"The final member of the Annihilation Formation?"
A flicker of bewilderment passed through Qian Renxue's eyes.
Naturally, she knew what the Annihilation Formation represented. To become one of its members, one had to share a bond of heart and mind with its core.
She was someone Zhao Su had once sworn never to know again, in this life, the next, or for all eternity.
Perhaps an ordinary person's oath carried little weight, but Zhao Su was different. In a sense, he too was part of the old Heavenly Dao.
His words were bound to the Heavenly Dao.
The stronger he became, the tighter his connection to the Heavenly Dao grew.
And the less he could defy the oaths he had sworn.
"I know what you're thinking. Now that the new rules of heaven and earth have been born, Zhao Su has even condensed a Heavenly Dao mark from his own being. You could say he no longer has any connection to the Heavenly Dao. Although he is still Zhao Su, he is no longer the Zhao Su of the past."
"Then does that mean his oath no longer counts?"
"You could put it that way."
"Please teach me, Master!"
Qian Renxue said to Dao Ancestor the same words she had once said to Zhao Ru.
"Have you truly decided?"
Dao Ancestor also asked Qian Renxue the same question Zhao Ru had asked her.
"Of course. I will never regret my decision!"
"In that case, I will help you one last time." As Dao Ancestor spoke, he formed seals with both hands. An Eight Trigrams Diagram appeared before him and enveloped Qian Renxue completely. "Three Thousand Dao Arts, merge with heaven and earth!"
At Dao Ancestor's words, Qian Renxue's entire body was absorbed into the black-and-white light radiating from the Eight