Chapter 1715: Heavenly Blade Soars Across the Sky

The Immortal Heavenly Blade was like the first ray of dawn before creation. Its blade was crystalline, and its light beams were dazzlingly bright and awe-inspiring. Its blade energy spread like a sea, shaking the ancient starry sky.

This blade's reputation was immense; since ancient times, myths and legends have surrounded it. The Heavenly Blade symbolized the Dao of Heaven, reflecting the Immortal Sovereign's confidence. He considered himself peerless throughout history, with no rivals left in the mortal realm.

The remnant god's incantation revived it, but the blade disagreed, its attitude cold and merciless. Why should it purge the restricted life zones? It had no such obligation, nor could it do so.

On this day, brilliant blade light streaked across the sky, slicing through the boundless universe. Darkness and coldness were cut open; the Heavenly Blade was now in the world, unstoppable by anything!

The most terrifying radiance swept forth, causing galaxies to dim. Nothing could contend with it. This blade possessed an ineffable divinity; all brilliance in the world paled before it.

Awakened, it moved, slicing open the vast universe and directly arriving at the star domain where the Immortal Empress was.

However, at that moment, there was no empress there anymore, only a pile of bones. That once extremely beautiful woman had already vanished.

Death is the most fundamental law in the universe. No matter how great a hero, no matter how unparalleled your beauty, ultimately, you are but a pile of bones. All myths of eternal life eventually appear very pale.

Some can endure for a long time, but in the end, they cannot defy heaven!

“She hoped you could eliminate the restricted zones…” the remnant god said.

“Nonsense!” an emotionless voice came from within the Heavenly Blade, interrupting him.

This Heavenly Blade was truly extraordinary. The divine spirit within it was very clear-headed, like a living Great Emperor, looking down disdainfully upon all, unapproachable. Everyone had to lower their heads.

“Dare to kill the Eight Divisions…” the voice from the Heavenly Blade was cold. It cut open the starry sky again and vanished from that place.

The remnant god sighed, knowing he could only do this much. At most, he could bury the Immortal Empress.

He was a divine body forged from the faith of all beings, later granted true life by the Immortal Sovereign and known as the Immortal Daoist. He was suppressed by Great Emperor Wu Shi during the Ancient Desolation Era, with only a wisp of his remnant spirit in the Phoenix Altar surviving.

After today, having exhausted the phoenix blood, he too would perish, for he had been summoned out of the Phoenix Altar.

The battlefield receded as Ye Fan and the others retreated. They were constructing star gates, preparing to depart when Ye Fan suddenly felt an ominous sensation. An ill omen shrouded his heart, causing waves of palpitations and persistent dread.

“Be careful these days!” he said seriously.

The great battle had ended, and the forces from the three sides were preparing for their victorious return.

The Woodcutter Elder and the Old God also felt uneasy, sensing something would happen. They did not immediately lead their people away but carefully deduced and analyzed the situation.

“The Immortal Sovereign might truly still be alive. We killed his subordinates and his wife. If he senses this, it will certainly be an enormous catastrophe!”

“I even killed the Sovereign's Son, so if he comes for revenge, he will undoubtedly try to destroy me first!” Ye Fan said.

“Master, the Black Emperor was acting strangely a while ago; what he said might truly be worth our vigilance,” Yang Xi reminded.

“Form ranks! The battle is not over yet!” Ye Fan suddenly shouted.

The two great leaders of the Dao Palace and the Divine Organization also quickly issued orders. They were originally about to withdraw their troops, but the trepidation in their hearts grew more intense. At their level of cultivation, their instincts and intuition were transcendent.

“Boom!”

Suddenly, before anyone could react, this part of the starry sky was sliced open. A giant Heavenly Blade flew out, and stars exploded one after another.

At that moment, a multitude of heroes perished. The area became a sea of blood; magic artifacts and broken bones flew up together. Many were shattered before they could even scream.

The attack came too swiftly; no one could resist. This single blade strike severed several quasi-Emperor artifacts, turning those supreme treasures into dust, instantly shattering them.

“The Immortal Heavenly Blade!” the Woodcutter Elder exclaimed. He had seen this weapon protecting a stone egg in the past, and now, in this era, he finally saw it again.

