At first, Li Yun had worried that facing these Flawed Supreme Sages alone might be more than he could handle.
But after fighting them, he discovered their "flaws" were far worse than he had imagined. With the two sides already enemies, he had even less reason to spare them.
As time passed...
Li Yun seized a full twenty percent of the thirty Flawed Supreme Sages' Rule Origins. Nourished by that power, the Primordial World within him ascended again and again.
As one side waned, the other waxed.
The thirty Flawed Supreme Sages grew weaker, while Li Yun only grew stronger.
With each slash, they lost more ground. They could no longer trade blows with Li Yun; his Blade Intent had driven them completely onto the defensive.
Slash after slash, the arcs of light from Li Yun's blade wove into a curtain that became a canopy over their heads, crushing the thirty Flawed Supreme Sages' rules with ever more ruthless force.
Their rules were on the verge of being blotted out.
The thirty Flawed Supreme Sages panicked.
They had lost all confidence in continuing the fight.
"Stop... Stop, Li Yun!"
"Don't fight anymore. I'll admit defeat and place the Setting Sun Divine Palace entirely under your command."
"If you're willing, I'll serve you myself. If you want to control the Tianhua Domain, I'll do everything I can to help you..."
The Setting Sun Ancestor was the first to beg for mercy.
As he pleaded, he offered up the Setting Sun Divine Palace—the dominant power of the Western Wastes that he had founded with his own hands.
The other Supreme Sages gnashed their teeth in fury, wishing they could rush over and carve the Setting Sun Ancestor into a thousand pieces.
But—
The Setting Sun Ancestor paid them no heed.
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