The Second-Generation Zombies looked up at the descending axe, their bodies trembling involuntarily.
Not from fear, but because the power contained in that axe light was far too terrifying.
So terrifying that...
Beings of their level instinctively reacted with "submission" at the mere sight of it.
It was an instinct etched into the deepest recesses of their souls.
Before that axe strike...
All resistance was futile.
Only Corpse Ancestor Jiang Chen remained unperturbed.
He stood with his hands behind his back, watching that earth-shattering strike, the same faint hint of a smile still lingering on his lips.
To everyone's surprise...
The instant that immensely powerful axe strike fell, it made no sound whatsoever.
Absolute silence.
So silent that it was as though everything had been muted.
The axe light landed on the Four Spirits Seal Suppression.
At that moment, the enormous net still visible over the Space Channel suddenly blazed with light.
Every strand of light in the net shone, and every rune inscribed upon it glowed.
The brightness was utterly blinding, as though a sun had exploded on the surface of the net.
Then...
A blue-green claw reached out.
It was the very claw that had previously clawed away half of that Second-Generation Zombie's body.
But this time, it did not merely swipe lightly.
Its five fingers spread, and a huge character meaning "seal" appeared in its palm. The character was ancient beyond measure, every stroke radiating light that suppressed all things.
It rose to meet the axe light.
At the slightest contact...
The axe light cleaved it apart.
It was not torn apart, nor was it smashed apart.
It was sliced cleanly in two, like glass.
Then...
It shattered into countless tiny fragments and dissipated in the air.
The claw shattered cleanly and utterly.
Then the enormous net,