It glowed with myriad colors, radiating brilliant light. Blade energy, like a sea, churned up immense waves, extinguishing galaxies and pressing down upon everyone.

“Wuuuu…”

The Emperor Reverence Horn wailed loudly, the Old God desperately blowing it to resist. The Primordial Green Lotus soared across the sky, blocking the boundless blade energy of the Heavenly Blade and countering its attack.

The two supreme treasures glowed, protecting everyone. All the armies were covered by a light screen, while outside this area, galaxies collapsed, everything perished, turning into a dead zone.

Everyone was terrified, their bodies cold. Who could withstand such a powerful strike?

This was a great catastrophe, destroying star domains. The entire galaxy collapsed, turning into cosmic dust. With just one blade strike, everything was destroyed.

The heroes trembled, their bodies chilling. Many were drenched in cold sweat, their entire bodies wet. This was too terrifying; just one strike had caused such devastation.

Even the Dark Turmoil was no worse than this!

If not for the Azure Emperor Weapon and the Emperor Reverence War Horn standing in the forefront, would anyone still be alive at the scene? They would probably all be shattered bones, turned into blood mist.

“Too… terrifying!” someone swallowed hard, their heart filled with bitterness. Was this still within human power? Such a strike, no one in heaven and earth could resist.

“Has the Immortal Sovereign… arrived?” someone stammered.

A battle of this level left them with no will to fight. Going forward would only mean dying in vain; the difference was too vast.

“Swoosh!”

Another blindingly bright blade light split through the air. This time, it was even more terrifying, forcing the Old God to frantically wave the Emperor Reverence Horn, its mournful wails unending, flowing with the aura of the Emperor Reverence.

The blade light tore open a corner of the defense, instantly turning that area into a sea of blood. All the powerful cultivators in that section perished, slashed into minced flesh, accompanied by the annihilation of stars.

The Sovereign's Summoning Drum pulsed with resounding thumps, breaking free from its restraints. This war trophy flew out of the Heavenly Court's forces' hands, causing Yang Xi and others to cough up mouthfuls of blood, almost meeting disaster.

This secret artifact broke free and returned to the Immortal Heavenly Blade, joining the stone egg, both enveloped in primordial chaos energy.

How could they fight? All the heroes were greatly fearful. Everyone knew this was the Immortal Sovereign's weapon. Now that the Heavenly Blade had emerged, would that supreme god appear?

“The Immortal Sovereign cannot come anymore. He was blocked by Great Emperor Wu Shi on the path to immortality and cannot appear again in this era!” Ye Fan declared, not wanting fear to grip the hearts of the multitude.

He had to admit that the Immortal Sovereign's prestige was too immense. The mere revival of his weapon had made everyone pale and lose their will to fight, showing his immense might.

If his true body were to appear, perhaps only Emperor Reverence, Great Emperor Wu Shi, and others could stop him. Otherwise, it would be a great disaster!

“Fight!” the Old God shouted.

He, the Woodcutter Elder, and Ye Fan, all wielding supreme artifacts, confronted the Heavenly Blade. There was no retreat now; only a bloody fight to the end!

“Boom!”

The Heavenly Blade was too powerful. No one was controlling it; it had revived itself. Everything was under its command as it massacred and butchered the strong, its blade light ferocious.

The Woodcutter Elder wielded the Azure Emperor Weapon to meet the attack. A terrible collision occurred between the two. Immediately, divine blood splattered. The Woodcutter Elder coughed up mouthfuls of blood, his body's luster dimmed, and cracks appeared all over him.

This was a supreme collision. Even with the protection of the Azure Emperor Lotus, residual shockwaves still struck him, leaving him severely wounded.

The sky behind the Heavenly Blade shattered, and the starry sky behind the Azure Emperor Lotus also collapsed, causing many casualties—a heartbreaking outcome. This blade possessed a demonic nature, utterly terrifying.

“Dong!”

A drum sound emanated, and the Sovereign's Summoning Drum exuded wisps of primordial chaos energy, carrying the stone egg away, flying into the cosmic sea and vanishing.

There was more than one Emperor artifact here, and the Immortal Heavenly Blade was also wary, fearing an accident.

“Retreat quickly!” Ye Fan roared, the Heaven-Devouring Demonic Pot floating above his head as he stood in front, blocking their path.

