Countless broken stones were rolling down through the smoke and dust. The altar had already been reduced to rubble, and the bodies of 2 thousand Celestial Pce soldiers were sprawled everywhere in pools of blood.
And above those ruins, a golden figure stood with his hands behind his back, a ck longsword in hand. His aura looked calm, but the pressureing off him felt endless.
"Th-this... this is..."
Lucian''s face went white on the spot, disbelief filling his eyes.
Lyria''s eyes went wide too, and her body gave a slight tremor.
They had never seen Jared before, but they had heard the stories.
He had destroyed the Skyreach Path, killed the Grand Venerable, thrown Sacred Mountain into chaos, and now he had destroyed two Sacred Mountains in a row...
That name had long since be a nightmare to the Celestial Pce.
"It... it''s Jared!"
Lyria cried out sharply, taking an involuntary step back.
Lucian clenched his teeth, and something dark flickered through his eyes.
Both of them were High Immortal Realm Level Nine. Both had always counted themselves among the strong. But staring at the scene in front of them-2 thousand Celestial Pce soldiers, two True Immortal Realm experts, and even a Ghost n Sacred Paragon on the verge of revival, all of them wiped out-they understood in an instant that they were nowhere close to being Jared''s match.
"Go!"
Lucian made the call at once and spun around to flee.
Lyria didn''t hesitate either and shot after him.
The two of them turned into streaks of light and fled desperately into the distance.
But they had barely flown 100 yards when a cold voice sounded right beside their
ears.
"Since you''re already here, why the rush to leave?"
Before the words had even fully settled, a golden figure appeared in front of them in a sh.
Jared stood there with his hands behind his back, looking at them with calm eyes. Lucian and Lyria both went pale, their bodies shaking.
"Ja... Jared, there''s no grudge between us. Why do you have to wipe us out?" Lucian said, his voice unsteady.
Jared looked at him. The corner of his mouth lifted slightly into a faint, mocking
curve.
"No grudge?"
He repeated the words lightly and shook his head.
"Your Celestial Pce hunted me, put a bounty on my head, and revived Ghost n powerhouses to unleash disaster on innocent people. And you call that no grudge?"
Lucian had nothing to say.
Lyria gritted her teeth, then suddenly dropped to her knees. "Young Master Chance,
I''m willing to submit. I''ll be your woman. Please spare my life!"
Jared looked down at her. His eyes didn''t move in the slightest. "Be my woman?"
He repeated it softly, then gave a small shake of his head.
"You don''t deserve that."
The words fell, and he lifted a hand.
The Dragonyer Sword gave a light sweep.
Two golden sword sts shot out in an instant.
Lucian and Lyria didn''t even have time to react before the sword energy punched
straight through the center of their foreheads.
Their bodies dropped from midair and mmed into the ruins below.''
After that, nothing moved.
Jared put the Dragonyer Sword away without even sparing them a nce.
Only then did Luther and Grace dare to fly over from the distance.''
They looked at the scene in front of them, and their eyes held nothing but awe. "Mr. Chance, those two were..."
"Envoys the Celestial Pce sent to level thirteen. Lucian and crossed paths with them back in level thirteen."
We already
Jared spoke in the same calm tone. "Since they delivered themselves to me today, I killed them while I was at it."
The moment Grace heard that, her eyes widened.''
The way she looked at Jared deepened again.
Jared turned around and let his gaze pass over the Sacred Mountain, now reduced to rubble.
The dust slowly began to clear.''
Thest light of sunset spilled over the ruins.
He put away the Dragonyer Sword and said, "Let''s go. We''re heading back."
Luther snapped back to himself and hurriedly nodded.''
Then he asked with care, "Mr. Chance, are we still going to keep searching? The Celestial Pce is huge. There might be other Sacred Mountains."
Jared slowly shook his head.
He looked off into the distance.''
Something settled in his eyes, and when he spoke, his tone stayed even, but there was no room to mistake it. "Not for now. The Celestial Rce has more than just these two Sacred Mountains. I already expected that.
But after these two blows, they''ve taken massive losses. Three True Immortals are dead, two Sacred Mountains are destroyed, and thousands of disciples were killed.
They don''t have the ability to rebuild Sacred Mountains again anytime soon. They also won''t dare revive Ghost n powerhouses again, and they won''t dare make any major moves for a while."
He paused before going on.
"Besides, we have something more
important to deal with. We can''t
keep dying the
matter of the
Luminous Sanctuary. The souls
inside the soul crystals are still asteep.
If we drag this out any longer, those souls mightpletely scatter. If that happens, there''ll be no way to bring them back. So we''re going back to Cloudhaven City first make some preparations, and feave for the Luminous Sanctuary as soon as possible."
Luther nodded at once. "Alright! We''ll do everything your way, Mr. Chance!"
Grace gave a light nod too. Her voice was soft, but it carried through clearly. "Mm. I''ll go with you."
As soon as the words fell, all three moved at the same time.
A sh of golden light burst around Jared, and his long golden robe snapped in the
wind.
His figure blurred like he had vanished on the spot.''
In the next instant, he turned into a streak of golden light and shot toward Cloudhaven City.
He moved so fast it was almost like he had broken past the limits of space itself,
leaving behind only a faint golden afterimage.
Luther and Grace followed right behind him.
Ghostly energy rolled off Luther and wrapped around him as he turned into a streak
of ck light.
Grace used her movement art, her body light as a swallow as she turned into a streak of green light.
Against thest glow of sunset, the three of them looked like three bolts of lightning
as they tore through the sky toward Cloudhaven City.
In the blink of an eye, they vanished beyond the horizon.
Behind them, both Sacred Mountains had already turned into fields of ruins.
Trails of dust still drifted upward before the wind slowly carried them away.
Thest light of the setting sun spread across the ruins and over those cold bodies.
Cloudhaven City.
Vivian stood atop the city wall, looking toward the northeast.''
Her eyes stayed fixed there, full of waiting.
She had already contacted the wardens of the Teleportation Array and made all the
preparations to head for the Luminous Sanctuary.
She was waiting for Jared to return.''
Waiting to leave with him for that sacrednd filled with the unknown and hope.