Seeing the Golden Baleful Patriarch hurry forward, a cultivator immediately protested, "Fellow Daoist, aren't you dreaming if you think you can claim this opportunity for yourself?"
The words had barely left his mouth when the Golden Baleful Patriarch whipped his head around.
He gave no reply. Instead, a surge of astonishing Killing Intent became a slash of Warrior Baleful Intent and swept toward the cultivator.
"You—"
The cultivator's expression changed drastically. Without a second thought, he hurriedly channeled his power to block the attack.
A torrent of true essence formed a Body Protection Qi Shield before him. He also spat out a Magical Treasure, which swelled as it met the wind.
But then—
The instant the Warrior Baleful Intent struck, waves of Killing Intent washed over the Magical Treasure, and its radiance dimmed at once.
Clang!
With a crisp crack, fractures spread across the cultivator's Body Protection Qi Shield.
It lasted less than a heartbeat before shattering in full view of everyone.
The next moment, the slash fell.
"Argh..."
With a shrill scream, the unprepared cultivator's body shattered on the spot.
His soul then flew free and hung in the void of the starry sky, eyes wide with fury as he glared at the Golden Baleful Patriarch.
"You damned bastard! How dare you destroy my bo...dy!"
His roar had barely faded when he met the Golden Baleful Patriarch's gaze.
His voice cut off.
Then his soul became a streak of light and vanished into the depths of the star river.
They were both Tribulation Crossing stage cultivators, yet the Golden Baleful Patriarch had destroyed his body in a single move. The gulf between their strength was clear.
Now that only his soul remained, he stood even less chance against him.
Angry as he was, he was no fool. If he