Star gates appeared one after another. They had been under construction for a while and now rapidly took shape, allowing the armies to retreat in waves.

However, the Immortal Heavenly Blade clearly did not intend to let them go. It shrank, becoming ten feet long—no longer as world-shaking in appearance, but even more terrifying.

Like a bolt of lightning, it tore through the void, charging forward, ready to slaughter all and kill everyone.

“Clang!”

Ye Fan stepped forward, his vital energy boiling. The Heaven-Devouring Demonic Pot soared into the sky, colliding with the Heavenly Blade with a deafening roar!

This strike shook heaven and earth and moved ghosts and gods. Ye Fan was covered in blood, sent flying sideways. Although the Heaven-Devouring Demonic Pot blocked the full might of the devastating attack, there were still residual shockwaves.

“Om!”

The void trembled, and the Heavenly Blade sliced through the universe, disappearing from that spot and abruptly reappearing at the star gate. This was a great catastrophe.

The allied forces suffered heavy losses. With just one blade strike, two tenths of their numbers were annihilated, dying forever, turning into blood mist, their forms and spirits extinguished.

This was the result of the Heaven-Devouring Demonic Pot and the Primordial Green Lotus suppressing the attack simultaneously, protecting this realm. Otherwise, no one would have survived; all would have perished.

The Immortal Heavenly Blade defied the world, overly terrifying. It revived autonomously and launched an assault, unbeatable by anyone!

“Puff!”

Pang Bo exploded into pieces. He was near a star gate, and although he wasn't hit by the blade's edge, he was shattered by the residual shockwaves.

“Ah…” In addition, several of the Twelve Saints, who were sworn brothers with the Dragon Horse, also perished one after another, turning into bloodied mud.

Ye Fan's eyes nearly split from rage upon seeing this. He let out a loud cry and charged forward.

“Wuuuu…”

The blade whistled through the sky. Its edge turned, encountered Ye Fan's disciple, and instantly cleaved down, striking Ye Tong.

Solar immortal light shot forth, and Ye Tong transformed into a divine streak of light. The "Moving" character secret allowed him to surpass extreme speed, but he was still swept by the residual shockwaves and shattered there.

The Heavenly Blade did not directly strike him, nor did the Great Emperor's laws fall upon him, but such powerful residual shockwaves were precisely this terrifying.

Ye Fan felt immense pain in his heart. He had painstakingly defeated the Phoenix Nest, thinking he could change the future and avert the great calamity, but was he still unable to break free from this outcome?

Xiao Song was also grazed by a shadowy light; half of his body exploded, while the other half floated away. His tender face was filled with pain, his injuries horrifying.

Ye Fan roared loudly: “Heaven-Devouring Demonic Pot, fight! Don't just revive, but come alive again, reappear your might that once swallowed the universe, and suppress the Immortal Heavenly Blade!”

“Boom!”

Suddenly, a colossal green lotus surged, rooting itself in the void. The Azure Emperor Weapon transformed into a living immortal lotus, propping open the universe, its verdant leaves submerging the area.

The Immortal Heavenly Blade was shaken away, escaping this starry sky, thus finally resolving the crisis.

“Pang Bo, Ye Tong, Xiao Song!”

Ye Fan rushed forward, picking up Xiao Song, who was left with only half a body. He urged his entire body's vital energy to help force out the terrifying trace of killing intent within Xiao Song.

“Ye Zi, I’m fine, I’m still alive!” From afar, a burly man over ten feet tall was reassembling, bathed in divine light and stained with blood. Pang Bo reappeared.

“Master, I’m still alive too!” On the other side, Ye Tong appeared.

In their hands, a handful of ashes scattered. It was the incomplete Ancient Chaos Emperor Talisman, which had helped them withstand this calamity, but the already damaged ancient talisman had now completely burned to ash.

“Good, as long as you’re alive!” Ye Fan’s emotions were turbulent. His nose tingled, and tears almost fell. He had just experienced separation by death again, deeply feeling his own powerlessness and despair.

“The Immortal Heavenly Blade is different from other weapons; you must retreat immediately!” the Woodcutter Elder said, commanding everyone.

Ye Fan also issued the same order. His only consolation was that the Azure Emperor Weapon and the Heaven-Devouring Pot were also extraordinary, and he would confront the Heavenly Blade with the other two great leaders.