It was not only Guiyuan Overlord who knew time was running out. In truth, Ye Xiwen knew it as well. As Pan Tian Celestial Venerable devoured more and more Emperor Lords, his vitality was gradually recovering, and he would only become increasingly terrifying.
By then, even Ye Xiwen might not be able to escape. That was why he was taking a desperate gamble. Before Pan Tian Celestial Venerable came looking for him, he had to eliminate this man who knew the secret of his Dao Scripture Stone Tablet.
If Guiyuan Overlord carried the news out, Ye Xiwen might face all manner of surprise attacks from Shaking Heaven Turtle Emperor's faction. Not to mention that, in the end, even if he kept the Dao Scripture Stone Tablet, Shaking Heaven Turtle Emperor's faction might reveal the matter to the world out of rage and humiliation.
Even now, Ye Xiwen was not entirely clear on the Dao Scripture Stone Tablet's true origins. Yet judging by Guiyuan Overlord's attitude, it had to be an extraordinary treasure. By then, unless he handed over the Dao Scripture Stone Tablet, there would be no place for him beneath the heavens.
It was precisely because of this that Ye Xiwen, almost forced to the end of the road, chose to take this dangerous gamble.
That was why Ye Xiwen struck without hesitation. The sword radiance he casually slashed out spread through the entire palace space, incomparably tyrannical as it surged in every direction, nearly smashing the whole space apart.
"How could this be?!"
Guiyuan Overlord roared again and again. Ye Xiwen's killing intent was even fiercer than he had imagined. Ye Xiwen truly meant to kill him at all costs.
Yet Guiyuan Overlord was no lamb waiting for the butcher's knife.
"Roar!"
Guiyuan Overlord suddenly let out a