At the peak of Lingxiao Pavilion, a thousand-foot arena floated above the sea of clouds. Mo Xuan Shang, dressed 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 event have changed—life and death are irrelevant; the one who seizes the command will win!"
A murmur rippled through the crowd as Yun Che, wearing a bronze Gui Mian mask, stepped into the arena. The blood-red Star Scar beneath the mask radiated warmth, while the blunt God-Slaying Remnant Sword at his waist drew mocking laughter. "In this day and age, picking up a piece of scrap 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 and guided him to shift positions even before his opponents struck. When a disciple from Chi Xiao Sect swung a hammer toward him, he sidestepped and spun, 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.
"Seventh level of Liuyun Step?!" An elder on the high platform suddenly stood up. "Who exactly is this person?"
Ten breaths later, only seven remained on the arena. Mo Xuan Shang flicked his fingers, sending out the Blood Dragon Chain. "In this 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—his soul power was being devoured by the barrier!
"This formation is called 'Soul Burial,' specifically designed to counter Starfall Remnants," Mo Xuan Shang's voice slithered into his ears like a venomous snake. "Did you think wearing a mask could hide you from me?"
Inside 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 flared brightly.
Without warning, the blade shattered into pieces, and the backlash sent its controller flying out of the barrier.
Before the spectators could react in shock, Yun Che had already taken down five opponents, his Broken Sword aimed directly at the last girl—
The sword came to an abrupt halt.
From her sleeve slipped a blood-stained jade pendant—the very Longevity Lock he had lost in the inferno on the night of his 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 with 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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