Chapter 1284 - 784: Earth-Shattering—A Sword Splits the City
Chapter 1284: Chapter 784: Earth-Shattering—A Sword Splits the City
"Not good!"
The elderly man with white hair and a youthful face watched as the bright "thin line" descended, a deep fear arising in his heart.
He wanted to stop it, yet found himself utterly devoid of the courage needed to stand in its path.
The instincts of the Primordial Spirit Realm told him to absolutely avoid facing this "thin line" directly.
Otherwise, death would be his only fate, with no other outcome!
So the elderly man with white hair and a youthful face could only watch, wide-eyed, as the concentrated "thin line" approached Zhou Tian City with the momentum of splitting the heavens and earth.
Swish!
Although it seemed complex, everything occurred in an instant.
The bright "thin line" appeared to descend slowly but actually fell at an incredibly fast speed.
From the moment the elderly man saw it until it fully sliced through, it was all within a breath.
Then, with just a swish, anything—whether buildings, city walls, arrays, or the ground—all were defenseless before this "thin line".
Even the array formation light screen that had always illuminated the Inner City couldn’t withstand it.
It sliced through as if it were tofu.
The "thin line" sunk into the ground, and the next moment, its power erupted, shaking the ground and mountains.
The entire Zhou Tian City began to tremble, shaking along the fissure created by the "thin line," gradually splitting apart to both sides.
"What’s happening, is it an earthquake?"
"Are you confused? This is Zhou Tian City; how could there be an earthquake here!"
"Then what’s causing this vibration now?"
"Could it be related to that light that just descended from the sky?"
"Are we under attack?"
"Look, the Inner City’s array formation light screen has vanished!"
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As the shaking continued, the citizens of Zhou Tian City panicked, unsure of what was happening.
A vast city like Zhou Tian City, the stronghold of the Gongshu Family, was protected by a Supreme Array.
Logically, even a true earthquake shouldn’t be able to shake this boundless city, stretching over a thousand miles.
But now, both the tremor of the ground and the disappearance of the Inner City’s array formation light screen left them feeling extremely uneasy.
Unable to understand what had changed.
"Was that Sword Qi just now? How is that possible..."
Above the Inner City skies, the elderly man with white hair and a youthful face looked below, utterly dazed.
From his vantage point, he could see more clearly what had just transpired.
The bright "thin line" was an extremely refined Sword Qi.
This Sword Qi split the heavens and earth, razor-sharp and unmatched.
Nothing within Zhou Tian City could hinder it even slightly.
Even the Circulation Star Array light screen in the Inner City was shattered by this terrifying Sword Qi.
The entire Zhou Tian City was severed into two halves by this thin line-like Sword Qi.
The Sword Qi erupted deep underground, forcibly pushing the two halves of Zhou Tian City further apart.
This is why the citizens felt the entire city was shaking.
"Who exactly is it?"
The elderly man with white hair and a youthful face looked at Zhou Tian City, splitting along the central axis and still moving apart, his heart and spirit trembling.
He looked up to the sky.
To slice open a colossal Zhou Tian City, protected by a Big Array, with a single strike is beyond his imagination.
Such astonishing power is unimaginable for an ordinary Primordial Spirit Realm individual.
Not even their own Eight Tribulations Ancestor, who has traveled the starry skies, could achieve such a feat.
Perhaps only a legendary Nine Tribulations Primordial Spirit, the mythical dragon whose head is seen but tail unseen, could possibly accomplish this.
But when did the Gongshu Family provoke such an existence?
"Dad!"
"Father! What’s going on?"
Just then, several figures radiating Primordial Spirit Realm aura flew out from the Inner City, coming to the side of the elderly man with white hair.
They were the ancestors of the Gongshu Family, clearly alerted by the sudden change.
They gathered in the sky, looking down, and upon seeing the sword mark spanning the entire Zhou Tian City, widening to several tens of feet, were all shocked.
"Dad, what’s happening?"
One of the Primordial Spirit Realm individuals immediately asked.
Yet they saw their father staring blankly upward, as if witnessing something terrifying, in shock.
They hurriedly followed their father’s gaze upward.
And saw a figure descending slowly from above, against the light.
The figure held a long sword and wore a black cloak, with a strange Ghost Face Mask on his face.
Without emitting any aura, like a ghostly phantom.
But the Gongshu Family ancestors immediately recognized him as the same thief who years ago infiltrated Zhou Tian City, assassinated Lao Qi, and emptied the second family’s Treasure Vault.
"Look, there are people in the sky! It’s the Gongshu Family ancestors!"
"Who is facing them? Did that person cause the tremor?"
"That outfit resembles the assassin who killed the Gongshu Seventh Ancestor years ago; he’s returned!"
"Wasn’t that assassin supposed to have been slain by the Gongshu Clan Leader years ago? How could he appear again?"
The aura emitted by the Gongshu Family ancestors finally attracted attention from the citizens below.
When they noticed the descending figure from the sky, memories from decades ago were suddenly reignited, causing a stir.
Back then, the upheaval brought about by this individual in Zhou Tian City was immense.
Not only was the Gongshu Seventh Ancestor assassinated, but even several Primordial Spirit Realm individuals from the Outer City were slain by him.
So even after many years, countless citizens still vividly remember.
And upon seeing that black cloak and Ghost Face Mask, they immediately recognized him.
Except, it’s rumored that the Gongshu Clan Leader had slain the assassin years ago, but now it seems the rumors were not entirely true.
"Thief, how dare you appear..."
Seeing Lu Qing descending from the sky, one of the Gongshu Family ancestors shouted fiercely, preparing to strike.
But before he could finish his sentence, a Sword Qi magnified in his view.
The next instant, everything went black, and he knew nothing more.
The words he intended to say were stuck in his throat, never to be spoken.
It was because he was pierced through the brow by a Sword Qi conjured by Lu Qing, obliterating his Primordial Spirit and destroying all Vitality.
"Old Five!"
"Fifth Brother!"
Seeing their kin pierced through the head by a single strike, life extinguished, and the corpse dropping down.
All the Primordial Spirit Realm members of the Gongshu Family shouted out.
In shock and anger, a chilling fear surged within.
They were well aware of Old Five’s power, cultivation in the Three Tribulations of Primordial Spirit, ranking third only to their father and eldest brother.
Yet such strength couldn’t even block a single Sword Qi, being directly slain.
Is this masked figure truly the thief from back then?
And the scene of the Gongshu Family’s Fifth Ancestor falling lifelessly from the sky caused an immeasurable uproar among the citizens below.