Chapter 561 - 560: Revived

Chapter 561: Chapter 560: Revived

Yi Tianyun pushed his speed to the absolute limit. He had been able to see everything happening here from a distance, but he was still too slow. Even with Instant Teleportation, he was too slow. In the end, he could only watch helplessly as the Spirit Race Ancestor died, choosing to block the final palm strike to protect his people.

Had the Ancestor not burned his Essence Blood to block that strike, there would have been countless casualties, as most of them were still low-level cultivators. Even in its weakened state, they would have been unable to withstand that terrifying palm strike.

"Who?!" Xu Guolin whipped his head around. He felt a terrifying aura approaching from behind. As he turned, he saw four people riding an Ice Phoenix, flying toward them. A sense of foreboding instantly gripped him. The terrifying aura, in particular, filled him with a sudden feeling of powerlessness.

"The one who will kill you!"

Yi Tianyun tapped his foot on the Ice Phoenix and vanished on the spot, disappearing into thin air. Xu Guolin was stunned. ’How did he suddenly disappear?’

The next moment, a figure appeared before him, fiercely swinging the Celestial Nether Divine Sword. Xu Guolin didn’t even have time to react before he saw a silver light flash past.

When he tried to move, he found his head flying high into the air. In his final moments, all he saw were Yi Tianyun’s terrifying eyes. Even in death, he couldn’t comprehend how his opponent had reached him. ’There was still such a long way to go... How did he suddenly appear right in front of me?’

"Ding! Successfully killed Xu Guolin. Obtained 410,000,000 Experience, 5,000 Madness Value, and 1,500 Sin Value. Obtained Martial Arts Golden Yuan Palm and Golden Mortal Technique. Obtained items: Vajra Armor (Mid-Grade Sacred Artifact), Vajra Boots (Mid-Grade Sacred Artifact), Vajra Divine Stone (Rare material)."

"Ding! Congratulations to Player ’Yi Tianyun’ for successfully breaking through to the Peak Void Spirit Stage!"

Yi Tianyun had used a 50x Experience Card, bringing his total bonus to a 66x multiplier. With so many cultivators here, he naturally had to reap a bountiful harvest. ’Stacking Experience Cards is a must. To get stronger, I can’t forget that, no matter how furious I am!’

’If I want revenge, I need more power. Anything else is just empty talk.’

Xu Guolin was slain in the blink of an eye. The terrifying display of power shocked everyone. Moments ago, they had all witnessed Xu Guolin’s strength. ’A Spirit King Stage expert... killed in a single strike?’

"You... who are you? We-we’re from the Celestial Nether Divine Kingdom! If you move against us, the Celestial Nether Divine Kingdom won’t let you off!"

Their voices trembled. Their own leader had been killed; how could they possibly stand a chance against this man?

"It’s the Celestial Nether Divine Kingdom I’m here to kill!"

Yi Tianyun sneered and charged into their ranks. With every swing of his sword, bodies fell, cut down in a single blow. He held nothing back. Even though he didn’t need such overwhelming power to deal with them, his Mad Damage Mode remained active.

He was utterly enraged. ’To think I was still a step too slow!’ Just one step too slow, and the Spirit Race Ancestor had died. Thank goodness he wasn’t any later, or even more people would have been killed.

In his frenzy, he reaped their lives with ease. He threw them into a complete panic, and they immediately tried to flee in all directions. But Ren Liangchen and the others flew over, quickly joining the slaughter. The Ice Phoenix continuously spewed Netherworld Fire, freezing the enemies solid one after another.

The Ice Phoenix’s power was especially vicious. As a Void Spirit Stage beast, its attacks were simply irresistible.

"Trying to run? Then die!"

Yi Tianyun roared and released all his Core Transformation Stage pets—Demon Beasts he had captured previously. He hadn’t summoned them before, mainly to avoid attracting unwanted attention, but things were different now.

To slaughter all this trash as quickly as possible, he unleashed every Demon Beast in his possession. In an instant, over a thousand Demon Beasts swarmed forward, howling as they pounced on the surrounding cultivators, tearing them to pieces!

The sudden appearance of this massive horde of Demon Beasts gave even Ren Liangchen and his group a fright, and it utterly terrified the cultivators from the Celestial Nether Divine Kingdom. ’Where did so many Demon Beasts come from?!’

The members of the Spirit Race within the Celestial Cloud Imperial City watched the scene unfold, their hearts filled with utter shock. ’As expected of our Spirit King!’

"Spirit King! Spirit King! Spirit King!"

"The Spirit King is avenging the Ancestor! The Spirit King is avenging the Ancestor!"

"Our King! Our King!"

They roared with excitement, but it was more of a cathartic release. They had been suppressed by terror for so long. With their Ancestor dead, the anger in their hearts burned even hotter.

Some cultivators who had been knocked off the Treasure Ship, still breathing, charged out madly to land the final blow on any surviving enemies. They showed the invaders no mercy!

However, it was all over quickly. Yi Tianyun’s thousand-strong army of Demon Beasts crushed all opposition. In a short while, the ground was littered with corpses, and fresh blood stained the earth a shocking crimson.

This was war: kill or be killed.

Once the battle was over, he quickly recalled all his pets. ’Leaving them out is too conspicuous. I’ll train them into a proper Demon Beast army once things have stabilized.’

"Qingxuan, I’m late," Yi Tianyun said as he landed beside Ye Qingxuan. He saw the Spirit Race Ancestor lying in her arms, having passed away with a smile on his face.

He had not died with regrets, for he knew Yi Tianyun would return to avenge them.

"You’re not late... It’s just... the Ancestor..." Ye Qingxuan tried to hold back her tears, but they streamed down her face uncontrollably. The backbone of the Spirit Race was gone, just like that.

Though the Spirit Race Ancestor was old, he still had many years of life ahead of him. He had always been kind and approachable, and he always stepped forward in times of crisis.

"It’s alright. This is a painful memory, but it will pass..." Yi Tianyun said, looking at the Spirit Race Ancestor with respect. He, however, was not sad.

Ye Qingxuan nodded, assuming Yi Tianyun was just trying to comfort her. The pain was immense, but the living had to keep on living, to keep on fighting.

Just then, Yi Tianyun knelt down. A soft light appeared in his palm, and he gently pressed it against the Spirit Race Ancestor’s chest.

In an instant, the wounds on the Spirit Race Ancestor’s body vanished. He even looked more than a decade younger. Then, he slowly opened his eyes. "Eh? Is this the legendary Spirit Realm? Why is the Spirit King here? And the Saintess, too..."

"This... this is..." Ye Qingxuan covered her mouth in astonishment. Their Ancestor was alive! And he looked so much younger! It was nothing short of a miracle!

"Ancestor, you’re not dead. I’ve brought you back."

Yi Tianyun smiled faintly. He had used a precious life-saving item to revive the Spirit Race Ancestor. It was a literal extra life, equivalent to one hundred million Madness Value! He had three in total and had just gifted one to the Spirit Race Ancestor.

’This thing is incredibly precious, but I feel the Spirit Race Ancestor deserves it!’ Yi Tianyun had seen everything the Spirit Race Ancestor had done for him over the years. The Ancestor had worked tirelessly on his behalf, genuinely treating him as the Spirit King of the Spirit Race and supporting him unconditionally.

And finally, he had protected the Celestial Cloud Imperial City. Giving him this extra life to bring him back was well worth it! Besides, Yi Tianyun still had two more for himself, which was more than enough.