Although Gaia Queen was deep within the palace, protected by the formation.
She was still buffeted about by that terrifying gale, her hair disheveled, utterly bedraggled.
When everything finally subsided.
She stared blankly beyond the city.
There had once been stretches of unbroken mineral-vein mountains there.
But now, nothing remained.
All she could see was the gloomy canopy of the sky and a boundless black abyss!
Above that abyss stood an enormous Divine Spear thrust straight into the Sea of Clouds, proud and erect, emanating an aura that made all things submit!
Gaia Queen's throat bobbed as she stiffly raised her head again.
She could only see that figure still standing in the air.
His black hair whipped wildly, his Daoist robe fluttered loudly.
The blood energy around him was vast as an abyss, so heavy it seemed capable of crushing the river of stars.
And in his palm, she could still see that vibrant [Heart of the Earth]!
She finally broke down completely.
"Spare me... Exalted One, spare me!!"
She abruptly dropped to her knees, smashing her pallid face hard against the shattered jade tiles, her voice trembling beyond all composure:
"The Divine Treasure has already been given to you. Everyone in Gaia shall honor you as our master!"
"I only beg you to spare our lives..."
What answered her was a dull boom powerful enough to shake the very air.
BOOM!!!
The instant Ye Li took a step down, the light between heaven and earth suddenly distorted, collapsing layer upon layer beneath his foot!
The pressure stirred by that boundless blood energy was like the vast firmament buckling down from above!
RUMBLE!!
Amid the ruins below, Gaia Queen, who had still been kowtowing and begging for mercy, along with the representatives from the surrounding divine kingdoms, did not