Yang Jian felt an unprecedented sense of suffocation. The space around him had completely solidified, and even the hum of the Sky-Shattering Axe had become sluggish. With an angry roar, he pushed both the Nine Revolutions Mysterious Technique and the Hunyuan Limitless True Demonic Technique to their limits. Dark jade Demonic Aura surged into the heavens, attempting to contend against the might of the Heavenly Dao! At the same time, he gripped the Sky-Shattering Axe tightly in both hands, prepared to make a desperate last stand! Even before the Heavenly Emperor, he would never sit still and await death!
"Your Majesty! Please wait!" At that critical moment, a weak yet exceptionally resolute voice, choked with sobs, rang out. Yao Ji broke free from Yang Jian's protection and drifted resolutely forward, facing the giant palm capable of destroying everything, and facing the brother who stood high above the Ninth Heaven and ruled the Universe.
"Brother... Your Majesty..." Yao Ji's voice trembled, yet every word reached Hao Tian's ears with perfect clarity. "All guilt began with Yao Ji and should be borne by Yao Ji alone. Yao Ji... is willing to use this remaining True Spirit to remain forever beneath the Nether Sea Eye, suffering the agony of bone-eroding, soul-destroying torment, to atone for violating the Heavenly Laws... I only ask... only ask that Your Majesty remember the small measure of sibling affection we once shared and spare my son, Yang Jian... He is young and ignorant, desperate to save his mother. Let all his sins be borne by me alone!"
She knew full well that, as the Heavenly Emperor, Hao Tian could not permit even the slightest challenge to the majesty of the Heavenly Laws. If she did not die today, or suffer the ultimate punishment, then Hao Tian and Yang