Apotheosis

Tens of millions of swords rained down on the Sun Crows, killing most of them.

The rest of the Sun Crows had quickly dispersed to avoid the shower of swords. They screamed in anguish at their fallen kin, and dove towards the Blue Cloud City walls, claws poised to attack.

"Here they come!" Rupert's eyes sparkled and a hint of a smile played on his lips. He couldn't conceal his excitement. Turning to Zen and Gant, he instructed, "Guys, be careful!

If you can't resist them, hide under the city wall!"

With a long sword in his hand, Zen quietly inspected the invaders.

Gant, on the other hand, shuffled from one foot to the other nervously. He was keenly aware that he wasn't strong enough to fight such a fierce battle.

"Ca-Caw!"

The piercing screams of the Sun Crows filled the air. While most of the flock flew directly into the Blue Cloud City, a fraction of them circled over the people defending the city wall.

Crack!

Rupert pulled out a long sword with two blades. The blades glistened under the sun, reflecting the black of the Sun Crows that flew above.

"What a good sword! This is an intermediate Profound Blood Treasure, right?" Alfie asked, unable to conceal his envy.

Rupert nodded with a complacent expression.

Actually, he had paid a grand price to get this sword, but he wasn't going to tell Alfie that.

"Maple leaves!"

Rupert's eyes flashed as he held his long sword up in front of him with both hands. Suddenly, dots of red light materialized around him, forming the shape of a maple leaf.

As he swung his sword, bright red maple leaves arced in the air, slicing the Sun Crows cleanly.

"Impressive!"

Alfie raised an eyebrow, obviously impressed. Not wanting to be outdone, he wielded his sword.

"Coiled Snake Strike!"

As he spoke those words, a ray of snake-shaped radiance burst forth from his sword. The snake flew into the sky, piercing through multitudes of Sun Crows.

"Wow, it seems you've mastered the Coiled Snake Swordsmanship! I'm really impressed!" Rupert praised with a look of surprise on his face.

Not wanting to look weak, the others displayed their strength through their own sword skills. After all, they had dared to come to the Mountain Viewing Province.

Gant, however, rolled his eyes at them praising each other nonstop.

While his cultivation level was lower than that of the others, he knew he was their equal in terms of strength. 'I wonder if they could defend themselves against even one move from Zen, ' he thought.

In contrast, Zen calmly kept to himself.

He stood atop the city wall, p

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Everyone started screaming as they scrambled to find a safe spot.

The Sharp-winged Sun Crows recognized this as their chance, and shot down in golden streaks of light.

Swish! Swish! Swish!

Panic filled the air as one after another person was shot in the stomach with a ray of golden light. How could they fight back?

Gritting their teeth, Alfie, Rupert and the others determinedly pointed their swords towards the sky. However, no matter how hard they tried, they couldn't seem to stop or even weaken their opponents. The speedy Sharp-winged Sun Crows easily dodged all of their attacks.

Just as everyone was losing hope, a white ray of sword radiance shot out into the sky.

Clap!

The sword radiance accurately hit a ray of golden light, completely swallowing it. When the radiance faded, the Sun Crow was nowhere to be found.

Before Rupert and the others even had the time to react, a second white ray of sword radiance was shot out.

Clap!

Another golden light was engulfed by the sword radiance.

Dazed and confused, the people looked around to see what was causing this white sword radiance, all except Gant. Gant smiled at the wielder of the long sword. Zen stood calmly behind the group, holding up his sword.

The Sharp-winged Sun Crows let out piercing screams. Just then, another shot towards him at incredible speed.

Zen didn't even wince; he calmly flicked his wrist, summoning another white ray of sword radiance.

Once again, the golden light was extinguished within the white ray. Suddenly, the Sharp-winged Sun Crows lined up to hit Zen's sword radiance as if they were bewitched.

"How can this be?" Rupert's mouth fell open in shock.

Only Gant knew what was going on.