"Judgment."
Three enormous swords appeared above Gu Yuan and the other two. Until the blades fell, none of them could move. They could only watch as the swords pierced their bodies.
Their bodies were disintegrated by the enormous swords, and their souls were suppressed within the blades.
Wine Fox collected their souls, then turned and left. Soon, Xiao Yan was the only one remaining on the Tenth Floor.
All he needed to do was take one more step forward, and he could reach the topmost floor to stop that man. But could he really do it?
Yet he had already come this far. If he retreated now, wouldn't Gu Yuan and the others have died for nothing?
After drawing a deep breath, he stepped into the teleportation formation. But instead of reaching Sky Island, he arrived in an enormous laboratory.
The moment he entered, he heard a sigh. "Xiao Yan, you should have realized by now. Without my hints, you couldn't even have made it before me. Was it really worth it?"
"So what?" he said, his voice hoarse. "You had them go easy on me and let me get this far. Did you want to see whether I would give up, or just how far I could hold on?"
Li Chen looked at him and fell silent for several breaths.
"It's a shame you haven't grown strong enough to stop me. Or rather, nothing on the Dou Qi Continent now has the power to stop me."
Xiao Yan picked up the Heavy Xuan Ruler, intending to pour everything he had into one final attempt, but at the same moment, Li Chen merely said casually, "Zeroing."
Before Xiao Yan could react, all strength suddenly left his body. The Heavy Xuan Ruler crashed to the floor, and all the Dou Qi