A life-bound treasure was bound to its master's very life.
Once it was destroyed, its master would inevitably suffer grievous injuries as well.
The Mystic Heaven Patriarch had hoped to use the power of his life-bound treasure's self-detonation to secure a slim chance of survival.
But he had still failed.
Although the Cangming Sea Dragon and the Phoenix Family patriarch were only Earth Immortal Incarnations, they each controlled supreme-grade immortal artifacts such as the Nine Netherworld Yellow Springs and the Fangcun Seal.
Even if they could not fully withstand the Immortal-Burning Cauldron's self-detonation, they had still managed to block and weaken its power.
The Immortal-Eating Gu's Source Gu joined forces with the six Golden Immortal-Eating Gu and the remaining tens of thousands of ordinary Immortal-Eating Gu.
With an immortal-grade treasure like the Spring of Life replenishing their energy, they could put up some resistance even against a Celestial Immortal.
"Kick him while he's down! Finish him off!"
Fixing his gaze on the grievously wounded Mystic Heaven Patriarch, Lin Fei immediately ordered the Immortal-Eating Gu to devour him.
The swarm of Immortal-Eating Gu surged forward to surround him.
The Mystic Heaven Patriarch tried to use his speed to escape and keep buying time.
The Phoenix Family patriarch activated the Fangcun Seal, bringing it crashing down to pin him in place.
"Where do you think you're going?"
The Immortal-Eating Gu swarmed over the Mystic Heaven Patriarch, enveloping him.
Golden-red light began eroding his magical power, and terror finally seized him.
"Since you refuse to leave me any way out, I'll take you down with me!"
Boom!
Unwilling to become a prisoner, and even less willing to become food for the Immortal-Eating Gu, the Mystic Heaven Patriarch resolutely chose to self-detonate.
The overwhelmingly powerful blast shattered the golden-red light formed by the swarm