Dao Sacrifice.
Those two words struck the hearts of everyone on the Star Ring like a boulder hitting water, raising astonishing waves.
Even Xu Quanjian, a World Lord, was shaken, let alone the Half-Step World Lords and young Heavenly Chosen below.
"What is Dao Sacrifice?"
A few Heavenly Chosen from remote Star Domains, such as Dongfang Shengyao and Ning Meier, knew little about World Lords and voiced their confusion.
Beside them, other Heavenly Chosen and Half-Step World Lords immediately explained in trembling voices.
"It's like the Star Marrow of the Star Fusion Realm, or the Intent God Star of the Shatter Star Realm."
"A World Lord's greatest strength lies in controlling Law Power. They're also called Dao Lords..."
"Dao Sacrifice burns one's Great Dao, cuts off one's future, and causes a World Lord to fall from that realm. It's a sight almost never seen."
"Life-and-death battles between World Lords are rare even across the ten thousand Star Domains of the Five Great World Seas. You'd be lucky to see one in a century."
"After all, beings at that level stand at the very peak of the universe. Most merely debate the Dao or stop after exchanging a few moves!"
Yang Gui, the Half-Step World Lord accompanying Dongfang Shengyao and Ning Meier, said in a deep voice filled with shock:
"And even in a life-and-death battle,"
"they would never resort to Dao Sacrifice unless they faced the gravest danger and were all but certain to die."
"For beings like them, it's a fate worse than death."
"The World Lord pursuing that one... is too fierce, too ruthless, too terrifying. To drive another World Lord to this."
At those words,
Dongfang Shengyao and Ning Meier could not help drawing sharp breaths.
And they were not alone.
Gasps rose without end around them.