Broken Bonds

"Lin Xuanhe, you can't stop me!" Shen Sheng Tian Jun roared. Behind him appeared the image of the Twenty-Eight Mansions, imbued with the power of countless stars. Boundless starlight shimmered like a dream, surging into a vast flood that spread across the Nine Heavens Ten Lands.

Hum!

The Nine Spirit Plate trembled. This Supreme Treasure of the Zi Wei Dao had seemingly transformed into the king of the stars, commanding the myriad stars of the heavens. It unleashed a mighty force to suppress the torrent of stars, and Lin Xuanhe's face grew paler by the moment.

Shi Fang Tian Jun's eyes were bloodshot, as if blazing with fire. A force of annihilation that reached heaven and earth erupted from his whole body, sweeping in all directions.

"World Soul Silence Dao!" A ghastly green light burst from around Shi Fang Tian Jun, corroding everything—including Law and Principle, the illusory and the real.

The great formation weakened further under the impact of this power, as if it would crumble at any moment.

But at the same time, the five Heavenly Lords holding back the Xuanmen Gods and Demons had finally reached their limits and could no longer hold on.

"Shen Sheng, you and I have never seen eye to eye. There's no need for me to risk my life for you this time!" A Heavenly Lord shrouded in a black cloak spoke in a sinister voice. Without the slightest hesitation, he turned and left, unwilling to stake his life to hold back the Xuanmen powerhouses for Shen Sheng and the others.

Once he had taken the lead, the other Heavenly Lords gradually followed suit. They abandoned their opponents and withdrew.

Zhu Xiao Tian Jun, facing a crisis, roared and cut off one of his own arms to evade the combined attack of