Chapter 1546: Gazing at Each Other Across the Sky

Chapter 1546: Gazing at Each Other Across the Sky
Translator: Atlas Studios | Editor: Atlas Studios
In that sigh, there was a mix of regret and reflection, accompanied by a sense of admiration.
However, immediately after, He sensed that something was wrong with His thoughts. After all… he could be considered His former enemy.
Towards enemies, He definitely couldn’t feel admiration.
“It’s fine if you die; to die twice is something else entirely.”
Jade Flowing Dust snorted coldly and retracted His gaze from the distant horizon.
“However, in this era where True Gods are rare and the Lord Gods are in deep slumber, your story is about to end and my story… is about to begin.”
At this moment, the sky of the Eastern Wanggu was empty.
Three of the four black-level holy lands that had floated there collapsed under the Sword Holding Great Emperor’s sword.
The remaining Demon Feather Holy Land also fell with a wave of his hand and was given to the Empress.
Only the Demon Feather Great Emperor had already escaped long ago.
After that, the Sword Holding Great Emperor held his sword and walked toward the south of the sky.
The Empress and Xu Qing followed behind.
It was originally an endless distance, but under the astonishing aura of the Sword Holding Great Emperor, it seemed to have shortened. In just fifteen minutes, he brought the two of them across various regions and appeared in the Southern Wanggu.
In the distance were three shining holy lands.
The battlefield in the south wasn’t protected by the peerless array formation like in the east. The Empyrean Crimson Land Race in the south turned the entire south into a sea of fire.
Fire was an environment that was suitable for them.
Using the sea of fire, the Empyrean Crimson Land could unleash all their strength.
During this period, the war between them and the holy lands was extremely intense.
Standing in the sky, Xu Qing could see the land below engulfed in a sea of flames, filled with charred corpses and countless shattered buildings and treasures. Some of these fragments were from the local races’ territories, while others were from the collapse of a holy land.
The south destroyed a holy land and killed a Great Emperor.
This left only three of the original four holy lands here.
The arrival of the Sword Holding Great Emperor immediately attracted the gazes of both sides. The pupils of the Empyrean Crimson Land cultivators contracted. Under the decree of their gods, they retreated like a tide.
As for the holy lands, they fully deployed their protective array formations. The three Great Emperors inside didn’t dare to appear.
What happened in the east had long been sensed by other forces.
Facing such a person who clearly possessed the combat strength of a Summer Immortal, not only were the holy lands intensely wary, but even the Empyrean Crimson Land Race was extremely vigilant.
However, to the Sword Holding Great Emperor, whether the Empyrean Crimson Land was vigilant or not had nothing to do with him. What he had to do now was impart his sword techniques.
Hence, when his gaze landed on the three holy lands, his voice echoed in the Empress and Xu Qing’s minds.
“The second move of the sword I comprehended is called…”
“Space Split!”
The Sword Holding Great Emperor calmly spoke. He raised his right hand and gently pressed down on the three holy lands in front of him that were prepared for battle.
With this push, as the Empyrean Crimson Land cultivators’ minds churned, under the dimness of the sky at this moment, the sea of fire on the ground was instantly extinguished…
The three holy lands floating in the air, as well as the large area around them, suddenly blurred.
A terrifying force seemed to have descended from the sky and landed in that area, isolating it from the outside world.
After that, this force erupted as though it was extracting the energy in that area!
As for the Sword Holding Great Emperor’s voice, it was explaining his move.
“This technique was created during my battles for the Ancient Sovereign, designed to eliminate enemies on a large scale. It needed to retain its destructive power while covering a vast area… So its principle is to extract all the energy from a specific area.”
“Turn that place into a vacuum.”
“By using the vacuum’s own contraction and compressive force, it shatters the void and everything within it. The traces of this destruction are the sword marks.”
“These sword marks are boundless and, when gathered together, they form the Space Split Sword!”
As the Sword Holding Great Emperor’s voice rang out, the three holy lands and the isolated area around them suddenly collapsed.
As all the energy was extracted and the compressive force erupted in full force, combined with the Sword Holding Great Emperor’s willpower, the expressions of all beings within that area changed drastically.
The first to show signs of cracking were the protective arrays of the three holy lands.
Under the compressive pressure of this vacuum, the array formations trembled intensely and more and more cracks appeared on them. In the end, the array formations couldn’t withstand it and shattered into pieces.
Hence, an even greater pressure from the vacuum erupted in the three holy lands.
It was extremely cruel.
However, the wails couldn’t be heard and were isolated.
The experts of the three holy lands like the Great Emperors and Rulers used all their trump cards in an attempt to resist.
However… it was meaningless.
The collapse continued and more cracks appeared.
The appearance of those cracks turned into sword marks.
In the end, countless sword marks rose and gathered into a shocking sword. In the isolated vacuum, sword light spread out, sword energy rampaged, and sword intent suppressed the world.
After a long time, the isolation disappeared and countless pieces of the holy lands scattered on the ground.
There was no flesh and blood. What fell along with the pieces was the dust formed by life.
All the lifeforce became nutrients that pushed the Sword Holding Great Emperor forward and surged into his body, causing his combat strength to rise again.
