System's Super Sect Chapter 1046 - 968: The Immortal Sect Still Stands While Mitian City Collapses First!

"What is this power?"

Someone retreated from the River of the Curved Realm, activating a Defensive Vein Skill before exclaiming in puzzlement.

"Something is wrong! This power is incorrect!"

Another person, having activated a Defensive Vein Skill, shrieked in terror and stared at the Sword Demon with utter shock.

It was evident that such a sudden turn of events was beyond their wildest imagination.

By all logic, the Sword Demon should have been a dead man by now.

Others silently observed the still-surging River of the Curved Realm, their faces impassive but their souls in utter chaos.

This was because the individual who had just been blasted into the Qu Realm stood right beside them.

If the Sword Demon's strike had not struck that person but instead found them...

Merely contemplating it sent shivers down their spine.

They knew with certainty they could not have reacted, let alone managed to escape such a blow.

It would have been a certain end!

"Separated by a thousand zhang, yet the Sword Demon's released power descended instantly, offering no time to react at all. This power is absolutely a Celestial Level Vein Skill! I cannot conceive of anything else capable of this."

As these words were shakily uttered, the eyes of all the Half-Step Celestial Unrestricted experts turned grim as they fixed upon the Sword Demon.

Now, they finally comprehended why the Sword Demon had dared to advance alone.

He possessed a Celestial Level Vein Skill to depend on!

"Everyone, move away from the River of the Curved Realm!"

"The might of a Celestial Level Vein Skill is too terrifying; none of us can withstand it directly. We must unite our strength."

"What, weren’t we working together just now?"

"Whether we were or not, you know perfectly well. If you continue to deliberately hold back, I will certainly report you to the War Gods!"

"Who exactly are you referring to?"

"Who do you imagine I am speaking about?"

"You scoundrel!"

"Enough! The enemy is right before us, and you still have time for internal squabbles? If we cannot defeat the Sword Demon, what becomes of our Battle Division's reputation? Have we not already lost enough face? Twenty-five individuals besieging one, and we haven't even managed to reverse-kill two of them? If this news spreads, what dignity will our Battle Division retain?"

Simultaneously, numerous soldiers from the War Department's Vanguard Army, as well as the citizens of Mitian City observing the battlefield beyond the walls, were silently witnessing this unfolding scene.

Some marveled at the Sword Demon's formidable strength.

Having charged alone into Mitian City, he had actually eliminated two of the Battle Division's Half-Step Celestial Unrestricted experts.

Others were incensed by the Battle Division's sheer incompetence.

Twenty-five people attempting to subdue one, yet still suffering the loss of two.

Naturally, a greater number were simply astounded.

Stunned by the Sword Demon's overwhelming power.

In their hearts, a Half-Step Celestial Unrestricted expert was, more or less, akin to an insurmountable peak. They were both revered and feared.

Yet now, they were powerless against even a single Immortal Sect expert who had fought his way out of the Curved Realm Passage.

This sparked a thought within their minds.

The Battle Division's Half-Step Celestial Unrestricted experts... are merely mediocre!

Once a revered mountain crumbles, rebuilding it becomes a task harder than ascending to the heavens.

Consequently, the Battle Division would completely forfeit all face in this encounter.

Their reputation would be utterly tarnished!

They would become a laughingstock throughout the entirety of Heaven-Shrouding Tower.

And at this precise moment, after unleashing two consecutive strikes and utilizing the Angel's Power to send two Half-Step Celestial Unrestricted experts plunging into the Qu Realm, the Sword Demon himself was inwardly roaring with waves of astonishment.

"This power..."

A smug grin gradually spread across the Sword Demon's lips.

Tier Four Holy Light Magic truly possessed immense might!

Compared to Tier Three, the difference was as vast as the heavens and earth.

The enhancement from Angel Descent made him feel as though his strength was already infinitesimally close to the Celestial Unrestricted state.

Any casual slash executed with Angel's Power now was several times more potent than before!

After casting a glance at the Battle Division experts who had just concluded their internal bickering, the Sword Demon spoke with cold disdain, "With mere rabble like you, you think you can charge into the Heaven and Earth Lake?"

As his voice faded, the Cross Blade Intent slashed forth once more.

Having transformed into an Angel, the Cross Blade Intent was no longer divided into black and white but was rendered in pure white.

