Ge Zhongyi's head flew through the air. Then he saw a wisp of ethereal flame envelop him, and his consciousness sank into utter darkness.
His final thought was that he had clearly used Exotic Power and Lost Objects for protection, so how had he still been struck down?
The reason was actually very simple. The speed Chen Chuan unleashed in that instant had surpassed all reason, striking before the Exotic Power and Lost Objects could activate—before Ge Zhongyi could even form the thought.
Of course, there was a prerequisite: Chen Chuan's spirit had grasped the very instant Ge Zhongyi's form reappeared in advance. Thus, when the blade came down, there was practically no distance between them.
This was undoubtedly an exceptional display of the Human Aspect power of Profound Cave Observation. Only the Aspect of Man could achieve such a nearly unbelievable result through pure strength and speed, without using any Exotic Power or divine abilities.
Chen Chuan turned his blade, and the remaining corpse before him instantly burst into flames, its radiance spreading toward the Heavenly Layer above.
This time, there was no further obstruction, nor did the shadow of the heavenly bird appear again.
A moment later, Ge Zhongyi's spirit and remains vanished completely from Chen Chuan's senses.
After waiting a while longer and seeing no further revival from the other side, he could confirm that this man had been slain by his hand.
At this moment, the Old Gods still did not know what had happened here.
Thanks to Ge Zhongyi taking the initiative to sever contact with his domain earlier—out of fear that Chen Chuan might trace the domains of the other Old Gods back to him—he had naturally cut himself off from the rest of them at that moment. Thus, no other individuals were present