Prohibited airspace.
Even the flowing Grand Dao was frozen.
"Pfft."
Chen Fan's face instantly turned pale.
But he didn't hesitate at all, directly attacking, pointing at the four defenses pierced by the Ama-no-Murakumo. There... was a very fine crack.
"Lightning."
Boom.
The Grand Dao of Lightning surged madly into the four defenses.
If it couldn't be broken, then join, disrupting the balance of the four.
The lightning was ferocious, and amidst the crackling sounds, it finally widened the gap, and then, the lightning surged in.
"Stop."
The one who prohibited the airspace had been broken free by the four.
But... it was too late.
The lightning had already been injected into the four defenses.
The unassailable four rules of Earth, Fire, Water, and Wind, because of the addition of lightning, instantly became chaotic.
This all happened in the blink of an eye, less than a tenth of a second.
"Crack."
The four defenses, their balance broken.
The absolute defense instantly shattered.
Chen Fan's hand, staring at the exploding storm, directly plunged into the pseudo-Dao source.
Boom.
The Dao source instantly collapsed.
"No..."
The four of Earth, Fire, Water, and Wind were too late to stop it.
All they could do was watch as their Dao source was destroyed, their absolute defense instantly collapsed, and the massive backlash caused all four to vomit blood.
Their bodies were covered in cracks from the backlash of the Grand Dao within them.
Clang.
The Ama-no-Murakumo sword lit up.
Its magnificent light illuminated heaven and earth, like the dawn breaking through darkness, extinguishing all darkness.
Under the sword light, four heads flew off.
"Life and Death."
With a swoosh, the River of Life and Death appeared.
The four headless bodies were directly swept into the River of Life and Death, the Dao of Death corroding the already cracked Grand Dao.
The Dao of Life cut off all vitality.
Everything happened so suddenly.
"Ah..."
Harrowing screams echoed through heaven and earth.
These were the sounds of Earth, Fire, Water, and Wind meeting their demise.
Four supreme Grand Daos materialized in heaven and earth, and then... began to collapse.
"This..."
From afar, everyone was stunned.
What was happening?
Just a few minutes ago, Earth, Fire, Water, and Wind were supremely confident in suppressing Chen Fan, and everything was developing in a good direction.
The reversal came so quickly.
In an instant, the Grand Daos of Earth, Fire, Water, and Wind collapsed.
Even if they were alive, they were ruined.
With their Grand Dao shattered, survival meant becoming a cripple.
Everyone present, except Chen Fan, was dumbfounded.
"Trash."
Xue Sha's expression was terrifyingly grim.
Something big had happened.
With the death of the Four Kings, no one would be able to stop that young god of slaughter.
For a moment, the shattering of hope almost made Xue Sha spit blood.
Chg.
The wooden sword left a ferocious gash on him.
The lapse in concentration due to his agitated mind was seized upon by Sword Master.
"Chen Fan."
Sword Master attacked wildly.
Continuous sword rays suppressed Xue Sha in a short period.
...
At the very rear of the battlefield.
The last few Great Emperors of the Vast Sea Realm.
The moment Chen Fan broke through the absolute defense, these few understood something.
They exchanged glances: "Let's go."
Without the slightest hesitation.
This was what they had planned for long ago.
From the very beginning, they had no confidence in this battle; that young man had shattered their confidence.
Boom.
Three Rank 8 and several Rank 7 individuals instantly detached from the battlefield and fled into the distance.
Not west, not south, and certainly not north...
They were going to leave the Tenth Land.
To the southwest lay the Ninth Land, and they intended to flee there.
The Tenth Land was no longer a place to stay.
These outsiders who came from the Thunder Domain would undoubtedly turn the Tenth Land upside down. To survive, they could only flee.
"Roar."
Xue Sha's rage surged: "Come back, we haven't lost yet..."
He still wanted to struggle.
He roared, "Don't you want to avenge the Vast Sea Great Emperor? If you leave like this, the Lord of Light will not spare you."
He was unwilling.
"Heh heh."
The voice of the Vast Sea Realm Great Emperor was filled with coldness: "The Realm Lord is dead, but we are still alive. Are we supposed to stay here as cannon fodder for you? Xue Sha, are you dreaming?"
"To use our lives to help you conquer the world, do you really think we are fools from the Five Realms Alliance?"
"As for the Lord of Light, if he is willing to come and hunt us down personally, we will accept our fate, but dying at the hands of a Rank 9 is better than being cannon fodder. Even if I meet the Realm Lord, I can boast about it."
After saying that, they ran without looking back.
No one stopped them.
What a joke, anyone who stopped them at this moment would be a fool.
"Boom."
The escape of the Vast Sea Realm powerhouses triggered a chain reaction.
The world powerhouses who joined later lost their will to fight.
The entire Five Realms Alliance was in a state of unrest.
The words of the Vast Sea Realm Great Emperors as they left seemed to make them realize something.
Was Xue Sha really just trying to protect himself?
"Xue Sha."
Bing Zhu, one of the rulers of the Five Realms.
His Bing Realm was not inhabited by humans, demons, or beasts, but was a world established by the spirits of broken ancient weapons from the ruins of an ancient battlefield.
Their greatest dream was to slumber peacefully in the Bing Realm, forever.
But the crusade from the Demon Realm forced them to save themselves.
Finally, under Xue Sha's summons, they formed the Five Realms Alliance.
The initial Five Realms Alliance was merely a desperate act of self-preservation.
During the recent continuous battles, they hadn't thought much of it, only that they were resisting.
But the words just now made Bing Zhu awaken... Xue Sha seemed to be striving for world domination, not just fighting for self-preservation.
Facing Bing Zhu's questioning, Xue Sha's expression was grim: "Only by becoming powerful can one truly protect oneself. If this Emperor can achieve the position of Eastern Overlord, your Bing Realm can sleep for a lifetime, and this Emperor can protect you."
As Xue Sha explained, he didn't notice his face becoming extremely contorted.
"Alas."
Bing Wang sighed.
It was his mistake to have drawn the Bing Realm into this battle.
"City Lord Chen, Sword Master."
Bing Wang suddenly spoke: "If my Bing Realm withdraws from this battle, can you leave us a place to live? We are, after all, spirits of ancient divine weapons."
"Our clan is not numerous, only tens of thousands. We are not a threat."
"The Bing Realm prefers to slumber in the land of burial, without contention. As long as Sword Master and City Lord agree, I will immediately dismantle my own essence here."
He was preparing to withdraw.
"Hahaha."
Chen Fan laughed heartily: "Bing Zhu can leave as he wishes. This City Lord guarantees that as long as the Bing Realm does not cause trouble in the future, no one in the entire East will attack the Bing Realm. This City Lord can swear by order."
"I can also swear," Sword Master nodded.
Hoo.
Bing Zhu relaxed completely.
He was just afraid that they would not agree.
Little did he know, from Chen Fan and the others' perspective, Bing Zhu's request was incredibly simple.
Even the Dragon King would have agreed immediately in this situation.
"I believe in the character of City Lord and Sword Master."
Bing Zhu said with a smile, and then continued: "No need to swear, I believe in your integrity. As overlords, your word is your bond."
"All members of the Bing Realm, immediately withdraw from the battlefield and return to the Bing Realm. Hahaha... with the promise of two overlords, we can have a good sleep."
"We will sleep until the end of time. Hahaha..."