Just as the old patriarch forced me to my death, I achieved the unity of Dao and fruition.

"Then kill them!"

As Ye Wudi finished speaking...

The sword-wielding cave behind them suddenly unfolded.

Countless sword shadows descended from the void, like a silver celestial river spanning the Milky Way, instantly illuminating the entire ancient palace.

The Great Sage of the Serpent Swamp snorted coldly.

He thrust the black spear forward with a sudden burst of energy.

Thousands of snake shadows emerged from the gun barrel, swelling in the wind, each one a thousand feet long, opening their blood-red maws to tear at Ye Wudi.

The two forces collided head-on.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The entire ancient palace was violently shaken by the impact of these two forces, and the surrounding galaxy was torn apart by the aftershocks, with swathes of starlight exploding between the two.

Ye Wudi only took half a step back, but the ground beneath the feet of the Great Sage of the Serpent Swamp suddenly cracked open, creating a fissure a hundred feet long.

"This is!! The early stage of the Returning to Emptiness realm?!"

The Great Sage of the Serpent Swamp's yellow pupils narrowed slightly. Although this serpent-skinned clone of his was only at the peak of the Returning to Emptiness stage, its supernatural powers and vision all came from the true Great Sage of Integration.

In the early stages of ordinary Void Returning Realm cultivation, one cannot withstand even a single strike from it.

Ye Wudi not only caught it, but even gained a slight advantage.

"No wonder he dares to be so arrogant!"

With a low shout, the Great Sage of the Serpent Swamp unleashed a phantom image of a serpent that blotted out the sky behind him.

With wings spread and its serpentine tail sweeping across the starry sky, the black spear merged with the phantom of the serpent, instantly bridging the distance between the two and aiming straight for Ye Wudi's brow.

Ye Wudi raised his iron sword horizontally, without any fancy supernatural powers, simply slashing out with a single sword strike.

The moment the sword's edge collided with the spear tip, the entire sword-path cave suddenly contracted.

All the sword energy converged on that one point.

clang!

A crisp collision sound rang out.

The Great Sage of the Serpent Swamp's arm sank, and his spear was actually knocked away by half an inch.

Ye Wudi pressed forward, unleashing thirteen consecutive strikes with his iron sword, each one faster and heavier than the last.

He still had several wounds on his body when he used the first sword.

By the fifth sword strike, the injury had begun to heal.

By the tenth sword strike, the newly formed Void Returning Heaven had completely stabilized.

When the thirteenth sword fell.

boom!

It felt as if some kind of shackles within Ye Wudi's body had been forcibly broken.

The already formidable aura surged even further.

The middle stage of returning to virtual reality!

Gu Changjin, hidden among the demon race's ranks, felt his eyelids twitch slightly.

"Is it possible to break through like this?"

He just broke through to the Void Returning Realm by killing the so-called Great Sage Bashe.

Now, after exchanging more than a dozen sword strikes, I've reached the mid-stage of the Void Return realm.

This cultivation speed is somewhat disrespectful to other cultivators.

Gu Changjin raised his hand and casually condensed two beams of crimson demonic light, which he threw at Ye Wudi amidst the overwhelming supernatural powers around him.

Since everyone else is calling for violence, if he doesn't take action, he'll seem out of place.

"Kill Ye Wudi!"

"Avenge the Great Sage Bashe!"

"If this monster is not eliminated, humanity will never have peace!"

The shouts grew louder and louder.

But the only one who dared to face Ye Wudi's sword head-on was the Great Sage of the Serpent Swamp.

Everyone else, whether they were demons, humans, or members of the Holy Cult, mostly used their supernatural powers from the outside.

Despite the impressive display of force, very few attacks actually landed on Ye Wudi.

Gu Changjin paddled while observing.

The more I looked at it, the more something seemed off.

After Ye Wudi broke through to the mid-stage of the Returning to Emptiness realm, his sword aura surged again.

The iron sword pierced through the phantom of the flying serpent.

With a backhand slash, he sliced ​​off half of the Great Sage of the Serpent Swamp's shoulder.

The Great Sage of the Serpent Swamp's expression changed drastically.

He held his spear horizontally in front of his chest, just about to parry.

Ye Wudi had already thrust his sword forward.

puff!

The iron sword pierced through the chest of the Great Sage of the Serpent Swamp, and violent sword energy burst forth from the wound.

The Great Sage of the Serpent Swamp let out a furious roar, and his entire body flew backwards for several miles, crashing into and breaking a towering pillar of the ancient palace.

Stones flew everywhere, and it fell to the ground. It struggled several times but couldn't get up immediately.

"Great Sage!"

Several powerful demons' expressions changed drastically, and they quickly surrounded the area.

The Crimson Abyss God General also quickly stepped forward, protecting the Great Sage of the Serpent Swamp in the center.

Ye Wudi was preparing to deliver a finishing blow.

Xiao Lie, already wielding a crimson-gold battle blade, attacked from the side.

"Ye Wudi, prepare to die!"

Nine fiery suns burned simultaneously on the battle sword.

