"Zheng zheng—!"
The bleak, murderous qin notes suddenly tore through the flames of war, echoing across heaven and earth in every direction.
The music came from the hands of the Evil Venerable.
He had once been captured and imprisoned by the Seven Emotions Emissary, only regaining his freedom when this final war to strike down the heavens began.
At this moment, he gazed at the supreme Heavenly Dao above the skies. There was no longer the slightest distraction in his eyes—only a madness that would never turn back.
"This old man will go on ahead!"
As his long howl faded, the Evil Venerable cradled the Heavenly Dragon Demon Qin and activated a lethal grand formation around himself. Boundless baleful qi surged like a raging tide.
His fingers raced across the demon qin, its ringing melody carrying the divine might of an annihilation formation. Turning himself into a blade, he charged at the Heavenly Dao without hesitation.
Just as his fleshly body was about to shatter, the Evil Venerable threw back his head and laughed, his voice piercing through the ages. "I have struck at the heavens in this life. Even in death, I have no regrets!"
A thunderous blast shook the cosmos. The boundless holy radiance with which the Heavenly Dao blanketed all heavens was forcibly ground away at one corner, dimming considerably.
"Nine-Headed Heavenly Dragon, joining the battle!"
At the western horizon, wind and clouds rolled backward. The ancient Nine-Headed Heavenly Dragon arrived in a murderous rush, carrying a lethal grand formation as it tore through the air and fearlessly plunged into the Heavenly Dao's colossal body of light.
A heaven-shaking roar erupted from deep within the Heavenly Dao's source.
Massive clusters of source light shattered in response, but the Nine-Headed Heavenly Dragon and every formation spirit under its