Chapter 261: A World-Saving Divine Blade? Why does it feel so much like a Demonic Blade?

A flash of sword light passed, and the earth was torn into billions of distinct scars.

The solid concrete ground, as if brushed by billions of invisible steel wires, turned into white dust amidst a crackling sound.

In that instant, the great terror of life and death surfaced in Luo Hao's eyes.

She couldn't dodge it! Not even with Divine Footwork, which allowed her to travel freely to every corner of the world, could she escape.

Her long-honed Clairvoyance could not see a single glimmer of survival.

Even her own body had given up resistance, and the experience of the first time she relied on martial might to slay a god replayed before her eyes.

Is this what it feels like to be near death?

"Cough, cough!"

Dust filled the air; Lu Yinghua covered his nose and looked up at Luo Hao.

"Master?"

A sense of unease welled up; Lu Yinghua widened his eyes, then looked at Luo Hao with a mix of shock and astonishment.

A breeze blew by, and Luo Hao's body turned into white sand, drifting away with the wind.

"Master!!"

Lu Yinghua roared with a broken heart, tears streaming down uncontrollably.

Yet, although his wailing was loud, the corners of Lu Yinghua's mouth could not help but turn upward.

He had not expected the most impossible scene to occur right before his eyes.

But even though it was such a tragic event, why did he want to laugh so much?

Meanwhile, the Demon Sect Elders all wore expressions as if they had swallowed arsenic; their beloved Sect Leader was dead.

What meaning was there left in their lives?

Feeling over a hundred gazes like hawks and falcons gathering on her, Liliana immediately wore an expression as if she wanted to cry.

No, why are you all staring at me?

This wasn't my doing!

Liliana could only curl her body up as much as possible and hide behind Su Nian.

Su Nian scanned the expressions of the people around him, paused for a moment on Lu Yinghua, raised an eyebrow, and said in a flippant tone.

"I didn't expect your followers to be quite so loyal; if you hadn't come out, I fear they would have charged up here."

Lu Yinghua's expression froze instantly; he looked as if his own mother had died, wearing an expression as if he had swallowed arsenic.

And the surrounding sect members and Elders' expressions instantly turned to joy.

Amidst rippling circles, Luo Hao, dressed in pure white Hanfu, walked out and glanced at them, saying.

"Not bad."

Only, Luo Hao fixed her gaze on Su Nian, saying with a somewhat displeased expression.

"Why did you hold back?"

Luo Hao did not believe that her shallow Substitute Technique could have escaped the slash Su Nian had swung from countless dimensions.

At most, her Substitute Technique could only create a Cursed Power Clone and then hide her true body in a temporarily opened different dimension.

And just a moment ago, Luo Hao had clearly seen how many different dimensions Su Nian's sword had overlapped.

Her little substitution trick was, to him, nothing more than the light of a grain of rice compared to the bright moon.

At this, Su Nian looked at Luo Hao with a hint of approval and said.

"After all, letting such a peerless, stunning beauty die before my eyes would truly be a waste."

"Stop with the flattery."

Luo Hao raised her dark eyebrows, but there was not much anger on her face; instead, she solemnly raised her hand and touched the sword mark Su Nian had left behind.

And even though it was just a lingering sword mark, when Luo Hao reached out to touch it, her skin was still cut by the sharp aura.

Even though she had already used the Great Vajra Divine Art authority, she was still cut.

"What kind of sword technique is this? It can even cut through space."

"What else could it be? It's obviously a sword technique that can cut through space."

Su Nian said with zero self-awareness.

"How can such a sword technique exist in the world?"

Luo Hao widened her eyes slightly and said in surprise.

But immediately after, Luo Hao recalled what Athena had said to Liliana while she was hiding in a different dimension using her Substitute Technique.

"No, this isn't a sword technique at all!"

Luo Hao widened her eyes, looking at Su Nian with a resentful air, as if she had been deceived by a scoundrel.

And to think she had been searching her own memories for a sword technique capable of severing space.

"How is this not swordsmanship?"

Su Nian returned a look, asking back with some displeasure.

At this moment, Luo Hao withdrew her hand, recalled the various strange phenomena from when she fought Su Nian, and said with a calm expression.

"The so-called sword technique that cuts space is nothing more than your own inherent ability."

"Having cultivated hundreds of sword techniques to their peak, I can be certain that while your swordsmanship is exquisite, it can only be called 'not bad'."

Even as she spoke words that sounded incredibly narcissistic, Luo Hao's expression did not change in the slightest.

It was as if she were reciting the truths of the world.