With a single strike, the temperature of the entire ancient hall suddenly soared.

Ye Wudi turned around and drew his sword.

Swords clashed.

Xiao Lie only lasted three breaths before being cut down by a single sword strike.

But before Ye Wudi could even catch his breath...

The Nine Yang Suppressing Heaven Seal above Chu Tianheng's head has already pressed down from the other side.

The successor of the Yin-Yang Taixu Sect formed a hand seal, and a black and white Dao diagram sealed off the void.

The purple-clad female cultivator unleashed a long silver river, each drop of water resembling a tiny flying sword.

Several prodigies attacked simultaneously, each wielding a powerful ancient treasure bestowed upon them by their sect.

The power that erupted at this moment was no less than that of the Great Sage of the Serpent Swamp.

No matter how strong Ye Wudi is, he has only just broken through.

As the Nine Suns Heaven-Suppressing Seal descended, the Sword Dao Cave Heaven behind him trembled violently.

The black and white diagram blocked all escape routes, while the silver sword river pierced through from the side, tearing half of his body apart.

Blood was spilled across the starry sky.

Ye Wudi grunted and slashed out with his sword in a backhand motion.

Chu Tianheng was struck in the chest by a sword and immediately staggered back a hundred feet.

Xiao Lie's battle sword was also cut in half.

But more attacks were already falling.

A gray hand from the Holy Church pierced through the void and grabbed Ye Wudi's left arm.

He pulled hard with his five fingers.

Stab it!

The entire arm was ripped off.

Ye Wudi's face turned pale.

His right hand, wielding an iron sword, did not stop.

The sword light swept across.

The Holy Cult expert hidden in the gray mist was instantly cut in two.

The battle grew increasingly brutal, with people constantly getting injured and falling to their deaths.

However, Ye Wudi's wounds also increased.

Gu Changjin stood behind and watched for a long time, but his expression became increasingly strange.

Many people died, but who were they?

Several unnamed demon race members who had returned to the Void Realm, and some human race powerhouses whose origins in the cultivation world were unknown.

There were also two or three other alien races with strange auras, who clearly did not belong to the core of the Holy Church.

None of the truly important people died. Although the Great Sage of the Serpent Swamp seemed to have been beaten so badly that he couldn't get up, his aura remained very stable.

Even those black-robed figures from the Holy Church who wielded terrifying ancient treasures only had a few tears in their robes.

"The performance was quite lively."

Gu Changjin sneered inwardly.

Ye Wudi seemed unaware.

Or rather, even if they notice it, they don't care.

His sword moved faster and faster, and his wounds became more and more severe.

In the end, the Nine Suns Heavenly Seal, the Black and White Dao Diagram, and several ancient treasures fell simultaneously.

Just as Ye Wudi had cut an opening, he was struck hard from behind by a black bone hammer.

Click!

Spinal fracture.

He was sent flying horizontally.

It crashed heavily outside the golden halo.

Blood flowed along the ground, only a few feet away from the coiled, sleeping crimson jade dragon.

Right now, Gu Changjin keenly noticed.

The emotions in the eyes of all the geniuses of Zhongzhou changed at this moment.

All the previous anger, hatred, and grief vanished.

Instead, there was greed, and the long-awaited excitement.

In the next instant, it was as if everyone had already made a pre-arranged agreement.

One after another, supernatural powers and ancient treasures turned around simultaneously.

It blasted towards Ye Wudi, who was lying on the ground, unable to get up.

Boom!

A terrifying force engulfed the center of the ancient temple.

But just as those attacks were about to land...

A faint light suddenly pierced through the crowd.

The Great Sage of the Serpent Swamp, who was originally protected by the demons and appeared to be seriously injured and unable to get up, had disappeared without anyone knowing when.

When it reappeared, it was already standing in front of Ye Wudi.

The black spear in his hand exuded a terrifying aura far exceeding that of the Void Returning Realm.

The spearhead points forward.

puff!

It pierced directly through Ye Wudi's heart.

"stop!"

Chu Tianheng's expression changed drastically, and Xiao Lie, no longer able to continue his attack, slashed his crimson-gold battle blade fiercely at the Great Sage of the Serpent Swamp.

Several black-robed figures from the Holy Church simultaneously attacked, countless gray chains appearing out of thin air in an attempt to forcibly drag the Great Sage of the Serpent Swamp away.

But it was too late; the black spear had already pierced Ye Wudi's heart.

The violent demonic power surged through the gun and into his internal organs.

Ye Wudi's body trembled slightly as he looked down at the spear in his chest, the fighting spirit in his eyes slowly fading.

Instead of the expected anger and resentment, he revealed a relieved smile.

It felt like we had finally waited for this moment.

When the Great Sage of the Serpent saw the look in his eyes, a strange unease rose in his heart.

The next moment, in the center of the ancient hall, the crimson jade and glazed dragon that had been sleeping suddenly opened its eyes.

boom!

The golden halo trembled violently, and countless cracks instantly covered the surface.

Then... it shattered completely!