495: Supreme Assassination!

Everything happened in the blink of an eye.

Everyone was still immersed in the aftermath of the Golden Crow Ancient Imperial Prince's defeat by Wang Zhan, not yet recovered from the shock.

Buzz—!

The sky suddenly distorted, and a pitch-black hand covering half the firmament appeared out of thin air.

Without any buildup or warning, carrying a restrained yet crushing pressure, it pressed straight down toward the Prodigies of the Current Era Demon Clan and the Human Race!

As soon as that power spread, it instantly froze everyone's thoughts; their limbs were locked by the pressure, unable even to blink, let alone think or flee.

There was no time to cry out, no time to resist, and not even time for fear to arise; it all happened in a split second.

In the eyes of the Prodigies, there was only that sky-covering hand continuously enlarging; they could only watch death descend, about to be crushed into fly ash in the next instant!

Screech—!!!

A sharp and fierce emperor-level screech resounded through heaven and earth. The moment the hand appeared, Xiao Hei on Xiao Ruobai's shoulder suddenly swelled in size.

Transforming into a sky-blotting Golden-Winged Roc, its Peak Emperor Might swept through the entire region like a tsunami.

With a sudden flap of its wings, a blindingly brilliant golden streak of light shot through the air, slashing toward the giant hand with the momentum of world-creation!

In the same instant, relying on extreme alertness and an instinctive anticipation of crisis, Ling Xi's essence blood suddenly sprayed from between her brows.

Her aura surged as the Supreme Emperor Weapon, the heaven-swallowing devil jar, rapidly manifested, growing to several meters high, its mouth wreathed in dense Emperor Might.

It firmly protected Xiao Ruobai and the others within.

Boom!!!

The golden light collided violently with the pitch-black hand. The hand jerked to a halt, its surface Laws trembling violently before collapsing under the impact of the Emperor Might.

However, the destructive power erupting from the collision swept across the Southern Region like an apocalyptic wave.

The earth collapsed into a massive crater spanning tens of thousands of miles, with subterranean magma gushing out.

The cities surrounding the martial arts arena were instantly leveled. Countless Cultivators and Prodigies were crushed into blood mist by the aftershocks before they could be protected, leaving no remains.

Even Saint Realm experts were not spared; the sounds of screams and collapses intertwined into a living hell.

Xiao Hei hovered in the sky with its wings spread. Emperor Might radiated from the Golden-Winged Roc's body, forcibly stabilizing the crumbling heaven and earth of the Southern Region, finally calming the collapsing ground and chaotic Laws slightly.

The moment the hand dissipated, two black-robed figures tore through the air from the direction of the Bronze Ancient City. Though their vitality was waning, their majesty remained undiminished as they lunged straight for Xiao Hei.

They attacked with killing moves, Law power aimed directly at Xiao Hei's vitals.

Only now did everyone break free from their mental freeze. Their heads buzzed, filled with horror and confusion as they instinctively roared.

"What happened?!"

Yet, catching their breath in their state of shock became a luxury as the sky changed once more.

Two more pitch-black hands appeared simultaneously, their targets precisely locked onto Xiao Ruobai's group protected by the heaven-swallowing devil jar, as well as the surrounding Prodigies, grabbing down ruthlessly!

Xiao Hei's eyes turned cold. The Golden-Winged Roc opened its beak and spat out an invisible sonic wave. The emperor-level soundwave swept across the sky, instantly shattering the two giant hands.

If Xiao Hei hadn't used Emperor Might to stabilize the entire world, the shockwaves from the collision alone would have overturned the Southern Region, instantly turning the Cultivators here into ash.

But before Xiao Hei could catch its breath, two more black-robed figures sped forward to join the fray, surrounding Xiao Hei with the previous two.

The auras of the four intertwined, locking down Xiao Hei's movements, clearly intending to pin down this Great Emperor.

Even more fatally, two more black-robed figures emerged. One, surrounded by condensed Laws, lunged toward Xiao Ruobai and the others.

