Drawn by his aura, Wondrous Splendor Emperor raised his hand and struck down Ao's remaining substitute with a single sword stroke.
More than that, guided by the pull of tribulation and the connection between the substitute and its original body, that sword strike landed directly upon Ao's heart.
Ao had only just rushed before the black hole when the blow brought his body to an abrupt halt.
Although his Origin Spirit as the Creator spared him from the Immortal-Slaying Sword's instant-death property, he was still grievously wounded. For a time, his spirit and soul scattered, tainted by tribulation aura.
Seeing him charge over at great speed, Emperor Miaoyuan, who stood guard at the mouth of the black hole, moved to keep him from disturbing Emperor Miaoxiang within.
With a violent shake of the Primordial Unity Banner, he sent a streak of Primordial Unity Sword Qi slashing toward him.
After fighting in the Immortal-Slaying Formation for so long, Ao had no idea how many times Sword Qi had cut him down.
Just moments ago, he had also taken a strike from the Immortal-Slaying Sword, leaving even his mind wounded.
The sight of this Primordial Unity Sword Qi gave Ao a jolt of alarm.
Then he saw the black hole so close at hand and abruptly came to his senses.
So long as I survive this blow and enter the black hole, I will surely live.
With the resolve to stake his life on it, he raised a hand and unleashed a strand of the purest divine power of creation, shattering the Sword Qi into countless motes of primordial energy.
Just as he realized that Emperor Miaoyuan's Sword Qi did not possess the same power as the Immortal-Slaying Sword, and was about to relax—
A chill suddenly ran through his heart, as