"Can't hold them off! Scatter!"
Jiang Shu's pupils contracted sharply as he shouted a warning.
But it was too late.
The Ancient Heavenly Pride Image's seemingly slow thrust held power beyond what the battle formation could withstand, even for an instant.
The formation's curtain of light, which had gathered the remaining strength of everyone present, silently vanished like a soap bubble the moment it touched the Star Annihilation Dao Rhyme.
Pfft! Pfft! Pfft!
The three subordinate faction prodigies closest to it never even got a chance to scream. Their protective spiritual light was easily pierced, and their bodies twisted and compressed as if thrown into a black hole. Then they disintegrated, turning into drifting dust.
Not even a drop of their life essence remained.
"Roar!"
Zhan Feng's eyes turned blood red as he let out a thunderous roar.
He wasn't angry because his companions had died. This power had roused the savage, dragon-like fury within him.
He showed no hint of retreat. Just as the torrent of destruction was about to sweep over Yu Sha and the Blue-Clad Girl, his dark golden blood and qi burst into flames. He seemed to grow a foot taller, his muscles knotting like cast bronze, while the Bronze Battle Axe in his hands erupted with a blazing azure radiance unlike anything it had ever shown before.
"Open up!"
With a wild roar, Zhan Feng poured all his strength and bloodline power into the battle axe.
He didn't dodge or defend. Instead, he chose the most savage, most direct course: he met the destructive Star Annihilation Dao Rhyme head-on and brought his axe down with a fierce strike.
This was the ultimate expression of the Axe Dao's unyielding, relentless essence!
The axe-light flashed like a streak of silk, like the first bolt of lightning to