It was only a distance of a few meters, so the celestial weapon was able to cover the distance in the blink of an eye, but to the astonishment of Du Mao and the elderly scholar, the Sword Devouring Ark hovered in front of her face while trembling incessantly with instinctive fear, as if it were cursing Du Mao for placing it in this terrible situation.2

The woman pointed a finger downward and instructed, "Get down now, you're blocking my view."0

The Sword Devouring Ark immediately began to descend like a docile pet, drawing to a halt beside her foot, only for her to still kick it aside anyway.0

Du Mao raised a thumb before wiping it over his own lips, and anyone who was familiar with him knew that this was the habitual gesture that he always made when he was about to go all out.0

The woman heaved a faint sigh, then said to Du Mao, "You're a lucky guy to have only lost a bonded item. That sword strike was meant for you. However, you won't be so lucky the next time I appear on Parasol Leaf Continent."0

Right at this moment, a giant sleeved hand suddenly descended out of the sky where the hole in heaven and earth had just been torn open earlier, and it grabbed onto the old blade between two of its fingers, upon which the entire arm immediately began trembling.0

It was clear that even though only the tip of the blade had been sharpened, it was proving rather difficult to stop.0

At the same time, an authoritative voice rang out from beyond this world, reprimanding her. "Don't do that again."1

The white-robed woman turned around and asked, "Would you like me to open things up between Majestic World and Heavenly World instead?"1

She then made a beckoning motion, and the old blade instantly vanished from between the fingers of the giant hand before reappearing her grasp.0

The owner of the arm remained hidden, and with a flick of his wrist, his sleeve surged forth like a turbulent river, swallowing...1