<h4>Chapter 1634: Chapter 1627: Arriving Just in Time</h4>


    In the direction of Maria Catholic Church.


    As time passed, Avril couldn’t help but show a trace of excitement on her face. She was now infinitely close to Maria Catholic Church. Just a few more minutes, and she would be back at Maria Catholic Church. As long as she appeared within the church’s vicinity, she would be safe and sound.


    "Not good..."


    The elder closely following behind Avril looked at the brightly lit church in the distance, his face turning extremely grim, yet he felt a sense of helplessness. Although his strength was much greater than Avril’s, his speed was significantly slower. What’s more, Avril was doing nothing but focusing on escaping, making it no easy task to catch up with her in a short time.


    "This can’t go on, I must solve Avril thoroughly. Otherwise, once she appears within the church’s range and attracts the attention of the Church’s experts, all will be for naught."


    The elder looked at Avril’s figure, a resolute glint shed in his eyes. Without any hesitation, he reached into his pocket and pulled out a brown pill.


    Looking at the pill in his hand, the elder’s eyes flickered with indecision. This was given to him by Sun Yaoyang before he came to Beijing, something simr to a stimnt. It could unleash his potential in the shortest time, increasing his strength.


    However, it had severe side effects. In mild cases, he wouldn’t be able to use his power for a short period, bing an unarmed ordinary person. In severe cases, his cultivation would be stuck at its current state, never having the chance to reach the highest level. To a martial artist, having their strength halt was the greatest tragedy.


    The elder’s face flickered with uncertain kindness, but he hesitated only for a moment before gritting his teeth and throwing the pill into his mouth. No matter what, Avril had to die this time. Only with Avril’s death would today’s incident not be traced back to the Sun Family. He was one of the Sun Family and had watched the Sun Family gradually grow stronger. The Sun Family must not be annihted and be history because of this; otherwise, he would be the family’s downfall.


    "Boom!"


    Upon swallowing the pill, the elder instantly felt an endless power erupting from within. Under the pill’s stimtion, even his capiries began to seep blood, and his visage grew increasingly menacing. His eyes were bloodshot, his face flushed, and the originally violent True Qi became even more frantic, like a volcanic eruption full of destructive aura. The overwhelming True Qi shrouded the sky, creating a suffocating feeling.


    "Avril, you can’t escape, die now for me."


    With scarlet eyes, the elder roared, his speed bing lightning-fast, more than doubling from before. Within a few shes, he was already behind Avril, roaring as his palm descended, crashing towards her.


    This move wasn’t sophisticated, without even any variation, yet it exuded extreme domination, reminiscent of a volcanic eruption. Wherever the True Qi surged through, the space seemed to copse, rolling like tides, crashing like mountains.


    "What, how did his strength suddenly increase so much? Could it be he used some forbidden technique?"


    Feeling the vast power emanating from behind, Avril’s face became extremely grim. She wanted to flee, but the elder’s power sealed the heavens and locked the earth,pletely sealing the surrounding space. With the elder’s sudden surge in power, if she dared to continue fleeing, her only oue would be a dead end.


    "No choice but to fight head-on. Hopefully, Bishop Charles will be aware of the turmoil here."


    Avril bit her lip, a resolute glint crossing her fair and delicate face. Her body abruptly halted in the void, the Light superpower on her body surging fiercely. Beams of Light superpower shot up to the sky, presenting a scene of Heaven behind her. Countless little angels pped their small wings within, the sound of angels singing started to echo mid-air. In that moment, Avril seemed to transform into a supreme deity, with terrifying aura emanating from her.


    "Heaven’s descent, suppression."


    This Heaven shot skyward, directly suppressing towards the elder.


    "Hmph, Heaven? The thing of birdmen, not worth a blow."


    Seeing this scene, the elder showed no hesitation, his True Qi surged like nging steel. His whole person seemed to transform into an iron beast. Simultaneously, a gale seemed to be stirring within him, as his palms flipped and unleashed an unmatched force.


    "Boom!"


    The earth trembled, the strike directly breaking the sound barrier, the air booming and vibrating. A white mist formed a ring, spreading from his palm in all directions. At that moment, the elder’s pair of bare hands seemed to turn into two great mountains, mercilessly smashing onto Avril’s Heaven.


