Countless dense black markings appeared on the Sword Emperor's body.

These eerie markings spread and squirmed across his skin like spider silk.

The Sword Emperor threw down the longsword, desperately trying to suppress it with Essence Qi.

However, the Burst Qi Gene Fluid he had consumed continued to burn his Essence Qi, making suppression impossible.

These black markings moving on the body looked extremely familiar to Yang Fei, as if he had seen them somewhere before.

The Sword Emperor seemed to be enduring an unbearable punishment, unable to resist hugging his head and howling in agony.

He clutched his hair tightly, tearing out clumps, then slammed his head towards the ground.

But the ground was soft, and he couldn't kill himself no matter how hard he tried.

The muscles on the Sword Emperor's cheeks twisted beyond recognition, his eyes fixed on Yang Fei.

"Yang Fei, kill... kill me."

Although Yang Fei was an enemy of the Sword Emperor, seeing him in such a wretched state, he couldn't help but feel a deep sense of pity.

"Master, what is going on? Is death the only release?"

"I don't know... ah!"

The Sword Emperor squeezed this sentence from his throat, exerting all his energy.

Then, with a scream, he curled up like a bent shrimp, convulsing incessantly, his eyes rolling back.

This scene looked like an invisible net was tightening around the Sword Emperor, continuously constricting.

It seemed as though those thin lines wanted to strangle the Sword Emperor into fragments alive.

Even though the Sword Emperor loathed the Sword Emperor, seeing his fellow apprentice in such a miserable state, he couldn't help but rush over.

"Junior brother, what's wrong with you?"

The Sword Emperor was in so much pain that his entire body was deformed and couldn't respond to him.

An Zichen sneered: "The Divine Punishment has arrived."

"Even if this guy doesn't die, he's become a cripple."

Yang Fei seemed to have heard the name "Divine Punishment" somewhere before.

He was puzzled and uncertain: "What is Divine Punishment?"

An Zichen snorted: "Why should I tell you?"

Xue Mingtai wore a solemn expression, softly sighing.

"I've long heard that when martial artists reach the highest realm, they incur the jealousy of ghosts and gods, leading to Divine Punishment."

"Turns out this legend is true, how terrifying."

Yang Fei suddenly remembered Afu and the Old Taoist, two reclusive experts who seemed to have discussed Divine Punishment before, and they were tremendously wary of it.

He seemed to understand a bit.

"Could it be that after breaking through Gang Strength, one suddenly invites such a disaster? It's truly terrifying."

Xue Mingtai nodded.

He seemed to have a lot to say, glanced at An Zichen but restrained himself.

An Zichen's exquisitely beautiful face was filled with grave seriousness, along with a hint of sorrow and anger.

At this moment, the dense black markings on the Sword Emperor's body gradually converged to his chest.

Those lines faintly formed a blurry face, vague yet exuding a malicious aura.

The Sword Emperor rolled on the ground in pain.

He suddenly touched his longsword and, using the remaining strength, drew it swiftly across his throat.

At this, Yang Fei, An Zichen, and Xue Mingtai were all taken aback.

However, the Sword Emperor seemed to have lost all his strength; when the longsword drew across, it only left a minor cut on the skin.

The god statue on his chest grew clearer, its ferocious appearance extremely terrifying.

The Sword Emperor was also an unparalleled martial artist.

Yet under this inexplicable Divine Punishment, he had no means of resistance and couldn't even decide his own life or death.

The Sword Emperor's body continued to convulse, eyes pleading as he looked at the Sword Emperor.

"Senior brother, kill... me, your kindness... shall be repaid in the next life."

The Sword Emperor sighed heavily, unwilling to strike.

The Sword Emperor stared straight at the Sword Emperor full of imploration.

The Sword Emperor closed his eyes; the longsword lashed out, and from the Sword Emperor's throat, blood sprayed out like a fountain.

The Sword Emperor's throat made a rattling sound as he gratefully nodded to the Sword Emperor.

"Thank... you."

With that, he fell to the ground, a Grandmaster of Martial Arts, thus vanished.

Strangely, as the Sword Emperor's life ended and his Essence Qi dissipated, the black markings on his body gradually vanished.

This sudden change left everyone's hearts extremely heavy.

Though the Sword Emperor was an enemy of Yang Fei, his martial arts skills were profound, and his loyalty was significant.

Although the Sword Emperor had followed the wrong path with the Demon Emperor, falling into waywardness, Yang Fei and others still held him in high regard.

Watching him die like this left everyone feeling miserable.

Moreover, all present were grandmasters of martial arts.

The Sword Emperor inexplicably suffered Divine Punishment and died, meaning the top martial artists present could end up the same as the Sword Emperor.

In the distance, a shrill cry came: "Brother Miao..."

Not far away, the Demon Emperor glared at the four people on this side.

"You dare to kill Brother Miao, I swear by heaven, within my lifetime, I will personally slay you all."

Originally, with the Sword Emperor covering him, the Demon Emperor had rushed three to four kilometers away but always felt uneasy.

He turned back, intending to fight alongside the Sword Emperor.

Who knew that just as he arrived, he would see the Sword Emperor dying under the Sword Emperor's sword.

Yang Fei immediately grabbed the heavy sniper and fired at the Demon Emperor.

Three bullets seemed to have eyes as they sped directly towards the Demon Emperor's head.

Xue Mingtai let out a long whistle, his sword like a rainbow, charging towards the Demon Emperor.

At the same time, An Zichen and the Sword Emperor also launched an assault on the Demon Emperor.

Yang Fei and the others still respected the Sword Emperor, but they held murderous intent towards the Demon Emperor.

In his hands was the genetic map of Huaxia people; if he wasn't killed, it would endanger the security of the entire nation and race.

Without the Sword Emperor's assistance, although the Demon Emperor was confident, he didn't dare to single-handedly challenge the four great masters.

Yang Fei's heavy sniper made it impossible for him to ignore.

The Demon Emperor let out a long whistle and turned to flee.

Without the Sword Emperor's hindrance, his speed was as fast as lightning.

In an instant, the Demon Emperor was out of the battlefield, escaping into the vast tropical jungle.

Yang Fei stopped dejectedly, sighing.

"Don't chase, can't catch up."

Xue Mingtai and An Zichen also stopped.

The Sword Emperor stabbed the longsword fiercely into the ground.

"Leaving this menace is sure to lead to endless trouble."

Yang Fei nodded.

However, after the Demon Emperor devoured the Divine Crystal, he was nearly a Demi-God Physique, truly difficult to deal with.

At this time, Yang Fei suddenly sensed a sharp killing intent.

He also felt that people were ambushed in the jungle on the opposite hillside, shivering suddenly.

"Everyone be careful, retreat."

"Bang bang bang..."

Suddenly, gunfire erupted from the jungle opposite.

Countless bursts of light exploded in the jungle, like festival fireworks blooming in the hills and forests, forming a starry spectacle, extraordinarily beautiful.

Amidst the torrential gunfire, a faint shadow staggered out from the jungle.

Countless bullets, like a hailstorm, swept toward him.

That person dashed as if flying, frantically hiding between covers.

In the dim twilight, Yang Fei still saw very clearly.

That person under fire was the Demon Emperor, fused with the Divine Crystal into a Demi-God Physique.

This was the most vicious assassination setup Yang Fei had ever seen.

There were over five hundred people ambushed in the jungle, opening fire.

With so many shooters, the covering fire was complete, leaving no dead spots.

No matter how transcending the divine were the Demon Emperor's martial arts, he couldn't entirely avoid such a mad barrage.

Who exactly set up such an intense trap?

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