On the Profound Heaven Sword Sect side, the initial shock had now transformed into a near-numb ecstasy mixed with awe.
Ling Yunzi’s hand gripping his sword trembled slightly, not from fear, but from excitement.
The way he looked at the blue-robed figure in the sky was filled with indescribable complex emotions: relief, gratitude, astonishment, and a trace of boundless yearning for absolute power.
Chen Ping slowly sheathed his sword. The chaos vortex that devoured everything quietly dissipated.
He brushed his sleeve as if dusting off non-existent dirt. His gaze fell once more on Hun Sha and Zhan Gu, this time carrying an obvious mockery.
“I really did not want to show off anymore, but my strength would not allow it.”
“Now, it is your turn.”
“Who wants to die first? Or… shall you come together?”
His plain tone rang like the final toll of a judgement bell in the hearts of Hun Sha and Zhan Gu.
Zhan Gu suddenly snapped back to his senses. Extreme terror instantly turned into hysterical madness and rage.
He could not accept that the Beast Fusion Holy Sect, which he had built through bitter effort and betraying everything, with its elite forces, was torn apart like paper before this monster.
“Ah!!! This sect master will fight you to the death!!!”
He let out a heaven-shaking roar. His body expanded again. Muscles bulged. Dark red demonic scales stood erect, burning with black demonic flames.
He gripped his demonic flame giant axe tightly with both hands, pouring in all his lifelong demonic power, demonic energy, and that trace of eerie strength gained from swallowing the “Enlightenment Pill”.
The giant axe emitted an overloaded hum. The demonic flames at the blade edge surged violently, forming the phantom of a ferocious black demonic dragon, exuding a terrifying aura capable of tearing the heavens and incinerating divine souls.
“Demonic Dragon Opens the Heavens! Die!!!”
Zhan Gu stamped heavily in the void. Space rippled from the force. His mountain-like massive body turned into a black lightning bolt tearing through the sky. The giant axe carried momentum as if splitting heaven and earth, slashing madly down at Chen Ping.
This strike was the strongest of his life, containing his madness, unwillingness, and will to destroy everything.
Facing this desperate blow, which even a peak seventh-grade Heavenly Immortal realm cultivator would treat seriously, not a ripple appeared in Chen Ping’s eyes.
He did not even use his sword.
He simply extended the index finger of his right hand and lightly pointed at the roaring black demonic dragon axe energy.
At his fingertip, a spark of chaos light flashed.
That spark was dim like a bean, yet it seemed to contain supreme power capable of burning the heavens and resetting earth, water, fire, and wind.
The spark contacted the overwhelming demonic dragon axe energy.
There was no earth-shattering explosion.
Only a light “chi” sound, like a red-hot branding iron pressed into snow.
The ferocious roaring demonic dragon phantom, the terrifying axe energy that seemed capable of splitting the world, upon touching the chaos spark, acted as if meeting its natural enemy. It disintegrated inch by inch, melted, turned into wisps of black smoke, and vanished without trace.
Yet that chaos spark followed the axe energy’s path upward, instantly landing on Zhan Gu’s arms gripping the giant axe.
“Ah!!!”
A scream inhuman in its misery burst from Zhan Gu’s mouth.
That seemingly weak chaos spark, upon touching his arms, spread like gangrene on bone.
His incredibly hard demonic scales, skin, and muscles tough as spirit treasures melted and vaporised like wax under the chaos spark’s burning.
Even more terrifying, the chaos law power within the spark directly eroded and incinerated his meridians, bones, and even part of the demonic soul lodged in his flesh.
Agony!
Indescribable agony!
The fear of having his power stripped at the source instantly overwhelmed Zhan Gu’s consciousness.
The demonic flame giant axe in his hands fell powerlessly. His massive body, as if its spine had been removed, tumbled from the sky. With a “boom”, it crashed into the mountain rocks below, creating a huge deep crater.
He lay at the bottom of the pit. Both arms below the elbows had completely vanished. The wounds were charred black with chaos, no blood flowing, only wisps of chaotic aura entwining, preventing any form of healing or regeneration.
His aura weakened to the extreme. His eyes filled with utmost pain and terror. Where was any trace of his previous arrogance and ferocity?
Chen Ping’s figure flashed. He appeared at the edge of the deep pit, overlooking Zhan Gu like a dead dog.
“Your life does not belong to me.”
Chen Ping said indifferently, his voice ice-cold. “The master of the Rift Heaven Gate will personally come to take it.”
With that, he flicked his sleeve. A gentle force rolled up the gravely injured, near-death, powerless Zhan Gu and threw him like garbage towards the distant Profound Heaven Sword Sect gate.
Sword Sect elders reacted quickly, flying to catch him and securely binding him with special chains and restrictions.
This scene completely shattered Hun Sha’s last psychological defence.
He watched helplessly as Zhan Gu, whose strength was comparable to his own, could not withstand even one move from Chen Ping before being crippled and captured. The fear in his heart finally overwhelmed all anger and unwillingness.
Escape!
He must escape!
Immediately!
This Chen Ping was not human!
A monster! A devil!
Staying here meant only death!