The other, carrying a sluggish emperor-level divine light, pounced toward the remaining Human Race Prodigies outside the heaven-swallowing devil jar!

Life and death hung by a thread, a monstrous catastrophe; the Southern Region had completely fallen into a desperate situation!

"Watch out!"

The Second Ancestor of the Qingxuan Sect roared, transforming into a streak of green light that tore through the void, carrying the power of an emperor weapon that could shake the sun and moon!

His hair and beard bristled, his eyes blood-red. The halberd in his hand erupted with a killing intent that pierced the sky—the emperor weapon, heaven breaking halberd!

He didn't even spare a glance at the rest of the battlefield; his eyes were fixed only on the deathly figure lunging toward Xiao Ruobai and the others.

Before the man arrived, the halberd had already struck!

A green halberd beam that seemed to tear through eternity ignored the distance, slashing fiercely at the Supreme lunging toward Xiao Ruobai!

"Screech—!!!"

Almost at the same moment the Second Ancestor acted, Xiao Hei, who was pinned down by the four Supremes...

...let out a world-shaking cry that sounded like it came from the primordial era, filled with absolute rage!

The restrained Emperor Might around its body turned completely violent!

It was no longer a suppressing force to stabilize the land, but a destructive storm that could incinerate the heavens!

The Golden-Winged Roc's true form radiated brilliant light, every feather turning into an emperor sword that could sever Laws!

"Boom—!!!"

The four Supremes besieging it were struck as if by an invisible primordial divine mountain with billions of tons of force.

The defensive Laws and protective divine lights around them shattered instantly!

All four groaned simultaneously, spitting out dark golden blood containing decaying Dao principles.

Their bodies flew backward like meteors, crashing through layers of space, their auras visibly withering significantly!

When a Great Emperor rages, millions of corpses fall; even a Supreme would be severely injured by facing their full force!

At that moment, the Yuan Tiangang Yuan Tiangang also reacted!

"demon emperor bell, protect my kin!"

A hoarse, resolute roar exploded!

His eyes nearly split from rage, his imperial bloodline Qi burning as he recklessly activated his ancestral Supreme Emperor Weapon!

"Clang—!!!"

A simple bronze bell flew out from between his brows, growing instantly to the size of a mountain!

The bell's body vibrated, emitting a grand sonic wave that suppressed the primordial ages. Emperor Might surged, forming a thick green light barrier to protect those around him!

Almost at the same instant—

"Void Mirror, suppress!"

"Star River Map, defend!"

Two incredibly anxious roars came almost simultaneously! They were from the two powerhouses of the Dao Zang Academy and the Ancient Jiang Family!

They had brought emperor weapons this time, just in case!

Two streams of Supreme Emperor Might erupted without reservation, instantly merging with the green light barrier of the demon emperor bell to protect everyone!

At this moment, no one thought about "what happened" anymore, and there was no time for shock or fear.

The instinct for survival overrode everything.

Everyone had only one thought left.

Hold on!

Survive this wave of Supreme assassinations!

However, at this critical juncture, the Supreme who was about to slaughter the other Prodigies suddenly sensed the terrifying Emperor Might erupting from Xiao Hei behind him.

He unexpectedly abandoned his current target without hesitation and forced himself to turn back!

Transforming into an indestructible Law shackle, using himself as a prison, he lunged at Xiao Hei, who had just erupted and was rushing toward Xiao Ruobai's group!

To buy his companion that fatal moment to eliminate Battle Asura and the others!

"They must die!"

In the eyes of the returning Supreme, he would rather give up the target right in front of him and pay any price to help his companion wipe out Battle Asura and the others.

Simply because the potential and threat shown by Battle Asura and the others were too great.

Seeing that Supreme turn back, the people protected by the emperor weapons felt like they had survived a disaster. However, before they could catch their breath, their eyes were fixed on Xiao Ruobai and the others.

Facing a Supreme's reckless assassination, could they survive?