Rumble!
Chaotic Lightning descended, and Zhao Wuyan let out a furious roar.
Bang! Chaos engulfed the palace halls near Taiji Hall. Golden light flared for an instant before being swallowed. Thunder and fire struck together, with divine wind sweeping in: one scattered his flesh, one scorched his divine bones, and one destroyed his divine soul.
Zhao Wuyan's roar rolled far into the distance, growing weaker and weaker, until nothing followed...
"Let's go." Ji Hao rose. The Jiemie Sword fell still, yet even then it sent shivers down the spine. It was a sword of destruction, and also the End of Days Sword. His voice was calm as he reminded True Monarch Qingyuan Miaodao.
Heavenly tribulation and human calamity descended together. The King of Qi, who could originally have held on a while longer, suddenly could not withstand them.
"His understanding of the world was still too shallow," Ji Hao sighed.
"Only two sovereigns of this era have found favor with heaven's will."
"Gao Lan, and your Crown Prince."
"Had you chosen another path, Great Jin might still have had a thread of hope, though it might eventually have become a Buddhist Kingdom on Earth. In any case, from today onward, Great Jin's sun has already sunk toward the western hills. All it can do is wait for Gao Lan to devour it bit by bit."
The battle in midair stopped abruptly. The pure white finger froze, then vanished into the void.
When the decrepit emperor heard no further sound after the thunder, sorrow stirred within his fading consciousness. Clouded tears spilled from the corners of his eyes, and he died with his eyes still open.
Sima Shi and the few divine constables who knew of the plan stopped fighting and offered no further resistance.
The other powerful figures also stood