The voice seemed to come from the deepest reaches of the netherworld, carrying the absolute majesty of judging all living beings and commanding death. Before the words had even faded, the deathly stillness of the entire Eternal Night Wasteland erupted completely, churning and condensing like boiling water! The murky yellow sky was swallowed by endless darkness, and a gigantic gray hand formed from pure death laws slowly emerged from the depths of the void. Its five fingers spread wide as it slowly pressed down upon Li Wuyang and Xuan!
Before the giant hand even arrived, its terrifying pressure had already frozen space and halted time. Li Wuyang felt his Dao foundation groan under the unbearable strain, as though it would be crushed and assimilated by this pure will of "death" in the next instant! This was the wrathful strike of the Underworld Sovereign, far surpassing a Quasi-Sage and containing a portion of Hunyuan Sage might. It was absolutely not something he could withstand head-on in his current state!
"Not good!" Li Wuyang's expression changed drastically. He activated his Chaos Dao Foundation with all his strength, circulating his reincarnation intent in an attempt to layer defenses around himself. At the same time, his thoughts raced as he searched for a solution. Fighting head-on meant death. Running? Could he escape before an existence like this? Did he really have to invoke the name his father had mentioned? But that name...
At that critical moment, Xuan, who had been standing quietly to the side, made another unexpected move.
She did not look at the world-destroying giant hand. Instead, she tilted her head slightly, her cool gaze seeming to pierce through endless void toward some unknowable depth of the Great Underworld World—the direction where the Sovereign's true body slumbered. Her eyes remained calm, but