Under the sweeping of this aura, the gods of the Empyrean Crimson Land also chose to retreat, unwilling to fight.
“Without a True God, we cannot face a Summer Immortal.”
A long time later, after the Sword Holding Great Emperor left with Xu Qing and the Empress, a calm voice slowly rang out from the Empyrean Crimson Land.
At the same time, the destruction of many holy lands and the deaths of many Great Emperors spread like a storm throughout Wanggu.
This caused the hearts of countless races in Wanggu to tremble. Many gods chose to remain silent.
The former glory of the human race also surfaced in the minds of all races at this moment.
At the same time, this storm brought extreme horror to the black-level holy lands that had descended in the west and north of Wanggu.
Hence, the holy lands in these two regions contacted each other. They activated all of their defensive measures and sought help from the starry sky outside Wanggu.
They left their places to gather together.
After arriving at Wanggu, they couldn’t leave. At this moment, the path in front of them was to group up.
Only by gathering the strength of many holy lands could they hold on and wait for the arrival of the only heaven-level holy land in the starry sky.
However, it was impossible for their actions to go smoothly.
The Underworld Origin Corpse Race in the west and the Northern Fate Royal Family in the north would naturally grasp such an opportunity with all their might.
Hence, at the next instant, the war in the west and north erupted even more intensely.
The cultivators of the two races moved out in full force to stop the holy lands from leaving.
Just like that, the moment the sounds of slaughter rang out in all directions, the figure of the Sword Holding Great Emperor appeared in the sky in the Western Wanggu.
“The third move of my sword…”
“It’s called the Heavenly Palace.”
“This move was comprehended by me during my battles with the myriad races before Ancient Sovereign Mystic Nether unified Wanggu. Its intent is extremely murderous and its methods are cruel, specifically targeting cultivators. Because of this, I have never used it since the gods descended.”
The Sword Holding Great Emperor looked at the holy lands in front of him and spoke softly.
After that, he raised his hand and waved it forward.
With this wave, a scene that caused Xu Qing’s eyes to narrow appeared.
Previously, although Xu Qing was shocked by the collapse of the eastern holy lands and the southern holy lands, it wasn’t like now.
The Heavenly Palace sword, as the Sword Holding Great Emperor described, was indeed cruel and specifically targeted cultivators.
This was because… this so-called Heavenly Palace wasn’t a palace in the sky but a Heavenly Palace formed in the bodies of every cultivator at the Golden Core stage and above!
Their Heavenly Palaces collapsed as if controlled, transforming into illusory swords that erupted from their bodies!
It was extremely tragic.
There were countless wails.
It was like a killing move that continuously accumulated, forming a sea of swords that roared through the heavens and earth, engulfing all the holy lands in the west.
This was a calamity for cultivators above the Golden Core realm.
As for those below the Golden Core realm, it was even more difficult for them to escape death. As the sea of swords swept past, they were all killed.
This lasted until the holy lands shattered under the destructive power of the sea of swords.
Everything collapsed and all living beings were destroyed.
Only the voice of the Sword Holding Great Emperor broke the silence and echoed in Xu Qing and the Empress’ ears.
“Using the enemy’s Heavenly Palaces as swords. This is the sword of the Heavenly Palace.”
“As for the fourth sword move…”
“Its name is Starlight!”
The moment he finished speaking, the sky rumbled. It was as though the sky had opened. At this moment, the day dispersed on its own and it became night.
In the dark night, countless stars shone.
Endless starlight appeared in the world, transforming into sword lights that scattered into the world.
The Sword Holding Great Emperor took a step forward and stepped on a beam of starlight, sweeping up Xu Qing and the Empress as he borrowed the starlight to descend onto the ice plain in the northern part of Wanggu.
Against the backdrop of white snow, the starlight shone beautifully. It contrasted with the snow and shone brightly, drowning out the holy lands here.
From afar, a huge vortex of starlight appeared and devoured everything.
At this point, Wanggu was speechless.
The myriad races fell silent and the gods stared.
The Sword Holding Great Emperor became the most dazzling star in the entire Wanggu.
As countless vitality gushed in, his aura continued to soar, pushing his combat strength to the peak of the Summer Immortal realm.
The sky trembled and the ground rumbled.
However, the death aura on his body also became extremely dense at this instant.
His voice also became hoarse.
“As for the last move… I want to leave it there.”
He held his sword and raised his head. His gaze seemed to be able to penetrate the sky and look at the starry sky.
At that moment, in the starry sky above Wanggu, five astonishing holy lands had already arrived.
There were four at the front.
Regardless of size or aura, they far surpassed the black-level holy lands.
They were earth-level holy lands.
As for the last one… it was shaped like a huge heart. As it beat, it erupted with an incredibly terrifying might that surpassed all others.
That was… the only heaven-level holy land!
On this heaven-level holy land, on an ancient tower stood an old man in black robes.
With his hands behind his back, his face full of wrinkles, and an expression of deep age, he seemed to have walked through countless years and witnessed all of history, and was now returning.
His gaze landed on Wanggu.
He met the gaze of the Sword Holding Great Emperor.