It gave Su Nian the feeling that "there is no one in the world who understands swordsmanship better than me."

"Then what is the definition of swordsmanship? It's a technique for using a sword, right?"

Su Nian said indifferently.

"Then if I use a sword to perform a Space Slash, how is that not a sword technique?"

Just like the famous Ashina Sword Technique, how can this not be called a sword technique?

Is a sword technique really such an inconvenient thing?

"Just tell me, was this slashed out using a sword or not?"

"You... you are arguing sophistry!"

Luo Hao's chest heaved violently; she was clearly infuriated by Su Nian.

But because she couldn't beat Su Nian, this made her even angrier for the moment.

"Besides, just tell me if you can break it or not?"

If she couldn't even break it, how could she want to exclude his sword technique from being a sword technique?

"I cannot!"

Luo Hao held her head high and chest out, speaking with righteous indignation.

"If you have the ability, don't use your powers and compete with me in the purest sword technique!"

Luo Hao was unconvinced! This was absolutely not a defeat due to lack of skill!

Su Nian was cheating by using his own powers, so what was she supposed to do?

Hearing this, Su Nian looked at Luo Hao with a subtle expression.

"Are you sure? No powers, just competing in sword techniques with pure physical strength?"

Then I will have to let you witness what the iron fist of a Star Spirit is, and the true value of a physical body that can explode stars.

"I am not sure."

Luo Hao finally backed down; her intuition told her that Su Nian had ill intentions toward her, and if she agreed, she might just fall into Su Nian's trap.

"Isn't that settled then?"

Su Nian spread his hands, feeling speechless for a moment; he really couldn't understand Luo Hao's way of thinking.

At this moment, Luo Hao looked at Su Nian's helpless appearance, opened her mouth, but only sighed.

"I have lost this time. I will commit suicide next; I will not hinder you from purging the Godslayers."

Afterwards, Luo Hao shouted loudly.

"All members of the Wuyue Sacred Sect, hear my order: from now on, everything in the Wuyue Sacred Sect will be taken over by this King Arthur. You shall respect him as you respect me!"

Hearing this, the Elders in the back could finally no longer sit still, and they couldn't help but look up and shout with tears in their eyes.

"Sect Master, you cannot!"

"If you leave, what will become of our ancestors' foundation?"

Hearing this, Luo Hao snorted coldly.

"Ancestors? I am the greatest ancestor. This sect was founded by me; do you have any other opinions?"

"Do not mention this again, do as I say!"

The sect members closed their mouths. Many moved their lips, looking at Lu Yinghua with uncertain eyes, clearly wanting Lu Yinghua to step forward.

However, Lu Yinghua was not that stupid. It was clear that his master had already made her decision, and for the Sacred Sect and himself, this was already the best outcome.

All he had to do now was play the deaf man.

After suppressing the opinions of the sect members, Luo Hao turned her head to look at Su Nian and said.

"I hope that after I leave, you can stop those so-called righteous people who covet the Sacred Sect."

Luo Hao knew very well that even though the Sacred Sect hadn't done anything outrageous under her suppression, it was actually those famous righteous sects that were hiding filth and corruption, and she had cleaned up quite a few of them.

But without her suppression, it was hard to say what kind of end the Wuyue Sacred Sect would meet.

They were her disciples and grand-disciples after all, so Luo Hao still had some feelings for them.

"Eh, wait, what do you mean by 'not hindering me from purging the Godslayers'?"

Looking at the inexplicably abstract Luo Hao who was talking to herself, Su Nian finally couldn't help but retort.

"Do you really take me for the Last King? I haven't even drawn the Savior Divine Blade to succeed to Rama's position yet."

"Moreover, the appearance of the Last King will cause unimaginable destruction to the world's environment and will extract the essence of the Earth Vein without limit. You don't know..."

As he spoke, Su Nian fell silent, and he slapped his own forehead.

Fine, he was the one who made the assumption first.

"Alright, you really don't know. The last time the Last King appeared was 1,500 years ago."

Otherwise, why would Guinevere go to such lengths to create the Holy Grail? Wasn't it to replenish essence when the Last King awakened?

And it is said that the origin of the God Ancestor is also inseparable from the Last King; the God Ancestor is the Earth Mother Goddess who was killed after her Divinity was plundered by the Savior Divine Blade.

And Guinevere's state, her obsession with the Last King, seems to be the result of the Savior Divine Blade's distortion.

Is this really the Savior Divine Blade? Why does Su Nian have the feeling that this is a demonic blade...

