The Innate Five Directions Flags gathered together.
The flag shadows interwove, the Five Elements generating and counteracting one another as they linked together to form a flawless formation.
In defense, it was impervious to all techniques; in attack, it shattered all techniques.
The Five Directional Flags flew out at once, sealing Heaven and Earth from five directions and surrounding Haotian in the center.
Five Elements Annihilation followed, empowering them.
The attack struck, and in an instant, all five of Haotian's internal organs ruptured.
"Urgh... Pfft!"
Haotian spat out a mouthful of blood mixed with fragments of shattered organs.
Not directly blowing apart his physical body was a concession to Hongjun.
But shattering his internal organs was a display of the Literary Sect's majesty.
Haotian's body swayed precariously in the air.
At that moment, how could he retain even a shred of a Heavenly Emperor's dignity?
Just then, a hairpin shot in from the distant sky, its cold gleam sharp as it bore straight toward the Five Directional Flags.
Ling Yan's gaze shifted slightly as she raised her hand and threw out the Five Elements Bracelet.
Clang—!
The hairpin was knocked back on the spot.
The next moment, Heavenly Empress Yaochi appeared on the battlefield.
The Milky Way Divine Hairpin returned to her hand, its radiance withdrawing.
Yaochi's gaze swept over Haotian, the emotion in her eyes faint as she merely glanced at him.
Then she faced Ling Yan, cupped her hands, and gave a proper salute.
"Heavenly Empress Yaochi greets Fellow Daoist Ling Yan."
Yaochi had always acted in a low-key manner and rarely revealed any sharpness.
She basically managed only the Heavenly Palace's internal affairs, seldom involving herself in the struggle for the Heavenly Court's authority, and paid even less attention to the Lower realm.
Ling Yan did not