A blade light carrying an aura of nothingness suddenly appeared at the entrance of the command tent. Its first target was Gu Tieqi, who had just delivered the order.
The dazzling blade light flashed past. Gu Tieqi's head was severed from his body, and the fierce blade qi directly shredded his flying head to pieces.
Amid the spray of blood, the dazzling blade light was dreamlike. The instant it struck, it vanished.
Only then did the generals who had just taken their seats in the command tent react, crying out in alarm.
"An assassin!"
"Protect the Commander-in-Chief!"
As they shouted, the generals pushed their power to the limit. Some quick-reacting ones directly activated their own suppressive artifacts, even Weapons of Slaughter, or protective spiritual treasures.
The entire command tent's auras instantly descended into utter chaos.
Ye Zhen alone remained seated steadily in the commander's seat, utterly motionless, his gaze cold and grim.
It was as though Gu Tieqi's death had nothing whatsoever to do with him, causing not the slightest ripple in Ye Zhen's emotions.
Almost at that very instant, amid the chaos in the command tent, the blade light that had just vanished suddenly appeared above Ye Zhen's head and slashed down at him.
The assassin had used his full strength in this strike. The descending blade light seemed to have become a Void Chaos Blade capable of devouring everything.
A hazy gray figure also pushed the aura of his late-stage Creation Realm Divine General power to its utmost at that moment!
The instant the generals in the command tent saw that gray figure and sensed the late-stage Creation Realm Divine General aura, their expressions changed drastically as they cried out in shock.
The Void Chaos Blade was the Shadow Demon's innate divine ability, and its power was immensely