Chapter 1339: Desperate Dragon Roar

With one sword strike severing an arm and destroying a weapon, and another ending a life and shattering a body, three Star Guards lay dead in mid-air. The other Star Guards didn't even have time to react or step forward.

These three were no mere nobodies; they were Star God Star Guards, revered by billions of profound practitioners in the God Realm, far beyond the common understanding of "powerhouses." Even the one with the lowest profound cultivation among them was a Level Three Divine Sovereign. Yet, under Yun Che's sword, they were like three pieces of easily shattered rotten wood.

A Level One Divine Sovereign? How could this be the power of a Level One Divine Sovereign?!

All the Star Guards in the rear, who had been poised to attack, froze in shock, trembling as if possessed. Xing Ling had died tragically, and then, in merely a blink, three more Star Guards were shattered to death. Possessing immense status, power, and glory, they simply could not believe or accept that Star Guards, whom the world looked up to, could die so easily and so miserably.

But even as they reeled in horror, Yun Che, who had shattered three Star Guards with a single sword, suddenly lunged forward. A powerful aura of blood and gore assailed them, and in their ears, there was a roar more terrifying than that of a desperate beast.

"What are you doing?!" The fear and instinctive retreat visible on the Star Guards' faces infuriated Xing Mingzi. "As Star Guards, have you truly been scared witless by a mere junior from the lower realms?!"

His roar sent a powerful jolt through the frightened Star Guards. At that moment, a great roar sounded as a figure soared up from behind. Clad in golden armor, the sword in his hand shimmered with dazzling starlight.

It was Xing Lou, the Heaven Wolf Star Guard Commander—a Level Nine Divine Sovereign whose strength surpassed even Xing Ling's! In his hand was the Starfall Sword, personally bestowed by the Star God Emperor!

As Xing Lou moved, all the Heaven Wolf Star Guards behind him followed closely. They had previously been overwhelmed by the humiliation provoked by Yun Che's words. While extreme humiliation might evoke shame and disgrace, it more often ignited fury—a furious rage stemming from shredded dignity and trampled honor... and murderous intent!

Unlike the other Star Guards, Xing Lou's eyes were exceptionally cold, devoid of the fear seen in others. He faced Yun Che directly. As the Starfall Sword's light grew brighter, he unleashed a terrifying aura, like an act of divine power, which firmly enveloped Yun Che.

Watching Xing Lou, several Star God Elders nodded slightly. One of them remarked, "Xing Lou is not only exceptionally talented, but his mind is also extraordinary. Perhaps in a few thousand years, he will be qualified to join our ranks as an elder."

"Yun Che! You killed my Star Guards! Your crime is unforgivable!!" Xing Lou roared. The Starfall Sword's light surged a hundred zhang, then swept down suddenly. The dazzling sword light, accompanied by terrifying spatial ripples, swept across Yun Che's legs, intending to sever them directly.

*Tear!* The sound of shattering space was excruciatingly sharp. The Starfall Sword's light swept through Yun Che's legs, but it only sliced through an instantaneously shattered afterimage.

Xing Lou froze for a moment. Immediately, a chilling sensation spread from his back throughout his entire body. An indescribably terrifying, unimaginable coldness instantly made him feel as if he had plunged to the bottom of an abyss. Even his rock-solid spirit twisted wildly—it was the same fear and despair Xing Ling had endured before his death.

"Xing Lou!!" *Boom!* A blood-red light exploded as a sword struck directly into Xing Lou's back.

The sound of Xing Lou's spine shattering was deafening, almost making everyone's heart stop. His vision went black; the world lost all color and sound... Even though Yun Che had tormented Xing Ling to death and obliterated three Star Guards with one strike, Xing Lou had remained fearless. Yet, he never imagined that he, a Level Nine Divine Sovereign, would be so utterly vulnerable.

The strongest bone in a Divine Sovereign's body, his spine, was shattered by a single sword strike.