Extracting the Earth's essence, plundering the Divinity of the Earth Mother Goddess, and twisting her into a God Ancestor with endless attachment to the King.

It's no wonder Rama was unwilling to wake up.

This Savior Divine Blade is indeed abstract.

"I just came here to discuss with you how to deal with that monkey kept by the Japanese."

Speaking of this, Su Nian also looked at Luo Hao with some strangeness.

"Did my letter not make it clear? Or was my sincerity not enough?"

Luo Hao suddenly went silent.

The atmosphere suddenly became extremely awkward; even Luo Hao didn't know how to face Su Nian at this moment.

Who would have thought that you, a King Arthur—and the Last King at that—actually came to find her, a Godslayer, to discuss killing another Heretic god?

Luo Hao did not speak for a long time, only staring straight at Su Nian.

Within those eyes, there perhaps carried a hint of seeking help.

At this moment, Su Nian gave a dry cough and suddenly straightened his face as he spoke.

"Just a joke."

"I, the Last King, naturally intend to purge the Demon Kings rampaging across the earth, as well as the disobedient gods who destroy the earth, but since I am currently short-handed, I specifically cut hair in place of a head to require Luo Hao to assist me in enforcing the law."

As he spoke, Su Nian reached out and took a few strands of Luo Hao's hair.

"From now on, Luo Hao, you are my person!"

Seeing Su Nian say such words, Luo Hao let out a breath she had been holding, almost imperceptibly.

Fortunately, her face was saved.

In the two hundred-plus years she, Luo Hao, had lived, this was the first time she had encountered such a shameful matter.

As for whether she was Su Nian's person, that was a small matter; in any case, Su Nian was the victor, and he held privileges over the defeated.

Even in the world of martial arts, there is the saying of marriage by martial competition.

The only pity was that Su Nian was from the Western Regions, not a Celestial.

Thinking of this, Luo Hao expressionlessly glared at Lu Yinghua, her eyes carrying a hint of "I will settle the score with you when I get back."

Lu Yinghua subconsciously knelt on the ground, his forehead slamming heavily against the shattered concrete floor, to the point of bleeding.

At that very moment, he had even prepared himself to be struck to death by his master.

However, the only thing to be thankful for was that he had not added any embellishments, simply presenting the intelligence and briefly stating his own guesses.

Even the specific execution was carried out with Luo Hao's tacit approval, and he reported regularly, not daring to make a single mistake.

Handing the decision-making power to his master, and taking the blame at the appropriate time.

At most, he would just be severely beaten, not beaten to death.

This was the survival wisdom and skill in reading situations he had cultivated under Luo Hao's majesty over the past ten-plus years.

Of course, he still had to thank his grandmaster for his heroic sacrifice; if not for the stepping stone his grandmaster provided, he feared he would have been unable to live or die.

Lu Yinghua raised his head and looked at Su Nian's back with a gaze full of gratitude.

His gaze even carried a hint of reverence for a hero.

King Arthur is truly a brave man, to actually be able to take a fancy to a woman like his master whose brain is filled only with muscles.

On the contrary, whenever he thought about interacting with beautiful women, he would tremble all over, even if it were the maids at home... well, there were no maids, not a single woman.

His misogyny had become incurable.

Then, he admired Su Nian even more for being able to interact with so many beautiful women at once.

At this time, Luo Hao turned around expressionlessly, preparing to leave.

A group of sect members hurriedly lowered their heads and shouted.

"Sect Master, how can you let a barbarian take away the foundation of the Sacred Sect!"

"Shut up, my mind is made up!"

Luo Hao's face darkened, and she directly used Fang Technique to seal the mouths of these sect members; she truly doubted at this moment if her educational policy had gone wrong.

How could their emotional intelligence be so low, one by one?

In the Wuyue Sacred Sect, what determined status was nothing else but pure strength; after all, it was a Demon Sect, where the capable rise and the mediocre fall—it was just that simple.

"From today on, you don't need to call me Sect Master!"

Luo Hao waved her hand and flicked her sleeves as she left, but before walking away, she still turned her head to give Su Nian a look.

It was a gesture of gratitude toward Su Nian, and an invitation for Su Nian to sit at her residence to fulfill the duties of a host.

Incidentally, they could discuss how to deal with the matter concerning the Monkey God Monarch.

She had once been to Japanese territory and seen that seal; it required the Divinity of an Earth Mother Goddess to break the seal.

This was the only troublesome part, and it was impossible for her to catch an Earth Mother Goddess and make her voluntarily offer her life.

(End of chapter)