Invincible Divine Sword Chapter 2133: Death of the Son of the Holy Realm
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Once Yang Xiaotian uttered those words, Master Ding promptly consumed two hundred threads of primordial energy, unleashing a powerful strike against the eight elders from Holy Realm Academy who were stationed around the palace.
The abrupt shift caught the Eight Ancestors of Holy Realm Academy off guard, leaving them no moment to react as they unleashed their full strength against Master Ding.
With a deafening boom echoing through the air, the eight were hurled backward, their blood churning violently within them.
The Defense Great Array, which the eight had established around the palace, now showed enormous fissures everywhere, until a sharp "pop" signaled its total breakdown.
Witnessing the Defense Great Array shatter, their expressions twisted in horror. Right then, Yang Xiaotian materialized at the palace entrance and swung a fist in their direction.
Lacking the Defense Great Array's protection, the palace doors were instantly shattered by Yang Xiaotian's punch, sent flying far away.
"Yang Xiaotian!"
"How dare you!"
The eight quickly identified Yang Xiaotian and flew into a rage, all of them lunging forward to block his path.
Yet Master Ding refused to let them interfere. Employing the Eighth Strike of Epoch, he repelled them once more with devastating force.
Shock and fury gripped the eight in equal measure.
For ages, rumors had circulated about Yang Xiaotian owning a Giant Cauldron strong enough to confront both the Blood Ancestor and the First Demon simultaneously—a tale they had dismissed as fiction until now, beholding the sheer might of this Giant Cauldron firsthand.
"Yang Xiaotian, our Majesty resides in the Bright Heavenly Realm!" one bellowed in fury, "Should you inflict any harm on our Saint Heir, you and all your followers will face certain death!"
Yang Xiaotian strode directly into the palace, where the Son of the Holy Realm, utilizing the supreme treasure known as the Ancient Heavenly Court to absorb the Bright Heavenly Origin, suddenly widened his eyes in alarm, overwhelmed by dread and despair.
"Yang Xiaotian!" Spotting Yang Xiaotian's arrival, an overwhelming surge of rage ignited inside him.
He had been mere decades away from grasping even a sliver of the Bright Heavenly Origin, but Yang Xiaotian's intrusion had ruined that prospect.
Once more, Yang Xiaotian had thwarted his ambitions!
Springing to his feet abruptly, he invoked the might of the Ancient Heavenly Court. As he commanded it, the fortress-like Ancient Heavenly Court ballooned to tens of millions of times its size in a flash.
The entire palace was torn asunder by the expanding Ancient Heavenly Court.
"Yang Xiaotian, die!" The Son of the Holy Realm hurled it forth, and the Ancient Heavenly Court, brimming with world-destroying might and eclipsing all in its path, hurtled toward Yang Xiaotian.
The Ancient Heavenly Court stood as the mightiest supreme treasure of the Bright Heavenly Realm, excelling in both safeguarding and striking.
Empowered by the Son of the Holy Realm, the Ancient Heavenly Court radiated unmatched strength and brilliance.
This brilliant light bathed every inch of the Bright Heaven Heavenly Palace ruins, alerting the factions stationed at the perimeter.
"Something’s happened!"
"Quick!"
The commanders of the Holy Realm Academy's various divisions jolted in surprise and cried out urgently.
But as these commanders prepared to guide their troops deeper into the Bright Heaven Heavenly Palace ruins, an eerie shadow engulfed the heavens, stunning everyone as they gazed upward at a colossal mass of obscurity.
It was the Abyss of Darkness!
The Abyss of Darkness unveiled its full might and struck without hesitation: "Abyss of Darkness!"
This represented his ultimate technique.
His title as the Abyss of Darkness stemmed precisely from this devastating move.
A sweep of dark energy from the Abyss of Darkness's palm cleaved the space before him, birthing a vast chasm.
Within that chasm, shadowy forces roiled fiercely, halting all advances by the forces aiming to penetrate the Bright Heaven Heavenly Palace ruins' core.
One stroke, and space itself was rent apart.
Such was the formidable prowess of the Abyss of Darkness.
Even the Rain Demon stood in awe of it.
Positioned behind the Abyss of Darkness, the Rain Demon, Bloodthirsty Evil Demon, Dragon Corpse Beast, Destroying Heaven Demon, and their allies all sprang into action.
