At this very moment.
Amidst the battlefield.
The sky curtain shrank and enveloped the remaining few.
The Elder touched his now completely white hair and chuckled, "At least my hair isn't streaked with white anymore. This pure white actually makes me look quite young."
"You can still afford to laugh? Look at yourself. If you deplete any more of your lifespan, you won't have many years left," Chi Yu pouted, his voice laced with concern.
Among the group, the Elder was the oldest, and Chi Yu was the youngest.
However, both the Elder and Jian Ku were from before the Great Cataclysm, while Chi Yu was a descendant of both humans and gods after the Great Cataclysm.
He was a divine descendant, naturally possessing exceptional talent, and was considered the one with the greatest potential among them.
But in reality, neither Sword God nor the Elder was inferior to him.
In fact, based on their current strength, Sword God had already far surpassed them both.
Jian Ku caressed his withered sword and said heavily, "Elder, how much longer can your sky curtain last?"
"It will dissipate in half an hour. Ten years of lifespan!" He sighed, then smiled with resignation.
Upon hearing this, Lin Yu felt a surge of emotion.
They truly possessed a spirit of sacrifice.
People from that era seemed so selfless, unlike the people of this era who only thought of themselves.
He sighed and looked up at the sky.
A dense mass of alien beasts, like an oppressive black cloud, obscured the sky, casting vast shadows.
A great battle was imminent.
The Elder glanced upwards and whispered, "Half an hour is enough for us to return to Supreme Academy. Try not to get entangled with them; prioritize retreat!"
Chi Yu and Jian Ku nodded and grunted, then they looked towards Lin Yu's clone.
Only now did they have the time to observe Lin Yu, and when they saw the strength of Lin Yu's clone, they were all stunned.
Eighth rank?
This quickly?
It took them ten years to break through from the seventh to the eighth rank, while this kid had only taken a few months at most from the first to the eighth rank!
Too monstrous!
Realizing Lin Yu's immense talent, the Elder instructed, "Remember to protect Lin Yu."
"Understood!"
The three exchanged glances and then charged out.
"Kill!"
The three ninth-rank powerhouses attacked together, shaking the heavens and earth.
Jian Ku lightly swung his long sword, and a sense of desolation permeated the air.
"Withered Silence Sword - Winter's Arrival!"
Chi Yu bit his finger, letting a drop of golden blood flow, and shouted,
"Boundless Realm - Sacrifice of Thirty Thousand Souls!"
Boom!
A phantom world appeared in the sky, and from that phantom world, countless vengeful spirits surged forth.
Roar~
The vengeful spirits charged into the alien beast army, and wherever they passed, alien beasts fell in droves.
At the same time, clones began to appear around them, possessing only fifty percent of the original's strength and inheriting only some of their weaker skills. However, their sheer numbers forced the alien beast army to take a step back for a moment.
Long Qinglan, seeing this, sneered, "Ninth-rank alien beasts, attack together. Do not let them escape."
"As the Great Commander commands!"
Hundreds of ninth-rank alien beasts attacked in unison, a breathtaking spectacle.
Boom!!
Innumerable beams of powerful energy descended, instantly overwhelming the skills of Chi Yu and Jian Ku.
They had almost no power to resist and were suppressed, unable to lift their heads. If not for the sky curtain blocking for them, that single attack would have claimed their lives.
"Damn it, there are too many ninth-rank alien beasts. We can't hold on!" Chi Yu unleashed another Boundless Realm, his gaping maw swallowing dozens of skills.
Jian Ku also wore a bitter expression; the enemy's firepower was too intense for them to withstand.
After all, they were all of the same rank. Even if they were geniuses among geniuses, ten times stronger than ordinary ninth-rank alien beasts, what was the use?
Under the immense numerical disparity, quantity would inevitably lead to a qualitative change, and they simply could not resist.
"Roar! The human race is at its last gasp, kill them!" Long Qinglan roared.
"Kill!"
The alien beasts attacked again, their firepower even more ferocious this time.
The Elder spat out a large mouthful of blood with a "poof." He yelled, "Don't stop, retreat desperately!"
