The Patriarch swung his sword down, directly severing the tangled mass of veins reaching for him. He was even planning to hack Divine Valley Xing Tian into dozens of pieces, but to his surprise, the Heaven of Proving the Dao behind him lunged straight at him, forcing him to dart rapidly to the right!
On top of that, his body was now recovering at a frenzied pace, and he had long since been on the verge of Dao Collapse, causing his strength to plummet. It was impossible for him to unleash any greater power. Fortunately, after devouring the astral seed, he ultimately managed to withstand it without suffering Dao Collapse, and finally broke out with the astral seed of the Xing Tian Sword Sect.
Unexpectedly, when the Patriarch reached my side and pushed the astral seed toward me with all his strength, Divine Valley Xing Tian still had not died from Dao Collapse! Nor had he been annihilated by the counterattack from the Heaven of Proving the Dao. Instead, he was still struggling there!
I took the Xing Tian Sword Sect's astral seed and immediately used the Dao-Annihilation Art belonging to the Xing Tian Sword Sect, firmly controlling it in my hand. I now possessed four astral seeds, and with the one inside the Patriarch's body, that made five in total.
But the Patriarch showed not the slightest trace of joy. His gaze was not on me, but fixed intently on Divine Valley Xing Tian!
"Heh heh... hehehe..." A burst of laughter suddenly came from the headless body of Divine Valley Xing Tian, making both the Patriarch and me tremble from head to toe.
I had thought the Patriarch would be calmer than me, but he looked as though he had been struck by lightning. He stood there dumbfounded, staring