“Years ago, if not for being betrayed by that Mother Dragon, the Kingdom of Yan would have perished long ago, and this place would have already been the shadow race’s domain! But that Mother Dragon betrayed me just to sit on the throne of the shadow race’s leader!”
The Holy Sovereign looked back at the past, overcome with emotion.
He looked at Yu Yi with a cold expression and asked in return, “I was someone who almost changed history, yet you dare say I don’t rank among the greats?”
Yu Yi shook her head. “Boasting about the past only makes you seem weak now. Furthermore, you are bragging about a failure. Are you actually proud of that? Truly pathetic.”
The Holy Sovereign, suddenly struck where it hurt, found it difficult to argue for a moment.
It was true that he had once relied on his powerful strength to create waves of blood and gore across the Great Yan Territory, leaving nothing alive in his wake.
However, he eventually ended in failure. He failed to change history and was instead recorded in the annals as a “loser” and a “sinner for the ages.”
“Yu Yi Jue… oh no, perhaps it is better to call you by your original name, Yu Yi.”
The Holy Sovereign said maliciously, “I carry the mission of restoring the shadow race’s glory, and you will become my first stepping stone! This is your honor!”
The Holy Sovereign said no more. Demonic Qi emanated from his body, and the shadow behind him slowly stood up, growing larger at a rate visible to the naked eye.
As that massive dark shadow rose, it completely blocked the last bit of light in the sky that had been shrouded in darkness. No light could be seen between the Sky and Earth, and panic began to spread among the crowd.
“I can’t see… I can’t see anything!!”
“Don’t panic! Light the torches, quickly!!”
The Righteous Faction cultivators lit the torches they had prepared in advance. In this pitch-black environment, even a small bit of light could slightly calm their uneasy hearts.
However, when the torches were lit, what they saw was something more terrifying than anything they had ever witnessed in their lives.
The shadow behind the Holy Sovereign had grown so large that it had transformed into a demon god standing between the Sky and Earth, its head reaching the firmament!
The power it emitted made all living creatures in the world afraid to close their eyes, as if closing them would lead to falling into eternal dark Fear, unable to escape.
“Have you ever witnessed my power of dominating all creation? Yu Yi, I heard you have the ability of commanding all phenomena, but you…”
The Holy Sovereign’s voice echoed through the world. The massive demon god-like shadow behind him poured out endless pressure.
In the next moment —
“No… I don’t want to die, I don’t want to die — “
Among the crowd, a weak-willed cultivator clutched his head and knelt down, trembling all over. Under the light of the torches, his twisted shadow seemed to reflect his collapsing mind.
Within just a few seconds, more and more people like him appeared. It was as if something monstrous was hidden in the darkness, constantly destroying their will.
Suddenly, the first cultivator whose will was destroyed muttered in a low voice, as if his soul had been sucked out, “Kill everyone…”
His voice was devoid of emotion and had no fluctuation.
“Hey, are you okay?” His companion shook his shoulder.
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In the next second, however, he thrust the sharp blade in his hand into his companion’s chest. White blade in, red blade out.
And under his feet, there was no shadow.
It was as if it had been taken by the Holy Sovereign, making him a puppet to be commanded and dominated from then on.
This was the Holy Sovereign’s power of “dominating all creation.”
Weak-willed people would instantly become puppets enslaved by darkness, while those with strong wills had to face the test of being destroyed.
If their will was broken for even a single moment while looking at the darkness, they would be dragged into the Endless Abyss, their “shadow” stolen, losing themselves and becoming soulless walking corpses.
Seeing the Righteous Faction beginning to kill each other, Lü Qi quickly said to Su Cheng, “Xiao Cheng, help me!”
Su Cheng nodded, and the two cast spells together.
Lü Qi first used the wind to separate the crowd, and Su Cheng quickly raised stone walls to trap the shadowless, enslaved cultivators together.
