The Mirror of Startling Beauty: Her courtiers are everywhere

"Today is the day when the Star of Destruction falls."

The Pavilion Master of the Imperial World, Yin Shi, wore a black cloak and spoke with a voice as cold as ice.

"Slay the twin statues of the Guixu Palace."

"And with deadly poison, they destroyed my sacred pool."

With each word he spoke, his murderous aura grew more intense.

"He who prays falsely deserves to be executed."

This time, Guixu Palace is truly determined.

Fengxiao Pavilion, Yushi Pavilion, and Tianxing Hall, three major forces, mobilized together, giving this siege an extremely ruthless name: Project Falling Star.

Such a grand display is unprecedented for Guixu Palace.

What they drew was their sharpest blade.

"???"

Surrounded by the great formation, Qi Wang heard about these gratifying and earth-shattering achievements and almost thought he had misheard.

That sounds really cool.

Slaying the statue of the god and destroying the sacred pool are all extravagant acts that would make everyone in Guixu Palace want to vomit blood.

Unfortunately, he didn't do these things.

"Kill me if you want, there's no need to fabricate these baseless accusations."

Qi Wang's eyes were cold and deep. His natal sword was held horizontally in front of him, and the silver light reflected off his pale profile.

The Pavilion Master of the Imperial World, Yin Shi, sneered, his laughter filled with sarcasm and certainty.

"Ha, does denying it make any difference? Do you think we're fools? Your death is imminent!"

No sooner said than done.

Countless flames burst forth from the void, like the flowers of the underworld blooming along the road to the Yellow Springs. Petal by petal, bloom by bloom, they swirled in the gale into a towering vortex, trapping Qi Wang within.

The scorching flames turned half the sky blood red, the heat waves rolled, and even the air twisted and cracked.

"Your Highness! We've come to rescue you!"

The Yunchuan Iron Cavalry saw Qi Wang being swallowed up by the terrifying fiery array from afar. They drew their swords and spurred their horses, their hooves crushing the snow in the desolate forest, their neighs piercing the sky.

Qi Wang's gaze sharpened, and he coldly commanded, "All troops, listen to my order! Withdraw immediately! Continue burning Jiangchao, without fail!"

He knew all too well that these ordinary elite cavalrymen were no different from moths to a flame in the face of the grand formation set up by the Heavenly Punishment Hall.

Every extra breath one has left is another corpse to be added.

"Yes, sir!"

Military orders are absolute and must be obeyed without question.

Even though the soldiers' hearts were burning with anxiety and their eyes were bloodshot, they still turned their horses around in the next moment and retreated like a tide, well-trained.

They did not turn back, for to turn back would be to desecrate military orders.

Saving countless people from suffering is their more pressing mission at this moment.

They must have faith in the God of War!

The people from Guixu Palace didn't give the retreating cavalrymen a second glance.

They're nothing but ants, not worth chasing.

Their goal has always been the same.

Praying for falsehood.

"Slash the wind, break through!"

Qi Wang gripped his natal sword tightly, and the silver light on the sword suddenly surged, like the Milky Way pouring down from the heavens.

With a single slash, he tore a gap in the giant net of condensed flames.

Sparks flew everywhere, bursting forth like a meteor shower, falling heavily into the mountains and forests, reflecting the devastated colors of war.

However, in the next second.

An extremely terrifying sense of crisis suddenly swept over Qi Wang's mind.

That was an intuition honed through years of fighting on the battlefield and countless life-or-death struggles; it was a death warning that his body sensed even before his consciousness.

Without the slightest hesitation, he transformed into a streak of silver light, abruptly changing direction and hurtling towards the depths of Dragon Ridge Mountain.

That direction was away from the retreating cavalry under his command.

Immediately afterwards, an extremely terrifying chill suddenly erupted.

The chill was formless and shapeless, yet it was like the most deadly tide in the world, sweeping across all directions like a tsunami.

A terrifying white wall of wind rose from the ground, obliterating everything in its path.

The mountains and forests were reduced to dust in an instant, and then frozen into a pale hell in the next moment.

The vastness of heaven and earth was filled only with that suffocating, freezing, and terrifying energy capable of destroying everything.

"Qi Wang, you can't escape."

Yin Shi's voice came from behind, as cold as ice.

What he was activating was the World-Purifying Pearl, the most prized treasure of the Imperial World Pavilion.

A supreme weapon that requires a long period of dormancy after each use; the terrifying energy it unleashes is enough to move mountains, fill seas, and stop rivers from flowing.

This move is now specifically prepared to counter Qi Wang's Gu techniques.

As long as he is covered by that cold wave, the natal Gu in his body will be frozen to death by the extreme cold.

The Other Shore Grand Array set up by the Heavenly Punishment Hall was intended to deal with Qi Wang's Wind and Snow Silver Dragon.

If he dares to summon it, they will burn the silver dragon to ashes, leaving not a single scale behind.

"A bunch of lunatics!"

Qi Wang gritted his teeth and cursed under his breath, his pace quickening even further, the silver light shining even more brightly against the backdrop of the cold tide.

The tidal storm behind him was relentless, like the hem of death's robe, closing in inch by inch, brushing past his back time and time again.

The white, billowing wind began to gather from all directions, like a tightening cage, determined to swallow him up completely.

Qi Wang's gaze sharpened.

Ahead lay the sheer cliffs of the Dragon Ridge Mountains.

Below the abyss, clouds and mist surged, their bottom invisible, seemingly leading straight to the netherworld.

He did not slow down.

Just as the cold wave froze the back of his clothes, he flipped over and leaped into the abyss.

Her dark robes fluttered in the wind, and the silver bells in her hair jingled crisply, like a silver eagle with broken wings, resolutely plunging into the boundless sea of ​​clouds.

However, in the sky, a silver arrow, as fast as lightning, silently pierced through the heavens.

"Whoosh—"

It came so suddenly that it was impossible to guard against.

That arrow pierced through Qi Wang's body in an instant.

Above the clouds, a woman of overwhelming power stood silently on the back of a black bird.

She wore a light veil, her body shrouded in a hazy mist, like an ethereal fairy who did not belong to this mortal world, making it impossible to see her face clearly.

She had been waiting there for a long time, like a hunter waiting for her prey on the inevitable path.

That arrow was called Soul Lock.

It can seal off all internal energy circulation, making it impossible to use even the slightest bit of one's innate Gu technique.

The Falling Star Project is now complete!

Fengxiao Pavilion, Yushi Pavilion, and Tianxing Hall joined forces. The first two trials were a series of relentless pressures, but the truly fatal one was the deadly arrow waiting on the road to ruin.

Qi Wang transformed into a falling meteor, plummeting from the towering cliff into an unseen abyss.

The wind whistles in my ears, and the clouds tear apart beside me.

He crashed heavily onto the snow, the dull thud echoing through the valley.

It felt as if every bone in his body shattered in that instant, his flesh and blood were mangled, and scalding blood gushed out, staining the pristine white snow a shocking crimson.

Blood seeped out little by little, like a red lotus blooming at the end of ice and snow, alluring yet desperate.

That arrow was actually the true killing move of Guixu Palace.