CHAPTER 328
Gu Ai, Dan Xue
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There was a silence so deafening, it drowned out all sound.
The black cube spun in Xiao Ai's palm as the authority over space unfolded, suppressing the surrounding area.
The three generals unleashed their full power in an instant, their dominions manifesting!
The suppressed space shattered instantly. The black spear seemed poised to pierce the earth beneath, skewering this world like a candy-coated hawthorn fruit onto its shaft.
The broadsword was blocked by a silver-white shield. Instantly, a silver-white longsword extended alongside Xiao Ai's figure. After creating distance, the spatial authority fully unfolded, enveloping every area within a twenty-kilometer radius.
The ground was torn apart. With a single strike, Xiao Ai found no foothold left.
"Zero Two!"
In an instant, the heavens darkened. Ink-black clouds parted to make way for the apocalyptic authority, allowing the colossal sword to descend slowly.
The colossal blade, darker than the sky itself, was even more terrifying than the Demon-Sealing Stele. A single strike threatened to tear the heavens apart, sending shockwaves rippling across the Nine Provinces.
Yet this World-Destroying Demon Sword was far more terrifying still.
If Shangguan Rou's Judgment Blade was the ultimate against a single foe, then this World-Destroying Zero Two was the ultimate against a horde!
This was a divine weapon forged for world annihilation. Xiao Ai had only wielded it once before; this was the second time.
If the Sanction Blade could sever all things in the world, this World-Destroying Blade could crush the entire world itself.
Just like those two ill-fated lovers, these two weapons were insatiable monstrosities. The price demanded by such immense power was not something ordinary mortals could bear.
The Blade of Sanction demands time, while the Blade of Annihilation claims life.
But it makes no difference. Losing time and losing life are one and the same.
Crashing to the ground like a collapsing mountain, Xiao Ai raised her hand, and in an instant, it transformed into a long sword clenched in her grasp.
Her pupils flashed gold as a single strike caused the heavens to darken and the earth to shatter.
The apocalyptic white blade seemed to devour all existence, instantly reducing everything within sight to nothingness.
"My name is Gu Ai. I am the most exceptional personal attendant and the mightiest warrior of the Executioner's Blade."
"This position as personal attendant was not something Xiao Ai sought out."
Back then, Xiao Ai was still an exiled warlord, commanding fifty thousand personal troops and several capable generals.
Xiao Ai stormed into the inner city alone, breaking through three gates single-handedly, slaying several of Su Cheng's personal guards, forcing Lord Xinyè to come personally.
And at that time, Xiao Ai hadn't even seized power yet.
Without authority, Xiao Ai was naturally no match for Lord Xunye, like a child caught sneaking into an internet cafe by their mother.
Heh, had Lord Xunye not caught her, perhaps Xiao Ai could have plucked Su Cheng's head amidst the surging tide of soldiers~
"Want Xiao Ai to be a good girl? You'll have to show some sincerity, won't you?"
Xiao Ai's form flickered and flashed, appearing here one moment, there the next.
High mobility, high attack, high defense—with all these stats maxed out and concentrated in one being, it truly left the three Godslaying Kings momentarily baffled.
But this advantage was fleeting. After all, these three Godslaying Kings were no ordinary beings.
As the saying goes, two fists can't fight four hands. And Gu Ai was facing three Godslaying Kings wielding divine authority.
This one-against-three battle would drag on for a long time. It was a war of attrition, and both sides understood that the slightest mistake would cost them their lives.
At this juncture, it was a contest of "inner strength"—a test of who could remain steadier and more meticulous.
Xiao Ai had heard Su Cheng speak of these Godslaying Kings before—they had never lost, never tasted defeat.
Xiao Ai asked why.
Su Cheng's answer was that defeat had only one outcome: death.
This was no game where one could accumulate losses.
This was war. The moment one drew their blade, they had to be prepared to stake their very life upon it.
The defeated would lose everything.
But Su Cheng would remember them—each and every one of their names.
Brave warriors would inherit their authority and become new heroes.
In that final battle, Xiao Ai witnessed the fall of the twin kings. She refused to let that noble authority be sullied by filthy hands. With thunderous force, she swiftly seized control of the Executioner's Blade, once belonging to Lord Xun Ye, and claimed its power.
She did this because she believed Su Cheng was wrong.
The bloodline of heroes had long been extinguished in the wars.
"You are nothing but a bunch of scum clinging to life."
With a light flick of her sword, Xiao Ai floated mid-air, as if a true god had descended.
"This is Xiao Ai's final judgment. Die."
The black blade danced in Xiao Ai's grasp, tracing a graceful arc. Her expression turned icy as she vanished from her spot in an instant.
"Snowflake."
As the words fell, it felt as though the entire world had fallen silent. With the mansion's coordination, the space suppression of the fully activated drive had been prepared long ago.
The sword strike exploded like a flashbang before her eyes. Beyond the blinding white light and the overwhelming dizziness, nothing else remained.
Nothing to see. Nothing to hear.
But don't worry, the dizziness is normal and won't last long.
This was a military-grade suppression tactic. Against opponents of the God-Slaying King tier, it was the bare minimum—for they too wielded spatial combat techniques.
The blinding white light lingered for an eternity. Perhaps this land would need centuries to rebirth itself, but the torn space itself likely wouldn't last that long.
Before this power, all titles pale into insignificance.
Witnessing Lord Gu Ai's Snowflake Strike, even a fool would swiftly grasp the true meaning of divine authority.
Still, this was all thanks to pre-battle preparations. Otherwise, facing three Godslaying Kings, Xiao Ai would have found it difficult to seize an opportunity.
To confront these three, Xiao Ai had made extensive preparations. Otherwise, she wouldn't have been foolish enough to take on three alone.
Perhaps they were but a step away from success.
Yet it is precisely at such moments that one is most careless.
Xiao Ai had given them an opening, yet they dismissed her as overconfident.
"My Lord, word from the inner city: the rebels have been subdued."
"Hmm. You may return first. I'll sit here for a while."
"My Lord, Amber will keep you company."
"Heh, you've become quite clingy."
Truth be told, after that sword strike, Xiao Ai never even found their bodies.
Such is the fate of arrogance, the end of greed.
"You go back first. I need some quiet time alone. There are still things I need to think through."
Amber paused, pushing up her small glasses perched on the bridge of her nose. Meeting Xiao Ai's eyes, whose meaning she couldn't quite grasp, she said nothing more.
Xiao Ai sat there on the barren ground, muttering to herself as she fished.
"Xiao Ai clearly gave you both a chance."
"Right or wrong, it doesn't matter."
"Whether she stood tall for justice or chose to sink into ruin—"
"Xiao Ai doesn't care."
The sky was cleaved open, revealing a sea of stars. Over this barren land, the night sky shone with an unprecedented beauty.
"Do you know? Xiao Ai waited three hundred years for this future. She is Xiao Ai's master."
"Xiao Ai pledged her loyalty to him, and he promised her trust."
"He kept his word, and Xiao Ai will not let him down."
"It doesn't matter what kind of person he is, nor what he has done."
"Loving him is Xiao Ai's duty, and Xiao Ai's only passion."
"Even if the entire world stands against him, Xiao Ai will stand shoulder to shoulder with him."
"Even if everything is lost, he has Xiao Ai by his side. Xiao Ai is willing to rebuild with him."
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