Like a falling meteor, Xing Lou crashed violently from the sky. The moment he hit the ground, he was completely drenched in blood. He lay prostrate, his wide eyes seeing almost no color. As the Heaven Wolf Star Guard Commander, a Level Nine Divine Sovereign who could look down on all beneath a Divine Master, he had been so severely wounded by a Level One Divine Sovereign with a single sword strike.

His lifelong pride and glory were all wiped away by this one sword. Even if he could survive today, this shadow would surely follow him for the rest of his life.

But the shadow of death that enveloped him did not recede. Yun Che was already descending from above, the Heaven Smiting Sword, carrying a blood aura potent enough to suffocate even ghosts and gods, mercilessly striking down.

"Xing Lou!!" Terrified shouts echoed through the air. The Heaven Wolf Star Guards who had charged alongside Xing Lou could no longer contain their horror and fear. They hastily unleashed six streaks of Star God profound light directly at Yun Che, attempting to force him back.

But Yun Che paid them no mind. Only endless resentment and murderous intent surged around him.

*Boom!* The ground trembled. Xing Lou, his resolve shattered by a single sword, was torn apart and killed by Yun Che's merciless strike, just like Xing Ling, leaving no complete corpse. At the same time, the six streaks of Star God profound light struck Yun Che's back, causing six bursts of blood-red light.

Yun Che turned around, his blood-red gaze instantly blanched the faces of the six Heaven Wolf Star Guards. With a blood-wolf's roar, Yun Che suddenly lunged at them, unleashing sword might like falling stars... blood-red stars.

Heaven Wolf's Third Sword, Sky Star Lament!

The Heaven Wolf Divine Power is fueled by resentment. When hatred fills the cosmos, the Heaven Wolf sword might is enough to make heaven and earth tremble, and ghosts and gods cower in fear.

As Heaven Wolf Star Guards, how could they not recognize this Heaven Wolf sword? But when that blood-red wolf's shadow descended with the falling stars, their wills were almost instantly utterly destroyed. The might of this sword, of course, couldn't compare to that of the Heaven Wolf Star God himself, yet it seemed even more terrifying than the Heaven Wolf Star God...

Stars exploded, and a spatial vortex appeared amidst the distortion, barely dissipating after several breaths. Within the spatial vortex, all six Heaven Wolf Star Guards had vanished without a trace. Their bodies, weapons, and Star God armor were utterly annihilated into nothingness by the terrifying Heaven Wolf sword might, leaving not even the slightest trace.

Before their deaths, all six remained motionless. Not one of them raised a hand to resist, defend, or escape, because their wills had been destroyed even before their lives.

"..." Within the barrier, the Star God Emperor had risen to his feet, his eyes wide with disbelief, almost tearing. He had almost forgotten he was still in the middle of a ceremony.

The Star Guards' bodies were like mere weeds under Yun Che's sword. Especially that Heaven Wolf Sword just now—the might unleashed in that instant had clearly reached... the Divine Master level!

Having not been seen for a year, Yun Che had advanced from the middle stage of the Divine Spirit Realm to the Divine King Realm, which had already shocked everyone present. But now, bathed in blood, he was unleashing power approaching the Divine Master level!

A young man from the lower realms, without royal realm inheritance, and less than thirty years old, could actually unleash power approaching the Divine Master level. This time, even the Star God Emperor doubted if everything today was just an absurd, unbelievable illusion.

Not yet thirty, without "inheritance," yet capable of unleashing Divine Master power... Ha ha, even all the absurd events in the entire history of the God Realm combined would not be one ten-thousandth as ridiculous as this.

"Gah! Aaaargh!!" Howls of anguish shook heaven and earth. The commander and six Star Guards were all annihilated in the blink of an eye. At this point, how could the remaining Star Guards not understand? Although Yun Che, whose profound energy had inexplicably surged against all reason, emitted the aura of a Level One Divine Sovereign, his true power had already surpassed theirs, far exceeding their imagination.

