[The [Southern Region].]
[A few shattered World Domains had originally remained here, clinging to life after the battle between Immortal Venerables and the Dao Master's palm strike several days ago.]
[But just now, your "Number Two Other-Self" had utterly annihilated the last fragments with that sneak attack.]
[Boundless [Karmic Sin] and karma surged over you like a tide.]
[But you had no time to spare for them.]
[—Because your "Number Two Other-Self" was facing a joint assault from two [Immortal Venerables].]
[On this battlefield, you had intended to repeat your old trick.]
[First, use [Effect One] and [Effect Three] of [Life and Death] to rapidly weaken your opponents,]
[force them down to their "Execution Threshold," then kill them instantly with the [true-false Supreme Realm].]
[But to your astonishment, you discovered—]
[Effect One: [Certain Death], cannot be used?]
[Its ability clearly stated:]
[Anchor the target's fate of certain death. Can only be used once on each being.]
[And now...]
[You understood instantly.]
[The three [Immortal Venerables] who had appeared thus far]
[—The old man, the young man, and this being shrouded in mysterious dao resonance were all the same person!]
[All of them were a single being!]
[Was it a divine ability? Or fruit position mystique?]
[A thought flashed through your mind:]
[Perhaps this also explained why three more Immortal Venerables had appeared after only a thousand years.]
[It was the [Blazing Sun Immortal Venerable].]
[It was definitely him.]
[You did not know how this worked, but you were certain]
[—His true body had not come.]
[However, while [Effect One] could not activate, [Effect Three: Life-and-Death Seal] worked just fine.]
[With two thousand-layer seals stacked together, your opponents' condition dropped by thirty percent outright.]
[You needed to draw the [Blazing Sun Immortal Venerable]'s true body here.]
[So there was no point