War and Magic Alliance said, swallowing hard.

"Impossible!" a Defense Mage exclaimed in disbelief. "I’m a rank-six Defense Mage, and even I can’t withstand a single one of that creature’s attacks. How is she doing it?"

"It must have something to do with that Blood Red Ice Armor she’s wearing."

"Damn, what is that thing? How can it completely negate the demonic beast’s damage?"

...

Just as everyone stared in disbelief, a boundless golden light suddenly erupted from the Genetic Tree. Accompanied by a resonant dragon’s roar, the silhouette of a golden dragon spiraled out from the tree, roaring as it charged the demonic beast.

Immediately after, a colossal human figure manifested within the Genetic Tree and abruptly opened its eyes. It was the will of the Black Light Sword Saint, Sun Yalong.

"You have all struggled enough. Leave the rest to me!" the Sun Sword Saint said with a long sigh as he shot out from the Genetic Tree.

Seeing the Sun Sword Saint’s will awaken, everyone breathed a collective sigh of relief.

Over by the demonic beast, Xi Yueyao finally relaxed upon seeing the Sun Sword Saint awaken. As if drained of all her strength, she began to fall. Her blood-stained ice armor slowly dissolved, quickly vanishing.

"Yaoyao!" Feng Hao cried out, darting over to catch her in his arms before rapidly retreating from the battlefield.

"Hey, are you all right?" Feng Hao asked anxiously.

The young woman blinked, pouting as she said, "Hey, medicine seller... I’m so sleepy~!"

"If you’re sleepy, go to sleep. The Sun Sword Saint has woken up, so the danger is over." Feng Hao carefully examined Xi Yueyao’s condition. After confirming that she was merely weakened from excessive blood loss, he finally relaxed.

And just like that, the young woman curled up in Feng Hao’s arms and drifted off to sleep. By now, the demonic beast was tightly bound by the golden dragon silhouette.

"Sun Yalong! You’ve suppressed This King for hundreds of millions of years! Isn’t that enough?" the demonic beast roared, struggling frantically.

The Sun Sword Saint gave a cold smile, looking down from on high. "Back then, it was because I couldn’t kill you. Now, however... you seem to have grown quite a bit weaker."

"You damned brat!" the demonic beast roared, gnashing its teeth as it glared in Feng Hao’s direction. "This is all your fault—!"

As it spoke, it spat a torrent of demonic flame that surged toward Feng Hao.

"Hmph!" The Sun Sword Saint snorted. With a wave of his hand, he summoned the Golden Longsword from the beast’s back. In an instant, he transformed into a streak of golden sword light and effortlessly dispersed the black flames.

"You’ve clung to life for far too long. It’s time for you to die!"

After deflecting the demonic flame for Feng Hao, the Sun Sword Saint wasted no more time and casually tossed the Golden Longsword at the beast.

As he threw the Golden Longsword, the dragon silhouette coiled around the beast shot skyward and merged with the blade.

BOOM!

The golden sword crashed down. The light from its blade and the roar of the dragon echoed throughout the entire Daoist Heaven and Earth.

The demonic beast let out a final, unwilling roar as it was pinned to the ground once more—this time, fatally.

With the beast’s death, the Demonic Qi permeating the area faded like ink in water, transforming into an aura of pure magical energy...

「Meanwhile, in a mysterious underground palace within the War and Magic Alliance Countries.」

An old man with a ferocious countenance sat cross-legged in the center of the grand hall. The moment the demonic beast died, the old man suddenly coughed up a mouthful of black blood, and the Demonic Qi shrouding his body vanished.

Once the Demonic Qi dissipated, the old man’s features slowly returned to normal, and the light returned to his once-vacant eyes.

"Hahaha...! After occupying my body for so many years, it’s about time you gave it back!"

The old man let out a wild laugh and, with a surge of effort, began to purge the monster from his sea of consciousness.

Within the sea of consciousness, a dark shadow roared in fury, "Damn you! This was your doing!"

"And what if it was?" the old man sneered. "Now, be a good little monster and let me refine you!"

"Absurd! Even gravely injured, This King is not someone a mere mortal like you can hope to refine!" the demonic shadow raged, launching a counterattack.

"Is that so?" the old man sneered. "You’ve been in my body for so many years. I’ve long since figured out all the weaknesses of you demonic beasts."

"What?" The demonic shadow was aghast.

...

「Five Provinces Academy, within the Daoist Heaven and Earth.」

After slaying the demonic beast, the Sun Sword Saint nodded, pleased. His gaze swept over the crowd before finally landing on Feng Hao, who was holding Xi Yueyao. "You did well, young man. If it weren’t for that miraculous silver needle of yours, I truly wouldn’t have been able to kill that crawler."

"Uh, you’ve been watching us this whole time? But that can’t be right. Didn’t you just wake up?" Feng Hao asked, frowning in astonishment.

The Sun Sword Saint chuckled, hovering in mid-air with his hands clasped behind his back. "This is my Daoist Heaven and Earth. The moment I awoke, I became aware of everything that had happened here."

"I see," Feng Hao said with a nod of understanding.

"Young man, remember this: that silver needle of yours is of monumental importance," the Sun Sword Saint said meaningfully. "And as for your girlfriend... she’s a good kid. She also possesses a unique, mutated bloodline. Be sure to take good care of her."

Feng Hao was taken aback for a moment, then nodded solemnly. "Rest assured, Senior. I know what to do."

"Good." The Sun Sword Saint nodded, pleased. He turned to the scattered and battered crowd. "All of you youngsters are quite impressive. I can also make a good guess as to why you all came here."

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