Chapter 672: Is Sword and Fairy 4 Worse Than the Previous Title?

"Even if he was like a brother, a teacher, or a father, what of it? For the sake of others, he still chose to stand against me!" In the agonizing torment of being frozen for the past twenty years, only one person had been willing to help him. Thus, the sole thread of benevolence Xuanxiao still held onto was directed only toward Yun Tianhe.

Upon being rejected after inviting Yun Tianhe to ascend together one last time, Xuanxiao flew into a violent rage, his countenance turning increasingly frantic.

Even though many years ago, when Leader Taiqing perished and the ruler of the Demon Realm remained, most of the Qionghua disciples believed that Qionghua faced a higher probability of defeat; letting the Demon Realm go to end the war and avoiding a certain chance of Qionghua's total annihilation was arguably beyond reproach, but no matter what, it had caused Xuanxiao to endure more than twenty years of torment from the burning power of Xihe within the cold ice.

Yet for Yun Tianhe: "You refuse to give up ascending... but at the very least, I must save Lingsha, and save the others!"

In Legend of Sword and Fairy 4, there was no final battle against the ancient Water Beast like in the first game, nor was there a earth-shattering final duel against Chonglou, the strongest demon god of the Six Realms, like at the end of the third game.

Xuanxiao utilized ninety percent of his power to sustain Qionghua from falling while slowly ascending toward the Kunlun Heavenly Light, leaving only ten percent of his power to face his enemies.

Yet this ten percent of power remained overwhelmingly formidable; its intense aura of ice and fire could instantly turn anyone who approached into ashes or freeze them into shards of ice.

This battle lacked the awe of facing the overwhelming power of the demon beast like against the Water Beast in the first game, nor did it have the heartily dripping satisfaction of the fight against the Demon Respecter Chonglou at the end of the third game.

Because this battle was inherently one without a victor; no matter the outcome, it was perhaps not what anyone wished to see.

"How could this Legend of Sword and Fairy 4 turn out like this?!" Inside the old shop, the crowd of players watched with extreme anxiety, for what they wished to see was a battle like the one against the Demon Respecter Chonglou at the end of the third game.

"Elder Su, whom do you support...?" Nalan Mingxue asked.

"I support Yun Tianhe a bit more, but it is truly a pity that Xuanxiao fell short at the final threshold."

Upon the Wangshu Platform, sword light flew and shot across, crisscrossing in all directions. Countless dazzling sword lights and sword formations fell like raindrops, and the sword radiance swirled around their bodies like meteors. The sword lights of Murong Ziying and Leader Suyao's Five Spirits Returning to Sect and Thousand Shreds of Remnant Sword Light enveloped the entire Wangshu Platform.

In Yun Tianhe's hands, the Houyi Sun-Shooting Bow was drawn like a full moon.

Xuanxiao's power of ice and fire spread outward; the cold congealed, and the fire incinerated all creation. At that instant, the entire Wangshu Platform became a dual world of ice and fire!

Flying swords clashed with flying swords, and the collision of ice and fire against bow and sword was perilous to the extreme in every move. Yet in the end, a flash of sword light swept past Xuanxiao's form.

Blood splattered.

Clutching his wound, Xuanxiao knelt on one knee on the ground, saying with resentful hatred: "Tianhe, I could not bear to strike you down, yet your every move shows absolutely no mercy. Excellent, truly excellent!"

It was worth mentioning that if one lost this battle, Xuanxiao would spare Yun Tianhe's life, so the difficulty of the fourth game was naturally not as high as the third.

"Now I retain only ten percent of my cultivation, as the rest must be used to sustain Qionghua from falling. Are you all not taking advantage of my vulnerability?!"

Looking at Xuanxiao's words full of anger on the screen, everyone felt somewhat strange: "Is it going to end just like this?"

The screen continued to play: "Xuanxiao... why must it be like this! Even if you want to become an immortal, there must be other ways! I can accompany you to look for them until we find one!"

