As Song Chi's words fell, four sword pillars pierced heaven and earth.
At their center, Luo Hou's time had been frozen by Xie Changsheng, his destined span severed by Murong Li, and his karma erased by Zhou Yan. This once-insufferably arrogant demonic beast could not utter even a sound.
"Execution!"
Sword light slashed down.
Luo Hou's demonic body disintegrated instantly, his flesh peeling away inch by inch and turning into ash that filled the sky.
"Slaughter!"
Formless sword intent cut into his sea of consciousness. Thousands upon thousands of strands of sword qi sliced back and forth through that vast, chaotic mass of divine soul, shredding it to pieces.
"Ensnarement!"
His true spirit's struggles ceased entirely, his sentience sinking into chaos, unable to rise again.
Song Chi's gaze was cold. He brought his sword fingers down hard and uttered the final word:
"Annihilation!"
The final killing sword ray descended, severing the monster's last thread of connection to the present world.
Luo Hou's enormous body shuddered violently, then collapsed completely, turning into a mass of thick black qi.
That black qi churned aimlessly in the void, but could no longer condense into any form.
"Phew..."
"Finally dealt with him."
Song Chi had just been about to show off again with a few immortal sayings when Zhou Yan tapped his shoulder with his folding fan.
"Don't celebrate yet. The biggest trouble is only just beginning."
Zhou Yan swept his gaze into the depths of the void. "Those things haven't completely disappeared yet. Hongyi, it's up to you."
Luo Hongyi nodded slightly. The red halo above her head illuminated her with solemn, sacred majesty.
At that moment, she resembled a true deity.
"The ties of the past are severed; let obsession now cease."
"Dust to dust, earth to earth. Enter my reincarnation, wash