While the Heavenly Dao divided its attention to drive the Jade Disc of Creation and wear away the invading power of the God-Slaying Spear.
Daoist Taishang swiftly turned his spear toward Yaochi, who was about to detonate herself.
His true objective was precisely to stop Yaochi from self-destructing.
However, in the fleeting instant Daoist Taishang took to slay Haotian, Yaochi had also mustered her defenses.
She summoned the Illusionary Heaven Saint Realm and sheltered herself within it.
At the same time, she brought down countless illusory worlds to envelop Daoist Taishang.
"A mere Great Dao of illusion can be destroyed with a flick of the hand before Heaven-Opening Intent.
"Besides, Yaochi, you aren't even a Saint who cultivates the Great Dao of illusion. You're merely borrowing the power of the Illusionary Heaven Saint Realm.
"If you cultivated the Great Dao of illusion and wielded the Illusionary Heaven Saint Realm, you might be able to delay me for a moment.
"Heaven-Opening Intent, God-Slaying Spear—break!"
Daoist Taishang directly imbued the God-Slaying Spear with Heaven-Opening Intent, driving it to its utmost power.
Those incomparably terrifying illusory worlds were torn apart as easily as scraps of wastepaper.
With one thrust, he knocked aside the Illusionary Heaven Saint Realm protecting Yaochi, then drove the fully unleashed God-Slaying Spear into her body.
At that moment, Yaochi's Saint Body was also nearly at the critical point of self-destruction.
Had Daoist Taishang been delayed for even another blink, Yaochi, a Saint at the saint second heaven, would definitely have detonated herself.
The hearts of countless beings watching the battle had risen into their throats.
As innate deities, they had never imagined a day when they would feel fear so intense it suffocated them.
The lives of their immeasurable multitudes rested entirely in Daoist Taishang's hands.
If Yaochi Saint