The Rain Demon summoned the Endless Demon Sword Rain assault, filling the area with agonized screams. Numerous elite warriors from the Holy Realm Academy's forces were erased in a single onslaught.
As the Abyss of Darkness and his comrades engaged, the Holy Realm Academy's troops found themselves temporarily barred from advancing into the heart of the Bright Heaven Heavenly Palace ruins.
In that moment, as the Ancient Heavenly Court descended with crushing force, Yang Xiaotian simply flicked his fingers, propelling the treasure—laden with fearsome energy—spinning away uncontrollably.
Though the Ancient Heavenly Court ranked as the paramount supreme treasure in the Bright Heavenly Realm, blending defense and offense seamlessly, the Son of the Holy Realm's cultivation level lagged far behind Yang Xiaotian's current stature.
The Son of the Holy Realm had yet to ascend to the Saint Ancestor Realm, while Yang Xiaotian had reached the Saint Ancestor Tenth Layer.
Regardless of the Ancient Heavenly Court's potency, wielded by the Son of the Holy Realm, it posed no threat to Yang Xiaotian whatsoever.
Even should the Son of the Holy Realm achieve the Heavenly Dao Realm immediately, armed with the Ancient Heavenly Court, he couldn't so much as scratch Yang Xiaotian.
As the Ancient Heavenly Court was knocked aside, an unseen force slammed into the Son of the Holy Realm, flinging him back while he coughed up blood.
Despite donning the Christmas Holy Armor bestowed by the Master of Holy Realm, it offered him no protection.
"What realm are you in now?" the Son of the Holy Realm inquired in sheer terror, staring at Yang Xiaotian.
"Saint Ancestor Tenth Layer," Yang Xiaotian answered honestly.
"What, Saint Ancestor Tenth Layer!" The Son of the Holy Realm gazed at Yang Xiaotian in utter disbelief; previously, his own cultivation had far exceeded Yang Xiaotian's. Yet in just a few centuries, Yang Xiaotian had overtaken him by over ten sub-realms!
Yang Xiaotian advanced toward the Son of the Holy Realm.
Terror seized the Son of the Holy Realm as he retreated: "Yang Xiaotian, what do you want?"
"Hand over the Ancient Heavenly Court and erase your Divine Soul Imprint from it!" Yang Xiaotian commanded.
Upon hearing Yang Xiaotian's order to surrender the Ancient Heavenly Court and remove his spirit mark, the Son of the Holy Realm shot back in fury: "It’s impossible to make me hand over the Ancient Heavenly Court!"
"Unless I die!"
He had poured countless efforts into obtaining this Ancient Heavenly Court, refining it over years. On the cusp of mastering the Bright Heavenly Origin, he dreamed of claiming lordship over the Bright Heavenly Realm. How could he possibly yield it, least of all to Yang Xiaotian!
"If that’s the case, then die!" Yang Xiaotian's gaze hardened, and in a blur, he closed the distance to the Son of the Holy Realm, slashing his hand like a blade across the Son's throat.
Yang Xiaotian's Saber Qi pierced the Son of the Holy Realm's barriers effortlessly. Caught completely unaware, the Son stiffened briefly before his head tumbled to the ground.
"Saint Heir!" The eight Ancestors outside witnessed the Son of the Holy Realm's head falling, frozen in shock, then unleashed heartbroken howls akin to wounded beasts.
"Yang Xiaotian, you’ve committed a monstrous crime!" one thundered in rage: "Our Majesty will certainly use all his power to obliterate your Ancestor Dragon Realm and Primordial Demon World!"
He could vividly picture the Master of Holy Realm's explosive wrath upon hearing of the Son of the Holy Realm's demise at Yang Xiaotian's hands.
Nothing short of razing the Ancestor Dragon Realm and Primordial Demon World would sate that fury.
Yang Xiaotian paid no heed to their furious outbursts and drew near the supreme treasure, the Ancient Heavenly Court.
With the Son of the Holy Realm slain, his Divine Soul Imprint on the Ancient Heavenly Court vanished, leaving the supreme treasure ownerless and ripe for Yang Xiaotian to claim with ease.
Yang Xiaotian seized the Ancient Heavenly Court in one hand and tucked it away into his Space Divine Artifact.