I Have A Sword

Chapter 999: My Aunt

Just as Jing An's soul was about to fade away into nothingness, a resonant sword hum echoed, and a sword pierced Jing An's glabella, forcibly stabilizing her soul.

The sword was none other than the Qingxuan Sword!

Yi Nian then appeared beside Jing An. She embraced Jing An, who was rapidly fading away,

"Jing An..." Yi Nian said, trembling.

Gasping for air, Jing An looked at Yi Nian and grabbed the latter’s hand.

"Teacher is dead," she whispered

Tears immediately fell down Yi Nian's face.

Tears welled up in Jing An's eyes as she said, "I've always wanted to become the Tianxing Ruler because I wanted to change things and accomplish something great.

"But when Teacher died, I realized that all I wanted to achieve was for Teacher. I just wanted her to be proud of me. When she died, I no longer wanted to be the Tianxing Ruler."

Jing An reached out to wipe away the tears on Yi Nian's face, and she hesitated to speak any further.

Yi Nian hugged her tightly, and tears streamed down her face. "Say it, just say it. I will agree with whatever you say, really..."

Jing An smiled slightly and closed her eyes without saying anything. She did not want to burden her best friend.

Yi Nian was terrified at the sight, and she shouted, "Master Pagoda!"

"Don't worry!" Little Pagoda quickly replied, "The Qingxuan Sword has already subdued that terrifying force within her, and I... I will help!"

Little Pagoda transformed into a beam of golden light that entered Jing An.

Boom!

Despite that, Jing An's stabilized soul was still slowly fading away.

Little Pagoda started panicking. What the hell is this power?

How was it that he and the Qingxuan Sword could not subdue it?

Was that lady that terrifying?

An idea came to Yi Nian’s mind, and she suggested, "Send her to the Tianxing Life Tree!"

Little Pagoda hurriedly rushed Jing An to the Tianxing Life Tree within himself.

Yi Nian also appeared before the Tianxing Life Tree. As she held Jing An in her arms, she knelt in front of the Tianxing Life Tree, and her voice was trembling as she said, "Please, Divine Tree, save her!"

Just then, a gentle voice echoed from the Tianxing Life Tree. "Fruit Yi Nian, do you wish to become the Tianxing Ruler?"

Yi Nian was taken aback.

"If you are willing, I will do everything in my power to eliminate that force within her. I apologize for forcing you in this way, but the Tianxing Civilization faces great peril. If you do not become the Tianxing Ruler, I see no hope for the Tianxing Civilization..."

"Jing An should be the Tianxing Ruler."

The Tianxing Life Tree fell silent.

Yi Nian added, "But I am willing to become the Chief Enforcement Officer."

"Very well, then please declare yourself the Chief Enforcement Officer."

Yi Nian glanced at Jing An in her arms, who was becoming weaker by the second. She raised her right hand and said, "I, Yi Nian, do solemnly swear that I will not falter in the face of powerful foes. As long as Jing An is with me, I swear to protect my people till my last breath..."

Boom!

A bright light shot out from the Tianxing Life Tree and melted between Yi Nian's brows. Her aura then skyrocketed. It turned out that the beam of bright light was the inheritance of the Tianxing Life Tree!

Just then, a gentle power lifted Jing An away from Yi Nian's arms.

Yi Nian then watched as Jing An was absorbed into the Tianxing Life Tree.

The Tianxing Life Tree gently said, "Yi Nian, the Tianxing Civilization depends on you."

After a moment of silence, Yi Nian turned around and left.

***

The denizens of the Tianxing Civilization fell into despair when they saw Fu Wu walk into the Ancestral Land. If the Ancestral Land was destroyed, it would be the end. It did not matter even if the Tianxing Civilization had the Tianxing Life Tree.

The Ancestral Land and the Tianxing Life Tree were both indispensable!

Was the Tianxing Civilization really going to be annihilated?

Just then, someone from the crowd exclaimed, "Look!"

The denizens of the Tianxing Civilization turned and saw Yi Nian standing in front of Fu Wu with determination on her face.

No one had expected Yi Nian to step forward, as things had become complicated between them and her. Moreover, not too long ago, they had almost killed Yi Nian and had accused her of betrayal.

Despite that, Yi Nian had decided to stand in front of them.

A wave of shame swept across the crowd.

Fu Wu stared at Yi Nian without a word. She only had one thought at the moment—destroy the Tianxing Civilization!

And she would kill anyone standing in her way!

"You are not wrong," Yi Nian said.

Fu Wu frowned slightly.

"I recently brought a man from a foreign civilization here. They almost killed us as a result," Yi Nian said softly.

Fu Wu asked, "Are you talking about that swordsman?"

Yi Nian nodded.

Fu Wu looked at Yi Nian. "I can spare your life."

"I want to talk to you," Yi Nian replied.

"I don't want to talk."

"I have an incredibly powerful aunt, and she can bring someone back to life. I might be able to help you," Yi Nian said.

Fu Wu shook her head once again. "His soul is no more. Nothing means anything to me anymore..."

Just as Yi Nian was about to respond, Fu Wu interrupted, "I’ll give you one last chance. Leave now and I will not kill you."

"Do you really want to destroy the Tianxing Civilization?" Yi Nian asked, softly.

