Chapter 1373: Chapter One Thousand Three Hundred and Eighty-One: One Sword Settles Karma

Boom!

An incomparably terrifying resonance power fluctuation, at this moment in an extremely violent posture, swept out from within Li Luo's body. This resonance power was so strong that it not only tore Li Luo's body into a thousand holes, but also shattered the void where he stood.

The Dragon Elephant Blade in his hand slashed straight down, and a blade light sharp and domineering to the extreme pierced straight through the void, colliding with the karmic fire pressing down.

The blade light swept past, and the karmic fire that had previously forced Jiang Qing back step by step was like a hurricane passing over, completely extinguished.

Such a terrifying scene caused many of those watching within the field to turn pale with shock.

"Li Luo actually self-severed a Ten-Pillar Golden Platform!" Li Fuluo's eyes were full of regret. That was a Ten-Pillar Golden Platform! A realm that ordinary prodigies could only dream of, yet now Li Luo had severed it without hesitation—what kind of boldness was this?

If it were anyone else, they would probably rather die than bear to so cleanly and decisively shatter this Ten-Pillar Golden Platform that condensed their own potential and fortune.

Perhaps this is also why Li Luo was able to forge a Ten-Pillar Golden Platform. With such boldness and such temperament, he believed that even after severing this Ten-Pillar Golden Platform, he would still be able to forge another in the future.

Moreover, facing such a desperate situation, Li Luo had no choice but to burn his bridges in order to break the deadlock.

After all, Qin Qin Lian also came from the Li Li Tianwang lineage. Her foundation and talent were top-tier among her peers, not something some scattered cultivators at the Eighth Grade Marquis rank could compare to.

Previously, several Fifth Grade Marquis rank experts like Qin Beiming and Li Zhihuo joining forces would ultimately end up being slaughtered.

Under such a disparity, if Li Luo wanted to break the deadlock, ordinary means would be utterly useless.

Boom!

While the crowd was in shock, Li Luo did not hesitate in the slightest at this moment. Vast and boundless sword light whistled out from his Heavenly Spirit once again, transforming into an ancient and mysterious sword formation in the air above.

At the same time, four Dragon Fang Swords flowing with incomparably sharp aura hovered within the sword formation.

Only this time, the sword qi fluctuation emanating from the sword formation was several times stronger than before. Rolling sword qi ravaged heaven and earth, and within a radius of ten thousand miles, the air was filled with heart-palpitating sword qi.

All-Phase Dragon Fang Sword Formation!

Four-Phase Dragon Fang!

Annihilation Sword Embryo!

Accompanied by the astonishing sword chant echoing through heaven and earth, sword light like a flood poured out from the sword formation, transforming into a chaotic sword embryo in the void.

The sword embryo was even more massive and grand than the previous time. Its appearance remained blurry, but it was precisely this invisibility that inspired awe.

The sword embryo flowed, seeming both solid and illusory, like a mysterious giant beast, devouring everything in its path.

Li Luo's body was riddled with holes, but his gaze had never been sharper, and within it flowed a thick killing intent.

Over so many years, he had rarely been forced into such a desperate situation.

However, all karma and cause-effect, let this one sword settle it!

Li Luo took a deep breath. The resonance power within his body, surging to the point of almost exploding, all rushed toward that chaotic sword embryo like a tide at this moment.

"Qin Qin Lian, again!"

Li Luo's shout was like thunder, resounding through the heavens.

The next instant, the chaotic sword embryo tore through the void, its sword chant loud and clear, even spreading beyond this Boundary River Treasure Domain.

"A mere Second Grade, even if you sever both Golden Platforms, today you still cannot escape death!"

Qin Qin Lian's face was also twisted to the extreme at this moment. Li Luo's desperate counterattack actually made her faintly sense a dangerous aura. If she still had reason, she might temporarily avoid the sharp edge at this moment, but now her heart was full of negative emotions, which instead stirred up even stronger resentment and madness.

The eight Marquis Platforms above her head erupted with tremendous rumbling, every pattern on them blooming with profound light, and vast, majestic resonance power gushed out, all empowering that "Ninefold Golden Wall Karmic Fire Pagoda."

Thus, the dark red karmic fire on the giant pagoda became unprecedentedly vigorous.

"Die!"

Qin Qin Lian shrieked, and the giant pagoda, carrying destructive force, pressed down toward the chaotic sword embryo.

At this moment, the void shattered, and even the earth below began to collapse layer by layer, sinking into a bottomless dark abyss.

Under such terrifying destructive force, everyone below scrambled to dodge in disarray, while their gazes fixed dead on this heaven-shattering collision in the void.

