# 1444
Chapter 1444: You... Are Seeking Death
"Miao Su!"
With the fall of a massive bull-like beast, the silhouette holding the scythe in the beast tide staggered and nearly collapsed backward.
Hongying let out a cry, her body darting forward to steady Miao Su. The skin beneath her fingertips was already growing cold.
"Miao Su!" Hongying gently shook Miao Su's body, her eyes already reddening.
"Hongying... don't worry about me." Miao Su's complexion was fading to pallor, yet a faint smile graced her lips as she softly spoke, "My mission is complete... now, it's up to you all to hold the line."
The long scythe in Miao Su's hand heavily struck the ground, its blade glowing an ominous red, stained with the blood of countless beasts.
Miao Su's eyes gently closed, but that smile lingered on her lips, her breathing gradually ceasing, peaceful as if she had simply fallen asleep.
The roars of beasts continued around them. Hongying gazed at this scene, without even a moment to grieve, her feet supported her body as she slowly rose from the ground.
Tears streamed down her cheeks, and the tassel on her spear ignited with blazing fire.
"Hongying..." Wen Qimo walked to her side, staring at the still figure on the ground. He opened his mouth as if to say something comforting, but couldn't find the words.
Hongying wiped the tears from her eyes, bit her lip, and took a deep breath:
"I understand, this is a battlefield. Now isn't the time for mourning..."
"Several more beasts are coming." The hand gripping Molly's broadsword trembled slightly. She gazed at the endless savage silhouettes in the distance and spoke hoarsely, "Miao Su is gone too... how are we supposed to hold the line now?"
Hongying glanced down at the gleaming Coat of Arms in her palm and spoke calmly:
"Miao Su has fallen. Now, it's our turn..."
ROAR—!!!
A earth-shaking howl erupted from the beast horde. Four Klein-level beasts stomped across the blood-soaked earth, and behind them, a Divine Beast had broken through the ceiling seal and charged directly toward them.
A terrifying aura pressed down on their shoulders like a mountain, making it difficult just to straighten their backs.
Molly's chest heaved剧烈起伏. Despair flickered in her eyes, only to be crushed by her own will. She slowly raised her broadsword, drew a deep breath, and her expression held nothing but resolve and acceptance of death.
Such a gap in power, such numbers—even if they used "Ghost God Guide," it might not make a difference... But since they stood here, they had to fulfill their duty, even if it meant buying only a few more seconds.
She reached into her怀中和取出那枚闪亮的Coat of Arms, just as she was about to pierce her body, the sky above suddenly darkened.
Hongying and the others paused, looking up.
Above the sky, the dusky sunset had vanished. A ink-black darkness like spilled ink was rapidly spreading from behind Chennan Pass.
"It's night?" Hongying frowned in confusion.
"No... this isn't natural nightfall." Molly seemed to have realized something. A glimmer of light suddenly appeared in her eyes, "This is..."
Beneath the night sky, a colossal floating mountain gradually materialized in the air. A figure soared out from the mountain and descended like a streak of light.
The earth beneath their feet quivered violently. In the deafening roar, the four Klein beasts had already charged to the foot of Chennan Pass. Their bull-like forms blotted out the sky, pairs of razor-sharp horns creating gusts of wind as they stabbed toward the three.
At that moment, a figure smashed down in front of the three!
BOOM—!!
Dust filled the air as a blade of sword light flashed across the sky.
The thick, sturdy horns—hard as iron—were sliced off like tofu. They crashed heavily to the ground, the cut surfaces impossibly smooth.
As the black bull beast let out a agonized roar, the blast wave dispersed the dust. Standing beneath the massive beast, a figure in a deep crimson cloak held a longsword and slowly raised their head...
Those golden eyes, like molten furnaces, burned with unprecedented fury!
"You... are seeking death?!"
BOOM—!!
The moment that gaze focused, a terrifying pressure descended abruptly, as if a tyrant wielding a sword forced the bull-sized beast to bow its head, its entire body trembling uncontrollably!
For the first time, emotion flickered in those empty, round eyeballs... fear.
This human, insignificant as an ant, was releasing an aura that made its heart悸动惶恐. It felt as though with merely a thought, this being could determine its fate!
The crimson figure raised their palm. Darkness seeped from the edge of the cloak, connecting with the darkness of the sky, like an invisible giant hand gripping its body and tearing it apart from both sides!
With the beast's desperate shriek, a blood-red gash split open from the center of its body. The body continued to separate outward, the wound widening, until it was ultimately ripped apart by the night itself!
The beast's howl cut off abruptly.
Crimson blood pooled across the earth. This savage, brutal killing method directly intimidated the three beasts behind. They abruptly halted their advance, as if contemplating breaking through in another direction, but forced by a roar from the approaching Divine Beast behind them, they had no choice but to continue forward.
The crimson figure stood motionless, with no intention of dodging.
"Yang Thunder Rises, Slayer of a Thousand Evils."
A voice rang out. A massive Taiji Bagua diagram instantly covered the entire sky. A blinding bolt of lightning, like a sword descending from the heavens, precisely pierced the skull of one of the black bull beasts!
Lightning coursed through the beast's body, its life force extinguished in an instant. Momentum carried its corpse to the ground, and the rising dust engulfed Molly directly ahead.
Molly heard that familiar voice and her body shuddered almost imperceptibly.
She looked up. Through the hazy dust, she could only make out a portly silhouette standing atop the Bagua diagram, steady as a mountain.
"Hehehehe..."
An eerie, sinister laugh suddenly rang out. A figure wreathed in killing intent and flames dragged a Straight Blade, dashing toward one of the beasts like lightning.
A blade of murderous energy surged upward, instantly severing the beast's body at the waist. Gushing blood painted the air, the two halves of the corpse crashing heavily to the ground.
On the blood-soaked earth, that sinister laughing figure slowly sheathed their Straight Blade. Black killing intent flames swirled into the blade, and as the killing aura dissipated, a fierce-faced crimson silhouette calmly raised their head, eyes utterly placid.
The last black bull beast charged forward with unstoppable momentum. A invisible thread wall materialized in the air—a flash occurred, and the beast's body was sliced into countless fragments, collapsing into mush upon the ground.
Ice materialized out of thin air, freezing the corpse in the span of a breath. At the end of that thread wall, a figure carrying a black coffin slowly approached.