Chapter 446: Break Through the Heaven Gate! (Fifth Update)

Not long ago, just as Li Qiushui was preparing to risk her life against Venerable Peony, a figure interrupted the standoff between the two of them.

Or rather, the other party had not intended to intervene at all, but had simply barged in.

That mysterious figure, draped in a black robe with a face and form obscured, domineeringly crashed into Venerable Peony's Flower Blossom Seal, shattering it completely.

The Flower Blossom Seal was a lethal move prepared by Peony; under such an impact, she naturally suffered a severe backlash, her figure was forced out on the spot, and she spat out fresh blood.

She launched a counterattack immediately.

Gu Manhua did not ask who the other party was or why they had intruded; since they had already attacked her, they were her enemy.

Thus, she struck back without mercy.

Li Qiushui did not know exactly what lethal move she had used, and Gu Manhua had not explained it to her.

She only saw that the sky-filling Flower Rain, which in Li Fengyao's hands was used only to conceal his form, had turned into sharp swords under Gu Manhua's control, violently stabbing toward the figure who seemed somewhat puzzled.

It was elegant, yet concealed a murderous intent.

Li Qiushui knew clearly that if she were the one facing this sky-filling flower sword array, she would have no way to resist and could only rely on the lethality of the Sanlu Sword to forcibly counter it.

This mysterious person who had suddenly intruded possessed great strength; in terms of cultivation realm, they were definitely no lower than Venerable Peony, at least a great cultivator of the Void.

In her eyes and the eyes of others, everyone assumed this would be a world-shaking, earth-shattering battle.

But unexpectedly, after the black shadow cast a glance at the sky-filling flower swords, they withdrew their gaze and made no reaction at all.

No, that person had not made no reaction.

A Plum Wood Sword appeared in their hand, and then they slashed three times toward the ground below, seemingly at random.

And so, the sky-filling Flower Rain shattered in an instant!

The ground outside the entire Heaven Gate looked as if it had been plowed three times over by an invisible Giant Sword.

At the same time, three huge wounds deep enough to see bone appeared on Gu Manhua's body!

After suffering heavy injuries, Gu Manhua's reaction was not slow; she did not utter any harsh words, immediately pinched the Flower Falling Seal that Li Fengyao had used before, and fled from the scene in an instant, leaving behind a trail of dripping blood.

Everyone was plunged into immense shock; from the black-robed person's intrusion to Gu Manhua's defeat and flight, it had not even taken ten breaths of time.

Even Fan Zhuying and the others had not gone far before they saw their own Venerable suffer a crushing defeat and flee!

In the blink of an eye, the winds and clouds had changed.

Gu Manhua, who had been arrogant and peerless just before, was now heavily wounded and dying, her life or death unknown.

Such a rapid reversal made everyone present feel somewhat absurd.

And that figure, after performing such an astonishing feat, did not say anything; they did not leave behind a single word.

After glancing at the Sword Shadow on the Heaven Gate, they barged straight in, swung three more swords to easily repel the Sword Shadow, and successfully entered.

Li Qiushui had seen these three swords even more clearly, and they were imprinted directly into the depths of her mind.

As someone with a Sword Spirit Body, she had an epiphany on the spot, repeatedly rehearsing the three swords in her mind, attempting to analyze the mysteries within.

Immersed in her epiphany, she lost perception of the outside world and did not notice that shortly after the black-robed person entered the Heaven Gate, another figure came sprinting in pursuit.

Jian Xinxin had gained a slight insight here, and upon confirming that the person had entered the Heaven Gate, he did not hesitate and followed them straight in.

At this moment, he could no longer care about his two Junior Sisters, having completely cast them to the back of his mind.

Because, the figure in front...

"Is it you?"

"Mei!"

"Look back at me!"

"Why are you running!!!"

Regarding the identity of the person in front, he already had an eighty percent certainty.

He only wanted a reason now.

The Sword Shadow above the Heaven Gate descended, attempting to test the strength of the challenger.

Then, there was no then.

Jian Xinxin did not even pay it any mind, using five palms to shake the Sword Shadow back, then dove headlong into the Heaven Gate to continue his pursuit.

And in such a frenzied state, no one could stop his advance.

No one could!

With two people entering the Heaven Gate in succession, the onlookers all began to wonder if this Heaven Gate Void Star was not as powerful as they had imagined?

Some even gathered the courage to try, attempting to make a run for it as well.

Unfortunately, imagination is plump, but reality is bony.

The Heaven Gate Void Star struck with just one sword, beating that person half to death; had others not stepped in to help, he would have nearly died on the spot.

With the contrast between before and after, they realized just how powerful the previous two had been, and also deduced that the strength of the Heaven Gate Void Star was definitely above the late stage of Void Refinement.

If one did not reach this level themselves, there was simply no need to challenge it, which caused many to lose heart.

It was not absolutely necessary to enter the Inner Domain; if one's strength did not meet the standard, even if one forcibly risked their life to enter, the final result would only be self-inflicted humiliation.

But just as they were preparing to leave, the people from the Southern Border Divine Dynasty arrived.

The Southern Border Divine Dynasty did not adopt a posture of friendly exchange, but instead revealed a nakedly hostile face.

A massive team of over three hundred people, their momentum was extremely grand, with three hundred Divine Guards forming a battle formation, blocking the path for others to leave.

Those who wanted to leave were pushed back, but the Southern Border Divine Dynasty did not make any aggressive moves, which caused the scene to fall into a subtle atmosphere.

"What exactly do you want to do!!?"

"Why are you blocking us and not letting us leave?"

"Do not be presumptuous! This is the territory of the Northern Qian Dynasty; we will not allow you to be arrogant here!"

But no matter how these people threatened or begged, the Divine Guards of the Southern Border Divine Dynasty remained cold and stern, making no reaction at all.

Zang Zhenyu sat upright on his warhorse, scanning the surroundings, and finally let his gaze fall upon that back, which had ignored them from beginning to end and was currently in the midst of an epiphany.

"Still in the mood for Enlightenment at a time like this? It seems she is the sword-cultivation prodigy of Beiming."

He had no intention of deliberately disturbing Li Qiushui's sudden insight; as a powerhouse of the Heaven Realm, he disdained to use such base methods.

After confirming there was no one around who could pose a threat to Yuwen Tianye, he dismounted and respectfully knelt on one knee before him.

"Your Highness, I shall escort you only this far; from here on, I will enter the Inner Domain alone and leave all three hundred Divine Guards behind to protect your side."

"Your Highness, please take care, and do not be careless for even a moment."

Having said this, he stood up directly and, without waiting for Yuwen Tianye to respond, charged alone toward the Heaven Gate, struck the phantom image away with three palms, and broke straight into the Heaven Gate.

If he could, Zang Zhenyu would not want to leave early at this time; it would be best to drag it out until the very end before leaving.

But not long ago, Yuwen Tianye had clearly instructed Zang Zhenyu to depart first, leaving only himself here to wait.

Although Zang Zhenyu was worried, he could not sway Yuwen Tianye, so he could only do his utmost to leave the three hundred Divine Guards here to stand guard.

It was just that Zang Zhenyu did not quite understand why Yuwen Tianye insisted on staying here.

What on earth...

... is he waiting for?