Fantasy: Unparalleled Prince, Conquering the Heavens!-Chapter 720 - 724: Protector_1

"Shatter!" Li Yuanba roared, his voice like the grand pronouncements of the Dao, reverberating through the nine heavens.

He raised his Rumble Drum Golden Hammers high. A golden thunder dragon, coiling within the thunderclouds, bared its fangs and brandished its claws, pierced through the starry expanse, and merged into the twin hammers. Empowered by the Laws of Thunder, they possessed immeasurable strength as he smashed them down.

"No!" Crystal Sage Jade's expression changed drastically. He hurriedly raised his Immortal Sword in a desperate attempt to resist.

But how could he withstand the power of the Dao?

Even pouring all his strength into his defense, he felt as if an entire Starfield had crashed into him. His body, seemingly carved from crystal, instantly disintegrated into countless motes of light that scattered across the sky.

A peak Taiyi Earth Immortal Martial Artist had fallen!

"Too weak!" Li Yuanba slung his twin Rumble Drum Golden Hammers over his shoulder and departed with a bored expression, humming a little tune. He swaggered back to the Nine Provinces Realm under the awestruck gazes of innumerable beings.

WHOOSH!

The myriad creatures were in an uproar.

"He actually won!"

Within the Sky Sword Pavilion, the Heavenly Sword Immortal muttered to himself, his eyes filled with shock.

He had underestimated Li Yuanba!

An early-stage Taiyi Earth Immortal Martial Artist, not even a hundred years old, capable of defeating a peak Taiyi realm opponent—this was beyond mere monstrous talent.

He was a peerless genius! Li Yuanba was a peerless genius!

HISS!

Thinking this, the Heavenly Sword Immortal sucked in a cold breath.

Across the Nine Heavens, among the human race, there were likely only a handful of such peerless geniuses. They were hailed as the future of humanity, beings capable of dominating an entire era.

If Li Yuanba truly possessed the caliber of a peerless genius, the entire human race would be thrown into turmoil.

Not just the human race; the entire Myriad Realms would be in an uproar.

"We won!"

"The Qin Dynasty actually won!"

Inside the imperial court, the experts of various races exchanged shocked glances.

However, despite winning this battle, they felt little joy. The true crisis was far from over; in fact, this was merely the beginning of the danger.

The Great Qin Heavenly Court had killed a Crystal Clan expert, which was an undeniable declaration of war against the Crystal Clan.

「The Fifth Heaven.」

Within a secret chamber in the Crystal Clan's ancestral land, faint light illuminated a grey-robed expert sitting cross-legged amidst a vortex of immortal energy.

CRACK!

Suddenly, a faint sound echoed within the secret chamber.

The vast vortex of spiritual energy abruptly stagnated.

Complete silence ensued.

The grey-robed expert in seclusion, his expression suddenly changing, quickly opened his eyes. With a trembling hand, he retrieved a shattered Soul Jade from his robes.

In a flash, expressions of astonishment, horror, regret, and disbelief washed over his face.

"No... impossible! How could the Saint Heir's Soul Jade shatter?"

"Who was it?"

"Who killed the hope of our clan?!"

Clutching the Soul Jade, the grey-robed expert's eyes instantly turned crimson. Boundless killing intent erupted from him, storming the Heavenly Universe, surging into the starry sky, and dyeing the celestial dome red.

Countless Crystal Clan members residing in the ancestral land, all those whose cultivation was below the Golden Immortal realm, felt as if they had been plunged into hell. They prostrated themselves, their faces etched with terror.

「Inside the Clan Leader's Hall.」

The Crystal Clan Leader sat on his throne, already vexed by the Guiyuan Sect's sudden declaration of war. Now, sensing an immense killing intent, his brows furrowed deeply.

That's the Sixth Ancestor's aura... He's the Saint Heir's Protector... Could something have happened to the Saint Heir?

The Crystal Clan Leader was inwardly alarmed, his heart leaping into his throat, consumed by worry.

A few minutes later, the Sixth Ancestor, who had been in seclusion, walked into the hall. His eyes were bloodshot as he knelt, saying with deep self-reproach, "Clan Leader, I have sinned! I failed to protect the Saint Heir!"

Hearing this devastating news, the Crystal Clan Leader's heart clenched violently.

