Chapter 797: The Saint Rune Dao Is Gone Again

If this had been before, Qian Yao might have hesitated.

After witnessing Zhuo Rong's fate with her own eyes, how could she dare to stand by?

According to her vow, she could attack Ding Huan, but when Ding Huan needed her help, she could not stand idly by.

So when Ding Huan told her to act, she immediately summoned the Green Sword and swept her domain toward Yue Jinya.

Qian Yao had already planned this—she could act, but she never said she would go all out.

As long as she held back, she couldn't be said to have broken her vow, since she couldn't defeat Yue Jinya anyway.

Feeling Qian Yao's somewhat weak Saint Domain, Yue Jinya sneered inwardly.

Is this really enough to dare attack his Saint Rune Dao?

A massive black rune wheel appeared in his hand, its edges lined with slashing Dao blades.

The blade-rune wheel spun wildly the moment it was summoned.

The space around it continuously tore apart under its furious rotation.

Black fissures even appeared, spewing the aura of ruptured space, and those nearby could feel the sharp edges of spatial blades leaking out.

Qian Yao's domain, already weak, cracked under the wheel with sharp snapping sounds.

It was about to collapse.

You can leave now.

Qian Yao didn't care about her domain—she never intended to fight to the death for Ding Huan.

She had already fulfilled her vow by acting; since she couldn't win, she naturally withdrew.

But just as she moved to retreat, a killing aura, tearing through the heavens, surged directly into the space between her and Yue Jinya.

In that instant, it felt like a frozen deathly eye fixed on her back, turning Qian Yao's entire body icy.

It seemed that if she so much as entertained the thought of leaving—or made a single motion to do so—that icy death would tear her apart.

Qian Yao's spiritual sense swept over—it was Ding Huan holding the Heaven-Earth Bow, and a Falling Moon Arrow was violently devouring every killing intent in this space.

The aura of death continuously condensed and climbed on the Falling Moon Arrow.

With the terrifying rate at which the Falling Moon Arrow gathered deathly energy,

this entire Divine Realm might be shattered by Ding Huan's arrow.

Qian Yao's heart tightened, a chill rising from her spine.

She could clearly see Ding Huan's arrow was aimed at Yue Jinya.

But she knew better than anyone—if she dared to leave, this arrow would turn on her.

Because after Ding Huan drew the Heaven-Earth Bow and nocked the Falling Moon Arrow, he never reined in its killing domain.

Since she and Yue Jinya were locked in combat, the Falling Moon Arrow naturally locked onto all life-qi in this space.

Qian Yao understood clearly—the Falling Moon Arrow's killing intent targeted Yue Jinya more.

She could feel this terrifying deathly aura; Yue Jinya must be even more terrified.

As long as she didn't leave, the Falling Moon Arrow worked in her favor.

If she tried to flee, the Falling Moon Arrow and Yue Jinya would join forces to kill her.

In an instant, Qian Yao understood Ding Huan's intent.

Now Ding Huan, on the periphery, had locked her and Yue Jinya's combat space with the Heaven-Earth Bow.

She had to go all out.

If she went all out, Ding Huan would definitely lock Yue Jinya and fire this arrow.

Originally, her strength and Yue Jinya's should have been nearly equal.

Since Yue Jinya was already pinned by Ding Huan's bow and arrow, what was there to hesitate about?

As long as Yue Jinya was still alive, Ding Huan would never fire that arrow at her.

Thinking this, Qian Yao no longer paid attention to the still-rising killing intent of Ding Huan's Falling Moon Arrow.

Her domain unleashed without a single reserve, extending with her Dao principles in a crushing wave.

At the same moment, she spat out the Slaying Saint Disc.

The instant Ding Huan summoned the Heaven-Earth Bow and the Falling Moon Arrow locked onto him, Yue Jinya felt his body stiffen.

It wasn't just cold—it was a death-summoning rune.

Qian Yao was only affected by the arrow's killing aura and was already tense.

But he was fully and directly locked in by the arrow's killing intent, his life-qi severed.

As the arrow's killing momentum grew stronger, Yue Jinya's dread became impossible to suppress.

The killing intent nearly solidified, tearing through his domain and seeping into his spirit.

Sweat beaded along his forehead.

If this continued, he would surely die.

To return from death, he had spent nearly all his blood, effort, and resources.

To perish again—even if he could resurrect with his remaining soul fragment—he could not accept it.

No, he must flee.

He could abandon the Saint Rune Dao, but Yue Jinya could not die again.

Precisely at this moment, Qian Yao's domain suddenly surged.

Previously, he had been crushing her domain—his own was nearly tearing hers apart.

Now her domain surged violently, no weaker than his.

Combined with the overwhelming killing pressure from Ding Huan's Falling Moon Arrow, Yue Jinya felt his space being compressed, his domain cracking.

Some Saint Rune Dao cultivators far away, sensing the shift, began cautiously retreating.

They just happened to encounter Min Yuan, a ruthless bastard.

Min Yuan had received Ding Huan's orders—he didn't care about cultivation levels; anyone he came across was slaughtered.

Not even ordinary disciples were spared; even Jiu He Chan, a disciple of Yue Jinyan, the current sect leader of Shengfu Dao, was beheaded by Min Yuan after being tricked by Xing Jia.

Xing Jia destroyed all of Shengfu Dao's protective arrays; no one dared remain, and everyone fled in panic.

