"Boom!"
Great Emperor Qinghua was sent flying by a single blow from Sun Wukong's staff, crashing into the celestial palace buildings below and reducing a vast area to ruins. Gravely wounded, he could not rise again.
Elsewhere, Yang Jian's Three-Pointed Double-Edged Blade pierced through Great Emperor Ziwei's chest, leaving him impaled upon the "spear," a grim and brutal sight.
But compared to Tang Luo revealing his crystalline bone claws and gripping the Jade Emperor's head, it was nothing.
The Antarctic Immortal Elder withdrew his hand and deliberately put some distance between himself and Nezha.
Nezha had wanted to pursue him, but after looking around at the situation, he stopped, clearly displeased.
Tang Luo looked toward where Taibai Venus had been. Taibai Venus gave Tang Luo a deep look, then his figure faded away, transforming into a phantom and vanishing.
Tang Luo and the others did not give chase. Even if they had wanted to, they could not have caught him—unless Tang Luo had cast Life-and-Death Buddha Land on Taibai Venus in advance.
Besides, letting Taibai Venus leave had been part of Tang Luo's plan. If he did not go, who else could reliably pass along what had happened to Maitreya?
Taibai Venus, who had witnessed the entire battle—and though excluded from the final sword strike, had still seen its aftermath—was the perfect candidate.
Tang Luo did not trust anyone else.
And there was an explanation for letting Taibai Venus escape. This old good man was on good terms with Sun Wukong, Yang Jian, and Nezha. Sparing him was perfectly normal.
Below them, large numbers of immortals, heavenly soldiers, and heavenly generals gathered in the celestial palace, staring up at Tang Luo's group of four.
Within the celestial palace, they could not fly. Only the Four Imperial Sovereigns enjoyed that privilege.