492 Future Sukuyō Kalpa

"Dust to dust, earth to earth. As the years drift by and the curtain falls, those who belong to the old era are destined to rot away..."

Sword-Holding Marquis did not linger either. He knew full well that the Manifestation experts present held no favorable opinion of Great You. With a light leap, he plunged into a vortex. Ripples scattered and faded, and he vanished without a trace.

No one pursued him. They had all fought bitterly for a long time and expended a great deal of strength. Sword-Holding Marquis, on the other hand, had been waiting in comfort for exhausted foes and had mastered the supreme Heart Sword within the Great White Essence Sword. Such attainment in the Dao of the sword allowed him to cross realms and strike down higher-realm Manifestation experts of the same rank. Once they understood that, few could afford to disregard him.

Still, the roaring curse Grandmaster Hunyuan had uttered before his death had been heard clearly by all the great Manifestation experts present. Even Dragon-Elephant Sage Buddha could not help suspecting that this peerless master had some further move prepared.

"Hmph!"

Emperor Taiwang gave a cold snort.

"Leaving aside how Hunyuan was defeated by the Emperor You back then and met a miserable end, today he was defeated once more by our combined forces. He is nothing but a defeated general—what courage does he have to speak of? Even if he revives someday, there will be nothing worth worrying about."

"That does make sense."

Dragon-Elephant Sage Buddha nodded.

"No matter how vast Grandmaster Hunyuan's divine abilities may be, after this defeat, whatever contingencies he left behind may not be able to stir up any waves amid the Spring-Autumn Great Calamity..."

Besides, when that time truly came, they could not possibly have made no