The Last Sentinel

Black clouds rise as a horse gallops across the vast sea, a single halberd cuts across the sky, halting the flow of the long river!

The four elements, in their chaotic way, devour the heavens and earth; a thousand feet of divine light locks in the desolation!

Demonic armor soars through the void, obscuring the sun and moon; bone wings sweep across the heavens, disrupting the vast sky!

With a single halberd, he cleaved the heavens and destroyed all laws; his unparalleled power suppressed all the heavens!

The pitch-black demonic halberd, carrying a destructive shockwave, swept across the sky, colliding violently with the magnificent Four Symbols Divine Light, which stretched for a thousand meters.

In an instant, the wind and thunder fell silent, the sun and moon lost their brilliance, and the upper reaches of the Reverse Entropy River were blasted into a deep ravine stretching for thousands of miles by the violent force. The riverbed was completely exposed, the glacial waters churned and boiled, and space shattered inch by inch like a spider web. The raging energy waves swept across the entire ancient battlefield.

The interdimensional alliance was forcibly torn open by the demon god Lu Bu, creating a fatal gap. Every sweep of his hundred-meter-long halberd left a shocking trail of blood-red light. Anyone who tried to stop him, whether a cultivator or a giant warship, was instantly shattered along with their vessel.

"How dare you be so arrogant, you mere remnant soul and half-dead body!"

The arrogant immortal master, perched atop the clouds, finally could no longer contain his rage. If he allowed the demonized Lü Bu to continue his slaughter, all his followers and disciples would likely perish.

The vast blue sky was filled with surging clouds. A towering azure sword, over a thousand meters long, hung upside down like a mountain from the heavens, slowly descending from the sky, locking onto Lü Bu's aura and sealing off all escape routes.

Lu Bu reined in his Red Hare, raising his head to gaze at the peerless immortal sword that was pressing down upon him. The thousand-meter-long immortal sword was surging and exploding with spiritual energy, and layers upon layers of spiritual energy rippled over it like waves, its oppressive power overwhelming the sky.

The black-clad immortal master stood atop the sword, his hands behind his back. His azure sword robe fluttered in the wind, and his long hair flew wildly. He looked down at the battle below, his eyes filled with disdain, arrogance, and boundless rage. He seemed astonished that these prisoners, suppressed for eternity and slaves at the bottom of the heavens and planes, dared to rise up and defy fate.

Lu Bu spurred his horse, and Red Hare suddenly charged forward with all its might. Then, it swung its tail in mid-air to gain momentum, propelling Lu Bu straight up into the sky.

The demonic flames around him suddenly surged several times over, and the Netherworld Bone Wings on his back trembled with all their might, trailing out a sky full of cold, eerie feather light. With immense force, he cleaved the Cloud Immortal Master with his halberd from bottom to top.

"You audacious wretch!"

The immortal master roared angrily, rapidly forming hand seals to activate the Azure Nether Immortal Sword. In an instant, the mountain-like main sword split into thousands of individual sword shadows, their colorful sword energy intertwining into a dense sword net, transforming into countless binding chains, sweeping endlessly towards Lü Bu.

Lu Bu took three steps through the air, each step shaking the heavens and earth:

The first step shattered the void, breaking the chains of sword energy that filled the sky.

The second step is to shift one's body and see through all escape techniques and traps;

The third step involved a spinning halberd, which stirred the heavens and earth, creating a massive, dark, and ferocious hurricane of demonic energy.

A black tornado shot skyward, colliding violently with the cascading waterfall of sword energy. Demonic energy and sword energy eroded and merged with each other, transforming blue and white sword aura and red and black demonic flames into countless arrows that indiscriminately poured down onto the battlefield below.

Cultivators from all factions across the myriad realms suffered unjustly. The aftershocks of the battle between the two powerful forces were like harvesting wheat, wiping out disciples and followers in their respective camps in droves.

"Behold my divine might, invincible and unstoppable!"

"Where their military might goes, none can stop it!"

Lu Bu's wild laughter shook the heavens, "Hahaha, have you perhaps run out of tricks?"

Another dark and sharp halberd beam whistled through the air as Lü Bu, wielding his halberd, directly clashed with the Azure Nether Immortal Sword, engaging the Immortal Master in a close-quarters battle.

The immortal master used his Qingfeng Immortal Sword to desperately resist the Fangtian Halberd burning with black and red demonic fire. The terrifying force that could destroy everything was transmitted through the sword to his arm, and his tiger's mouth suddenly split open and bled, and his palm bones were almost crushed by the enormous force.

This immortal cultivator, whose cultivation level was originally higher than Lü Bu's, was completely at a disadvantage in the face of pure, extreme close combat. This was because this battlefield was a trial ground for the Heavenly Trials, and under the constraints of the rules, he couldn't unleash his full power from his peak. Many of his supreme treasures and unparalleled divine abilities were sealed, leaving him only to helplessly engage Lü Bu, in his remnant soul state, in a grueling struggle using the most basic physical martial arts techniques. He was filled with humiliation and resentment. This ant, whom he could have easily annihilated with a flick of his wrist, had completely suppressed him, overwhelming him with crude close combat—a profound disgrace to the dignity of the immortal path.

