"The Devil Ancestor has made a move against me."
This second message came from Ancestor Nian, Cao Yihan.
As early as when Sui Yin had been struck within the Life Seed and Dao Qiongchang broke two of his fingers, the power left behind by his former self, Ancestor Li Yue Gongli, had begun to weaken.
Naturally, over in the Ghost Buddha Realm, the suppressive force upon Kui Leihan—who had earlier been severed by the Three Corpse Severing and then buried beneath a tomb by Dao Stele Sending to the Tomb—also began to lessen.
Come to think of it, Ancestor Nian had not truly been instantly defeated by Ancestor Li in two or three moves due to a momentary lapse.
He had simply received Xu Xiaoshou's signal to withdraw from the battlefield while the opportunity was there, leaving the battle situation to the Medicine Ancestor and Ancestor Li for the sake of what came next.
His withdrawal had indeed succeeded.
Chiefly because Yue Gongli had also been very cooperative. After ultimately choosing to stand with her elder sister—that was, Saint Slave's side—she neatly kicked Ancestor Nian out of the battlefield without crippling his combat strength.
The only pity was that Ancestor Li's brilliance had been far too brief. Before she could wreak havoc for long, the Medicine Ancestor sent her to the grave. Sui Yin was affected in turn and failed to interrupt the Medicine Ancestor's return to zero.
Afterward, the Devil Ancestor's body emerged at Crossroads Corner after Shen Yi forced it out, smoothly taking over the battlefield and seizing everyone's attention.
Xu Xiaoshou had even added another layer of guidance, directing most people's attention toward the battle itself and causing them to overlook Ancestor Nian, who had withdrawn from the field.
The goal had been to preserve a strong