Chapter 589 350: The True Form of Sword Ruins Opens, Breaking Ten Thousand Techniques with a Single Force

In addition to the first aura, two more were rapidly approaching.

"These Demon Generals were all bewitched by Abandoned Heaven, which is how they ended up like this. Are you sure you want to fight them?" the purple-robed woman explained.

"If we try to leave now, I'm afraid it's already too late," Lu Mingyuan said, frowning.

He noticed that Ye Mingzi's single eye was staring directly at him.

"I recognize you."

Ye Mingzi let out a sinister chuckle. His laugh was hideous, and his bloody maw looked ferocious and terrifying.

"You're the Emperor of the Human Race, aren't you?"

"You killed our Lord's only remaining wisp of remnant consciousness. You certainly have some skill. But we are not mere wisps of wandering souls," Ye Mingzi sneered.

Meanwhile, Lu Mingyuan was observing the three powerful figures who had appeared, holding back from acting rashly.

These three before him were clearly creations of the Evil God. Tens of millions of Dao rules surfaced on their bodies, weaving together like spider silk to form their own world. They manifested as True Forms of the Dao, resembling seas of blood and mountains of demons.

The one in the middle was relatively thin and gaunt, with a sharp nose like an eagle's beak and eyes as piercing as a hawk's. On his back was a pair of jet-black wings, pulsing with immense Dark Power.

The purple-robed woman introduced him. "This man was originally the Life and Death Celestial Official of the Old Celestial Court. He is known as Life and Death Yama."

The one on the right was a woman. She was tall with an alluring figure and exquisite features, bordering on perfection. Unfortunately, her face was a cold mask, and her eyes were utterly indifferent, betraying no emotion.

Her most conspicuous feature was the long scorpion tail behind her. It was dark gold, covered in faint, flickering Curse Seals. A single glance was enough to send a chill down one's spine.

Anyone stung by that tail would surely suffer a terrible fate.

"The Scorpio Star Official of the Old Celestial Court, now the Blood Scorpion Demon Monarch."

"To think that three of the Four Great Demon Generals have all appeared here: Ye Mingzi, Life and Death Yama, and the Blood Scorpion Demon Monarch."

The purple-robed woman's tone grew increasingly grave.

As he took in the sight of these three, Lu Mingyuan's expression finally shifted.

The Ancient Era, the age of Divine Beings, was a time teeming with geniuses and countless powerful experts.

Any one of them could have easily crushed the Cultivators of later ages.

These Demon Generals were all Abandoned Heaven's old subordinates from his conquest of the Nine Realms. Most had held Divine Positions in the Old Celestial Court. It was likely these very Divine Beings who were the target of the War of Ascension.

In the age of the Old Celestial Court, these Demon Generals were beings who struck fear into the hearts of cultivators throughout the heavens. Known as Star Officials, guardians of the constellations, their Cultivation had all reached the Fourteenth Realm, and each possessed extraordinary combat prowess.

More importantly, they were in their complete forms, with their Divine Souls and Flesh Bodies perfectly intact. Their strength was fully preserved, unlike the Abandoned Heaven Demon Emperor.

Abandoned Heaven's Flesh Body was destroyed, leaving him as just a wisp of a remnant soul, like a lonely, wandering ghost.

His subordinates were the truly formidable ones.

The Four Great Demon Generals always acted together. Since Ye Mingzi, Life and Death Yama, and the Blood Scorpion Demon Monarch had appeared here, it meant the last one was surely not far away.

"Lu Mingyuan, since you've delivered yourself to our doorstep, you have no one to blame but yourself!"

"Hand over the Ascension Platform!"

The four-armed Life and Death Yama chuckled sinisterly.

As he spoke, four Battle Sabers glinting with a cold light flew from his body, and his four hands each grasped one.

These four Battle Sabers were very unusual. They were all Immortal Artifacts, incredibly sharp. It looked as if they could cleave a massive mountain in two.

"Four Seasons Saber. Four sabers, four seasons. In every season, the silence of death."

Life and Death Yama brandished his four Battle Sabers. The Power of Darkness surged, pouring madly into the blades and activating every Immortal Spirit Inscription within. The inscriptions then manifested in the sky around him.

The True Forms of the Dao for the four seasons—spring, summer, autumn, and winter—appeared like four great worlds, floating around his body.

Spring: bursting with life, a million flowers blooming at once.

Summer: a scorching sun in the sky, glaciers melting.

Autumn: yellow leaves blanketing the mountainside, all life withering away.

Winter: vast white snow, a world sealed in ice.

Spring and summer are life; autumn and winter are death.

One part life, one part death—this was the meaning behind the title, Life and Death Celestial Official.

'These four True Forms of the Dao were condensed from the Celestial Dao Rules that Life and Death Yama cultivated, which means his mastery of the Dao is likely superior to mine. Cultivating the Dao isn't just about destruction; it also encompasses the power of life. This shows his understanding of life and death has reached an incredibly high level, perhaps even rivaling that of the Founder.'

Lu Mingyuan thought to himself.

Four Sword Auras, shimmering with a ghostly light, slashed out. Each slash overlapped with the phantom image of a world, its power fully unleashed, looking as if it could destroy a realm and extinguish all life.

Facing an opponent like Lu Mingyuan, Life and Death Yama held nothing back. From his very first move, he went all out.

Lu Mingyuan did not dare to underestimate his opponent either. With a thought, the Divine Blade Zhu Xie flew out from his Holy Light Qi Sea, and he snatched it from the air.

The Divine Blade Zhu Xie carved a strange arc through the air, unleashing a peerless slash.

Wherever the slash passed, space tore open into a long fissure from which the violent Power of Space erupted.

BOOM.

The Sword Aura instantly shattered the phantoms of the four Dao-worlds. Though greatly weakened, it continued on its path toward Life and Death Yama.

After these years of secluded cultivation, Lu Mingyuan's attainments in the Sword Dao had reached an even higher level.

Wielding the Divine Saber, he instantly seemed to transform into a peerless Sword Venerable, each slash an invincible technique.

His Saber Technique could even merge with the powers of his Fate Grid and Profound Techniques, erupting with even greater might.