Chapter 1754: Death

When Li Taixuan struck out with his fist, all beings on the battlefield, both the Other Kings and the living creatures, were overcome with fear. This was because they could feel a destructive force enveloping the whole land. If that attack were directed towards the battlefield, even Kings would be ground into dust.

Everyone raised their heads and watched a vast, brilliant fist manifestation streaking through the sky at lightning speed. The void was compressed and shattered in its path, leaving black holes in its wake. Ancient draconic roars emerged from the depths of the created black holes, sounding like their final death throes, containing all of their remnant strength.

The fist attack caused Li Luo's heart to tremble. It was as Li Taixuan had said—it had the power to challenge Heavenly Emperors! This was the mark of a ninth-grade Transcendent!

The fist landed on the Slaughter Devil King of Sin's sea of blood. Upon impact, the blood sea filled with slaughter source origin began to evaporate. Wherever the fist passed, all matter was pulverized into non-existence. In the end, it struck the Slaughter Devil King of Sin squarely in the chest, containing incredible destructive power.

The entire world went still for a moment as the vast power of Authority raged violently, creating an energy storm that swept across millions of miles.

People watched the point of impact in shock and anticipation. The Slaughter Devil King of Sin's slaughter energy was completely destroyed, and it looked as though it was being suppressed by a titanic mountain, forcing it closer and closer to the ground. As it was pushed back, countless cracks appeared on its body. It let out an infuriated roar as it wildly resisted. However, the fist contained overwhelming power, rendering its efforts useless.

The tyrannical fist energy soon dissipated, its energy finally exhausted. What lay beneath was a miserable-looking Slaughter Devil King of Sin with its body mostly pulverized. Its limbs were shattered and only half of its head was left. A sanguine stench filled the air as its blood flowed out, still imbued with the aura of slaughter. Although Others had strong vitality, Li Taixuan's attack contained Heavenly Dragon Authority, so it had overpowered the Slaughter Devil King of Sin's source origin, causing it to be unable to regenerate.

It stared at its own ruined body, and its slaughter source origin started to fade at an astonishing rate. It felt aggrieved and was unwilling to give up. Although its limbs were crushed, it opened its mouth, and its crimson tongue shot out like a chain. The tongue wrapped itself around the blood blade on the ground, attempting to sacrifice any remaining Others to restore itself.

However, the void cracked open right in front of its forehead just before the blade could be activated, and a bamboo staff pierced through it. Li Luo watched blankly as Li Lingjing appeared behind the Slaughter Devil King of Sin. She had taken advantage of the Slaughter Devil King of Sin being critically injured to deliver it a deathblow.

This development left everyone baffled. No one had expected that Li Lingjing, possessed by the extinction resonance, would bring harm to the Slaughter Devil King of Sin. After all, it was clear that it was her interference that had given the Slaughter Devil King of Sin time to evolve to a point where it had ninth-grade Transcendent strength.

Li Luo was the most surprised of all.

"Could it be that Cousin Lingjing's consciousness was not completely erased?"

However, that notion quickly went up in flames, as the staff that had pierced the Slaughter Devil King of Sin's forehead suddenly sprouted tentacles that greedily devoured its slaughter source origin. A moment later, it was completely sucked away amidst its furious wails.

Startling amounts of extinction energy started to emit from Li Lingjing's body, making it seem as though she was a black hole of destruction that would suck in any energy around her.

The Slaughter Devil King of Sin's aura vanished. All across the vast battlefield, the Others suddenly lost their will to battle and began to retreat like a receding tide, doing everything they could to escape. Clearly, the deaths of the Devil Kings of Sin meant that the Shadow World had no way to obtain the withering glory resonance.

The divine continents' soldiers' morale surged as joyous cheers filled the air. They then swiftly chased the Others, ensuring that every last one was eradicated. They were clearly exuberant at having survived this disaster. After all, not long ago, they were at a disadvantage.

With the Others finally sent packing, it meant that they had won! The divine continents thus pushed their counterattack.

On the other hand, Li Luo's expression wasn't relaxed in the slightest as he fearfully observed Li Lingjing. The Shadow World was no longer a threat, but the Origin Reversion Institute had yet to give up.

As Li Lingjing absorbed the Slaughter Devil King of Sin's source origin, the aura of extinction coming from her became even more dense. It was at this moment that Li Taixuan appeared beside Li Luo, closely watching Li Lingjing as his expression turned heavy.

"Is this the vessel for the extinction resonance?" Li Taixuan asked.

Li Luo nodded, his expression complicated. "Her name is Li Lingjing. She is Aunt Li Rouyun's niece, and we had a very good relationship."

"Little Yun's niece?" Li Taixuan looked a little startled, then he let out a sigh. "Her mind is long gone. The extinction resonance is more terrifying than you can imagine. Under its influence, even a King would find it difficult to retain any semblance of himself."

Li Luo felt dejected and his eyes dulled.

Li Taixuan patted his shoulder as he said, "The reason why she allowed the Slaughter Devil King of Sin to become more powerful was because she planned to devour it from the start. The bright side is that the Slaughter Devil King of Sin's source origin was greatly crippled by me, meaning she will not become much stronger than before. The situation is perilous, so we should join hands to deal with her. Afterwards, this battle can finally come to an end. If you wish to try and save her, you will have to subdue and seal her first."

Li Luo nodded in agreement. The father and son pair then joined hands, causing a shocking pressure to fill the air as they focused on Li Lingjing. However, just as they were about to take action, a violent roar rumbled within the Spiritual Resonance Cave.

Flying out of the depths of the void, the withering glory resonance suddenly whizzed through the air, leaving behind a rainbow of light. It had taken the initiative to leave the Spiritual Resonance Cave. This sudden development surprised everyone.

Li Taixuan decisively shouted, "Little Luo, grab the withering glory resonance. I'll stop her." With that, he took a step forward, punching towards Li Lingjing with overbearing energy.

Li Luo didn't hesitate to rush into the sky. He stretched his hand out, ripping the void open. A titanic violet-gold dragon claw emerged from the spatial tear, reaching out towards the withering glory resonance. He knew that every living creature throughout the ten divine continents, and perhaps many of the Heavenly Emperors in the Nobles' Battlefield, were watching this scene in trepidation. So long as the withering glory resonance landed in the divine continents' hands, they would win this battle.

Bang!

The dragon claw seized the withering glory resonance. Li Luo's heart swelled with emotion at that moment. However, before he could celebrate, the withering glory resonance erupted with frightening power that caused the claw to decay. A few moments later, it was reduced to black dust that scattered with the wind.

Li Luo's expression changed. This was because after the withering glory resonance had broken free, it immediately penetrated the void and vanished into thin air.

Li Taixuan suddenly stopped attacking Li Lingjing, and his expression turned ugly. This was because the latter had stretched out her slender arm and made a light grasping motion.

The withering glory resonance, in the form of the Divine Fruit, effortlessly landed in her hand, as though it was returning to its owner. This caused everyone to fall deathly silent.