"No!"
Luohu's agonized scream echoed through the Chaos Void.
His body flew backward, and the light within the hideous hole in his chest continued to eat away at his demonic body.
Luohu's aura plummeted. His cultivation fell from the verge of Hunyuan Grand Unity Golden Immortal Sixth Heaven to the brink of the first heaven, and even remaining upright became unbearably difficult.
The Shichen Sundial lost its luster, while cracks covered Demonic Path Thousand Fathoms.
In the distance, excitement shone in the eyes of the Martial Ancestor and the four peerless prodigies.
"Senior Taishi won!" Little Nannan of Swallow Heaven cheered, her face brimming with joy.
Yet at that very moment, a flicker of desperate madness flashed through Luohu's eyes.
"Sanqing... you think this is enough to defeat me?"
Blood poured from Luohu's mouth, but his voice sounded as though it came from the hells of the Nine Netherworlds.
"I have roamed Chaos unchallenged for countless eras. How could I fall here?"
He abruptly raised his hand and slammed his palm onto the crown of his own head.
That blow was not suicide, but a sacrifice of his life!
"With my broken body, I offer sacrifice to Shichen; with my soul, I offer sacrifice to the Time Long River!"
Eerie gray flames ignited all over Luohu.
These were no ordinary flames, but the flames of lifespan, essence, and soul.
The three flames intertwined, becoming a gray pillar of light that shot skyward and plunged into the Shichen Sundial.
The Shichen Sundial shook violently, and its extinguished chaos inscriptions lit up once more.
This time, however, they shone neither black nor blood-red, but a blinding white—the color of the Time Long River's essence!
"What is he trying to do?" Shi Ritian's pupils contracted sharply.
The Martial Ancestor's expression changed drastically. "This