Unable to Escape Death

Heavenly King Li's face showed utter sorrow, tears streaming down his face, yet his heart was a mix of grief and joy.

The grief was that after fighting Chen Shi for all these years, they indeed shared a certain bond, and his heart genuinely felt a bit sad. The joy was that now that Chen Shi was dead, the position of Grand Marshal of All Under Heaven would once again return to his own hands.

Chen Shi, oh Chen Shi, my backside has sat upon the Heavenly King's throne my entire life, never once shifting. You truly were formidable, actually managing to wrest my authority away. But this position is mine, and it always will be! Be a good boy and go be the Great Heavenly Venerate's Heavenly Dao Divine Person instead!

His gaze swept toward Xi Muran, unable to hide the joy in his eyes, and he thought: This man is my benefactor, yet now I have to send my benefactor on his final journey, how can I somehow feel a bit happy?

The corners of his mouth twitched, struggling to suppress an upturn, so they twitched a few times more, nearly revealing his snow-white teeth.

Xi Muran retreated at lightning speed, and at the same exact time, a magnificent, boundless world surfaced above his head.

That was his Dao realm, filled with intricate Dao phenomena, vastly exceeding Chen Shi's in scale.

Facing Heavenly King Li, even if he had not been injured, he was far from being Heavenly King Li's match, let alone now when Chen Shi had wounded him heavily.

Heavenly King Li sneered, "Rebel, having murdered Heavenly King Chen, how can we allow you to escape?"

He struck out with a single palm. Although Xi Muran had already entered his own Dao realm at this moment