The Space Crack tore at everything around it. Gu Jijiang's figure had already vanished, swallowed directly by the Space Crack, his life force extinguished.
Chen Fei put away the Hidden Yuan Sword and simultaneously dispelled the Sword Suppressing Star River state.
The Nine Stars Alignment layered atop Sword Suppressing Star River was immensely powerful, but it consumed a great deal of Chen Fei's elemental power, mind, and soul. There was no need to keep it active at all times.
To kill Gu Jijiang, Chen Fei could have done it without activating Sword Suppressing Star River. It would merely have taken more time.
Since that was the case, it was better to keep things simple and kill him with a single sword strike.
"We won!"
On the Endless Sea's side, thunderous cheers erupted once more, just as they had before.
It had been like crushing dead wood and splitting bamboo, irresistible as a force smashing through everything in its path.
A genius from a thousand years ago had seemed like an ordinary Mid Mountain Sea Realm cultivator in Chen Fei's hands.
Yet everyone knew that Gu Jijiang was not weak. Chen Fei was simply too strong—so strong that even a genius from a thousand years ago could not withstand the edge of his brilliance.
Zhan Xuming looked at the place where Gu Jijiang had disappeared and sighed softly.
Zhan Xuming knew that Gu Jijiang had died a thousand years ago. The one just now had merely been pieced together from a few remnants of his soul; he was not truly Gu Jijiang.
Even so, Zhan Xuming could not help feeling somewhat moved.
On Shadow Island's side, everyone stared at the slowly fading sword scar in the arena and fell silent.
Many people on Shadow Island could unleash such Space Cracks, but