Seeing that the Nether Baleful Ghost Cannon had finished charging, Xuantian Nether Venerable wore a fanatical expression, as though he could already envision the Divine Land blasted into ruins and scorched earth.
Yet just as the black orb of light began to change, about to fire as a beam-
"Squelch!"
A slender, delicate hand plunged into Xuantian Nether Venerable from behind and burst out through his chest.
Sunk in despair, everyone's eyes widened in shock. For a moment, they could not even speak.
The Saint King, who had been watching Qin Baochuan and the others, had slowly turned around without anyone noticing.
At the very height of Xuantian Nether Venerable's excitement, she delivered a blow straight through his chest.
"You..."
Xuantian Nether Venerable's smile froze on his face, and he spat out a great mouthful of blood.
The Nether Baleful Ghost Cannon, already poised to fire, instantly fizzled out like a dud because of Xuantian Nether Venerable's sudden, grievous injury.
Xuantian Nether Venerable's pupils contracted sharply. He glanced sideways at the Saint King behind him, his face filled with incredulous fury and ferocity.
"You dare... betray me?!"
"So what if I betray you?"
The Saint King shed her earlier icy demeanor, an unrestrained smile spreading across her face. "After all, this isn't my first time being a traitor."
Feng Xu, Mo Qing, Qin Baochuan, and the others exchanged looks, their faces filled with shock and bewilderment.
Just when they had thought victory was theirs, Gongsun Fu had suddenly thrust a hand through Lin Mo's chest, reaching for his heart and gravely wounding him, reversing the situation in an instant.
The Saint King's true body had appeared, Xuantian Nether Venerable had descended, and every soul slave in Bluestone Ghost City had awakened, plunging them into a hopeless predicament.
Yet now, just