Then, they heard the sounds of mutual slaughter coming from within the stone walls.
“Everyone who is still conscious, listen! If you don’t want to become like those people, you must understand one thing — at this moment, the master of Among the Colorful Clouds is on our side!”
Lü Qi endured the grief of losing her companions and shouted to the remaining Righteous Faction cultivators, “What you need to do is believe in her and support her! As long as you believe in her power, your will won’t be destroyed by fear!”
The voice of the Child of the Wind God was clear and resonant, much like the sound of her zither, containing the power to inspire people.
At this moment, all the other Righteous Faction cultivators placed all their hope on Yu Yi.
This was perhaps the first time the thought ‘the Demoness is one of us’ had occurred to them.
Once their hearts accepted this fact, an unprecedented level of confidence instantly erupted.
Who was the master of Among the Colorful Clouds?
A top-tier expert with heaven-defying means and countless techniques!
She would surely slaughter the Holy Lord of the demonic sect until nothing remained and lead everyone out of the darkness!
“Senior Yu! We’re counting on you!!”
“Senior Yu, we believe you will certainly purge these evil scoundrels!!”
The shouts of the Righteous Faction cultivators came from below.
Yu Yi felt a bit complicated hearing this. Once upon a time, all she heard from the so-called Right Path were shouts for her execution and vulgar words.
Although she understood these people were only supporting her now to save their own lives, it was still better than those insults.
She pondered for a moment and slowly spoke, “Quiet.”
Those two simple words instantly made every Righteous Faction cultivator present shut their mouths.
“It’s just a small scene, why all the shouting?” She was calm and composed.
Her gaze fell on the Holy Sovereign and the massive shadow behind him.
“Grandmaster originally thought you could show some powerful Move, but it turns out to be just a petty trick to scare people?”
Yu Yi shook her head in disappointment.
“If you want to contend with Grandmaster using this, it’s far too laughable. As an opening act to entertain Grandmaster, it’s barely passable.”
As she reached behind her, she said indifferently, “Let Grandmaster show you what ‘power’ really is.”
“Hmm?”
The Holy Sovereign instantly sensed the danger, his eyes fixed on Yu Yi’s hand as she reached behind her.
Then, he saw Yu Yi take out a Sword Casket.
Even with a distance between them, the Holy Sovereign could clearly feel the ultimate Sword Intent belonging to a Sword Emperor emanating from that Sword Casket.
‘Could what is inside be — ‘
Yu Yi did not hesitate at all and directly opened the Sword Casket.
It was like opening the gates of the underworld; the malevolent gods and ghosts suppressed within were suddenly released.
At the instant that terrifying power, which had absorbed countless lives, was about to explode, Yu Yi’s slender hand tightly gripped the hilt.
At this moment, the Everlasting Tribulation Sword was completely suppressed by her and could only be used by her!
The Everlasting Tribulation Sword pointed directly at the Holy Sovereign!
“This… how do you dare?!” The Holy Sovereign was shocked.
A clear sword whistle, like a heaven-shaking dragon roar, pierced the sky.
But he soon discovered that it was no longer a question of “daring” —
The moment Yu Yi held the Everlasting Tribulation Sword, the violent and out-of-control power within the sword became steady and calm, as if it had completely submitted to her!
It no longer drained Yu Yi’s life force; instead, it became her power!
“This sword can open the heavens and dispel all darkness.”
Yu Yi’s voice was faint, but an intense killing intent erupted from her pitch-black eyes, like a sudden towering tornado on a calm sea.
She then condensed the “wind” between Sky and Earth onto the Everlasting Tribulation Sword and aimed at the Holy Sovereign and the massive dark shadow behind him —
Slash!
In an instant, starting from the sky above Yu Yi’s head, the Sword Qi and invisible wind blades traveled together, instantly slicing the darkness covering the sky along with the Holy Sovereign in two, allowing sunlight to shine on the earth once again!
This was — the second sword of dawn!