Might

The Ten God Races had bowed their heads. Faced with the threat of complete annihilation, the ever-united Ten God Races had no choice but to lower their heads and offer up God Venerable Radiance in exchange for a glimmer of survival. They believed they had humbled themselves and compromised to the absolute limit. They had even cast aside every shred of face and prestige that the Ten God Races had accumulated on Beihai Star across countless years. Unfortunately... "You must be joking." Yaoguang chuckled softly, but the motion of gathering his Great Void Art did not slow in the slightest. "'No prior enmity'? 'Every debt has its debtor'? The moment you joined forces with Void Dao Lords like Liujie to ambush me in the starry sky, this grudge ceased to be limited to just Radiance and me." "Yet... you emerged unscathed, Dao Lord, while our God Race suffered grievous losses..." Slaughter God Venerable could not help speaking up. "So, you tried to kill me, failed only because of your own incompetence, suffered casualties in the attempt, and now you want to cry victim so I'll show you mercy?" Yaoguang hurled down the gathered Great Void Art without hesitation. "Ridiculous!" "Yaoguang!" God Venerable Radiance's divine sense erupted. It was rife with fury, indignation, terror, and... a trace of remorse. Unfortunately, beneath the Great Void Art, before the emotions contained within that divine sense could even spread and be perceived by the onlookers, they were thoroughly engulfed and pulverized into dust by the annihilating power of the void. "Flee! Scatter and flee! Every one that escapes counts!" This sight completely shattered every illusion Destruction God Venerable held. His divine sense flared, and the remaining four God Venerables scattered in an instant, fleeing frantically in all directions. One fled toward outer space, another plunged toward the depths of the planetary core, while two still pinned their hopes on their Divine Kingdoms. Unfortunately, in the direction of their Divine Kingdoms, Dao Lord Penglai was already poised and waiting, intercepting the two directly. As for Yaoguang himself, he overtook Slaughter God Venerable, who was attempting to flee toward the depths of the planetary core, and greeted him with another Great Void Art. ... "A Dao Sovereign! A Dao Sovereign! This is absolute Dao Sovereign–level power!" The Demon Venerables of the Six Demon Sects, including Demon Venerable Xiantian, watched this one-sided slaughter and felt a spine-chilling cold creep into their bones. Meanwhile, the Dao Lords among the Ten Immortal Sects were flushed with excitement. Aside from the Void Dao Lords, unrestrained delight was written across every face. "After hundreds of thousands of years, has our Beihai Star finally produced another Dao Sovereign?" "According to ancient records, a tiny few invincible Dao Lords could unleash supreme immortal arts by relying on secret methods and forbidden techniques, but at most they could cast them once or twice before exhausting their essence or even injuring themselves. Yet Dao Lord Yaoguang... Dao Sovereign Yaoguang has already struck with four Void Immortal Arts, slaying God Venerables as easily as plucking things from his pockets! Such overwhelming might... it is the power of a Dao Sovereign, without a doubt!" "Splendid! A Dao Sovereign of this generation has actually emerged from our Ten Immortal Sects! The Immortal Dao is destined to flourish!" For a time, numerous Dao Lords hurried about to spread the word. Even the Dao Lords of the Four Great Celestial Dynasties and Three Immortal Martial Sects wore expressions of shared pride. Conversely, those Dao Lords who had arrived at Beihai Star from billions or tens of billions of light-years away due to the Gate of Immortality's expansion fell silent one after another upon witnessing Yaoguang's devastating strength, which swept ordinary Dao Lords aside like dead leaves. Not only was Yaoguang a native cultivator of Beihai Star who could easily rally the human foundation of the Ten Immortal Sects, Three Immortal Martial Sects, and Four Great Celestial Dynasties with a single call, but even if he were not from Beihai Star, who could contest him, who would dare contest him with power rivaling that of a Dao Sovereign!? In total silence, Void Dao Lords soared into the sky one after another, departing Beihai Star and fleeing into the vast sea of stars. And as the Demon Venerables of the Six Demon Sects watched Yaoguang swiftly slay Slaughter God Venerable, run down Samsara God Venerable fleeing into space, and then rejoin Dao Lord Penglai to press the attack against Destruction God Venerable, they understood in their hearts: he intended to exterminate the God Race down to the last soul! The fourteen Demon Saints of the Nine Demon Immortal Lineages had been suppressed on the spot, their fates unknown! And of the nine God Venerables of the Ten God Races, six had already perished. These two factions were virtually crippled. Once they were purged, could the complete eradication of the Six Demon Sects... the Five Demon Sects be far behind? "Run! If we don't leave now, once Dao Sovereign Yaoguang frees his hands, we won't be able to escape at all!" "Depart Beihai Star, and never return until Yaoguang ascends to the Immortal Realm!" "A Dao Sovereign! A Dao Sovereign! A Dao Sovereign! One has actually been born in this generation, and it is a Dao Sovereign our Six Demon Sects offended! Hahaha..." "I should have known! Yaoguang accomplished Dao Integration in a mere two hundred years. A talent like his could never belong to an ordinary person! Combined with the legends of him being an immortal reincarnate... if he doesn't become a Dao Sovereign, who could!?" "Pity my Heavenly Demon Sect's three hundred thousand years of foundation!" In terror, wry smiles, and sighs, the Demon Venerables did not even have time to pack their belongings, let alone evacuate the other disciples of their sects. They hurriedly packed a few of their most precious resources, gathered seven or eight close disciples, subordinates, or followers, boarded their battleships, and sped away into deep space. Yet the moment