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"—Ugh!"

Qixia's neck was firmly gripped by Zhu Chen's five fingers, and no matter how much divine power she unleashed at the Heavenly God Realm, she could not budge it in the slightest.

The chaotic and primordial energy swirling around Zhu Chen's palm seemed to carry immense weight, making it extremely difficult for Qixia to even unleash her magical techniques.

Qixia's eyes bulged out, her face turned from blue to purple, and she made strange hoarse noises in her throat.

At that moment, a long-lost look of fear finally appeared on her wrinkled old face.

"Suffer death!"

Just then, Qi Tuo, who had just been slapped away by Zhu Chen, flew back.

He moved his hands rapidly in front of his chest, instantly forming a series of complex hand seals.

"—The Nine Tribulations Seal of Heaven and Man: Demon Suppression!"

"—Heavenly Punishment Spear - Condensation!"

Qi Tuo's body shone with divine light, and a blurry giant image faintly appeared behind him.

Then, he pressed down with his left hand, and a bolt of lightning, seemingly formed from the tribulation lightning of the nine heavens, struck down on Zhu Chen!

At the same time, his right hand made a grasping motion, and a golden divine spear, completely condensed from pure divine power and Dao runes, instantly took shape. The spear tip emitted a shrill sound as it pierced through the air, heading straight for Zhu Chen's heart!
The Celestial Race cultivators below, who had been intimidated by Zhu Chen's thunderous methods, all turned red with envy when they saw their ancestor take action.

"Protect our ancestor! Slay the wicked!"

"Form ranks! Kill!"

Several True God Realm commanders immediately led thousands of Celestial Race cultivators who had rushed from various places to attack together.

In an instant, the sky was filled with dazzling light, and magical techniques rained down!
At this moment, the space within a thousand meters radius of Zhu Chen was almost completely engulfed by the violent light of the magical technique.

A dazzling torrent of energy stirred up the wind and clouds, tearing through the sky, as if the entire Celestial City was trembling!
However, at this moment, Zhu Chen, who was at the very center of this destructive storm, remained calm and composed.

He didn't even glance at the overwhelming magical techniques coming his way; while his right hand was gripping Qixia's throat, he casually swung his left hand downwards.

“——Buzz!”

All of a sudden.

A longsword, its entire body shrouded in chaotic energy, its blade seemingly forged from endless starlight and primordial energy, appeared out of thin air in his palm.

The sword did not produce a deafening clang when it was drawn, but it carried a supreme sword intent that could destroy all laws, causing all the incoming magical techniques to pause in their tracks!
"Noisy."

Zhu Chen uttered two words, held his sword in his left hand, and slashed at the overwhelming array of magical techniques in front of him.

"—Clang!!!"

The sword light slashed across, without dazzling brilliance, only a gray sword mark that seemed to have existed since the beginning of time, traversing time and space, spreading silently.

The sword mark was initially very thin, like a thin line, but it instantly expanded and stretched, turning into an endless chasm that seemed capable of cutting through the entire world!
And where the sword mark passed, an unbelievable scene unfolded.

Qi Tuo's all-out "Nine Tribulations Seal of Heaven and Man," a dazzling seal condensed from destructive tribulation lightning, shattered silently like fragile glass when it touched the sword mark, eventually transforming into primordial lightning and dissipating into the world.

The Heavenly Punishment Spear, imbued with the killing intent of the gods, was no exception. The golden spear tip shattered inch by inch the moment it touched the sword mark, without even the slightest chance to resist.

Even the countless magical techniques and artifacts gathered by the thousands of Heavenly Human cultivators below were directly annihilated by the aftershocks of that sword mark.

Then, the sword mark continued its momentum, sweeping directly towards Qi Tuo and the others.

"—No!!!" Qi Tuo roared in despair.

He frantically channeled all his divine power, creating layers of rune-shimmering shields in front of him, while simultaneously summoning several protective artifacts.

However, all his defenses were in vain in the face of that sword mark.

The moment the sword wound whistled past, the protective magic shield around his body shattered instantly.

His divine body, along with the divine power surging within him and the foundation of his cultivation, were all rapidly reduced to ashes by this sword mark, and finally, his soul was completely annihilated!
Qi Tuo is dead.

The Celestial Race cultivators who had attacked alongside him were also not spared.

Whether they were cultivators at the Array Formation Realm, Venerable Realm, or True God Realm commanders, anyone who was in the path of the sword marks was cut to ashes just like Qi Tuo.

"—Buzz!!!"

The gray sword mark traveled forward, eventually striking the magnificent city wall of Celestial City, which was covered with ancient runes.

"--Bang!!!"

At the critical moment.

Deep within the Celestial City, a burst of divine light suddenly erupted from the oldest altar!
In an instant.

All the engraved runes on the ground, walls, and streets of the entire city lit up simultaneously.

A semi-transparent golden light shield covering the entire city suddenly condensed just before the sword mark was about to strike, directly blocking it.

"—Snap!!!"

"--boom!!!"

A sharp cracking sound was heard!
The next second, the protective array that had been able to withstand attacks from a sect leader and had protected the Heavenly City for countless years was suddenly covered with spiderweb-like cracks, just like an eggshell being hit by a heavy hammer!
The light shield vibrated violently, flickering erratically, and simultaneously emitted a groan of unbearable strain.

The sword mark Zhu Chen unleashed was ultimately blocked by the Heavenly City's grand formation.

But the moment the sword marks disappeared, the powerful sword intent that spread out still penetrated through the membrane of the great formation and swept across part of the city walls and buildings.

Without a sound, the city wall, which was made of divine metal mixed with strange stones, was smoothly cut open like tofu, leaving a terrifying gap that was several miles long and bottomless!
The palace towers that were affected were completely reduced to ruins.

All the buildings were destroyed.

Zhu Chen's sword strike not only killed Qi Tuo and slaughtered thousands of Celestial Race cultivators, but also severely damaged the Celestial Race's entire city-protecting formation, almost splitting the entire Celestial City in two!
"The troublesome person is dead, now it's your turn..."

Zhu Chen withdrew his gaze from the dilapidated Celestial City, then turned to look at Qixia, whom he was holding in his hand.

Qixia was completely stunned by the strength that Zhu Chen had displayed.

She stared blankly at the Celestial City that had almost been split in two, her whole body trembling: "The Patriarch Protector is in seclusion. If he comes out, he will definitely not let you go!"

Upon hearing this, Zhu Chen burst out laughing: "You overestimate your Celestial Race's protector ancestor. Whether he's here or not, your Celestial City has no reason to exist anymore..."

After saying that, he exerted force in his palm and snapped Qixia's neck.

Then, Zhu Chen slowly raised his head, his gaze fixed on the royal palace deep within the Heavenly City.

He wreaked havoc here, even destroying the protective formation of the Heavenly City. Logically, the guardian ancestor should have come out long ago.

Now that the other party has been staying indoors, could it be that they have already escaped?
...(End of chapter)