The Great Sage who charged toward Ning Yueze had his eyes wide open, filled with fear and despair.
He alone, along with the other two Great Saints and the fifteen Supreme Saints, were all terrified at this moment, their hearts filled with fear.
No one expected that Ning Yueze, a Great Sage, would possess such terrifying power and be able to unleash such a terrifying sword strike!
What's even more terrifying is that although their movements were slowed down countless times, their thoughts continued to flow normally over time.
Under this ultimate sword strike, they couldn't even fight back; they could only watch helplessly as death descended upon them.
The first to be affected was the Great Sage who charged forward; its holy might and the power of heaven and earth were completely worn away under the overwhelming sword light.
His sacred body crumbled and disintegrated under the sword's light, dissipating inch by inch like grains of sand blown by the wind.
However, his consciousness remained clear throughout, and he could only watch helplessly as his sacred body, soul, and life force dissipated, ultimately being completely annihilated by the sword energy.
The fifteen supreme saints were much luckier than him; their sword energy created a series of thunderous booms.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The sacred body exploded silently, turning into fifteen streams of blood mist!
Within moments, of the original eighteen Saint Realm experts, only two Great Saints remained, still struggling desperately.
Ning Yueze's strength amazed even Zhou Xingdou:
"Aunt Ning, have you taken that step?"
Ning Yue instantly sheathed her sword, the endless sword energy piercing through the bodies of the remaining two Great Saints before returning to its sheath. She slowly shook her head and said:
"No, it only took half a step."
Zhou Xingdou was speechless. Taking half a step beyond the peak of the Great Sage is to become a half-step Supreme.
The terror of a Supreme Being is self-evident. Although a Half-Step Supreme Being is not yet a Supreme Being, he can already use some of the power of the laws, and his terror is enough to make him look down on the Supreme Being.
Zhou Xingdou originally thought that Ning Yue would have to put in some effort to deal with these three Great Saints, but he did not expect that she would end it all with just one sword.
Ning Yue, seeing Zhou Xingdou staring at her, couldn't help but recall her own lapse in composure that day. She straightened her expression, her face slightly flushed, and slowly said:
"I spared those two Great Saints; they weren't completely dead, but their cultivation has been destroyed. If you want to ask them anything, you can interrogate them yourself. I have other matters to attend to, so I won't play house with you here."
Hearing Ning Yue say it was just playing house, Zhou Xingdou wasn't annoyed. Instead, he smiled at her and said gently:
"Aunt Ning, don't you want that Supreme Remnant Soul? Now that you've already taken a half-step into the Supreme Realm, refining that remnant soul might allow you to take that step completely."
Since he's determined to prevent the jade pendant from escaping, Zhou Xingdou doesn't value the Supreme Remnant Soul.
Ning Yue suddenly glared at Zhou Xingdou, the blush on her face vanishing instantly, and she said solemnly:
"I believe in freedom and I break free; why should I need external assistance?"
After saying that, perhaps out of annoyance, she ignored Zhou Xingdou and her plump, round figure vanished in an instant.
Stephen Chow was momentarily speechless and couldn't help but laugh.
Yes, a being powerful enough would not need to rely on external objects to break through; that would be an insult to them and would also pollute their own path.
Princess Iron Fan, carrying two half-dead Great Sages, approached Zhou Xingdou and, looking in the direction where Ning Yue had disappeared, said:
"This woman's character indicates she will definitely be extraordinary in the future. Master, why don't you take her under your wing?"
Zhou Xingdou then pulled Princess Iron Fan into his arms, lifting her still fierce face, and whispered:
"You really know how to think of me."
Princess Iron Fan's fierce demeanor vanished, replaced by tenderness and infatuation. She parted her lips slightly and said softly:
"I don't care how my master treats others, as long as he doesn't abandon me."
Princess Iron Fan's demeanor stirred Zhou Xingdou's affection, and if it weren't for the inopportune moment, he would have loved to pamper her.
But he still kissed her lips passionately, whispering:
"Don't worry, I will never abandon you."
The two half-dead Great Sages, seeing Zhou Xingdou and Princess Iron Fan being so affectionate in front of them as if no one else was there, completely disregarded them, trembled with rage and cursed:
"You two are a scoundrel! Kill or torture them, give them a quick death! How dare you insult us like this?"
The two men's curses reminded Zhou Xingdou that there were still two Great Sages to deal with, so he stopped flirting with Princess Iron Fan and turned to look at the two Great Sages.
The reason for keeping them alive was naturally because Zhou Xingdou couldn't figure out which faction these people belonged to, and he was even more curious about who had the ability to plot against Lin Fan with the jade pendant containing the remnant soul of a supreme being.
Thinking of this, Zhou Xingdou's eyes sharpened, and he reluctantly released Princess Iron Fan's smooth, slender waist, leaning down to look at the two of them and saying:
"Tell me who instructed you and how you tracked down this supreme remnant soul, and I might spare your lives."
One of the Great Sages looked at Zhou Xingdou with disdain, but when he mentioned the ancient gods, a hint of fanaticism lingered in his eyes:
"Hahaha, you think that just because you've captured us, you're qualified to spy on the ancient gods? Dream on!"
Ancient gods?
This wasn't the first time Zhou Xingdou had heard this term. Not long ago, when he killed Lin Tong, Lin Tong had mentioned that ancient gods were indestructible, but Zhou Xingdou hadn't taken it seriously at the time.
Recalling Lin Tong's method of devouring Liu Jiu's explosive power, Zhou Xingdou frowned, thinking that this ancient god was probably quite strange.
However, I have never heard of any faction having any ancient gods, and I have never heard of any such ancient gods even in my previous life.
But just as Zhou Xingdou was about to press for answers, a sense of crisis suddenly arose in his heart.
This sense of crisis made him realize something was wrong. He had no time to say anything else and immediately grabbed Princess Iron Fan's hand.
In an instant, his blood, energy, and soul power exploded to their peak, but instead of attacking, he transformed into a bolt of lightning and retreated dozens of miles in an instant!
At the same time, a burst of overwhelming black light erupted from the two Great Saints, emanating a chilling and ominous aura.
The black light devoured everything in its path, spreading only a few feet in front of Zhou Xingdou before stopping and dissipating with a roar.
The auras of those two Great Saints had completely vanished, leaving no trace, as if they had never existed in the world at all.
Even more terrifying is that the dozens of miles covered by the black light have now been turned into complete nothingness!
All living things and matter were annihilated, leaving no trace even in space or the void. All that remained was a dark, ominous void!
Meanwhile, in a mysterious pavilion, outlined by endless ancient and enigmatic runes.
An old man with white hair and an ethereal appearance, whose aura was boundless and unpredictable, suddenly opened his Bagua eyes, which contained endless immortal light, and spat out a mouthful of black blood.
But he paid no attention to the mouthful of black blood; instead, a look of terror appeared on his otherwise ethereal face.
"How could this be! The great calamity was clearly still forty years away!"
He then moved his fingers, and countless Dao runes flowed between his fingertips, his face showing even greater terror:
"The Zhou family! Zhou Wuji! How dare you... how dare you... defy the heavens!"
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