"Ah! I hit too hard!"
Ning Xiaochuan had originally intended to capture the Heavenly Tome Evil Ruler alive and seize his memories, making preparations for entering the Ruins of Return.
Yet he had not expected the Heavenly Tome Evil Ruler to possess a Sub-God Array. Left with no choice, he could only use a Sub-Divine Artifact.
The power of a Sub-Divine Artifact was indeed formidable. In the past, Ning Xiaochuan had been able to mobilize very little divine power, making it impossible for him to unleash a Sub-Divine Artifact's true might.
Having absorbed the divine soul of the Twelve-Winged Eastern Radiance Evil God twice, the divine power Ning Xiaochuan could now mobilize was already comparable to that of a late-stage ninth-level Creation Realm cultivator. Using a Sub-Divine Artifact again naturally produced vastly different power.
Thus, with one careless misstep, Ning Xiaochuan struck too heavily and cleaved the Heavenly Tome Evil Ruler to death with a single slash.
"Since he's dead, then he's dead!"
Ning Xiaochuan put away the Heavenly Emperor Blade. Raising his arm, he gave a light wave toward the ground below, and all the Divine Markings of that Sub-God Array fell into his palm.
One hundred and eighty thousand crimson Divine Markings—each one weighed ten thousand jin. Only someone with cultivation at Ning Xiaochuan's level could collect them so effortlessly.
"The Array Inscriptions of a Sub-God Array truly are fine things! If four Creation Realm cultivators activated the Sub-God Array together, they would be enough to contend against a Saint Lord." Ning Xiaochuan nodded lightly.
To Ning Xiaochuan, the Sub-God Array could also be considered a weapon of life and death. Once it was fully activated, unless the opponent possessed a Sub-Divine Artifact, they could forget about breaking the formation.
Afterward, Ning Xiaochuan picked up a blood pearl,