The Star Guards' "reserve" and dignity became a joke at this moment. All the Heaven Wolf Star Guards erupted, and in that instant, more than a hundred Heaven Wolf Star Lights blazed forth!

Over a hundred Heaven Wolf Star Guards attacking one person simultaneously was an unprecedented "spectacle." And their opponent was a junior whose age was less than one percent of any of theirs. Even if Yun Che were to be annihilated here, the Star God Realm would certainly be too ashamed to record this scene in their Star God Codex.

Over a hundred Heaven Wolf Star Guards unleashed their power, and the emanating starlight illuminated every corner of Star God City with a blinding, ethereal white glow. The overlapping pressure was even more terrifying, overwhelming everything. It also firmly pressed Yun Che's body down, and even the blood-red profound light around him was swallowed by the starlight.

Yun Che plummeted rapidly from the sky. The Heaven Smiting Sword struck the ground, and he seemed unable to move. Xing Mingzi, however, showed no hint of joy; instead, his face was ashen. Over a hundred Star Guards attacking simultaneously—this was simply a disgrace!

"Don't hold back! Cripple him!!" he roared in a deep voice.

The starlight flashed, like a hundred falling meteors, all striking Yun Che. Yun Che slowly raised his head, and a profound blue light flickered within his blood-red eyes.

A dragon's shadow suddenly appeared, roaring proudly in the sky.

Under "Nethergale Asura," Yun Che's life and soul were burning. The power he unleashed was the despairing power of one trapped in an abyss, and this dragon's roar was more terrifying than any before... a Roar of Despair!

Under the dragon's roar, all the Star Guards rushing towards Yun Che lost color in their pupils, their souls plunged into an abyss of fear, and their bodies fell from the sky. Beneath the dragon's roar was Yun Che's bestial bellow. He raised the Heaven Smiting Sword, purple lightning frantically entwined around it, and as the sword light swung, endless glowing purple lightning exploded forth.

*Crack!* The space around Yun Che instantly transformed into a purgatory of lightning. All nearby Heaven Wolf Star Guards were enveloped by the lightning. But these lightning bolts, coiling around their bodies, were completely unlike any lightning they knew. Their protective profound energy and Star God armor were as fragile as thin paper under these seemingly ordinary lightning bolts, almost instantly tearing apart...

"Wha... what's happening?" Xing Mingzi's astonished voice had just escaped his lips, when his pupils instantly widened several times over...

Because what appeared before his eyes was the most terrifying scene he had ever witnessed in his life.

Yun Che's sword struck down, accompanied by an incomparably sharp thunderous roar. Enveloped by lightning, all one hundred and seven Heaven Wolf Star Guards were torn into two by the explosive lightning!

The screams in that instant were so harrowing that they made heaven and earth faintly tremble.

"Wha—" The Star God Emperor's entire body swayed violently, his pupils widened in shock, almost bursting.

Around him, not a single Star God was not utterly appalled.

"Heavenly Dao... Tribulation Lightning?" Tu Mi spoke, but his voice was too hoarse to be clear. He felt his heart pounding wildly. It was a feeling of terror. He, who held an exalted position, was nearing the end of his lifespan, and had long forgotten what fear was, was actually experiencing fear blossoming within his heart?!

Divine Sovereigns, no matter how their bodies were severed, would not die on the spot. However, for them, this was a great misfortune. They watched helplessly as their bodies were torn apart, witnessing their mangled upper bodies and bloody lower halves. The pain was secondary; the terror and despair were far worse than any torture in the world.

At this moment, they were no longer Star Guards, nor could they possess the dignity and glory of Star Guards. Instead, they were merely a group of malevolent spirits unable to die. Their mangled bodies struggled, shrieked, and wailed in despair, splattering blood and internal organs everywhere, laying out a living, cruel hell.

Standing at the center of this hell, Yun Che, who could have easily annihilated them all, remained motionless. He relished their blood and wails, because they deserved to die... the most miserable death imaginable!