Zhang Erke had already been seriously injured, and after being jolted by Chen Xiao's World-Subduing Stele just now, his wounds had only worsened.
In his fury, Zhang Erke directly brought out the innate magic treasure he had acquired not long ago—the Thunderclap Heavenly Pearl.
The Thunderclap Heavenly Pearl transformed into a surging river of lightning and crashed straight toward Chen Xiao.
Before Chen Xiao could steady himself in midair, he instinctively raised his hand and unleashed the Thunder God's Hammer from within his body.
The Thunder God's Hammer rapidly expanded in midair, like a mountain of lightning, and slammed into that purple-gold river of thunder.
Silence.
To everyone's surprise, at the instant the Thunder God's Hammer collided with the Thunderclap Heavenly Pearl, not even the slightest disturbance arose in the void. Even the world's origin energy barely rippled.
Without a sound, the two supreme treasures vanished into the void without a trace.
"Pfft!"
But in the next instant, Zhang Erke opened his mouth and spat out a mouthful of blood, his mind suffering a violent shock.
After obtaining the Thunderclap Heavenly Pearl, he had immediately placed his Primordial Spirit within it and begun refining this innate supreme treasure. But at this moment, he could clearly sense that the Thunderclap Heavenly Pearl had been destroyed.
"Starry Sky Battle Banner, appear!"
With a wave of Chen Xiao's hand, a black battle banner appeared in his grasp. At the same time, three high-grade ancestral veins within the Kingdom of All Beings began to burn madly. Their terrifying power flowed through the Thunder Virtue Heavenly Book and poured into the Starry Sky Battle Banner.
In an instant, centered on Chen Xiao's body, a vast Sumeru starry sky formed within a radius of ten li.
Phantom after phantom of battle souls flashed continuously behind Chen