But he still charged forward relentlessly, facing the opponent's terrifying attacks as if he had no fear of death.
At this moment, his unwavering will seemed to reach its zenith in an instant.
"If my life can awaken the stubbornness of my seniors, then what does it matter if I perish?"
Song Chuan's eyes became extremely sharp, his sword stance shifting from a downward cut to an upward slash.
Alas, a colossal fist imprint instantly shattered all his sword intent.
Chen Xiaohan could have retreated by now, but she disliked having anyone stand in her way, dying for her sake.
She flicked her Poison God Whip, the purple whip instantly elongating, transforming into a venomous python, then roaring towards the other enemies.
While Song Chuan's courage was commendable, the gap in strength was not easily bridged.
But he refused to admit defeat; he was determined to uphold his inner resolve, to be the unyielding self.
Freedom was a state of unrestrained will, but no matter what one did, they must first be true to their conscience.
Everyone watched Chen Xiaohan being besieged; this was a betrayal of the world's civilization and would be ridiculed!
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Enduring the terrifying pressure, Song Chuan felt as if he would be crushed into pieces at any moment, but he roared, drawing upon an unknown source of strength. The sword in his hand hummed, once again gathering his sword intent, and he slashed out.
The Sky Slayers also wore ferocious expressions. Time and again, Song Chuan, whom they had initially considered a mere ant to be crushed at will, had managed to unleash three swords against their onslaught!
"What are you yapping about? Do you think you are Wang Teng?"
The Sky Slayers were enraged. One peak Eighth Realm cultivator, wielding a large hammer, swung it towards Song Chuan: "You guys go kill Chen Xiaohan! I'll smash this little brat to death with one hammer!"
However, as the great hammer was about to collide with Song Chuan's sword, the expected scene did not unfold.
A look of enlightenment appeared in Song Chuan's eyes; the feeling of drawing his sword in a life-or-death struggle was the truest direction of his adhered sword dao.
At this moment, a golden great path emerged beneath his feet, leading to an ancient, rustic immortal gate.
Then, the lightning tribulation that had just dissipated reappeared, and this was an immortal ascension tribulation, far more terrifying than Chen Xiaohan's earlier one.
By the time the hammer wielder tried to retreat, it was too late, as the immortal path had already enveloped him.
All the observing immortals were dumbfounded.
"Young Song is about to ascend?"
"This is the will of someone facing death, allowing him to touch a new realm of sword dao!"
"Touch your mother! I'm going to avenge my disciple, are you coming or not?"
Ping Yuanzi was also furious. His disciple had almost died just now, yet he had remained in the rear, watching idly?
He didn't even know why he had watched idly, especially since the lightning tribulation had already vanished.
What poisonous nun or demonic woman were all excuses; he was merely afraid of death and weak!
After hearing Song Chuan's words before his sword strike, and witnessing the peak of Song Chuan's will, he realized why he was drifting further and further from the Immortal King realm – he overthought things too much, and in doing so, lost the courage to go all out.
"Sword, come! Today, I shall let you all know whose home this is!"
Ten million flying swords appeared behind Ping Yuanzi, and he charged towards Chen Xiaohan's vicinity.
The Sky Slayers also noticed Ping Yuanzi and were instantly alarmed.
Weren't they just watching and not helping?
"Old man! This is your human race's demonic woman, are you intending to save her?"
"Are you the one yapping the loudest? If I don't save her, who should I save? I'll tear your mouth apart today!"
Ping Yuanzi was currently seething. He felt it was utterly shameful that he hadn't rushed to Song Chuan's aid immediately. Being called out by these Sky Slayers as a demonic woman stopped him from advancing further. Was he being played by the author to highlight his disciple?
Seeing Ping Yuanzi engage, others also stepped forward to help.
"Alien invaders, cease your arrogance!"
"Today, I shall annihilate all of you!"
"..."
Chen Xiaohan, who had intended to continue fighting, saw so many people coming to her aid and finally caught her breath.
She popped a few pills into her mouth and then, with a cold smirk, flew towards the less intense battles.
The Sky Slayers who were monitoring this battlefield now felt a great terror descending.
When Chen Xiaohan had been besieged by their leaders earlier, while the lingering poison was still spreading, at least the dosage hadn't increased, and those who kept their distance from the poisoned individuals were relatively safe.
But now she was charging in again.
The Eighth Realm Sky Slayers, seeing Chen Xiaohan turn her attention to their weaker kin, were filled with rage.
"Chen Xiaohan! What kind of skill is it to bully those weaker than you? If you have the guts, fight us!"
Chen Xiaohan scoffed, "You'd best check your own cultivation before saying that."
It was one thing for these people to have a cultivation advantage over Chen Xiaohan, but they were also ganging up on her. And they expected her to fight honorably?
The blood butterflies surrounding Chen Xiaohan then floated out one by one. These were high-grade blood gu capable of killing Eighth Realm experts directly.
A single blood butterfly clung to a Seventh Realm Sky Slayer and instantly drained him into a desiccated corpse.
Then, the blood butterflies turned to seek their next victim.
When Chen Xiaohan no longer needed to fight alone, she could unleash her full power with peace of mind.
No one could restrain her, and this battlefield quickly became a living hell.
Countless Sky Slayers wailed and screamed.
By this point, the war had largely concluded. None of them could stop Chen Xiaohan, nor did they have anything to counteract the poison.
On the other side, Song Chuan had successfully ascended to immortality. The Sky Slayer he had pulled onto the immortal path was struck down by the tribulation, becoming a corpse.
Chen Xiaohan, covered in bloodstains, her hair fluttering in the wind, possessed a captivating, almost morbid beauty.
Song Chuan, having just attained immortal status, looked at Chen Xiaohan hovering in the air, momentarily stunned.
Chen Xiaohan glanced coldly at the world, her gaze lingering on Song Chuan for half a second. Then, without a word, she activated the mark Chu Yang had left on her, and a beam of teleportation light appeared around her.
Song Chuan was shocked and hastily called out, "Miss, wait! We haven't thanked you yet!"
However, some people were destined to be mere passersby. Chen Xiaohan vanished from her spot, leaving behind a battlefield strewn with smoke and ruin...