At the summit of Lingxiao Pavilion, a thousand-foot arena floated above the sea of clouds. Mo Xuan Shang, clad in a purple robe, stood at the center of the formation, the Blood Dragon Chain faintly visible within his sleeves. "The rules for this grand ceremony have changed—life and death are irrelevant; the one who seizes the command shall be victorious!"
A murmur rippled through the crowd as Yun Che, wearing a bronze Gui Mian, stepped into the venue. The blood-red Star Scar beneath his mask radiated heat, and the blunt God-Slaying Remnant Sword at his waist drew derisive laughter. "In this day and age, even picking up a piece of broken iron dares to be called a weapon?"
Mo Xuan Shang's gaze swept over the Gui Mian, a cold smile curling at his lips. "Let it begin."
In the first round of chaos, Yun Che moved like a lone wolf across the battlefield. The blood-red Star Scar sensed the killing intent, guiding him to shift positions even before his opponents struck. When a disciple from Chi Xiao Sect swung a hammer towards him, he sidestepped and spun around, lightly tapping the opponent's wrist with his Broken Sword—
Crack!
The sword had not yet been drawn from its sheath, but the wrist bone had already shattered.
"Liuyun Step, seventh level?!" An elder on the high platform suddenly stood up. "Who exactly is this child?"
Ten breaths later, only seven remained on the arena. Mo Xuan Shang flicked his fingers, releasing the Blood Dragon Chain: "Final round, seven into one."
The chains sank into the ground, forming a prison that trapped the seven within a blood-red barrier. Suddenly, Yun Che's Star Scar throbbed painfully—the barrier was devouring soul power!
"This formation is called 'Soul Burial,' specifically designed to counter Starfall Remnants," Mo Xuan Shang's voice slithered into their ears like a venomous snake. "Did you think that wearing a mask could hide you from me?"
Within the barrier, the other six individuals' eyes glowed with bloodlust as they were manipulated by the chains like puppets!
Yun Che finally drew his Broken Sword, its blade tracing an arc of profound mystery—exactly what he had comprehended from the Reverse Time Sundial: "Sever Causality!"
As the blade of the first puppet approached three inches from its throat, the blood-red Star Scar suddenly blazed brightly.
Without warning, the blade shattered into pieces, and the backlash force sent its controller flying out of the barrier.
Before the spectators could react in astonishment, Yun Che had already dispatched five opponents, his Broken Sword aimed directly at the last remaining girl—
The sword came to an abrupt halt.
From her sleeve slipped a blood-stained jade pendant—the Longevity Lock he had lost in the flames on the night of the Yun Family's massacre!
"Ah Che..." The girl pulled down her veil, revealing features that overlapped with his memories. "I am A Qing, daughter of the Yun Family's Apothecary Servant."
The blood-red barrier trembled violently as Mo Xuan Shang’s chains seized this opportunity to coil around Yun Che’s back: "Facing death yet still distracted!"
Yun Che wrapped his arms around A Qing's waist as Star Scar erupted in radiant light beneath his feet.
The two figures collided like shooting stars breaking through the barrier. The Broken Sword swung towards the formation's core, "This strike is for the souls of the Yun Family!"
Mo Xuan Shang was forced back ten paces, a bloodstain tearing through his purple robe. "The wild dogs of the Starfall Clan truly cannot be tamed!"
Wen Dao Peak fell silent. Yun Che's Gui Mian shattered in the sword's aura, and the blood-red Star Scar illuminated half of the sky.
Before Mo Xuan Shang crushed the Teleportation Talisman to escape, he shot the Tian Xuan Ling into the abyss, "Want it? Go fetch it yourself!"
Yun Che leaped down into the sea of clouds, hearing Xiao Qingli's warning in his ears: "That is the Fallen God Abyss... the lair of the Heavenly Emperor Blood Puppet!"
The God-Slaying Remnant Sword sensed the resentment from within the abyss and emitted an excited hum.
Yun Che tightened his grip on the Longevity Lock given by A Qing, its key hiding half of a Star Map—pointing to the secret scroll of the Yun Family's hidden chamber that had not been burned!
At the bottom of the Fallen God Abyss, Soulbinding Blooms blossomed like blood among the corpses.
Just as Yun Che touched the flower stem, the ground suddenly heaved—countless Heavenly Emperor Blood Puppets burst forth from the earth, each embedded with a Soul Crystal from the Starfall Clan!
"Use... use that..." A Qing's voice came intermittently through the transmission talisman, "The Longevity Lock contains what Bai Ruoyou left behind..."
The claws of a Blood Puppet were already at his face when Yun Che crushed the Longevity Lock.
The Star Map transformed into Liu Guang and merged into the Broken Sword, revealing Bai Ruoyou's lingering image on its blade: "Che'er, if you see this shadow, it means you have broken Causality—now, with blood as a guide, summon my True Form for three breaths!"
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