Chapter 1859: The Final Ultimate Move

"You are clever! And you know how to adapt!"Seeing a single sentence cause an ancient sage to defect, the "Deity" smiled faintly, a look of satisfaction on their face. They then turned to the others and asked, "What about you?"

"I..."The three ancient sages summoned by Emperor Chen Yong trembled, unsure how to respond. Victory had been so close, yet now such a powerful figure had appeared, leaving them with no choice.

"Emperor Yong, I apologize. This time, it's not that I don't want to help you... I will repay the kindness I owe you in my next life!"After a few breaths of hesitation, another ancient sage turned and flew towards the "Deity."

"Before life and death, your choices don't matter..."Shaking his head, Emperor Chen Yong looked at the two remaining ancient sages.

Both simultaneously declared: "Having lived for so long, we are already weary. To die by the hand of a deity from the heavens would be enough to be immortalized in history; it would not be a wasted journey! Emperor Yong, you saved me, and I will stand with you!""Me too. As Ancient Sage Jinta, when I pledged to you, I had no intention of returning alive..."

While some clung to life out of fear, others demonstrated true loyalty. The Spirit Tribe was not without its loyal individuals.

"Thank you..."Seeing Ancient Sage Huoxu willing to stand by him, even knowing it meant certain death, Emperor Chen Yong was filled with gratitude.

"Why are you looking at me? I fear neither heaven nor earth; I only fear backing out at the last moment. So what if it's a deity from the heavens? If they want to kill me, they'll have to pay a price!" Ancient Sage Huoxu gave a cold smile, baring his teeth.Having received his master's kindness, he naturally intended to advance and retreat with him.

"There's no need for you to say anything either..."Looking at Ancient Sage Moling again and seeing his resolute gaze, Emperor Chen Yong knew further words were useless. He then turned to Zhang Xuan, "Young Master, what should we do now?"

"What else can we do? Of course, we fight to the death!"With a slight smile, Zhang Xuan let out a soft hum and shook his long spear again.

"Break!"He shot straight out, his spear like a dragon, numerous phantom images flashing around it, enveloping the "Deity.""Attack!"Knowing there was no retreat, Emperor Chen Yong also charged forward.

With the six ancient sages united, the heavens and earth seemed on the verge of collapse. The entire Spirit King City shook as if from an earthquake, countless buildings crumbled, and various formations and runes transformed back into spiritual energy, dispersing all around. Ancient Sages were incredibly powerful; a single one could destroy countless lives, let alone so many attacking simultaneously.

"A bunch of ignorant ants!"Encircled, the "Deity" gave a cold laugh, hands swirling. Without any visible moves, the combined attacks of the group dissolved into nothingness, having no effect whatsoever.

Zhang Xuan's Dragon Bone Divine Spear was struck three times in quick succession by the opponent, causing blood to flow from his hand. With a thought, a book appeared, followed by a pair of arms extending from it, reaching straight for the "Deity" before them.

*Whoosh!*As they clashed with the "Deity's" palm, the latter, whose face had shown no emotion until now, had their eyes light up. "A Void-Shattering expert?"Clearly, they recognized at a glance the power of the formidable figure (the 'ruthless' individual) in their former life, who had also reached the Void-Shattering realm, and was even stronger than the "Deity" was now. That such a powerful expert could emerge from a place with such sparse spiritual energy was unbelievable.

"Stay here!"Taking a deep breath, they lunged forward, grabbing repeatedly.*Rip!*Space was torn apart, and the ruthless figure's arm could no longer resist, being instantly restrained.While the ruthless figure's upper body skeleton was now fully complete, it still lacked thighs and feet, meaning its true strength was only at the peak of the Blood Rebirth realm. Compared to the opponent, there was a significant gap, making it no match at all.

"Defect!"Seeing the ruthless figure's attack provoke the opponent into revealing their true strength, Zhang Xuan quickly tried to communicate with the Library.*Whoosh!*It flickered but no book appeared.Zhang Xuan's eyebrows twitched. If they knew the opponent's defect, perhaps they could still launch a surprise attack, but if the Library couldn't find it, how could they fight?

"Could it be that this person isn't from this world, and the Heavenly Dao of this world cannot detect them?"A thought surfaced in his mind. The opponent had come from another world, was not a being of this world, and possessed overwhelming power... Could this be why they couldn't be detected?

"Retreat!"Without knowing the opponent's defect, continuing to fight would likely lead to everyone's demise. Zhang Xuan cried out, sweeping his spear, and leapt backward. Emperor Chen Yong and the others, having no doubt about his command, simultaneously unleashed their strongest attacks.

*Boom!*The sky erupted like a massive fireworks display, and violent shockwaves prevented anyone from approaching within several hundred meters. As soon as the attacks ceased, Zhang Xuan was about to tear open space to lead everyone away when he found it as solid as iron. The "Deity" nearby seemed to have read his intention and had already completely sealed off the space within several hundred kilometers.

"If I let you escape from my sight, I might as well not live..."With a faint smile, the "Deity" slowly stepped forward. With each step, they exuded an irresistible psychological pressure. This individual was too powerful; they seemed to have no flaws from any perspective, too perfect to be human.

"Give me the skeleton of that Void-Shattering expert, and I can spare your lives!"Seeing that the pressure they exerted had made the group dare not attempt to escape again, the "Deity" smiled faintly.

"Master, you can't let them go..."With constricted pupils, Emperor Chen Ling urgently roared."Impudent! Do I need your guidance on how I make decisions?"Turning to glance at Emperor Chen Ling, the "Deity" immediately struck him hard, sending him flying backward again, then flicked their sleeve and scoffed.

"So, what will it be?"After dealing with Emperor Chen Ling, the "Deity" looked at Zhang Xuan again. They had already perceived that among the group, the one with the most influence was this individual, despite having the weakest cultivation. The skeleton clearly also obeyed his commands.

"You want the skeleton?"Zhang Xuan shook his head. "Dream on!"The ruthless figure had followed him since long ago, performing great deeds. To give them away simply to save his own life... absolutely impossible!

"Then I'll have to be less polite..."Seeing Zhang Xuan's firm refusal, the "Deity" sneered, raised their palm, and struck directly at Zhang Xuan.

The universe collapsed, and the heavens and earth sank. In an instant, Zhang Xuan felt as if his spirit and soul were being stripped away, on the verge of complete annihilation.

"I'll risk it all... Die!"Knowing he had nothing left to hold back, Zhang Xuan gritted his teeth and made a mental command.A book flew out from between his eyebrows, growing instantly in the wind until it was tens of meters in size.It was the last Tome of Heaven's Path!It had remained unused in the Library until now, but at this critical moment, he could no longer hesitate and directly brought it forth.

"What is this?"The "Deity" had not expected their opponent, facing imminent death and seemingly out of options, to try to crush them with a book. They nearly burst out laughing. "Do you think a mere broken book can affect me? Can it harm me in the slightest? This is hilarious..."

*Crack!*Before they could finish speaking, the book smashed down on their head.Their vision went black, and the "Deity" felt their consciousness begin to dissipate.*Thud!*They lay on the ground, their breathing ceased.Instantly, silence fell over the surroundings.