William Carter let out a furious, long howl! He suddenly stood up, his black hair flying wildly, snapping his hair tie! He erupted in a fit of hysterical rage!

　　At the final moment of life, you even come to disturb our reunion! Damn you!

　　With a bang, a sword stabbed into William Carter's chest. A sharp pain shot through William Carter's heart. He looked down and saw the jade pendant hanging from his neck shatter right before his eyes with a crisp snap. In the center of the pendant, the character “舞” quietly broke into pieces...

　　William Carter reached out in a daze, and his hand came away with fragments. In an instant, his eyes nearly burst with fury!

　　This was the only keepsake Grace Carter had left him!

　　“Kill!” William Carter suddenly raised his head, murderous intent surging madly in his eyes. With a wild shout, the Nine Tribulations Sword in his hand suddenly swept up ten thousand streaks of sword light, like lightning from the nine heavens weaving into a belt of light around his waist!

　　With a series of clangs, all the weapons surrounding him were neatly sliced off by a segment!

　　Everyone hurriedly retreated, staring in terror at the neat circle of half-weapons at William Carter's feet, cold sweat pouring down their backs. None of them had expected the power of a single strike from the Nine Tribulations Sword to be so terrifying!

　　They had thought William Carter was already spent, his life at its end, and felt it was finally safe to act. Each was plotting in their heart: after William Carter died, how would they handle the Nine Tribulations Sword? How to seize it? If it fell into their own hands, how would they escape? While each was urgently considering their strategy, William Carter suddenly erupted with a sword strike! And with such overwhelming power!

　　Completely beyond their expectations!

　　William Carter, covered in blood, stood with his sword, his eyes coldly sweeping over the crowd before him, looking at each person one by one. Whomever his gaze landed on, that person couldn't help but shudder all over.

　　In those eyes, there was infinite grief, infinite despair, infinite rage, and... infinite killing intent!

　　After looking around, William Carter suddenly asked softly, “You want the Nine Tribulations Sword?”

　　Without waiting for anyone to answer, he laughed coldly and said slowly, “Fine! I'll let you see the Nine Tribulations Sword!”

　　He suddenly leapt up!

　　Though he had already suffered countless mortal wounds, he actually leapt into the air! As he rose, blood spurted from all his wounds, but he was unmoved, his face solemn as he shouted coldly:

　　“Nine Tribulations Sword, a single glint of cold light shines for ten thousand miles!”

　　With a sweep of the Nine Tribulations Sword, a streak of light shot out in an arc! As the arc flashed, tens of thousands of cold rays surged forth! These countless cold rays seemed to carry the most ancient desolation of heaven and earth...

　　The Nine Tribulations Sword! The Nine Heavens Sword Technique! One strike!

　　Nine Heavens is the name of this continent. Throughout history, no sword technique had ever dared to use these three words as its name, but the Nine Tribulations Sword Technique was directly named “Nine Heavens”!

　　From ancient times to now, there is only this one set!

　　Although William Carter could not unleash the true power of the Nine Tribulations Sword Technique, he had comprehended these few strikes for a long time. The power of these strikes, though not as great as imagined, still far surpassed any mundane sword technique.

　　Dozens of experts all around, knowing this strike was no trivial matter, brought out their most guarded skills, doing their utmost to resist this attack! Each person's body trembled, feeling as if they could barely hold onto their weapons.

　　“Nine Tribulations Sword, what does it matter if it slaughters the world!”

　　Before the first move was finished, the second, brimming with murderous intent, had already descended! The surging light was like a rising tide, boundless killing intent bursting forth to cover the sky! Miserable screams rang out as more than a dozen top experts, each strong enough to dominate a region, struggled to resist, yet were still splattered with blood and forced to retreat in disarray!

　　At this moment, everyone had the same illusion: the current William Carter was absolutely uninjured! Absolutely at full strength!

　　But they did not know that they had interrupted William Carter's memories, interrupted Grace Morgan's song and dance, driving William Carter into a complete rage, unleashing all the potential of his body! This was the power of life, the fury of the soul! This power even far surpassed his peak!

　　“Nine Tribulations Sword, when the winds and clouds gather, I am emperor!”

　　William Carter let out a tragic, wild laugh. As the Nine Tribulations Sword swept, it seemed a massive crown appeared! That majestic pressure covered the sky and earth! Wherever the sword light pointed, screams echoed, blood spurted in arcs, and heads rolled from necks, like a cart of rotten watermelons overturned...

　　The king descends, all beings under heaven, at my mercy! As I wish, I take and I destroy!

　　“Nine Tribulations Sword! Sever the sentimental wanderers of the mortal world!”

　　“Nine Tribulations Sword! A mountain of corpses and a sea of blood, its fragrance eternal!”

　　With three moves unleashed, the blood-soaked ground once again became a slaughterhouse! All the dozens who had joined the assault this time, without exception, fell in pools of blood!

　　William Carter landed, staggering! His gaze swept around with disdain. As far as the eye could see, within dozens of yards, not a single person was left standing! The former experts, their former glory and honor, under the matchless power of the Nine Tribulations Sword, had all become corpses strewn across the ground!

　　You want the Nine Tribulations Sword? You... are worthy?!

　　But after this outburst, William Carter was also completely spent!

　　“Grace Carter, whether in heaven or on earth, who can stop our reunion?!” He stood with his sword, gasping for breath, yet gently closed his eyes. He longed for the song and dance in his mind to reappear. But it did not!

　　William Carter suddenly opened his eyes and growled, “Why? Why is it gone? Grace Carter...”