This sudden turn of events—or perhaps a complete reversal—left the Old Saint Master of the Tianyan Dao Sect, Sword Venerable Xuanri, and Eternal Night Tianzun stunned.
Then, all at once, they were overcome with joy!
Especially Sword Venerable Xuanri and Eternal Night Tianzun. Relief at having survived the ordeal surged through them, and cold sweat soaked their backs.
"Hahaha! Excellent! That fellow's Dao injury must have become impossible to suppress and finally erupted! Heaven is helping us—truly helping us! Hahaha!"
The Old Saint Master of the Tianyan Dao Sect shouted excitedly and burst into laughter. He looked almost feverish with excitement, and his face flushed red.
He had thought that their joint hunt for Water Yuanzi, together with Wenjian Cliff and the Nine Heavens Mystic Sect, was about to end in failure. Worse, the three of them might even be killed by Water Yuanzi.
Yet, at the very last moment, everything had turned around. Just as Water Yuanzi was a split second away from killing Sword Venerable Xuanri and Eternal Night Tianzun, his Dao injury had suddenly erupted.
How could the Old Saint Master not be delighted? How could he not be excited?
His lifespan was nearly exhausted, and all his hopes rested on seizing Water Yuanzi's source. If he failed, even if he somehow escaped, he would not live much longer.
Hearing the Old Saint Master of the Tianyan Dao Sect laugh with such excitement, Sword Venerable Xuanri and Eternal Night Tianzun finally came back to their senses.
They glanced at Water Yuanzi, who had plummeted into the ground with a crash, smashing a massive crater into the earth below. Smiles appeared on both their faces.
"We were so close—just a little closer! If he had held on for even a moment longer, both Eternal Night Tianzun and I