"What if the man you loved was imprisoned for billions of years and was ultimately tortured to death? What would you do?"

Yi Nian fell silent.

Fu Wu slowly approached Yi Nian. "I once fought for the Tianxing Civilization against countless civilizations and had numerous achievements. Then, just because I fell in love with a man from a foreign civilization, they cast me away and considered me a disgrace, thinking that I had tainted the pure bloodline of the Tianxing Civilization.

"Do you know how they treated me back then?"

Yi Nian sighed. Not long ago, she had experienced something similar. She was still furious at the Tianxing Civilization. If it weren't for Jing An, she wouldn't be here.

Tears suddenly welled up in Fu Wu's eyes. "They insulted me, and they wanted to kill me. I could take that, but what did he do wrong? Back then, they promised me that as long as I surrendered, they'd let him go and allow him to return to his home, but they didn’t do that.

"Instead, they tortured him to death..."

Fu Wu's eyes turned murderous as she roared, "Back then! I couldn't bring myself to kill my kind; that was why I gave in! I could have killed all of them back then! However, they lied to me. Don’t you think they deserve to die? Aaaargh!"

Boom!

A terrifying wave of power erupted from Fu Wu.

Yi Nian's expression changed. She spread her arms wide, and the spacetime before her became blurry. A mysterious spacetime energy erupted and stopped Fu Wu’s attack in its tracks.

Fu Wu suddenly vanished. Yi Nian's eyes narrowed as she prepared herself for the next strike. Pulling her hand away, the spacetime before her cascaded like a waterfall, forming a sturdy barrier made out of spacetime.

Boom!

The barrier made out of spacetime shook violently, and cracks formed on its surface.

The next moment, another powerful attack landed on it, and it exploded, but Yi Nian had already teleported hundreds of meters away.

The spacetime before Yi Nian had transformed into strange grids, and each grid contained a Tianxing Flame. She then flipped her palm and brought her hands together.

The spacetime grids were compressed.

Boom!

A terrifying wave of destructive energy erupted, pervading the entire world with an overwhelming sense of devastation.

Fu Wu looked at the folded spacetime with furrowed brows.

The next moment, she vanished into thin air.

Yi Nian tapped the folded spacetime.

Boom!

A flame erupted before her, and an immense energy halted Fu Wu in her tracks.

However, Fu Wu swung her fist.

Bang!

The flame shattered, and Yi Nian was sent flying hundreds of meters away.

Fu Wu didn't chase after her. She looked down at her right hand and saw that it was bloody. She was injured! She was finally injured in battle.

The Tianxing Civilization experts erupted in excitement at the sight.

Fu Wu looked at Yi Nian in the distance, and her expression remained calm and indifferent as she muttered, "Spacetime. That's interesting..."

Yi Nian wiped away the blood from the corner of her mouth. Just as she was about to respond, Fu Wu lunged forward. With that, the spacetime around Yi Nian disintegrated slowly, fragmenting into nothingness.

Alarmed, Yi Nian instinctively retreated. However, a crushing force pinned her in place, and Yi Nian felt Death staring at her. Yi Nian shut her eyes, and the disintegrating spacetime was rapidly restored. The next moment, the spacetime transformed into spacetime grids.

Yi Nian folded and compressed spacetime once again.

Boom!

A terrifying wave of spacetime swept across the battlefield.

The Tianxing Civilization cultivators were shocked, hurriedly retreating to avoid the cataclysmic clash.

Fu Wu’s attack was forcibly suppressed by the spacetime grids. However, it didn’t take long for the spacetime grids to shatter once more. Immediately afterward, the spacetime around Yi Nian crumbled, and a fist light made a beeline for her.

Bang!

Yi Nian was blasted kilometers away. Just as she stopped to regain her composure, the spacetime within many kilometers around her shattered into a pitch-black void.

Yi Nian looked at Fu Wu as blood trickled down the corner of her mouth. Her expression was grave. The former Chief Enforcement Officer before her was truly terrifying. Moreover, she could sense that Fu Wu wasn’t taking her seriously.

Fu Wu stared at Yi Nian and remarked, "The way you wield spacetime is quite interesting, but you don’t have enough control over it."

With that, Fu Wu waved her sleeve.

Rumble!

The broken spacetime around Yi Nian burned, and she was engulfed in a raging inferno.

The merciless flames burned the spacetime around her into ashes.

Yi Nian’s heart raced, but she was not going to be a sitting duck.

Raising her hands, she ordered the burning spacetime to restore itself.

Spacetime restoration? A flicker of surprise appeared in Fu Wu’s eyes. It was the first time she had encountered such a unique technique.

In no time, the spacetime around Yi Nian returned to normal before growing distorted. Then, streaks of mysterious spacetime energy streaked across the air, making a beeline for Fu Wu.

Fu Wu closed her eyes, and her figure became illusory.

Yi Nian’s eyes narrowed at the sight. Waves of mysterious spacetime energy gathered in front of her as a shadowy figure charged at her.

Boom!

The spacetime energy collapsed; it was torn into pieces.

Bang!

Yi Nian was sent flying, disappearing into the horizon as a tiny dot.

Fu Wu stomped with her right foot.

BOOM!

The spacetime around the tiny dot in the distance exploded at once.