The moment Qin An laid down the Dragon Vein Formation, the Plague Emperor frowned. She did not understand what he hoped to accomplish.
"Even with the Dragon Vein, you couldn't defeat me. Using it to form a Formation won't change that. It'll only make me expend a little more effort."
"Why struggle on your deathbed? Give up, and I might grant you a swift death instead of making you suffer."
To her, this was worse than what he had done before: concentrating all the power on himself rather than using the Dragon Vein to set up a Formation.
At least that might have delayed things and let him die a little later.
But Qin An laughed. A cold glint flashed through his eyes, sharp as a knife.
"In a moment, you'll learn what's fast and what's slow—and which of us dies."
As he spoke, the Dragon Vein's power split apart in the sky and descended precisely upon every Cultivator.
That included Emperor Xuanwu and the Sage Manifestation Realm Cultivators who were still driving out the plague.
The instant the Dragon Vein's power reached them, something changed.
The Sage Manifestation Realm Cultivators who had been struggling against the plague drove it out completely in an instant and returned to their former condition.
Emperor Xuanwu had been evenly matched with the being formed from plague. Once the Dragon Vein's power flowed into him, he immediately gained a slight upper hand.
Then Qin An shouted.
"Everyone, focus your attacks on her true body! Your Majesty, concentrate on destroying the body she formed with her Secret Art!"
The Sage Manifestation Realm Cultivators understood what Qin An meant. They gathered their strength and launched their attacks at the Plague Emperor.
Their combined assault was immense and terrifying enough to make hearts tremble.
Qin An seized