Qin Beiming, Li Zhihuo, Lü Shuanglu, and others all held their breath, not daring to exhale, because they all knew clearly that whether today's death lock could be reversed and broken might depend entirely on Li Luo's sword...

If even this sword could not slay Qin Qin Lian, then they had nothing left to struggle for.

Ending themselves might be a little easier than being chewed up in that flower-bud blood mouth.

And while everyone was waiting for that final earth-shattering collision, in the void above the Heavenly Dragon City of the Boundary River Domain.

Even more terrifying forces were wearing each other down here. If Qin Qin Lian, who had forced Li Luo to self-sever his Golden Platform, came here, perhaps just a wisp of power leaking from those two forces would be enough to casually erase her.

Because this was where Li Li Jingzhe and the Three-Pupil Profound Embryo Great Demon King's human embryo were clashing.

Li Li Jingzhe held a bamboo staff in hand, and the three-layered crown above his head released boundless clear qi. Within the clear qi condensed countless ancient talismans, flowing with the aura of the origin of resonance.

He also turned his head at this moment, gazing toward the direction of the Boundary River Treasure Domain, his deep gaze seemingly piercing the void, seeing the young figure activating the All-Phase Dragon Fang Sword Formation.

In that instant, Li Li Jingzhe seemed to see the shadow of Li Taixuan.

So a gratified smile appeared on his aged face.

That child was also striving hard to turn the situation around.

As for him here, he should naturally give his all to keep the child free from worry.

At this thought, Li Li Jingzhe lightly tossed the bamboo staff in his hand. The bamboo staff swelled against the wind, transforming into a golden giant dragon with no visible end. As the dragon's mouth opened and closed, golden dragon breath flowed, crushing endless void.

Boom!

Under countless extremely tense gazes, the chaotic sword embryo tore through the long sky and collided once more with the giant pagoda pressing down.

In that instant, it was as if the very heavens had split open.

Reflected in those pupils, the chaotic sword embryo swept past silently, and wherever it passed, the dark red karmic fire instantly vanished, as if it had never existed.

Crack.

A faint sound rang out in the void.

Only to see the towering golden-wall giant pagoda, like a pillar supporting the heavens, suddenly develop a fine crack at this moment.

After the first crack appeared, it was as if a chain reaction had been triggered. In just a few breaths, countless cracks suddenly covered the pagoda's body, and the dazzling golden wall was also broken beyond repair.

Qin Qin Lian behind it, her pupils turned into a black vortex, rippled with intense fluctuation, because at this moment she smelled a thick scent of death.

"How could this be?!"

Her cheeks twisted violently, appearing utterly terrifying.

Her whole body trembled; her hands suddenly formed a seal, and endless malice erupted from her eyes.

And as this seal of hers was about to be completed, the eight towering Fenghou Platforms atop her head shook with extreme violence; faintly, tiny cracks began to appear.

Qin Qin Lian was clearly attempting to detonate the Fenghou Platforms!

Once the eight Fenghou Platforms are detonated, the energy unleashed would likely obliterate every living creature within ten thousand li!

However, detonating the Fenghou Platforms would also trigger a powerful backlash; if luck was poor, the energy might consume her before it even erupted, turning her into nothingness.

This was an extremely vicious double-edged sword.

But at this moment, Qin Qin Lian could not care less about these things.

She activated the eight Fenghou Platforms, intending to launch a mad counterattack.

Yet, just at the instant her seal was about to be completed, her gaze swept over a certain spot below, where a figure originally covered by black Ling Yu feathers had been revealed by the aftereffects of the previous battle.

It was Qin Yi.

At this moment, Qin Yi opened her beautiful eyes, tears flowing within them, and gazed at her silently.

As the two gazes collided, deep within Qin Qin Lian's crazed and twisted soul, it seemed as though a drop of clear spring water fell, splashing up a ripple and stirring the last shred of humanity.

Afterwards, countless weariness surged within her heart.

That was the exhaustion brought by the grudge and obsession she had maintained over these years.

Perhaps, for her, death was instead a form of liberation.

"A-Yi..."

A low murmur emerged from Qin Qin Lian's throat.

"These years have been hard on you."

"I am sorry."

"I am not a good mother."

The seal, which was about to take form, paused for a breath at this moment.

The vast Chaos Sword Fetus swept across the sky, and in that instant of its pause, it sliced through the eight towering Fenghou Platforms and... Qin Qin Lian's body.

Boom!

The eight towering Fenghou Platforms, in that very instant, instantly shattered, turning into countless points of light that poured down between heaven and earth, while a vast energy storm swept outward.

In Qin Yi's pale blue beautiful eyes, the myriad brilliant points of light were reflected; for a moment, tears fell like rain.

"Mother!"

A mournful wail of extreme pain emerged from her heart.