They saw Xuanxiao remain silent for a long time, but he still shook his head firmly: "...You are twenty-two years too late! In the past when I cultivated the dual swords and suffered from a bitter lack of progress, no one told me to give up... When I first achieved success and my meridians reversed, no one told me to give up. When I lost Wangshu and suffered day and night from the agony of burning fire, no one cared for my life or death... Now, it is too late!"

"It's not that it's bad, it's just too..." Su Tianji let out a sigh, "How can the ending be like this...?"

And at this moment, a brilliant splendor flashed across the sky, and that clear, cold radiance spilled down. That was the Kunlun Heavenly Light—the Kunlun Heavenly Light that the people of the Qionghua Sect dreamed of day and night!

Even though Xuanxiao was already injured, the final moment of ascension had arrived at this time. Even if Yun Tianhe wished to stop it, it was too late.

Moreover, if they struck again at this moment, Xuanxiao would absolutely show no more mercy!

How tyrannical was the power of the dual swords?! If exerted with full force, it was not inferior to the power of immortals and gods! A peerless force erupted from the sword, and as the host of the divine sword, Xuanxiao's aura grew increasingly terrifying.

The entire Qionghua Sect was ascending, seemingly on the verge of success immediately.

In the Yuanyang City shop, Jiang Xiaoyue was also sitting together with a group of Haotian Academy students: "Is this the ending of the fourth game?"

Tang Yu sent a bullet comment saying: "Although it's not bad, it indeed feels less stunning than the previous work..."

In the new shop, a group of people was also discussing animatedly. The knight girl Helen from the Golden Gryphin Knights said: "It feels quite good, but the ending... feels inferior to Assassin's Creed."

"I think so too..." the elf girl Sera spoke up, "Those Master Assassins in Assassin's Creed, though they did not possess such powerful might, their spirit is worthy of everyone's praise."

Song Qingfeng: "It feels like the fourth game is inferior to the previous work..."

Yet right at this moment, a golden divine light suddenly fell from the sky, its brightness so intense that it made it almost impossible for anyone to open their eyes.

What kind of divine light could possess such majestic power.

"What's going on?!"

"What is the situation?!"

"Is this ascending to become an immortal?!"

"Could there be an immortal receiving them?"

Everyone cried out in surprise, watching the scene before them.

They saw a woman whose robes seemed carved from gold and jade, with a jade belt hanging upside down, appearing before everyone with an unprecedented air of solemn majesty.

She seemed to possess a divine power grander than that of Jiumang, and a noble countenance that made it even harder to look at directly.

"This seat is the Nine Heaven Mystic Maiden under the Heavenly Emperor, ordered to convey the decree of the Divine Realm."

"Finally... finally..." On the screen, Leader Suyao felt a wave of excitement. The long-cherished wish of Qionghua was finally about to be fulfilled!

Meanwhile, inside the shop, the players were incomparably astonished.

"My heavens..."

"Did it really... succeed?!"

"Really... did they really ascend collectively?!"

Although they did not quite agree with this method, when such a grand feat, and even a somewhat fantastical action, actually succeeded, they could not help but feel astonished and excited.

Nalan Hongwu said: "To think that this could actually succeed?!"

But right at this moment, what greeted them was a cold reprimand: "Ignorant fools, with a mortal heart falling into demonhood, you dare to presumptuously attempt to ascend to immortality?!"

"This...?!"

"By order of the Heavenly Emperor, the Qionghua Sect has acted against heaven and committed a heinous crime. They are commanded to be burned by heavenly fire and plummet to the earth. The disciples of the sect shall be cast into the East Sea Vortex and imprisoned for a thousand years!"

Not only did Suyao's heart instantly turn completely cold, but everyone watching... also felt their hearts drop with a thud: "What is this situation?"

Was the ascension not successful?!

Were they not about to recast their bodies into those of immortals and gods?!

What is going on now?!

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