49: The power to protect the sect with a single hand, the might of destiny.

Yun Feng stepped forward, his oppressive might crushing the battle Formation formed by dozens of Feather God Sect powerhouses. The strength he displayed had already exceeded the comprehension of Celestial Pivot Master and others. That was definitely not power a Legendary Rank could possess!

"Heavenly... Heavenly Mandate?!" Celestial Pivot Master's voice was dry, filled with endless fear and despair. He finally understood why Yun Feng dared to come alone, and why he could so easily dismantle their offensive! The opponent was actually a Heavenly Mandate Rank Supreme walking among them!

This thought was like a bucket of ice water poured over him, making him shiver from head to toe. Heavenly Mandate Rank—that was a Legendary Realm, transcending Legendary, controlling a portion of the world's rules, already beyond human! Although the Feather God Sect was strong, before a Heavenly Mandate Supreme, what was it different from a chicken or dog?

"Yun... Senior Yun!" Celestial Pivot Master no longer cared about his Sect Master's dignity, lowering his posture extremely, even using honorifics. "All that has happened before was the fault of my Feather God Sect! We are willing to pay any price, only asking Senior to show mercy and spare my Sect's Legacy!"

The Elders behind him who could still stand also bowed in supplication, no longer having a trace of Battle Intent. Before the absolute disparity in strength, so-called dignity and pride were vulnerable.

Yun Feng stood in the Void Realm, looking down at the terrified Feather God Sect members below, his gaze indifferent.

"I gave you a chance," his voice was calm, yet it was like the final judgment, "You yourselves did not cherish it."

He slowly raised his right hand, fingers slightly splayed, and gently pressed downwards towards the magnificent Feather God Sect mountain gate below, and the countless palaces, pavilions, and Spiritual Lands within it.

There was no earth-shattering explosion, no dazzling light.

But an invisible, terrifying force, as if containing the will of heaven and earth, descended like the collapse of the sky!

Crack... Rumble—!!!

The Feather God Sect's mountain-protecting Formation, which had been passed down for tens of thousands of years, shattered like fragile glass under this force, turning into countless specks of light and dissipating!

Immediately after, those magnificent palaces, towering bone pagodas, Immortal Caves for Cultivation... were like being swept by an invisible giant hand, collapsing and disintegrating in swathes, turning into dust! Inside the mountain gate, the ground shook, Spiritual Veins wailed, as if the apocalypse had arrived!

Countless Feather God Sect Disciples fled in terror, cries and screams echoing, but under that invisible force field, they couldn't even escape, only watching in despair as their Sect's Foundation was destroyed before their eyes!

Yun Feng's press was not aimed at all Disciples; his control of power was incredibly precise, only destroying buildings and the core of Formations, not deliberately slaughtering low-level Disciples. But with the Sect's Foundation destroyed and its Legacy broken, even if the Feather God Sect was not annihilated, it had already fallen from a top-tier giant, with no hope of recovery.

Celestial Pivot Master watched helplessly as the Sect's ten-thousand-year Foundation was destroyed in an instant, his eyes bloodshot, his heart churning, and he suddenly spat out a mouthful of fresh blood, his aura instantly wilting, as if he had aged several hundred years. He knew that the Feather God Sect was finished!

Having done all this, Yun Feng withdrew his palm, as if he had only done a trivial matter. His gaze swept over Celestial Pivot Master, whose face was ashen, and the trembling Elders.

"Today, I destroy your mountain gate and sever your Legacy, as a warning to others."

"If you dare to offend the Northern Region again, your Sect will be annihilated."

The cold words, like a brand, were deeply etched into the Soul of every Feather God Sect survivor.

After speaking, Yun Feng no longer lingered; his figure slowly faded, eventually dissipating like a breeze above the Feather God Sect mountain gate, as if he had never appeared.

Only a scene of desolation was left below, and countless dazed Feather God Sect members, like stray dogs.

Various forces across the Continent, observing this scene from afar through various means, all fell silent, plunging into a deathly stillness.

Suppressing a Sect with a single hand, determining its rise and fall with a single word!

This was the might of a Heavenly Mandate Supreme!

Yun Feng, in the most direct and overbearing way, declared his existence to the entire Demon Spirit Continent, and the inviolability of the Northern Region!

From then on, Yun Feng's name was no longer just a powerhouse, but like a deity, hanging high above all forces on the Continent; no one dared to question him again, no one dared to challenge him again! The Northern Region Yun Family also officially became a transcendent existence above all other forces!

[Successfully annihilated the Feather God Sect mountain gate, deterred the Continent, and established the Northern Region's Supreme status. Significantly changed the Continental pattern (structure), with far-reaching influence. Received Rule Energy feedback: 6000 points!]

[Current Rule Energy: 1650 + 6000 = 7650 / 10000.]

Yun Feng returned to the Northern Region, not caring about the commotion outside. He knew that the real challenge might have just begun. The unidentified, strangely-auraed figures in the Feather God Sect ruins, and various clues about the "Great Calamity," all pointed to a deeper crisis.

He needed to use this hard-won period of peace to quickly improve his strength and begin investigating the shadows hidden behind the scenes. Beneath the calm surface of the Demon Spirit Continent, undercurrents were growing increasingly turbulent.