Things were truly miraculous and unexpected.
Ito Shi watched his own brother being taken away, falling into a state of confusion. What had happened?
But he had no time to ponder further, for he discovered a terrifying truth: if his brother couldn't return, and he had already activated the [Demon Body Sacrificing to Heaven], he could only last a few more minutes. In these few minutes, he had to make Yan Xing perish with him...
No, even if he and Yan Xing perished together, they still wouldn't win. Because given the current situation, apart from him and Ito Xiang at the Immortal King level, all other levels would be utterly crushed by the Ice Sword Mercenary Group!
"What exactly did you do to my brother?"
Yan Xing, while dodging his attacks, sneered, "Sent him to meet the man behind the Ice Sword Mercenary Group. Don't worry, you'll all be reunited soon."
"Ah!!!"
Ito Shi was enraged. "I'll take you down with me even if I die! What are you doing? Hurry and self-destruct your Dao Palace with me!"
Yan Xing was kicked and sent flying backward, blood seeping from the corner of his mouth.
He wiped the blood from his lips and taunted, "The fully unleashed you is just like this. I don't need to defeat you; I just need to prevent you from killing me before your [Demon Body Sacrificing to Heaven] ends!"
Ito Shi couldn't accept that even with his power surge, he couldn't defeat an unrestrained Yan Xing. He raged pointlessly, unleashing his last reserves of strength to the maximum.
Like a falling meteor, he transformed into a bolt of black light tearing through the sky, charging towards Yan Xing.
Even if he lost this battle, he would kill Yan Xing!
However, the plan targeting the two brothers was not yet over.
Bai Nianchen and the others, one by one, tossed out their immortal artifacts.
[Heaven Swallowing Bottle], [Soul Severing Saber], [Starfall Sword], [Primordial Spear], [Chaos Bell]...
One immortal artifact after another floated from everyone's hands, their spirits filled with resolute determination, blocking Ito Shi's path.
With Ito Shi's strength, he wasn't powerful enough to destroy these immortal artifacts, but these spirits might be harmed.
And according to Wang Teng, as long as they returned and let these immortal artifacts go into the [Human Emperor Cauldron] for a while, the original spirits would be revived, just like the spirit of the [Pillar of Heaven].
So, they just had to place them to help block Ito Shi.
Ito Shi felt utterly overwhelmed, his power nowhere to be unleashed.
The [Heaven Swallowing Bottle] devoured much of his strength, then spat it back out to attack him.
And then there was that disgusting [Chaos Bell]; when he struck it, it gave him a splitting headache.
Yan Xing also attacked Ito Shi from behind.
Soon, Ito Shi's strength weakened, and the spirits of these immortal artifacts were almost completely destroyed under his attacks.
But finally, as his strength began to wane under the influence of the [Barren Curse], he displayed despair.
"It's gone, everything is gone..."
At this moment, a black vortex appeared, and Li Qingyun, who had just left, returned.
"Ah, my mission is complete. Are you all alright?"
Wang Teng said excitedly, "It's stable now. He has no fighting strength left. By the way, what did Immortal Brother say? He should have no problem dealing with that guy, right?"
Li Qingyun patted his chest. "Let me tell you this: in less than ten seconds, that Ito Xiang was already pinned down by the [Human Emperor Cauldron], unable to move!"
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, then let out triumphant laughter.
Who didn't have an Immortal King?
Seeing Li Qingyun return unharmed, Ito Shi's expression became even more despairing. This meant his brother would not be returning.
"I'm not reconciled!!"
Amidst painful wails, he attempted to kill these members of the Ice Sword Mercenary Group, but by now, his strength had significantly declined, and his life force was almost gone. Yan Xing blocked his path, and with a thrust of his halberd, pierced his heart, ending his life.
All the members of the Sky-Slaying Clan stood frozen. What was more despairing than despair was that their kings had fallen.
The status of Ito Xiang and Ito Shi in the hearts of the Sky-Slaying Clan was akin to Yan Xing's status among the Human Race.
The deaths of these two meant the collapse of their totem.
"Ah! We are defeated!"
"Damn it! Why did this happen?"
"They fought dirty! They ambushed Lord Ito Xiang!"
"Someone save me, I don't want to die!"
"..."
The Sky-Slaying Clan was finished. Although they still had nearly ten million soldiers, without their Immortal King-level combat power, they were like gathered ants before Yan Xing.
Yan Xing turned his head and looked at the Sky-Slaying Clan army attempting to tear through the dimensional barrier and escape. With a wave of his hand, he created a domain that sealed off the entire space.
These eighth-level Sky-Slaying Clan members turned pale. They wanted to run, but they couldn't escape!
"Ah! Yan Xing, I'll fight you to the death!"
"Demon Body Sacrificing to Heaven!"
"I will kill you!"
"..."
However, Yan Xing was not significantly injured from the previous battle with Ito Shi. He was even at full strength.
He could have fought two opponents at once, so no matter how these people struggled, it was like moths flying into a flame.
...
"We... have won!!!"
Yan Xing's eyes welled up with tears. Before the Ice Sword Mercenary Group arrived, their world was on the brink of destruction.
But because of the arrival of these people, they were able to turn the tide and achieve victory after victory with each sortie.
Sixteen years of continuous fighting, although they had lost many cultivators, they had ultimately triumphed!
Everyone was crying and laughing; the endless fighting had left them almost numb.
They didn't know when the battles would end, and some of the comrades who fought alongside them were already gone.
But the best thing they did was that every person who sacrificed themselves in battle was remembered as a hero. The Human Race of this world was a resilient one; they were unyielding, pessimistic but not despairing, and though they couldn't see hope, they never gave up.
For Li Qingyun and his companions, saving such a world was also a very meaningful endeavor.
Just as they declared victory, a purple giant cauldron appeared in everyone's minds.
The heavens were connected, and the destiny of the humans in their world was linked to Blue Star.
This victory had plundered the luck of the Sky-Slaying Clan, directly impacting the battles between their Immortal Emperors. They didn't know how the Immortal Emperor battles had fared, but this was all they could do. Winning on their own battlefield was enough for them.