[Wa Sovereign, Emperor Xi, Lin Xian]

With his vast magical power, Victorious Fighting Buddha employed Mustard Seed Containing Mount Sumeru, taking away an ancient cave in Deathless Mountain along with the great peaks surrounding it. This thoroughly alarmed the beings within Deathless Mountain.

The Headless Knight appeared again, riding a stone horse. Though courteous in manner, his voice carried a hint of refusal to take no for an answer as he invited them, "My master wishes to meet you."

"Stone Emperor wants to see us?"

Lin Xian's expression remained unchanged. He smiled and said, "Of course, of course. How could we visit Deathless Mountain without paying our respects to its lord? Please lead the way, fellow Daoist Saint Spirit."

The Headless Quasi-Emperor suspected nothing. Lin Xian and the others had already met Black Tortoise Ancient Emperor, and afterward, a Supreme Being of the Buddhist Sect had entered Deathless Mountain to discuss the Dao with Peacock Emperor. That confirmed that they truly had a Supreme Being behind them.

The instant the Headless Knight turned his stone horse around, Victorious Fighting Buddha struck without hesitation, bringing the Immortal Iron Staff down in a vicious sneak attack!

Crack!

A crisp, pleasing sound rang out—a fine sound meant fine stone. The Headless Knight felt the world spin around him, his body wracked with such excruciating pain that it nearly burst apart.

He instinctively reached up to feel his head, only to grasp empty air. It was his back that was bleeding; he had nearly been split in two from neck to buttocks, and countless rays of heavenly light spilled from his body.

A Half-Step Quasi-Emperor had unleashed a murderous blow with the power of a supreme Emperor Weapon, nearly producing true Extreme Dao imperial might.

Had he not been a Saint Spirit, had he not been a Quasi-Emperor, that single