These black and white chains slowly spread out from the black hole.
They completely surrounded Ancestor Kouji and Ancestor Chengfeng.
No matter how they dodged, the chains seemed to have a tracking ability and could always lock onto them.
And no matter what kind of attacks they used, they could not break these chains.
“What on earth are these things?” Ancestor Chengfeng shouted angrily.
At this moment, more and more members of the Feather Race were being bound by the chains.
These chains absorbed their life force, contending against them.
“It’s that book in his hand causing all this,” suddenly, Ancestor Kouji looked at Xu Zimo and shouted.
However, the two of them had no way of approaching Xu Zimo.
The chains completely encircled them, layer after layer.
The two of them were the ones who had lasted the longest among the Feather Race.
But in the end, even they were pierced through the hands and feet by the chains.
Nailed to the void, their limbs fixed, and several chains also bound their waists from behind, pulling them.
“Oh right, I forgot there was still someone else,” Xu Zimo chuckled lightly.
He waved his right hand, and countless chains followed his motion, all striking toward the distant void.
That void seemed empty, but when the chains shattered it and completely destroyed that section of heaven and earth, a dark yellow dragon suddenly soared into the sky from within.
For a moment, dragon might surged, as it struggled desperately to escape.
“Someone from the Ancient Dragon Dynasty?” Xu Zimo said with interest.
“This young lord, I did not intend to harm you, I was merely passing by,” the giant dragon spoke human language in haste, trying to explain.
“I heard your Ancient Dragon Dynasty colluded with the Feather Race, and I even killed the Holy Son of your dynasty. Do you think I do not know?” Xu Zimo smiled.
Chains hooked onto every single scale of the dragon. No matter how the dragon roared, it was still slowly dragged toward the black hole.
“If you dare kill me, my Ancient Dragon Dynasty will never let you go,” the dark yellow dragon roared in fury.
“If I feared your dynasty, I wouldn’t have killed your Holy Son,” Xu Zimo laughed.
“That was because you had the Heavenly Dao Academy protecting you. Otherwise, our dynasty would have acted already.” The dragon hurriedly said, “Now that the Heavenly Dao Academy has been destroyed, you will have no place to hide. The world may be vast, but there will be no room for you. Release me, and I can conceal your whereabouts and persuade the empire not to pursue you.”
“Destroy the Heavenly Dao Academy, just with your Ancient Dragon Dynasty?” Xu Zimo laughed.
There was ridicule in his words. Leaving aside the terrifying influence the academy held, purely in terms of strength, the Heavenly Dao Academy could crush the Ancient Dragon Dynasty.
Don’t be fooled by their so-called Two Grand Emperors; in front of the Heavenly Dao Academy, they were not even worth mentioning.
To be blunt, in the entire Overlord Region, aside from the Immortal Extinction Sacred Ground, no other lineage was worth comparing to the Heavenly Dao Academy.
“It isn’t only our Ancient Dragon Dynasty. This time, nearly seven lineages joined to destroy the Heavenly Dao Academy.
Not only from the Overlord Region, but also from the Holyflower Region, the Skyluan Region, and other continental powers. Supreme sects too numerous to count,” the dragon answered confidently. “The Heavenly Dao Academy is doomed, shouldn’t you plan for your own future?”
“So many powers... that does sound fun,” Xu Zimo smiled. “Why do you all want to destroy the Heavenly Dao Academy?”
“This…” The dragon hesitated and did not directly answer. “Release me, and I will tell you.”
“You are not qualified to bargain,” Xu Zimo replied.
“Then kill me if you must. Either way, in the end, you won’t escape,” the dragon said coldly.
Xu Zimo glanced at him, and Shadow Tyrant in his hand descended, raising boundless blade intent into the sky.
“You really are going to kill-” before the dragon finished his words, they were cut short.
A bloody dragon head fell from the heavens, while the massive body was dragged into the black hole by chains.
Xu Zimo turned his gaze toward the Feather Race.
“Who exactly are you?” Ancestor Kouji asked from the side.
He knew he could not break free, so he sought a final chance.
“Does it matter?” Xu Zimo asked.
“Our Feather Race does not recall offending you. This is between us and the Stone Race. We do not understand why you must interfere,” Ancestor Kouji asked.
“Take money from others, and you must eliminate their troubles,” Xu Zimo replied. “Whatever terms the Stone Race offered you, our Feather Race can offer double, even many times more. We only beg you to withdraw from this struggle,” Ancestor Chengfeng quickly added.
“Hahaha... why go to such trouble?” Xu Zimo said. “Destroy your Feather Race, and won’t everything you own belong to me anyway?”
Looking down at the struggling Feather Race members, Xu Zimo no longer wasted words.
“Death,” one word illuminated the heavens.
Endless killing intent surged forth, as if scattering the darkness of the sky.
In the east, the first light of dawn pulled open the curtain, the first ray of brightness descending, dyeing the horizon like a painting of the turbulent world.
Blood covered heaven and earth.
The Feather Race were dragged into the endless black hole, ultimately completely annihilated.
That was the edge of life and death, stripping others of their existence, utterly domineering.
This Codex of Life and Death was essentially an area-of-effect technique.
Its power was determined by the caster.
With Xu Zimo’s current strength, once he wrote a name in the Codex of Life and Death, he determined their life or death.
Even those at the level of immortals might not escape.
He looked down at the scene of corpses everywhere, blood flowing into rivers.
Sacred Stone Mountain had become a mountain of blood.
Rivers of blood flowed from the summit down to the base.
At this moment, all members of the Stone Race were utterly shaken by the sight.
With his own power alone, he annihilated an entire race.
Such an existence, perhaps apart from a Grand Emperor, they would never again encounter in their lifetimes.
Let alone witness personally.
“Many thanks to Young Master Xu for saving my Stone Race from annihilation,” Shi Shaoshuo was the first to kneel toward Xu Zimo.
“Many thanks to Young Master Xu for saving our lives.”
The remaining tens of thousands of Stone Race members also knelt.
The vast sea of people bowed, the scene immense, and the entire Stone Sacred Mountain fell silent.
“From this day on, should Young Master Xu ever command, my Stone Race, even if it means shattering bones, braving blades and fire, will serve you loyally,” Shi Shaoshuo said loudly.
“Enough, it was just a casual act,” Xu Zimo waved his hand.
The seriousness of Shi Shaoshuo’s gesture was unexpected to him.
“Young Master Xu, you have not only saved our lives, but ensured the continuation of our race,” Shi Shaoshuo said. “From today onward, you are our greatest benefactor. We will record your deeds in our ancestral records, cast a statue for you, and ensure our descendants forever remember this gratitude.”
Xu Zimo smiled and nodded, spotting Rock Solid among the crowd.
“It’s time we return to the Heavenly Dao Academy,” Xu Zimo said.