This strike had already locked onto Elder Xu, slashing straight at him.
One slash cleaved through the surging waves, enough to split even the void in two.
Riding the wind and breaking the waves, it reached the end of the vast sea.
With a boom.
The heaven-shaking blade qi surged upstream, its immense force like mountains collapsing and seas overturning.
It pierced straight through Xu Zhiyuan's brow.
Of course, that strike did not merely pierce his brow—it shattered Xu Zhiyuan's soul as well.
At this level, injuries to the physical body could no longer easily kill him. Only by shattering his soul and preventing regeneration could he truly be slain.
Another boom rang out.
Xu Zhiyuan's entire body exploded into flying flesh and blood. As the Water of the Heavenly Pool fell, even the blood seemed to have been washed clean.
In an instant, the sky became bright again.
"How dare you, brat!" someone from the Zhu He Lineage said furiously.
"If you defeated him, Yaochi would naturally deal with him. Since when was it your turn to kill him?"
"He was the one who wanted a life-and-death battle with me." Xu Zimo glanced at the speaker and replied flatly.
"If you're dissatisfied, come up here and let's trade a few moves."
The man choked at once. The strength Xu Zimo had just displayed was already at the Dao Fruit level.
And it was no ordinary Dao Fruit.
He feared that, aside from Three Flowers Experts, no one dared battle Xu Zimo.
"Peace brings wealth to all," someone nearby advised.
"Since it has already happened, let it end here."
The Queen Mother of the West did not take it to heart. Instead, she asked, "I heard Ancestor Bai He has emerged from seclusion?"
"Yes," an elder of the Zhu He