After a moment, he recovered, glaring fiercely at the Sixth Ancestor. A towering rage emanated from him, so intense it seemed to twist the Void itself.

The Sixth Ancestor knelt, feeling as if the God of Death had fixed its gaze upon him.

But he dared not move. He was guilty. He was the Saint Heir's Protector, yet he had failed to protect him.

"Tell me, what exactly happened?" the Crystal Clan Leader bit out, each word laced with a bone-chilling coldness.

"Clan Leader, I was in secluded cultivation recently," the Sixth Ancestor explained, his head bowed. "A few days ago, the Saint Heir suddenly took a star gate to the Second Heaven alone, without waking me, so..."

Before he could finish, the enraged Crystal Clan Leader slapped him hard across the face.

SLAP!

A vivid red palm print appeared on the Sixth Ancestor's left cheek, and a trickle of blood seeped from the corner of his mouth.

"As a Protector, you dared to enter death seclusion?"

"When I appointed you as the Saint Heir's Protector, what were my instructions? I told you to never let him out of your sight!"

"Do you realize that because of your seclusion, our Crystal Clan has lost its hope?"

"Do you realize that just three days ago, the Guiyuan Sect declared war on us without any warning?"

The Crystal Clan Leader roared like an enraged lion, his thunderous voice echoing in the spacious hall.

He looked at the Sixth Ancestor with utter disgust, feeling the urge to kill him with a single blow. However, remembering the Sixth Ancestor's past contributions to the clan, he managed to suppress his rage.

The kneeling Sixth Ancestor suddenly raised his head, his eyes bursting with a suffocating murderous aura. "Could the Saint Heir's death be related to the Guiyuan Sect?"

"I was wondering why the Guiyuan Sect declared war on us," the Crystal Clan Leader fumed. "It turns out they were plotting to kill the Saint Heir!"

As befitting a Clan Leader, he quickly regained his composure and analyzed coolly, "The Saint Heir's sudden trip to the Second Heaven must mean something happened in the Red Dragon Starfield!"

He then looked at the Sixth Ancestor and commanded coldly, "I will give you one chance to live. Go to the Red Dragon Starfield immediately and find the murderer who killed the Saint Heir!"

"As you command!"

Having obtained this rare chance to live, the Sixth Ancestor kowtowed deeply. Filled with a raging killing intent, he left the hall and soared into the sky.

But just as he activated the star gate, a mighty force descended from the heavens, tearing through the world's celestial veil. It was a terrifying palm imprint, carrying world-destroying might, slamming down furiously.

"Who?!"

The Sixth Ancestor was greatly alarmed. Before he could react, he was struck and sent flying.

"Lin Tianyi!"

"You're courting death!"

Within the Clan Leader's Hall, the Crystal Clan Leader roared, his teeth clenched. He stared at the figure standing outside the world's celestial veil, the killing intent in his eyes so potent it threatened to freeze tens of thousands of miles of heaven and earth—utterly terrifying.

"The path to the Second Heaven is not so easily trod!" Lin Tianyi was grinning broadly; he had heard that the Crystal Clan's prodigy had fallen!

「Red Dragon Starfield.」

「Snowstorm Minor Thousand World.」

"Why haven't we received any news yet?"

"Don't worry. Perhaps by now, the Great Qin Heavenly Court has already been destroyed!"

"Although the Great Qin Heavenly Court is strong enough to sweep through the Molting Dragon Heavenly Court and the Extreme Demon Palace, it's surely no match for the Crystal Clan!"

A group of Snowstorm Clan higher-ups had gathered, their faces wreathed in smiles, eagerly awaiting good news.

As for failure, they had never considered that possibility.

If experts from the Fifth Heaven couldn't even eliminate a force from the Second Heaven, wouldn't that be a joke?

"Destroyed?"

"Sorry to disappoint you. The Crystal Clan expert you pinned your hopes on has already been smashed to pieces by our General!"

"Snowstorm Clan, it's time for you to become history!"

Suddenly, an icy voice descended from above.

Song Jiang, leading several Liang Mountain Generals, shattered the Formation with a single sword strike and stepped through the world's celestial veil.

The expressions of the Snowstorm Clan higher-ups changed drastically, their faces filled with terror.

Slaughter ensued.