the Demon Venerables of the Five Demon Sects fled, the Dao Lords of the Ten Immortal Sects realized what was happening. This was an exceptional opportunity to curry favor with Dao Sovereign Yaoguang! "We can't let them escape!" "The Nine Cauldrons Sect founded by Dao Sovereign Yaoguang occupies demon territory. If these Demon Venerables escape with their elites, they will inevitably become a lurking danger to the Nine Cauldrons Sect. The Dao Sovereign surely wouldn't want to see that happen! Stop them!" "Haha, while we might not be able to offer Dao Sovereign Yaoguang much help, merely stepping forward to pin down the Demon Venerables of the Five Demon Sects is well within our power!" In an instant, the Dao Lords reached a consensus. The Five Demon Sects were already one of the three factions Dao Sovereign Yaoguang was determined to eradicate. At present, Dao Sovereign Yaoguang was busy purging the God Race and had no time to attend to these Demon Venerables, leaving him to watch them flee. If they intervened to intercept the Demon Venerables of the Five Demon Sects on Dao Sovereign Yaoguang's behalf, it would at least establish some goodwill. Promptly, over a dozen Dao Lords from the Ten Immortal Sects showed themselves, charging forth to intercept Demon Venerable Xiantian and the others. Nor was it just the Dao Lords of the Ten Immortal Sects; Dao Lords from the Four Great Celestial Dynasties and Three Immortal Martial Sects, eager to make their stance known, acted as well, moving in to surround Demon Venerable Xiantian and his entourage. In moments, dozens of Dao Lords from the three factions had encircled the eight Demon Venerables led by Demon Venerable Xiantian. "Taiqing, Juntian, Dihui, Shilong, Yuanjian, Biluo... Do you truly intend to exterminate us all!?" Demon Venerable Xiantian glared at the Dao Lords blocking their path and growled, "We are willing to swear that after leaving Beihai Star, we will never set foot on it again! If you block us, you are forcing us to fight to the death! With the combat strength of eight Dao Integration cultivators fighting for our lives, you will pay a terrible price!" "Setting aside whether you demon cultivators have any credibility to begin with, if you have promises to make, make them to Dao Sovereign Yaoguang, not us. We surround you only to wait for Dao Sovereign Yaoguang to free his hands and decide your fate." Dao Lord Juntian stepped forward and said, "As for making us pay a terrible price... there are over twenty Dao Lords here. If we were to engage in a desperate life-and-death clash, you might indeed drag one or two of us down with you if you went all out. But if we only want to stall you and keep you from leaving the starry sky around Beihai Star, it wouldn't matter if your demon Dao Integration cultivators doubled in number." "You... You..." Demon Venerable Xiantian glared at the Dao Lords surrounding them, the icy aura around him soaring to the peak. "Matters have reached this point; further words are useless." Demon Venerable Huangquan appeared exceptionally decisive at this moment. "Then let us die together." "Hahaha! If you want my life, trade yours for it!" Demon Venerable Jiuyou also laughed wildly, channeling the power of the Grand Dao as lethal techniques meant for the Dao Contention were unleashed at once. "Killing one breaks even, killing two is a profit! Let them see the blazing fury of the Demon Path!" As these two Demon Venerables attacked, the remaining Demon Venerables joined in a desperate, ferocious struggle. From the very moment it erupted, this clash between immortals and demons surged straight to the heights of peril. ... On the God Race's side. Rumble! The Great Void Art collided violently with the Dao art stirred by the Grand Dao of Destruction. This time, Destruction God Venerable could no longer produce a Great Destruction Divine Talisman to contend head-on with Yaoguang's Great Void Art. Even as the foremost expert of the God Race, he merely relied on his various trump cards to withstand two more Great Void Arts than the other God Venerables! As the third Great Void Art descended, Destruction God Venerable's divine body was completely torn apart alongside the shattering void. With that, almost every God Venerable of the God Race had been eradicated, leaving only one alive because he guarded the God Domain. "I will deal with that God Venerable and test the mettle of the Immortal Divine Kingdom left behind by God Venerable Yuanchu," Dao Lord Penglai said. Yaoguang sensed the great battle raging outside the planetary domain. Knowing that Dao Lord Penglai did not wish to interact overly much with the Dao Lords of the Ten Immortal Sects, he did not press her. "Be careful!" "I will be fine." Dao Lord Penglai smiled faintly. "Once this battle concludes, I have quite a few questions for you." Yaoguang smiled as well. "I too have many questions I hope you can answer." "Come find me when it's done." Dao Lord Penglai nodded, and with a flash of her silhouette, she sped straight toward the God Domain. Yaoguang rose into the sky, heading directly for the battlefield where the many human Dao Integration experts were besieging the Five Demon Sects. By this time, the fiercest among the eight Demon Venerables had already fallen, and four Dao Lords on the immortal side were injured, though none severely. After all, the immortal side held an overwhelming advantage in numbers. With Yaoguang's arrival, the remaining seven Demon Venerables fell into even deeper despair. Unfortunately, their despair could not turn the tide. With over twenty Dao Lords locking down the perimeter, the remaining seven Demon Venerables were slaughtered to the last in mere moments. Even Demon Venerable Xiantian, the foremost of the Demon Path, did not escape. With this battle, the Nine Demon Immortal Lineages, the Ten God Races, and the Five Demon Sects had met with total annihilation. Even if a few remnants had slipped through the net, it was a foregone conclusion that these three great factions were now history. This was the power of a Dao Sovereign! Overwhelming an entire era! Wherever his immortal majesty reached, none dared disobey!