ATPnovel Chapter 147 The Empress's Choice!
Chapter 147 The Empress's Choice!
Ice phoenixes coiled around the gun barrel, radiating an absolute zero temperature capable of freezing even the soul.
She didn't make any fancy moves, just simple ones.
He thrust his ice crystal spear upwards towards the colossal sword that seemed to cleave the heavens and the earth.
"Ice Phoenix... Burying the Heavens."
"three."
The countdown began simultaneously with her icy words.
Boom!!!
This time, it was no longer a silent collision.
The tips of the sword and the gun collided with a deafening roar under the watchful eyes of the crowd.
A pure white halo suddenly exploded, like a supernova.
The blinding light caused everyone below to instinctively close their eyes.
Even SSS-level powerhouses cannot look directly at the center of that light.
Immediately following was a terrifyingly loud bang, loud enough to tear eardrums apart.
The sky, like a shattered mirror, had completely collapsed.
A violent energy storm, mixed with spatial fragments, swept outwards in all directions.
The massive fleet of mechanical beings high in the sky activated their energy shields before the storm even arrived.
The light blue shields connected as one, as stable as Mount Tai.
Meanwhile, Mount Shu below suffered the consequences.
Countless ancient buildings were easily destroyed like sandcastles in the aftermath of the energy storm, turning into dust.
The mountain-protecting sword formation couldn't even withstand this power for a second before being completely torn apart.
After a hundred fierce moves, Li Xiaoyao ran out of strength; he was, after all, only a mortal.
Lin Xue, however, is able to continuously draw upon the power of the world.
High judgment.
At the center of the light was his hundred-foot-long demon-suppressing giant sword.
The light on the sword shattered inch by inch, finally letting out a mournful cry, and returned to its original size.
But Lin Xue's ice crystal spear was unstoppable!
"Pfft!"
Li Xiaoyao was caught out of his way, and Lin Xue seized the opportunity.
A spear strike imbued with the "Breath of the Ice Phoenix" struck him squarely in the chest.
The expression on his face froze instantly.
An irresistible, extremely cold force spread from his chest throughout his body.
His blood, his veins, his bones, and even his soul were all frozen in that instant.
His entire being, along with the expression of resentment and horror on his face, was frozen in time forever.
It transformed into a crystal-clear ice sculpture, falling helplessly from a height of ten thousand meters.
"Clang!"
The Demon-Suppressing Divine Sword slipped from his frozen hand and plummeted downwards.
Lin Xue stretched out her slender hand and made a gesture towards the divine sword in mid-air.
The ancient divine sword emitted a reluctant hum, yet it was still drawn by an invisible force and obediently flew into her hand.
Gripping the warm, smooth hilt of her sword, Lin Xue looked down at the ravaged Shu Mountain below, and at the sword cultivators who had long since been terrified.
"two."
The countdown continues.
But Lin Xue didn't let it count to "one".
Holding a divine sword, her icy voice, like a final judgment, resounded throughout heaven and earth.
"Mount Shu has been leveled."
The course of this battle began with Lin Xue's arrival at Mount Shu and ended with Li Xiaoyao being frozen into an ice sculpture and falling to the ground.
Every detail and every scene was broadcast live in real time by Su Chen through the power of the Key of Creation to all survivor bases around the world.
At this moment, the whole world fell silent.
In front of the enormous screens in countless bases, the survivors were completely silent, with only heavy breathing remaining.
What did they see?
They saw Li Xiaoyao, the once arrogant and unparalleled Sword Immortal, who was known as the "Supreme Sword Master" in the reborn community.
It is about how one goes from initial arrogance and unruliness, to shock and anger in the middle, and finally to desperate struggle.
They also witnessed how one of Su Chen's female generals calmly and decisively defeated this top expert with an almost overwhelming advantage.
That fleet of mechanical beings blotted out the sky.
That ice crystal phoenix, with divine might as a prison.
The power of the law that freezes ten thousand swords with every gesture.
All of this has taught ambitious people around the world a vivid and bloody lesson.
The effect of making an example of someone to deter others is immediately maximized.
In the live broadcast, Lin Xue, holding the Demon-Suppressing Divine Sword, coldly announced, like a celestial maiden, that "Mount Shu has been pacified."
Those four words were like four towering mountains, weighing heavily on the hearts of all the leaders of the various factions.
Even Li Xiaoyao was defeated so decisively, so who in this world can withstand Su Chen's sharp edge?
The live stream has ended. The scene has switched.
On the screen appeared the serious face of the official spokesperson for the Dragon Kingdom.
"To reiterate, the 'Alliance for a Shared Future for Mankind' was formed to unite the strength of all humanity in order to jointly confront the impending final judgment."
This is not a request, it's a command.
"All factions must unconditionally connect to the alliance network and obey unified command within the remaining eighteen hours."
"For any attempt to take chances or divide humanity, Mount Shu serves as a cautionary tale."
No one dared to ignore these words anymore.
Those forces that were previously observing, hesitating, or even secretly conspiring to resist.
At this moment, they all sent applications to join the alliance to the Dragon Kingdom as quickly as possible.
Suddenly, communication signals around the world became busier than ever before.
……
In the south, within a magnificent palace entwined by countless mutated plant vines.
The Last Empress, a woman with stunning beauty and a cold, aloof demeanor, dressed in a long black dress with gold patterns.
He was sitting quietly on a throne carved from a single, enormous piece of life crystal.
She rested her chin on her hand, silently watching the live stream disappear from the screen in front of her.
A complex and unfathomable expression flickered in those deep phoenix eyes.
Below the main hall, her generals were already in complete disarray.
"Your Majesty! This is a blatant threat from the Dragon Kingdom! We cannot simply give in!"
A burly, beast-king-type powerhouse exuding a savage aura roared.
"Give in? What good will it do if I don't?"
Another strategist, thin and with sinister eyes, sneered:
"Why don't you lead your men to hold off that fleet? Or are you confident you can defeat that woman named Lin Xue?"
The beast king was speechless, his face turning bright red.
"Your Majesty, in my opinion, although Su Chen's actions are domineering, they are also an inevitable trend. The Seraphim are about to descend, and if we do not join the alliance, we may not even be able to withstand the first wave of divine punishment."
"But if we join, wouldn't we be handing over the foundation that our Southern Alliance has built up over the years?"
The sounds of arguing and discussion were incessant.
The Empress of the Apocalypse remained silent throughout, simply listening quietly.
She was a smart woman; she knew that in the face of absolute power, all ambition and scheming were just empty talk.
Li Xiaoyao is the best example.
Just as the argument in the main hall was at its most intense, a grand yet indifferent will descended upon the palace without warning.
Space distorted slightly, and Su Chen's phantom, composed of light and shadow, appeared out of thin air before the Empress's throne.
He stood with his hands behind his back, his figure ethereal yet exuding an aura of majesty that seemed to reign supreme over the entire world.