It was imbued with unadulterated Angel's Power, and further infused with Peak-level Holy Light Blade Intent.

The Cross Blade Intent ripped through the vast expanse of the sky, bearing down instantly upon several Half-Step Celestial Unrestricted experts. Sensing the terrifying pressure, akin to a raging ocean, these experts hastily unleashed their most potent Vein Techniques and activated their Vortex Maps for enhancement.

Four hundred zhang tall, shadowy phantoms materialized behind them. One wielded a colossal spear, appearing as a pillar supporting the very heavens; another gripped a massive axe, emitting a surging aura capable of cleaving mountains; the third formed an enormous black claw, reaching out to seize the descending Cross Blade Intent...

Boom—

Boom—

As they collided with the Cross Blade Intent, their defenses held for merely a single breath before being sundered.

The moment their four Vein Techniques were shattered, the expressions of all four cultivators contorted drastically.

"Not good!"

"Even our combined might cannot withstand this Celestial Level Vein Skill!"

As apprehension dawned, Vein Techniques surged from every direction, crashing towards the periphery of the Cross Blade Intent.

It was only when nineteen Earth Level Upper Grade School Vein Skills bombarded it that the Cross Blade Intent was finally shaken apart.

Seeing their salvation, the four figures let out a long, shuddering sigh of relief, their souls still trembling.

Yet, as they drew breath, they witnessed a sky-obscuring torrent of Cross Blade Intent advancing from the opposite horizon, resembling storm clouds poised to obliterate a city.

All twenty-three simultaneously turned their gaze, their Meridian Gates quaking in unison.

Bang—

Bang—

Bang—

"All together!"

With a forceful shout from one of them, all twenty-three began furiously unleashing Vein Techniques, bombarding the overwhelming Cross Blade Intent that swept towards them.

The sky abruptly shifted in hue.

A myriad of Vein Techniques painted half the heavens.

Countless onlookers clicked their tongues in awe, unable to suppress their exclamations.

Though the engagement unfolded high in the sky, the immense repercussions from the clash of Vein Techniques involving twenty-four combatants caused the very earth to tremble incessantly, like a violent earthquake.

On numerous residences skirting the edges of Mitian City, jagged fissures would suddenly mar the walls, startling the inhabitants into fleeing outdoors.

"One individual confronting twenty-three Half-Step Celestial Unrestricted experts without falling into disadvantage—this expert from the Immortal Sect is unbelievably potent, wouldn't you agree?"

"Even the Battle Division's War Gods shouldn't possess such might, should they? Even if the Battle Division's War Gods can achieve invincibility beneath Heaven Without Forbidden, ultimately, two fists cannot fend off four hands. Their limit for enduring same-realm adversaries is indeed around ten, at most, correct?"

"You still have the presence of mind to ponder such matters? If this continues, Mitian City itself may be annihilated. We haven't even managed to dismantle the Immortal Sect, and Mitian City is slated to be the first to fall..."

"Should Mitian City truly be reduced to ruins, the Battle Division and the Heaven-Shrouding Tower would forfeit all semblance of honor. The entirety of the Heaven-Gazing Gorge would likely become the target of their ridicule."

"What about those five Battle Division War Gods?"

"Why have they not intervened yet?"

"If they still refrain from action, Mitian City faces inevitable devastation."

As these words echoed—

A sharp cracking sound emanated from the gates of Mitian City. A fissure, as wide as a finger, split open and began to extend, growing ever wider.

Just as more and more cracks spiderwebbed across the structure, a beam of Holy Light Blade Intent inadvertently struck the gates of Mitian City.

Boom!

The city gate.

The populace near the gate.

All were obliterated by that single incandescent slash.

The Immortal Sect, not yet vanquished!

Mitian City's gate, fallen first!

From this precise moment, the Battle Division and Mitian City were irrevocably transformed into a spectacle of mockery for the entire Heaven-Gazing Gorge.

For a century.

For a millennium.

They would endure ceaseless ridicule.

This very scene was conveyed by a Shadow Operative back to the All-Knowing Tower. Witnessing this unfolding drama, Chen Xie had already conceptually formulated the headline for the inaugural issue of the Immortal Daily's 'Heaven and Earth Lake' publication.