The sword light was like a torrent. It tore through the world, annihilating all life.

A cold light flashed in the dark star ice serpent’s eyes. With its strength, how could it willingly be treated as a target dummy and be stabbed at 13 times?

If it allowed this, it naturally had its own reasons. Now the moment of the spirit lizard attacking with all its strength that the dark star ice serpent had been waiting for had finally arrived.

The time was now!

Kacha –

Kacha –

The layer of ice on its body had withstood 13 continuous strikes from the spirit lizard without showing any signs of collapse. But now it suddenly shattered and fell off on its own accord.

Yet these broken ice shards didn’t fall to the ground. Instead, they were wrapped up by an invisible strength and floated high in the air.

The dark star ice serpent roared. The ice shards flew out to meet the surging current of sword light. There were gaps between the shards of broken ice, and at this time an extra translucent blue layer of film appeared between them.

Each ice shard acted as its own node, supporting a giant net that wrapped around the endless sword light.

The spirit lizard’s complexion changed. In the next moment, the deep blue net fell down, pulling the sword light down with it.

Rumble rumble –

There was a low and deep sound, like the roaring of thunder in the distance. One could see through the thin blue film between the ice shards and observe the sword light wildly erupting within. Besides that, there was nothing else.

The Limitless Sword Sect fell completely silent!

Whether it was their supporters of the sect cultivators, they subconsciously widened their eyes. Their faces were full of disbelief.

This was a completely one-sided battle, without any chances of success.

The dark star ice serpent actually possessed such terrifying strength. The sword sect’s spirit lizard was strong, but the two spirit beasts didn’t even stand on the same playing field.

This was defeat!

At this point, everyone understood that from the very start this battle was already over. Or to be more accurate, the result of the arena finals was already decided.

It wasn’t just the Limitless Sword Sect. The cultivators of Moonkeep Tower and Radiance Temple, as well as their numerous supporters, also felt the same thing in their hearts.

Bang –

With a loud explosion, the ice shards blew apart to reveal the thin figure of the spirit lizard within. The sword sect robes it wore were now tattered and in pieces, with only strips left hanging from its body.

On its exposed body, large tracts of scales were shattered. Wounds of varying severity crisscrossed it. Because there was still sword intent lingering around its wounds, it wasn’t able to regenerate for the time being. Blood freely flowed out, dripping to the ground.

Soon, a shallow pool of blood formed on the ground, making the spirit lizard’s condition seem even more dire.

Hu –

The Sword Sect Master stood up. He took a deep breath and said, “Today, we – !”

Before he could finish speaking, he was silenced by a stern look from the spirit lizard. The Sword Sect Master frowned and said, “A loss is a loss. The Limitless Sword Sect hasn’t yet fallen to the point where we need you to risk your life to maintain our position. Moreover, what does it matter if we are defeated today? In the future we will have a chance to regain everything.”

The spirit lizard shook its head, “I don’t have much longer to live.”

The Sword Sect Master stiffened. “That’s impossible. With your strength, living for at least 10,000 years is simple.”

The spirit lizard revealed a warm and gentle look. It shook its head and said, “I am just an ordinary lizard beast. I had the good fortune of being able to follow by the side of the old Sword Sect Master to cultivate, and I was lucky enough to open up my spiritual wisdom and step onto the path of swordsmanship. But when I became a cultivator, I had already reached the end of an ordinary lizard beast’s lifespan. To have lived for 5000 years is already a gift from the heavens.

“That is why I asked to participate in this year’s Beast King War, because this is the last thing I can do for the Sword Sect and also the only way I can repay the Sword Sect.

“Do not stop me…this battle is the summary of my life. If I can die in this battle, that will be the best result for me.”

The Sword Sect Master clenched his fists. He used his formidable willpower to stop his shaking hands. He looked at the resolute spirit lizard and said, “Good, then I won’t stop you!”

The spirit lizard nodded, “Thank you.” It looked back and turned to the dark star ice serpent. All of the warmth and gentleness in its eyes disappeared, and all that was left was a solemn dignity. “Your strength is far greater than I expected. You indeed have the qualifications to become the leader of the arena.

“But I have my own reasons for why I must keep going. Even if I don’t have much of a chance, I will still fight with everything I have. I hope that you do not pity me, and that we can fight