Faced with this sword of rules.
Heavenly Lord no longer had any strength to resist. In his pupils, the dazzling sword light rapidly expanded.
At that very moment, Daoist Tianming stepped forward and waved a hand, helping Heavenly Lord block the strike.
He looked toward Gu Lingxi, his gaze strange as he swiftly calculated in his heart.
Gu Lingxi said coldly, "Daoist, you are not from this world. Why are you helping Heavenly Lord?"
Now that she wielded a Heaven-Opening Supreme Treasure, she could naturally identify the newcomer's origins with ease.
Daoist Tianming stared intently at Gu Lingxi, then suddenly sighed. "This old Daoist misjudged you. I never expected you to choose to strike first—and that you had also set your sights on the Heaven's Mandate Dao Fruit."
Then the old Daoist turned, grabbed Heavenly Lord, and said, "This woman possesses a Heaven-Opening Supreme Treasure. If you want to contend with her for the Heaven's Mandate Dao Fruit, you're dreaming like a fool. Let's go. Preserving our lives is what matters."
Heavenly Lord remained silent, his expression shifting, bright one moment and dark the next.
In an instant, the two standing atop the Heaven's Mandate Dao Fruit vanished without a trace.
The many powerful figures watching the battle had never expected that, in the end, the Dao Fruit would be claimed by an unfamiliar powerhouse.
Compared to Heavenly Lord, Gu Lingxi's reputation was still somewhat lacking.
Ignoring the gazes of all living beings.
Gu Lingxi took a deep breath and walked step by step toward the Heaven's Mandate Dao Fruit, a trace of resolute finality in her back.
The Dao Fruit trembled. The golden Dao patterns flowing across its surface moved without order and sank into Gu Lingxi's body, while the ring of dark purple radiance flowing over its surface