Destruction Supreme's first strike did not target Locke.
This came as a surprise to many.
After Locke entered Destruction Time-Space and formed a clash of destructive wills with Destruction Supreme, nearly every powerhouse had assumed that Destruction Supreme would strike at Locke immediately.
Yet that enormous, murky Rule True Body merely gazed at Locke for a brief moment.
The next instant, its Rule Ripple passed over Locke and swept toward the core area of the bridgehead.
More precisely, it swept toward the Evil Spirit King.
The reason was simple.
Over this period of time, the Evil Spirit King had been far too active on the battlefield of the entrance zone.
He had severely wounded the Star-Shattering Moth Emperor, suppressed the contamination of Destruction Scale Powder, and used Evil Swamp Rules to help the bridgehead stabilize a vast stretch of battlefield. To the native rules of Destruction Time-Space, an outsider Lord of Dimension like the Evil Spirit King was no longer merely an ordinary invader.
He was a dangerous source disrupting the balance of the nodes.
Thus, Destruction Supreme struck.
It was neither a fist nor a palm.
It was a Destruction Rule Ripple that blanketed the starry sky.
Wherever the ripple passed, the Shattered Black Continent silently crumbled into powder. Several Evil Swamp Time-Space Legions still battling on the frontline were wiped flat by that power before they could retreat.
The Evil Spirit King's expression changed sharply.
Naturally, he knew he was no match for Destruction Supreme.
But this strike had come for him.
More importantly, if he retreated, the core formations of the bridgehead behind him would be directly exposed to Destruction Supreme's power.
The Evil Spirit King gritted his teeth and met it head-on.
The phantom of the Evil Swamp Throne appeared behind him.
A black-green sea of