The Demon Emperor spoke.
"Amitabha, the Demon Emperor speaks truly. It is best to act quickly and send the Qingyun Emperor to the Pure Land. It will be a merit for us," said the Three World Buddha Venerable, raising his palm.
"Then let us act."
As Dao Yi Da Tianzun's voice faded, the five supreme powerhouses immediately made their move. A grand formation, powerful beyond imagination, was activated, transforming into a heavenly net that enveloped Ling Fan from above.
Within the formation, extremely dangerous energy fluctuations surged. Lightning cascaded like a waterfall, storms raged like tides, emitting terrifying might that made even supreme powerhouses' hearts tremble. In an instant, endless crises erupted, manifesting as billions of killing intents that engulfed Ling Fan within the formation.
Ah!
Ling Fan roared.
Like a trapped beast fighting for its life.
Even someone as powerful as him, with the Nirvana Tribulation Body that had endured the immeasurable tribulation, and a physical body cultivated through the Myriad Artifact Transformation Art, was instantly wounded by this terrifying formation. His body was also restrained, with endless order divine chains, like dense, twisted dragons and snakes, pulling Ling Fan's limbs apart. Tribulation punishment after tribulation punishment descended, shattering Ling Fan's body. He recovered, only to be destroyed again and again. Although Ling Fan's Nirvana Tribulation Body possessed an almost immortal characteristic, allowing him to be reborn and recover each time, this formation was truly too terrifying. It was the God Slaying Annihilation Formation from myths and legends. Even for Ling Fan, his origin was severely depleted through repeated nirvana. As long as he could not break free, he would eventually be ground to dust by this formation.
The five supreme powerhouses couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
With the five of them presiding over such a God Slaying Annihilation Formation, the Qingyun Emperor could finally not escape.
Their hearts began to burn with anticipation.
Once the Qingyun Emperor died.
Whoever could seize the Samsara Divine Cauldron would be able to glimpse the opportunity to become a god.
Just as Ling Fan was on the verge of annihilation, body and soul.
Suddenly, a surge of sky-shattering fire light swept across half the firmament. A colossal divine phoenix rose from the edge of the sky. The five supreme powerhouses were instantly startled.
This aura was so powerful that it was almost comparable to their own. Even if there was a difference, it was not significant.
When did such a supreme existence appear in the myriad worlds of the heavens?
"Who is it!"
"This aura... it's the Nine Deaths Spirit Phoenix Body! Could it be the wife of the Qingyun Emperor?"
The colossal divine phoenix remained silent, its killing intent soaring. With a claw, it tore through the starry sky and forcefully plunged into the formation. However, she had little remaining strength to continue deeper and rescue Ling Fan, having reached her limit.
"Hmph! If our God Slaying Annihilation Formation could be so easily broken by you, what dignity would we have left?"
"You two, husband and wife, shall depart together."
The supreme powerhouses snorted coldly.
But what they did not expect was.
The colossal divine phoenix, wreathed in sky-shattering fire light, did not struggle to escape. Instead, it rammed itself forward, charging into the God Slaying Annihilation Formation with a death wish.
"Is she seeking her own death?"
The supreme powerhouses were utterly bewildered by Lan Xueyi's suicidal act.
Was she preparing to die with her husband?
Having cultivated to such a realm, even holding the hope of surpassing them, yet making such a choice, how foolish it was.
"Xueyi!"
Ling Fan, on the brink of death, his origin depleted and his life hanging by a thread, vaguely saw the divine phoenix, like a moth to a flame, charging into the annihilation formation towards him.
"Why are you so foolish."
Ling Fan cursed with a heartache, but a warmth surged within him. With such a wife, his life was without regret.
A smile appeared on his face.
His consciousness slowly sank into the deepest abyss of darkness.
But vaguely.
He saw a glimmer of light shining down from above.
It was as if a hand was reaching out to save him from the clutches of death.
Ling Fan struggled to look.
He saw Xueyi, transformed into the divine phoenix, desperately burning herself. Incredibly bright flames enveloped her. This was the power exchanged for the final, ninth death tribulation of her Nine Deaths Spirit Phoenix Body, paid for with her life. It was vast and powerful beyond imagination.
Boom!
Ling Fan felt his entire body jolt.
Infinite power poured into his limbs and bones like a celestial river overturned, carrying with it incredibly astonishing vitality and origin.
Ling Fan's strength began to recover at an unimaginable speed. He suddenly opened his eyes, and with a slight exertion, his entire body emitted cracking sounds, as if his body was filled with inexhaustible, abundant power.
Crack!
As he moved.
Countless order chains were stirred.
With a casual flick of his wrist.
The countless order chains were instantly straightened, snapped, and turned into dust.
Divine light erupted from Ling Fan's eyes, turning golden. With a single step, he easily broke through the God Slaying Annihilation Formation that could trap and kill supreme powerhouses of the Great Heavenly Venerate level. The five supreme powerhouses' expressions instantly changed as they felt an incredibly strong sense of crisis emanating from Ling Fan.
"Damn it, the Qingyun Emperor was already doomed, but who would have thought that his wife, the Nine Deaths Spirit Phoenix Body, would have her final tribulation be a surge of life, sacrificing herself to exchange for his ultimate nirvana!"
The supreme powerhouses gnashed their teeth in hatred.
Had they known this, they would never have allowed Lan Xueyi to approach Ling Fan, no matter the cost.
Unfortunately, it was too late.
Ling Fan's pure golden eyes first fixed on the Supreme Ancestral Dragon.
"I'll kill you first, you old dog!"
Ling Fan's icy voice echoed.
The Supreme Ancestral Dragon's face contorted, and it bared its teeth and clawed, "Presumptuous! I am the Supreme Dragon of Ten Thousand Dragons, the strongest supreme race favored by heaven and earth. How dare you, a mere child at your wit's end, be so disrespectful before me!"
Roar!
The Supreme Ancestral Dragon condensed an incredibly terrifying power. With a single breath, it unleashed a dragon's breath like a cascading river of stars, sweeping across the heavens and annihilating billions of spaces. However, Ling Fan unleashed a punch, the sea of stars trembled, countless stars fell, and with a terrifying power, the Supreme Ancestral Dragon's dragon's breath was instantly annihilated. The terrifying fist glow whistled and arrived, instantly piercing a massive wound in the Supreme Ancestral Dragon.
The Supreme Ancestral Dragon let out a startled cry of pain. Amidst countless bloody lights, its form retreated rapidly. But how could Ling Fan let go of this excellent opportunity to strike while the enemy was weak? Boundless Nirvana Tribulation Fire surged around him, carrying the power of a fully formed world as he suppressed it. He fiercely slammed the Supreme Ancestral Dragon down. Ling Fan's body expanded with a thunderous roar, like a colossal god of creation touching the heavens and stamping on the earth. He grabbed the Supreme Ancestral Dragon's two horns with his hands and tore them apart. Dragon's blood poured out, and the Supreme Ancestral Dragon's incredibly tough, massive dragon body was actually torn in half by Ling Fan. The Samsara Divine Cauldron then suppressed it, instantly absorbing the Supreme Ancestral Dragon. The Samsara disk, like a colossal star, rumbled and ground, and streams of incredibly powerful energy flowed into Ling Fan's body from the Samsara Divine Cauldron.
Ling Fan's Supreme Ancestral Dragon Seal also hummed with joy, its power surging, and it began to impact the level of a supreme artifact.
The Supreme Ancestral Dragon, perished.