Deep within the undercurrents of the Heavenly Pool in the Ancient Phoenix Ruins, crimson pool water churned violently like boiling magma. This extremely harsh underwater environment severely interfered with divine-sense detection, but it also made for a perfect hunting ground.
Chu Tian restrained the power of the Great Dao of Proving the Dao with Force to the utmost limit. His body, covered in interwoven dark-gold and crimson patterns, was now like a lifeless piece of deadwood, drifting soundlessly with the boiling undercurrents. His heartbeat, breathing, even the sound of his blood flowing, were tightly sealed within his body, not allowing the slightest trace to leak out.
The Blood-Robed Old Woman of the Asura Race held a curved blade as she searched with her divine sense fully unleashed. Her wrinkled old face was clouded with gloom. The scene of her earlier slash striking Chu Tian's arm yet leaving only a pale mark was like a thorn lodged in her heart. She was exceedingly vigilant, blood energy surging around her as she prepared for any sudden development. But not even in her dreams would she have imagined that an Emperor Venerable who had just undergone a Heavenly Tribulation, whose Great Thousand World was in ruins, would dare to advance rather than flee while being besieged by four self-severed Creation Realm experts—and even take the initiative to close in on her!
The instant the old woman rounded a massive dark reef, Chu Tian erupted from the undercurrent three feet behind her!
There were no earth-shaking phenomena, only the purest, most extreme killing intent. The Immortal-Slaughtering Sword imprint on the bone of Chu Tian's right finger activated instantly. His dark-gold fist force transformed into an invincible peerless sword, ignoring the boiling pool water and the old woman's protective blood radiance as it pierced straight