"If I self-destruct, I can at least leave nothing growing within ten thousand meters!"
Tang Chen struggled to prop himself up. His voice grew weaker from blood loss, yet it still carried unquestionable resolve.
"Let me tell you a secret—the reason I was able to become a god."
"Eight hundred years ago, my ancestor slew two main gods."
"He stripped away the souls of those two main gods and sealed them within the Human Emperor Banner."
"Not long ago, he drew out the main gods' source power and helped me break through my limits, forging a true godly body."
The contempt on Qian Daoliu's face deepened.
"What did you say? Qian Cheng killed main gods eight hundred years ago?"
Tang Chen's face instantly turned pale as paper, his eyes filled with incredulous shock.
"That's right. The old man has long been an unparalleled powerhouse at the God King level."
"The barrier around Spirit City that you saw earlier was actually my ancestor's Chaos Guixu.
"From the moment you stepped into Spirit City's territory, your destruction was already inevitable."
Qian Daoliu's expression suddenly turned solemn. His voice carried reverence for an elder, along with mockery toward Tang Chen.
"That's impossible!"
Tang Chen's eyes widened to their limit in utter terror, as though he refused to believe this cruel reality.
"Even now, you're still deceiving yourself? If you kill yourself now, I can at least give you a quick death and let you retain the last shred of dignity as the Clear Sky Sect's sect master."
Qian Daoliu threw back his head and laughed, his laughter brimming with ridicule.
"I, Tang Chen, am the sect master of the Clear Sky Sect. I have fought all my life. I may die in battle, but I will never surrender!"
Tang Chen used the last