A terrifying hum suddenly rang out from the nine heavens above.
Heaven Crane Lord instinctively looked up.
The next instant, he witnessed a sight he would never forget for the rest of his life.
Thunderbolts surged forth in the nine heavens.
Terrifying lightning intertwined, forming a dreadful storm of thunder.
Within that storm, a bolt of thunderous Sword Qi slowly took shape, and its target was him.
Crack... boom.
The next moment, the Sword Qi came crashing down from the nine heavens.
From afar, all one could see was a streak of purple lightning descending from the sky.
Crack, crack, crack.
Wherever the thunderous Sword Qi passed, space shattered directly like a mirror.
Even space itself could not withstand the might of this strike.
The Sword Qi fell into the imperial palace, completely swallowing Heaven Crane Lord's body.
Boom, boom, boom.
Thunderclaps rang out without end.
The lightning lasted for a full ten breaths.
When the thunderous Sword Qi finally dispersed, Heaven Crane Lord's figure was revealed.
The Heaven Crane Lord, once overflowing with domineering might, was now kneeling on both knees, his head hanging low, devoid of all life.
A quasi-Saint expert had perished just like that without even seeing his enemy, without even seeing the one who had struck.
The Sword Qi had directly ground his Primordial Spirit to dust, leaving not even the slightest scrap behind.
From beginning to end, Ye Lin never showed himself.
"Y-Your Majesty?"
Within the imperial court, the ministers who had been preparing to watch their lord display his divine might were all scared senseless.
Standing in the court, they had seen everything with perfect clarity.
Their lord had just been about to make a move when his body was swallowed by endless lightning.
Once the lightning faded, their once-Unrivaled lord, who controlled