"Are you afraid? The darkness in your heart is expanding infinitely!" Lu Bu, in a tiger-like battle stance, slashed again with his halberd, the blazing halberd light unleashing a phantom of a demonic dragon, tearing apart and collapsing the layers of barriers within the immortal barrier constructed by the immortal sword.

A violent shockwave swept in all directions, causing the immortal master to stagger backward, golden immortal blood spilling from the corner of his lips, his eyes burning with rage: "You lowly ant, you have utterly enraged me!"

Lu Bu, leaning on his halberd, stretched his arms and said in a cold tone, "I didn't mean to provoke you, I only wanted to kill you."

The immortal master twirled his sword, creating a swift and elegant flourish, his robes fluttering as his voice was icy and chilling: "Even with your formidable combat prowess, your very essence is exhausted. Is a desperate fight worth sacrificing your soul and spirit? I can grant you a way out."

"Hahaha!" Lu Bu twisted his neck, his bones cracking, his fighting spirit boiling. "Stop with the empty words, let's fight! Come at me all at once!"

Before he finished speaking, he charged forward again with unstoppable force, like a tiger descending a mountain.

The immortal master felt a chill run down his spine and retreated rapidly. He raised his hand and summoned dozens of masked sword slave puppets, which instantly formed a deadly sword formation. Countless fine sword energy threads crisscrossed and pierced through Lu Bu's war ghost soul, weaving an impenetrable cage of sword energy.

"broken."

The immortal master uttered a single, indifferent word.

The countless sword energy threads suddenly burst forth with a twisting force, causing Lu Bu's demonic armor, which was burning with demonic energy, to shatter inch by inch. His massive body was like a punctured scabbard, and his primordial soul power leaked out wildly. In the end, only his six battle skirts remained to protect him as he lay heavily on the ground, seemingly exhausted and defeated.

The immortal master dragged his severely damaged body, his once smooth, jade-like face now cracked, and gritted his teeth as he spoke enticingly: "You are nothing but a remnant soul remaining in the memories of the world. You fight so desperately, have you ever considered that you will completely dissipate after this battle? Submit to me, come with me to the vast universe, and I will help you ascend to the throne of the Demon Emperor and enjoy eternal life."

Lu Bu raised his eyes, his pupils surging with purple light, and burst into laughter: "As a war demon, I have never craved immortality; bloodshed and slaughter are my only destiny. Even if I burn my very essence and perish today, a new Lu Bu will rise to inherit my fighting spirit and pride. If I can use a wisp of my remnant soul to take one of your high-ranking celestial officials from another world with me, this deal is a sure win!"

The immortal master's face was full of sarcasm as he spoke, shattering his fighting spirit: "That's wishful thinking. I am not the commander-in-chief of this siege of the Demon-Locking Tower. The one in charge is Mo Lisheng, the Holy Son of the Demon Clan. Mo Lisheng has already arrived on your home planet, Blue Star. The ultimate goal of this siege of the Demon-Locking Tower is the very origin of Blue Star. He wants to replicate the interstellar expedition of Planet Sabit and completely annihilate Blue Star civilization. I value talent. If you submit to me, your future achievements will be no less than those of the pioneers who crossed realms in the past."

"Utterly ridiculous!"

Lu Bu gripped his broken halberd and slowly pushed himself up, his blood-red hair now completely white. His aura surged once more. "You think you can be so sure of victory just because you shattered my War Demon body?"

"The War Demon - True Form, has appeared!"

Lu Bu raised his arms to the sky in a furious roar, and a pair of ferocious demonic horns suddenly grew from the top of his head. His skin on his back cracked open, and two giant, crimson arms, like coiled dragons, sprouted out of thin air. His hundred-foot-long white hair danced wildly in the wind, and the true form of an ultimate war demon, a hundred feet tall, was revealed to the world.

Upon seeing this, the Cloud Immortal Master's expression changed drastically. Knowing that something terrible was about to happen, he hurriedly tried to escape, but it was too late.

The War Demon's true form was covered in jagged bone spikes on its shoulders and back, and its demonic horns were rugged. Its Netherworld Bone Wings were fully extended, and the Soul-Devouring Core within its chest cavity frantically devoured the scattered remnants of souls from the battlefield. Its demonic energy was as vast as an abyss, and its fallen celestial might enveloped the entire wasteland. With just a single claw strike, the sword array of the Sword Slave, which the Immortal Master relied on for protection, crumbled.

The immortal master retreated in shock, speechless and disoriented: "Impossible! How could a second-stage battle demon form be activated under the laws? Damn it, this universe is full of extraordinary beings! I shouldn't have accepted the mission assigned by Mo Lisheng! My immortal sword! Mo Lisheng has ruined me! He clearly said that the rebels here are all mediocre, how could they possess the power of a second-stage battle demon!"

The immortal master panicked and cursed, but the war demon Lu Bu roared to the sky, tearing apart the sword energy and immortal swords with his bare hands, pressing forward step by step, wanting to tear the immortal apart with his bare hands, his fighting spirit was exhilarating!

"Hahaha! That was so satisfying!"

"The murderous intent in my heart is constantly growing!"

"If I can't have it, then I'll destroy it completely!"

"He who stands in the way of gods shall be slain, and he who stands in the way of immortals shall be slain!"

"From this moment on, I will rule the battlefield!"

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