The Elder's aura had already weakened considerably. The fact that he could use the sky curtain to block so many attacks had already astonished the alien beasts.
However, he had also suffered a backlash, his internal organs displaced.
Golden Ape King said, "Let me break this damnable tortoise shell!"
As he spoke, golden light appeared in his hands, converging into small swords.
"This is the Sword of Geng Metal, an ultimate weapon of slaughter!"
It was indeed unexpected for an ape to wield a sword, but this was precisely its trump card.
"Go!"
The Sword of Geng Metal pierced through the air and instantly arrived before the Elder and the others.
"Not good!" The three felt a tremendous threat and hastily defended, but it was too late.
Boom!
Crack!
A rift appeared in the sky curtain.
Before the Elder could repair it, countless skill beams descended.
Bang bang!!
Crack!
Shattering sounds echoed, and the sky curtain broke.
The Elder suffered a massive backlash, his face turning extremely pale. He bent slightly, the pain in his internal organs making it difficult for him to stand upright.
Suddenly, someone supported him.
He turned his head and saw Lin Yu supporting him.
He smiled, "I am old and can no longer do it. The future belongs to you youngsters."
After saying this, he smiled sadly, and the next moment his expression became incredibly firm as he looked up at the sky.
He broke free from Lin Yu's arm and said, "Tell Sword God for me, I owe him and cannot repay it in this life. I hope he can take over my position as the First Grand Secretary of the Cabinet!"
With that, he flew towards the sky.
At this time, Lin Yu's main body was no longer present.
However, his consciousness was within this clone, and he could discern that the Elder and Sword God had many stories between them, suggesting the Elder had wronged Sword God.
But now was not the time to inquire about past events.
If the Elder died, the human race would truly fall apart.
Therefore, he could not be allowed to die!
Lin Yu commanded, "Clone, self-destruct!"
The only way to buy time was through self-destruction.
Now that he was at the eighth rank, his clone was more than twice as strong as himself. Under self-destruction, even a careless ninth-rank powerhouse would be severely injured.
Suddenly, the Elder's vision blurred, and he saw Lin Yu's clone charge forward.
"Kid, come back!"
Lin Yu's clone turned back and smiled, "You should go back and continue being the Elder. Lord Sword God would not want to be burdened with such a tiresome job like you!"
Then, without looking back, the clone used the Myriad Treasure Condensation Art to forge weapons and armor and charged towards the alien beast army.
Long Qinglan, seeing this, chuckled, "The human race does have some ferocity."
Golden Ape King also nodded, "Among all races, this human race is quite likable, but alas..."
A ninth-rank alien beast asked, "Shall we kill them now?"
Long Qinglan raised his dragon claw, stopping him, "Don't rush. When they are closer, give them a dignified death."
"Yes!"
One hundred meters.
Fifty meters.
Ten meters.
Long Qinglan lowered his dragon claw and sighed, "That's close enough. Kill them!"
However, before his words fell, his expression changed drastically.
"Damn it, a lunatic!"
Rumble!!!
The sound of self-destruction echoed. This time, the self-destruction was more than ten times stronger than any previous one.
And at such a close range of ten meters, countless low-level alien beasts could not withstand it and were instantly annihilated.
Only alien beasts of the eighth rank and above had the ability to resist.
Below.
The Elder and the others stared at the scene in a daze.
The Elder's face flushed slightly as he said, "So self-destruction is this powerful?"
Chi Yu also said, "Yes, it's too powerful!"
Jian Ku tightened his grip on his sword, his lips trembling slightly, "From now on, I absolutely will not allow alien beasts to come within ten meters of me!"
Only Lin Yu, who had hidden underground, was not entirely satisfied.
"If it had been even closer, let alone ninth-rank alien beasts, even that Golden Ape King would have been severely wounded and on the verge of death!"
"What a shame!"
"However, the Sumeru Buddha Steps of the Ancient Buddha's Leg can perform instantaneous movement. Next time, I will target the ninth-rank alien beasts. Hopefully, I can kill a few!"
"There's no time to delay, let's do it again!"