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"This is?"
Most of the peak Dao Lord didn't even realize what had happened until almost a breath later, when many of them suddenly came to their senses.
"The Wine Saint is dead?"
Li Xing Palace Master muttered to himself, somewhat unable to believe this fact.
Although the current ranking of the peak Dao Lord has changed beyond recognition, in the tens of thousands of Chaos Epoch, the Wine Saint was always the number one peak Dao Lord, while he was number two.
Li Xing Palace Master knew very well that the Wine Saint was extremely powerful; even without the Universe Treasure, he was still powerful.
With the Universe Treasure, the pressure exerted by the Wine Saint is astonishingly great.
Previously, Li Xing Palace Master would never have dared to imagine the death of the Wine Saint. Even when the Wine Saint was besieged by a large number of peak Dao Lord, Li Xing Palace Master did not think that the other party would die. At most, he would have had no choice but to hand over the Dongming Jade Talisman.
But at this moment, the aura of the Wine Saint completely vanished!
"Dao Lord Xiaomeng, what have you done?!"
At the same moment, the several peak Dao Lord who had joined forces with Dao Lord Xiaomeng looked at him in disbelief. They were completely caught off guard by Dao Lord Xiaomeng's sudden attack.
I never expected this to happen.
"This doesn't violate our Life Oath, does it?" Dao Lord Xiaomeng asked calmly.
Although the more than twenty peak Dao Lord acted together, it was only a superficial cooperative relationship, without any binding Life Oath. Those bound by Life Oath were only small groups.
Several peak Dao Lord made Life Oath to watch over and help each other. Even if someone obtained the Dongming Jade Talisman, the others would not turn against him, but would instead help him fight against other peak Dao Lord.
The Wine Saint was always alone, so there was naturally no connection between him and Dao Lord Xiaomeng. Dao Lord Xiaomeng could attack him without paying any price.
Of course, the Wine Saint was also careless, not expecting that someone among the peak Dao Lord would suddenly attack him.
Previously, Zhou Zheng only had two Dongming Jade Talisman, which was enough to make him a thorn in the side of all the peak Dao Lord. Now that he has obtained three Dongming Jade Talisman, according to common sense, all the peak Dao Lord should unite against him.
However, not only did peak Dao Lord make a move, but it was also Dao Lord Xiaomeng, who was ranked only below the Wine Saint, that led to the Wine Saint's downfall.
Of course, this was also because the Saint of Wine Saint's accumulated resources had been depleted too much beforehand; otherwise, he might not have been helpless just now.
"Why would you help Dao Lord Cheng Tian? You two actually have a relationship?" Several peak Dao Lord who were with Dao Lord Xiaomeng were looking at him, and at this moment, they felt a chill down their spines.
Although they were bound by Life Oath with Dao Lord Xiaomeng, they no longer dared to trust him, fearing that they too would be betrayed.
Some people also thought of Dao Lord Yan Hu, who had always been with Dao Lord Xiaomeng, and became wary of him without realizing it.
Seeing this, Dao Lord Yan Hu realized that he could no longer pretend to be stupid.
"Before, Xiaomeng, Fei Qi, Heavenly Cripple, and I were cornered by Dao Lord Cheng Tian in the Space Corridor of the first world, which is why we made Life Oath to help him once!" Dao Lord Yan Hu flew to Dao Lord Xiaomeng's side and explained a little.
But it was precisely this explanation that created a rift between the two and the other peak Dao Lord, because no one knew whether the two would suddenly make a move again.
However, this was the price for surviving before. Although Dao Lord Yan Hu felt helpless at this moment, he had no choice but to accept the fact.
At the same moment, at the very spot where the Saint of Wine Saint died—
Zhou Zheng is struggling to suppress the Wine Saint's treasure.
The reason it is "laborious" is naturally because among the treasures left behind by the Wine Saint is a pair of "Universe Treasure" Gauntlets.
Once a divine weapon reaches the level of Universe Treasure, it gains the ability to move freely.
With the death of the Wine Saint, the pair of "Gauntlets" naturally tried to escape immediately, and their speed was astonishing. Zhou Zheng relied on the power of the "Xuan Ling's Wings" to block them and then suppress them.
Although it's impossible for it to recognize a master without the recognition of the Universe Treasure, it is still a treasure after all. We can deal with the rest later. Now that we have the opportunity, Zhou Zheng naturally wants to suppress it first.
It might come in handy later.
"Hahaha, Cheng Tian, don't worry, with me here, this guy won't get away!" The Black Bird Xuan Ling's excited voice rang in Zhou Zheng's mind. Suppressing another Universe Treasure made him burst out with unprecedented enthusiasm.
"Then it's up to you!" Zhou Zheng nodded slightly, and said nothing more.
Within a breath or so of the Wine Saint's death, many peak Dao Lord fully realized what had happened. At the same time, Dao Lord Xiaomeng and Dao Lord Yan Hu were isolated, while Zhou Zheng completed the sorting of the treasures left behind by the Wine Saint.
Similarly, within that short breath, the landscape on the rocky ground in the middle passage underwent a dramatic transformation.
More than twenty peak Dao Lord were all looking at Zhou Zheng. Although they had a huge advantage in numbers, at this moment, all the peak Dao Lord seemed to be frozen, and no one dared to make a move.
"That's it?"
Zhou Zheng scanned the many peak Dao Lord with an extremely calm gaze, while at the same time, the peak Dao Lord had extremely complicated expressions and were hesitant in their hearts.
To be honest, they were not lacking in determination to fight to the death for the three Dongming Jade Talisman, but the question was, could they win?
The Wine Saint, who possesses the Universe Treasure, can actually exert the effect of seven or eight peak Dao Lord working together. When the Wine Saint was still alive, they were still unable to do anything to Zhou Zheng. After the Wine Saint died, their combat power was instantly weakened by a large margin, and their hope of obtaining the Dongming Jade Talisman became extremely slim!
Furthermore, Dao Lord Xiaomeng and Dao Lord Yan Hu are the two highest-ranking Daoists among the many peak Dao Lord. Their current attitude is unclear. When the fight starts, their presence will not only no longer be an aid, but they will also have to pay attention to guarding against them.
Even Dao Lord Xiaomeng and Chengtian Dao Lord Cheng Tian might help them deal with them, making their chances of success even slimmer.
Of course, what the peak Dao Lord feared most was Zhou Zheng's strength.
Zhou Zheng's attacks are truly terrifying. His ability to quickly kill the Wine Saint means that any peak Dao Lord without Immortal Body is at risk of being instantly killed by him.
If there were any hope of obtaining the Dongming Jade Talisman, risking one's life would be nothing! But this hope was so small as to be almost non-existent that the peak Dao Lord hesitated to risk their lives for it.
Of course, despite their hesitation, everyone remained standing still, hoping for a turnaround, as no one had yet announced their surrender.
Unfortunately, as Zhou Zheng's gaze swept over everyone, the turning point that the peak Dao Lord had hoped for did not appear.
"Hehe!"
Zhou Zheng sneered, and then flew straight toward the Seven-Colored Chains of the first Abyss.
As Zhou Zheng had expected, he had turned the tables and killed the powerful Wine Saint during the previous fierce siege, which greatly shocked the peak Dao Lord. At this moment, no one dared to make a move.
Even if someone were to make a move, it wouldn't matter. With Zhou Zheng's cautious approach, it was entirely possible for these peak Dao Lord to suffer heavy casualties, but such a battle was no longer necessary.
With the Fruit Token already in hand, and Zhou Zheng having obtained three Dongming Jade Talisman, there was nothing left in the entire Yibo Realm worth keeping him here.