Ye Ziyao's gaze gradually grew calm. Beyond the lotus, Kasa was still hacking away.
"I have seen many people with heaven-defying bloodlines. Those who rely too heavily on them are ultimately trapped by them!"
"I have manifested countless bloodlines, yet in the end, I returned to the Mortal Body."
"The Heavenly Demon Bloodline is powerful indeed."
"But my path lies neither in bloodlines nor in borrowed strength."
Ye Ziyao slowly raised both hands, palms upward, as though holding something unseen.
"Though this body is mortal, this heart seeks the Dao."
"At death's door, I beheld the green lotus in Snowwatch Abyss and came to understand this art..."
"Today, I invite you to witness it..."
Hum!
Beneath Ye Ziyao's feet, an enormous azure lotus platform slowly appeared.
Dao patterns were born upon it, and every petal seemed formed from the purest laws of the Great Dao.
Then a second bloomed, and a third... Countless smaller phantoms of azure lotuses opened around her in succession, layer upon layer, filling the starry expanse around her.
Lotuses bloomed beneath every step!
"Cheap tricks!"
"Before absolute power, all else is illusion!"
Kasa roared. Sensing the threat posed by the Azure Lotus Domain, he hesitated no longer and unleashed his strongest strike.
"Heavenly Demon Slaughtering the World!"
With that slash, ten thousand demons followed, as though the will of the entire Demon World had been poured into his blade!
The blade light was black as an abyss, devouring all light. Wherever it passed, all things fell into the Abyssal Ruin and were utterly extinguished!
This strike had far surpassed the Immortal Lord Realm and touched upon a trace of true Immortal Venerable power!
Countless onlookers were too tense to breathe. Sword Venerable, the Heavenwatch Tower Master, and the others sprang to their feet, eyes fixed on