Although I did not know what that move was, nor what that sword was called, I was certain of one thing: if I had been struck by that sword, my consciousness might not have returned.
At this moment, I panicked.
Ultimately, with my current strength, I was insignificantly small compared to those bound to the towering pillars.
Facing the giant sword that tore through the air, I had no possibility of resistance.
If my consciousness were to be erased here, it would mean my body would also die.
At this moment, I truly felt fear.
“Heavenly Dao, you don’t think we’ll just stand by and watch, do you?” a furious roar came from above.
Immediately after, I clearly saw the person bound by their hands above me tremble violently!
Then…
“Boom!”
A terrifying explosion sounded, and that person’s hands burst open, freeing their body from its restraints.
However, they did not choose to escape immediately. Instead, they moved with incredible speed towards the giant sword.
They used their own body to block the path of the colossal blade.
“Chen Bei, the Daoist of Mount Tian, sacrifices himself for the Way, to preserve a spark for my descendants!”
A thunderous voice boomed. The Heavenly Mountain Daoist, who called himself Chen Bei, was directly pierced through the body by the giant sword.
Yet, the power of the giant sword seemed undiminished and continued its trajectory towards me.
Then, another explosion echoed from the side. I saw an elder, who had seemingly detonated his own legs, appear before the giant sword.
“Qian Yan, the Venerable Evil Fire, sacrifices himself for the Way, to preserve a spark for my descendants!”
In the next instant, the giant sword pierced through his body.
Following this, explosions continued to erupt around me. One by one, figures with missing limbs appeared before the giant sword, blocking it with their bodies!
It was only then that I understood. They were using their own bodies to shield me from the giant sword, to buy me a sliver of a chance.
I desperately tried to struggle, but found myself utterly unable to move.
I didn’t know why my identity had been revealed, nor if they had recognized me, but I was certain of one thing: they were now trading their lives for mine!
“Chen Lan, the True Monarch of Zhenshan, sacrifices himself for the Way, to preserve a spark for my descendants!”
“Liu Tianyi, the King of Mohai, sacrifices himself for the Way, to preserve a spark for my descendants!”
“Chen Rui’er, the Flower Fairy Demon, sacrifices herself for the Way, to preserve a spark for my descendants!”
…
One voice after another echoed. Each voice meant that a powerful individual who could once dominate this continent had used their body to block the path of the giant sword.
They exchanged their lives for that faint possibility, leaving me a sliver of hope.
One by one, unfamiliar powerhouses perished, but even more powerhouses charged forward.
The giant sword pierced through countless bodies, and its terrifying power was significantly slowed down by this time.
Finally, the giant sword stopped more than ten meters away from me.
Even a glance at it made my soul feel as if it were being sliced, a searing pain propagating to every corner of my body.
This sword was too terrifying.
And those powerhouses, as they had said, used their lives to leave a small spark of light for me, a descendant…
At this moment, the person beside me turned their head to look at me. Although their aura was weak, there was a flicker of excitement in their eyes.
“I don’t know who you are, but I believe you can do it!” the person said with a smile. “Our future rests with you!”
As they spoke, they detonated their own hands, and then, burning their body, they floated up into the air.
“Heavenly Dao, you are also severely wounded now, but this is far from enough. We need to leave another possibility for our descendants!” the person declared loudly.
As these words were spoken, continuous explosions erupted around them. Then, one by one, people engulfed in flames floated into the sky.
“Your struggles are all in vain!” the voice of Heavenly Dao boomed.
“Whether it is in vain is not for you to decide, nor for us to decide!” the person from before laughed heartily. “Everyone, I shall go first!”
As they spoke, their body transformed into a streak of light, crashing into the giant sword.
The giant sword shuddered from the impact of this force.
Then, one by one, they transformed into streaks of light, crashing into the giant sword.
As more and more people charged forward, their energy exploded.
The giant sword was forcibly redirected. This time, its target was Heavenly Dao.
And then, even more people rushed forward, transforming into streaks of light and striking the hilt of the sword, just like those who had gone before…