Disaster Strikes from Nowhere! Both Sides Wounded!

Meanwhile.

Within the Azure Heaven Cult's headquarters.

Jiang Che and the Confucian Saint had finished dealing with the secret realm and were about to leave when their gazes suddenly sharpened in unison toward the void. Within the secret realm at that moment—

Streams of blackish-gray death qi rose from the ground, gathering above in the void.

As though drawn by some force.

This change immediately made Jiang Che and the Confucian Saint's expressions turn grim. Both swiftly mobilized the Power of Rules around themselves, forming defenses, believing it to be some other method left behind by Duan Yuntian.

Or perhaps the man had not even died yet!

"Looks like I underestimated him."

Jiang Che's gaze was icy as he gave a cold snort.

The Confucian Saint said nothing, merely furrowing his brow.

Yet the scene that appeared in the next instant caught both Jiang Che and the Confucian Saint somewhat off guard. Though the gray currents gathered in the void exuded an exceedingly dangerous aura—

They did not attack either of them.

Instead, they formed a gray ghostly face in the void. Within that face, two words repeated endlessly:

"Azure Emperor."

More than a hundred breaths later, all the death qi within the secret realm had gathered. Then, that gray skull resembling a ghost directly tore open the void and vanished without a trace in an instant.

Watching this scene, Jiang Che and the Confucian Saint both fell silent. After exchanging a glance, the Confucian Saint suddenly laughed.

"It seems that not revealing your true name before truly was a case of mending the roof before the rain came."

Jiang Che wore a thoughtful expression and said indifferently,

"It depends on what Ghost Burial True Lord's divine ability is capable of. If it can directly kill that Azure Emperor, it