Chapter 1274 Killing the Empress and Obtaining a Beast Soul (1/2)

The empress saw Han Sen stop with the intent to grab the spear that she held. She spun it in a bid to strike him. But as the spear spun, it disappeared from her hands. Where it went, Han Sen could not keep track of.

He didn't much care for this, though. All Han Sen wanted to do was focus on channeling energy and power into his greatsword for an attack of his own.

The angelic sword drifted in and out of reality, hovering amidst shards of distorted dimensions. It was like the image of some magical blade, taken from an ancient tale.

Han Sen held it, now ready to slash the empress.

”Die!” the empress yelled, as a creepy and excited look flashed across her face. The spear had appeared in front of Han Sen.

The empress thought she could plunge the spear through Han Sen's head before his sword landed a strike.

Slash!

The empress' eyes opened wide in utter shock.

Her body had been cut in half from a downward swing, and the face that dribbled blood across its center wore a look of fright. The serpent that had accompanied the empress now looked terrified, and it swiftly tried to flee the scene.

Han Sen wasn't going to allow that, however. He gathered up another surge of power to unleash at it to prevent its departure.

Due to the empress having been killed, the giant snake was attempting to scramble and slither its way up over the rocks in a bid to escape the human. But it could not lose Han Sen, and he was quick to remain at its tail.

Qin Xuan and Bao'er had felt an earthquake just a moment ago, so they had exited the mouth of the cave to come take a look.

When they came out, they saw a hazy mixture of gold and copper lights. The scenery all around was destroyed like a post-apocalyptic wasteland.

The lights were coming towards them, with a trail of destruction being left in its wake.

Qin Xuan grabbed Bao'er and took off running.

Qin Xuan had only just arrived in the Third God's Sanctuary, so her effort was in vain. She was too weak to run from the lights.

Not long after her attempt of flight, she heard something most monstrous come from someplace behind her.

The copper light was on her heels, coming at a most fearsome speed. It was so close, and now Qin Xuan was able to see what that copper light was. It was a giant copper snake, similar to the ones people used to worship long ago. Its lifeforce was frighteningly strong.

Qin Xuan thought this had to be it, and that she was done for. She didn't think there'd be an escape from this predicament. She held Bao'er as if she were a real baby. She thought it was most likely a pointless thing, but she did so anyway, as if to protect it.

The snake wanted to dive down and head underground, and it was a simple misfortune for Bao'er and Qin Xuan to be in its way.