The Eternal Clan's appearance was within Lu Yin and the others' expectations. Lu Yin had been prepared for it for a long time. The moment the Eternal Clan made a move, he would summon every Progenitor. No matter what, he had to leave them with at least one survivor.
But someone was faster than him.
Brilliant golden light filled the world, shrouding the land of the Scourge and dazzling Lu Yin and the others.
He instinctively looked back and saw the enormous Celestial Venerable Dou Sheng bring down his golden staff with a furious swing. The blow was aimed at Sky Dog, the Seven Star Mantis, and the Nine-Headed Bird, and carried an unstoppable momentum.
At the entrance to the Scourge, surging divine power rushed out, trying to block the staff, but failed. The golden staff crashed to the ground, as if it had made the entire Scourge tremble.
Celestial Venerable Dou Sheng had waited a long time to deliver that blow. He had long been haunted by his repeated failures to kill Sky Dog, and he had spent far too long building up to this strike.
Everyone stared toward the entrance to the Scourge. Even the divine power had been forced back by the staff. Could anything have survived beneath it?
Lu Yin didn't know whether Sky Dog had died. He only knew that the Nine-Headed Bird was dead—there was no doubt about it. Even if the Nine-Headed Bird had been at its peak, Celestial Venerable Dou Sheng's staff would have killed it with one blow, let alone now, when it was injured.
As for the summoned Seven Star Mantis, there was no chance it had survived either.
In the distance, Celestial Venerable Dou Sheng panted heavily. Behind him, his hundredfold-tall form slowly faded. He had used all his