It wasn't that Yibu Xin had sought death himself; he had no choice but to die. His final sword strike had used his Divine Infant to wield True Meaning, like kindling trying to command a raging inferno. The fire burned, and the kindling was consumed.
Xu Yi stared blankly at Yibu Xin's dissipating Divine Infant, his thoughts unable to settle for a long while. This battle of True Meaning had given him so much to savor, ponder, and chew over.
"Emotions of heaven and earth, True Meaning Invades the Soul. No wonder you can overpower those in the Calamity Tribulation Realm despite being only at Calamity Tribulation Layer One. Remarkable. Truly remarkable."
Amid the blood and gore, with wreckage strewn everywhere, Tao Jingsheng sat cross-legged on the ground, smiling as he spoke.
Just moments earlier, Yibu Xin had unleashed his full might, his Sword Qi spanning heaven and earth. The surging sword intent with which he had summoned the power of heaven and earth by burning his Divine Infant had nearly wiped out every living creature in the entire Royal Court. Xu Yi had been wholly absorbed in fighting Yibu Xin and had no attention to spare for anything else. He hadn't expected Tao Jingsheng to survive this catastrophe.
"Something's wrong!"
Xu Yi gave Tao Jingsheng a long, hard look and immediately sensed that something was amiss.
There was something very wrong with the Tao Jingsheng before him. Suddenly, a flash of insight crossed his mind: possession. Tao Jingsheng had been possessed.
Tao Jingsheng smiled. "You really are exceptionally perceptive. Jingsheng told me about you. I thought he was exaggerating, but when he came down this time, he even specifically asked for a sliver of my True Spirit. I thought he was making a fuss over nothing. But after witnessing