In the sky, the bodies of the sixteen immobilized early Emperor Venerable ancestors burst apart one after another, without warning!
They dissolved into clouds of blood mist in various colors and motes of spiritual energy, unable to utter even a single scream.
Their magic treasures and storage artifacts fell with a clatter.
It had taken no more than two or three breaths.
The sky above Dragonbane Ridge returned to "peace and quiet."
The sixteen Emperor Venerable ancestors who had come to demand an accounting, whose might had shaken the Fourth Heaven,
Along with the Blackwater Palace Master, grievously wounded in the surprise attack, had all perished, their bodies and souls utterly destroyed.
Only Xiang Tong remained, floating quietly beside Lin Feng, his excited eyes fixed on the ground below.
Lin Feng beckoned, and all the falling storage artifacts and identity tokens flew into his hand.
He turned toward a certain direction and stirred his will.
Lin Man, Ding Yun, Xuan Ming, the Azure Water Golden Toad, and the others, already stationed at key locations throughout the Fourth Heaven, heard Lin Feng's orders ring out in their minds simultaneously:
"The obstacles have been removed. Take control of the seventeen sects as planned.
Spare those who surrender. Execute those who resist. The Blue Departure Sect will cooperate."
"Yes!" Everyone's spirits soared.
Over the next half month, the Fourth Heaven underwent an unprecedented upheaval.
With their Emperor Venerable ancestors gone, and having learned of the terrifying, almost mythical battle above Dragonbane Ridge, the seventeen remaining top sects completely lost the will and courage to resist.
Led by Lin Man and the others, the Purple Cloud Palace's elite forces coordinated their attacks with the Blue Departure Sect, which had "turned from darkness toward the light," sweeping through the sects with thunderous force.
They encountered