Click, click, click—
Cracks had already appeared on the golden pill shell, and they were continuously widening at a stable rate.
However, those outside had no idea what was happening.
The three Sect Leaders looked completely bewildered.
“Junior Brother Yun, you are well-informed and meticulous. Guess what this is all about? Why can’t we recall the God-Slaying Sword Array?”
Duan Yanzhuo asked.
Yun Lan glanced at him, thinking, You ask me, who do I ask? This kind of thing isn’t something that can be solved by being well-informed or meticulous, is it?
“I have a feeling that something extraordinary will happen.”
Yun Lan gave a rather generic answer without seeming too perfunctory.
As it turned out, Duan Yanzhuo clearly didn’t grasp Junior Brother Yun’s attitude and continued to press: “What extraordinary thing will happen?”
“…”
This time, Yun Lan simply stopped talking.
The Ziwei Sect Leader also strongly leaned towards Yun Lan’s sentiment that something extraordinary would happen.
“He is not an ordinary person. Things that happen to him are naturally extraordinary.”
Staring at the God-Slaying Sword Array, which had entered a torrential rain phase, the Ziwei Sect Leader murmured.
“Junior Sister Ziwei, alas, although the God-Slaying Sword Array has performed extraordinarily today, Chen Xiao’s death is almost a certainty. You should accept your grief… The greater the hope, the greater the disappointment!”
Yun Lan consoled.
However, upon hearing this, she’s eyes lit up, and she said joyfully, “Look, Senior Brother Yun, you also said ‘almost,’ not ‘definitely.’ This is not like you! I will not make a final judgment until there is an answer.”
Not making a final judgment meant there was still hope!
Hope was truly a beautiful thing.
It could help people overcome many difficulties.
At that moment, it was the present moment.
The golden sword rain, like a waterfall, struck the ground and, from the angle unseen by the three Sect Leaders, flowed into the dark golden eggshell that enveloped Chen Xiao.
Crack, crack, crack—Bang!
Finally, a small crack appeared on the eggshell, and the crack quickly spread outwards. The eggshell scattered rapidly and uncontrollably.
The falling eggshells did not disappear but instead merged into Chen Xiao’s body.
The eggshell was originally a part of Chen Xiao’s body, so the energy it had just absorbed did not need to be refined and directly integrated into Chen Xiao’s body.
Chen Xiao’s cultivation continued to soar, Eighth Level Great Accomplishment, Eighth Level Peak, Eighth Level Great Perfection… Ninth Level!
Rumble—
After a dull explosion, the golden Chen Xiao shot up into the sky, bathed in the waterfall-like golden sword rain.
Nine Revolutions Azure Wave Art!
Reached its peak!
The miniature God-Slaying Swords within the God-Slaying Sword Array could no longer inflict any damage on Chen Xiao!
Seeing this, the eyes of the three Sect Leaders widened, as if they were witnessing a true deity.
Especially the Ziwei Sect Leader, who even forgot to cheer or rejoice.
At this moment, only the tears streaming from her eyes could express her feelings.
Chen Xiao floated in mid-air, his arms spread wide, his eyes tightly closed. With his arms open, the sword rain was all absorbed into his body.
Then, it was fired out again…
Yun Lan was dumbfounded again. What in the world was going on?
“Stop.”
Chen Xiao uttered a single word lightly.
The golden sword rain, which had been fierce as a waterfall moments before, instantly stopped. The golden clouds dispersed, and the three blue light shields also vanished without a trace.
The triangular base of the God-Slaying Sword Array began to shrink at a visible speed, shrinking, shrinking, and shrinking.
When it had shrunk to its original size, the three Sect Leaders thought they could retrieve the sword array fragments.
However, to their surprise, the sword array did not scatter into three pieces as it had before.
The God-Slaying Sword Array had now become a whole, finally shrinking to a certain size and flying into the sky.
Chen Xiao then summoned the God-Slaying Sword. On the hilt, there was a triangular groove. The God-Slaying Sword Array, as if seeing its mother, let out a joyous cry and flew towards that groove, fitting perfectly into it.
Then, it completely merged into a single entity with the God-Slaying Sword!
Seeing this, Yun Lan suddenly realized and exclaimed, “So that’s how it is! So the God-Slaying Sword Array was originally a part of the God-Slaying Sword!”
Duan Yanzhuo laughed heartily, “Hahahaha, of course! The names are even the same. How did we not think of that before!”
The Ziwei Sect Leader couldn’t stop crying. She hadn’t shed a single tear in the past five hundred years.
But today, she cried out all the tears she had accumulated over five hundred years.
Chen Xiao slowly landed on the ground. With a thought, he resumed his previous appearance.
That golden skin was too conspicuous, not at all low-key!
“Congratulations, Chen Xiao!”
Yun Lan cupped his fists towards Chen Xiao. “Or perhaps, we should call you Immortal Lord or something similar now. After all, from now on, the Immortal Hidden Realm will be yours to command, and all of us will be at your beck and call!”
If, after what had just happened, Yun Lan still didn’t believe Chen Xiao could lead them, he would truly be a complete fool.
Fortunately, Yun Lan was not a fool; he was the smartest among the three Sect Leaders, just overly cautious.
“Hahahaha, Duan Yanzhuo pays respects to the Immortal Lord!”
Duan Yanzhuo laughed and bowed to Chen Xiao, with more jest than reverence.
Chen Xiao smiled and shook his head, “Technically, you are all my seniors. But given my relationship with Ziwei, we can only be equals. So, from now on, you can just call me Chen Xiao. As for Immortal Lord, let’s forget it. I never intended to lead anyone; I just want to unite everyone’s strength!”
Hearing this, Yun Lan and Duan Yanzhuo were even more impressed with Chen Xiao, bowing down to him.
“Chen Xiao, what was that just now? We all thought you couldn’t hold on any longer.”
Ziwei asked, her voice choked with emotion.
Looking at the Ziwei Sect Leader, who was weeping profusely, Chen Xiao tenderly wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes and said calmly, “I just had consecutive breakthroughs and comprehended my own intent.”
“And what about the God-Slaying Sword Array?”
Duan Yanzhuo asked.
“I have established a connection with the sword spirit of the God-Slaying Sword and become its master, so the God-Slaying Sword Array will belong to me from now on.”
Chen Xiao said this without any apology.
Although the God-Slaying Sword Array was previously controlled by the three Sect Leaders, its return to the God-Slaying Sword was merely a case of returning to its rightful owner.
The most important point was that only by using the God-Slaying Sword to unleash the God-Slaying Sword Array could its greatest power be realized.
Chen Xiao did not tell the three Sect Leaders this point, partly because it was unnecessary.
Secondly, Chen Xiao’s current strength had far surpassed that of the three Sect Leaders, even being on a different dimension…