Buzz!
The surrounding space-time was instantly frozen solid by the powerful Dojutsu. Lin Chuan shot forward, immortal chakra flowing into the Profound Yellow Sword. The unique pressure of an immortal artifact suddenly spread outward, and Profound Yellow light extended more than a meter from the blade. Space was completely torn apart in that instant, while the Ninth City Lord's body remained frozen in midair, unable to make any defensive move.
It was not that he did not want to, but that he could not.
His time had been frozen by Lin Chuan's Amenotokotachi. To him, time had stopped; nothing before his eyes had changed, and he had not even noticed that there was anything wrong with his time.
Swish!
The Profound Yellow Sword streaked across the sky and, beneath countless gazes, severed the Ninth City Lord of Nine Heavens City's head. The tyrannical, dazzling sword qi surged into his body, annihilating both his soul and flesh at once.
An attack unleashed by an immortal-artifact-grade weapon was not something just anyone could withstand. Moreover, because of Amenotokotachi, the Nine Heavens City Lord had not deployed any defenses at all and was instantly killed by Lin Chuan.
After succeeding in a single strike, Lin Chuan rapidly retreated. The space behind him suddenly shattered, and he dropped straight into it, vanishing without a trace and giving his opponents no chance to pursue or retaliate.
"Old Ninth!!!" An enraged roar came from afar, belonging to the Second City Lord who had remained behind to guard the city, but everything was already too late.
Under the Profound Yellow Sword's attack, the Ninth City Lord did not even leave behind a corpse. He was utterly destroyed by the sword qi.
Meanwhile, the culprit who had launched the attack had already vanished without a trace the moment