Yue Jinyan was barely holding on himself—he knew Shengfu Dao was being destroyed, yet he dared not spare even a shred of his spiritual sense.

Besides Ding Huan's terrifying Luoyue Arrow, Qian Yao also unleashed the Lusheng Pan.

The Lusheng Pan was like a killing space; even before locking onto Yue Jinyan, the terrifying death and slaughter laws filled his heart with regret.

He shouldn't have come out.

He shouldn't have listened to Zhuo Rong when she said Ding Huan hadn't yet become a Saint, and thus dismissed him.

Zhuo Rong dying was her own fault—she was badly deceived.

No more waiting for opportunities—he must leave, now.

The aura of the Lunfu Dao rhythm in Yue Jinyan's hand suddenly surged, and for an instant, Qian Yao's Lusheng Pan space was blasted open.

Qian Yao knew perfectly well Yue Jinyan was trying to escape—she knew she couldn't stop him.

But she wasn't sure if Ding Huan could seize this chance; after all, Ding Huan's cultivation was still weak—he probably wouldn't even notice such an opportunity.

He was just luckier—he had not only the Universe Pot, a supreme treasure, but also the Heaven-Earth Bow and the Luoyue Arrow…

Almost the moment Qian Yao had this thought, Ding Huan fired his Luoyue Arrow.

Crack!

The sound of space being torn apart could be heard by nearly everyone.

Beneath the arrow's killing intent, space seemed to vanish at that moment.

Time itself froze—Yue Jinyan's space, his body, his Lunfu—all appeared suspended.

Even though she was allied with Ding Huan, Qian Yao still felt her scalp go numb.

Ding Huan not only seized the timing perfectly, but even after firing, the threat of this arrow was greater than before it was fired.

Anyone who had used arrows as treasures knew: an arrow's threat was greatest before it was released.

Ding Huan made the threat greater even after firing—because his arrow fused space and time laws.

As this arrow flew, its killing intent grew fiercer, and the death aura nearly solidified into substance.

Time slowed to near-infinite stillness after the arrow's release; space itself seemed to vanish.

Qian Yao cast aside her wariness of Ding Huan.

If she didn't seize this chance now, her title of Venerable would be hollow.

The Lusheng Pan's killing space locked onto Yue Jinyan again.

Boom!

Ding Huan's Luoyue Arrow slammed into the black Lunfu.

The black Lunfu, already affected by Ding Huan's space and time laws, came to a complete stop.

In terror, Yue Jinyan punched the Lusheng Pan.

His hand was shredded into blood mist by waves of slaughter laws.

A massive azure sword curtain descended.

"Puff!"

Qian Yao's azure sword curtain split Yue Jinyan from head to toe, tearing him cleanly in half.

Qian Yao instinctively held back her sword's momentum, refraining from annihilating Yue Jinyan's Primordial Spirit.

Yue Jinyan seized this brief window and his Primordial Spirit dissolved and vanished.

Kua Chen, still lingering nearby, knew clearly Yue Jinyan had not been fully destroyed.

Yue Jinyan's main reason for fleeing was that Qian Yao hadn't locked his Primordial Spirit, giving him the chance to dissolve it himself.

Right now, Yue Jinyan would surely try to rebirth from his lingering soul fragments.

"This man is incredibly strong," Qian Yao said, retracting her azure sword and Lusheng Pan, her tone feigning awe.

Ding Huan spun his Luoyue Arrow—the Lunfu appeared in his hand, then vanished with the arrow.

How could he not know Qian Yao's intentions?

This woman hadn't fully annihilated Yue Jinyan's Primordial Spirit and lingering soul fragments because she feared his next arrow would be aimed at her.

In truth, from the very beginning, he knew he couldn't completely eradicate Yue Jinyan.

Relying on others is never as reliable as relying on oneself.

But killing Yue Jinyan now means even if he recovers, it'll be ages before he returns.

Seeing Ding Huan take Yue Jinyan's treasure, Qian Yao's lips twitched.

She and Yue Jinyan had fought to the death just now—yet the spoils went to Ding Huan.

Yet she couldn't say a word.

After all, Yue Jinyan had the power to dissolve his own Primordial Spirit—she bore the main responsibility.

She held back because she feared his other two arrows.

She knew well the Heaven-Earth Bow—a deadly weapon with three arrows: Luori, Luoyue, and Luoxing.

If the other two arrows were fired at her, with Xing Jia aiding from the side, she might truly be gravely wounded.

Partnering with a man like Ding Huan meant being constantly outmaneuvered—she had to be careful.

At that very moment, Xing Jia emerged from Shengfu Dao.

He was in high spirits:

"That old bastard bullied Old Jia like I had no friends. Ding Huan, brother, I've wiped out Shengfu Dao—still planning to establish the Lánxīng Academy?"

Ding Huan waved a hand: "No need, I'll go retrieve my things. Wait here for a moment."

After speaking, Ding Huan stepped into the Holy Talisman Dao and began drawing away all the Divine Spirit Veins here.

Many of these Divine Spirit Veins and Chaotic Divine Spirit Veins were ones he had originally implanted here, so naturally he would take them back now.

"Dao Ancestor Hearing Xing Jia, I have some matters I need to discuss with you." Seeing Ding Huan leave, Qian Yao immediately walked toward Hearing Xing Jia.