In the blink of an eye, a heart-rending wail tore through the heavens, shaking Jiuxiao!
Golden light burst forth from Tai Xiao's body, like ten thousand zhang of rosy radiance breaking through dawn.
His crystalline hands had already been soaked in blood, yet they continued to stir within his body without pause.
In an instant, bones gleaming with golden light were drawn from his body one after another. Each one flowed with ancient, mysterious patterns, as though recording the great secrets the Ancient Immortal Clan had guarded since time immemorial.
"Crack—"
With a crisp snap, Tai Xiao forcibly broke his own spine!
That Emperor Bone, bearing supreme might, hovered in the air and emanated a suffocating pressure. The surrounding spiritual energy twisted beneath that vast power, forming one terrifying, abyssal vortex after another.
Whoosh!
Tai Xiao formed seals with both hands, and profound Dao patterns emerged around him. These patterns represented the cultivation of his entire life, yet under his will, they shattered one by one.
With every shattered rune, Tai Xiao's aura weakened by another fraction, and his body bent lower with it.
Yet the next sight left the Ancient Immortal Clan cultivators in the Four Emptiness so horrified that they lost their voices.
Tai Xiao's eyes flew wide open, and two clusters of golden flames ignited within them!
The flames swiftly spread across his entire body, enveloping him completely. It was the power of his bloodline burning, the dignity of the Ancient Imperial Clan burning, and the final unyielding defiance of a powerhouse burning.
Within the golden flames, Tai Xiao's figure gradually blurred, as though he would turn to ash amid those raging flames. Yet his voice only grew louder and more resounding.
"I, Tai Xiao, have repaid the grace bestowed by the Ancient Immortal Clan today. From