    Boom!


    Heaven shattered, the once-yearned-for Heaven under this strike seemed to turn into a piece of ss, shattering utterly, disintegrating into nothingness. Avril seemed to be struck by lightning, spewing a mouthful of blood, falling directly towards the ground, her face nowpletely devoid of color.


    "Die."


    The elder didn’t pause at all, swung his palms down, and with immense power, his palms descended, causing the air to continuously shake, emitting sounds of explosions, as if the sky was copsing.


    Looking at this overwhelming attack, Avril’s heart was surprisingly devoid of fear; instead, she became calm, a poignant smile appearing on her face. She was about to die; Lu Tianxing should be very happy!


    After all, the death of an adversary, an enemy, would surely be something anyone would be very d about.


    "Lu Tianxing!"


    The smile on Avril’s face grew increasingly beautiful yet sorrowful. Even she didn’t know why she thought of Lu Tianxing at the moment of her death. Perhaps it was because Lu Tianxing had taken her first, or maybe because Lu Tianxing was the one she hated most in her life, or perhaps for some other reason!


    But now, none of that mattered. What mattered was that she was about to die, and death would heal everything.


    "Presumptuous! Who are you to darey hands on the Holy Daughter? I see you have grown tired of living."


    Just as Avril was about to meet her doom under the elder’s palm, her life about to be extinguished, a voice filled with rage resonated in the air, apanied by a killing aura. A stream of light shot towards them like lightning.


    At the same time, a tempestuous force surged in the air. mes filled the sky, turning the whole sky into a world of fire, illuminating half the heavens. A Western Giant Dragon, formed of mes, roared out from the sea of fire, enveloping the elder.


    "Despicable."


    Seeing the attack that arrived in the blink of an eye, the elder’s face turned extremely unsightly as he looked at the descending Avril. He had been so close to killing Avril, but now a roadblock had appeared, and he was helpless to do anything. He could clearly sense the aura and killing intent in the air. If he continued towards Avril, not only would he fail to kill her, but he would also surely meet his death.


    The elder took a deep breath, and with the sound of metal shing against armor, the True Qi surged out, rolling like tides, forming a Golden Bell Shield around him. Simultaneously, he turned his palms to strike towards the fiery dragon in the void.


    "Hmph, ant."


    The voice came again, and the fire-formed Western Giant Dragon twisted, suddenly transforming into a palm to meet the elder’s attack.


    "Bang!"


    As they collided, there was no suspense; both of the elder’s arms fractured inch by inch, bursting into a rain of blood, continuing to fall upon the Golden Bell Shield.


    The bell shook violently, then shattered into nothingness. The elder’s move was crushed under this palm, and the overwhelming me engulfed the elder’s body, apanied by a sh of fire and the elder vanished into thin air, leaving only a heap of ash to drift away with the wind.


    Upon seeing this, Avril’s delicate face revealed a slight smile, and then she felt a gentle force supporting her body, cing her steadily on the ground. Her beautiful eyes rested on the distant stream of light, her heart sighing with relief—it had finallye.


    Meanwhile, in Modu.


    The man masquerading as Lu Tianxing looked grimly at the elder who appeared before Bai Zhiqing and the others, his expression turning grim and serious. He hadn’t anticipated that just as he was about to capture Bai Zhiqing at this critical moment, Cheng Yaojin would emerge, and the opponent’s strength was unbelievably strong. If he hadn’t dodged quickly just now, he would either be dead or severely injured.


    "Who are you? Do you also wish to interfere in this matter?"


    The man looked gravely at the elder, his expression reaching an extreme. He sensed a powerful aura from this suddenly appearing elder, almost certain that his strength was no weaker than his. If he doesn’t escape now, he could very likely end up in a dangerous situation.


    But the man didn’t dare entertain any thoughts of fleeing, for the aura from the elder had locked him in ce. Any slight movement would likely be met with a Thunderous attack, and he would be stuck, trying to escape Modu would be nothing short of a fool’s dream.


    "Elder Wu, you finally arrived."


    Upon seeing the suddenly appearing elder, Bai Zhiqing’s face instantly showed a strong sign of delight. She was very familiar with this elder in front of her; it was Elder Wu Tao whom Rose had arranged a few days ago to protect her.