The First in the Nine Provinces

The nine-cornered starburst was like a meteor fallen from beyond the heavens—gone in a flash, yet it pierced through the brow of Zhi Zhen, who held the Taiyi Bright Emperor Four Extremes Sword.

The gifted cultivators of every sect wore grave expressions as they stared fixedly at the water mirror ahead. They could vaguely sense the pure, intense sword qi within that starburst, yet they had no idea what this sword had been transformed from. How could it possess such power that it so easily pierced Zhi Zhen through?

Yue Kunlun, Xiao Jinse, Ru Dian, and the other prodigies had all believed themselves to be only a step behind Gao Xian and Zhi Zhen. But upon seeing this sword formed from the nine-cornered starburst, their hearts sank.

They could not understand this sword! That proved Gao Xian had surpassed them by an entire level.

Realizing this, these proud prodigies all felt a sharp sense of defeat. Without their noticing, Gao Xian had already left a profound mark upon the many gifted cultivators with this single sword strike...

Though Zhi Zhen was strong, she was not truly a God Transformation powerhouse. With both the foundation of her physical body and Nascent Soul pierced through by the incomparably sharp nine-cornered starburst, she could no longer hold on.

That fatal strike also brought Zhi Zhen fully awake.

Just now, the power of the Breaking Army Star had descended from the heavens, greatly affecting even her temporarily condensed primordial spirit. That was why she had failed to activate the Taiming Three-Origin Divine Robe to protect herself.

Still, even if she had hastily activated this fifth-rank top-grade divine artifact, it likely could not have withstood a blow from the Breaking Army Divine Talisman.

Zhi Zhen knew that she had lost by a single move. Gao