A figure streaked through the air in a parabolic arc, blood spraying!
Before the parabola could complete, the white figure suddenly appeared mid-air, intercepting the opponent's descent, and struck her dantian again…
"Bang!"
The strike was real! The motion looked normal, and the force didn't seem significant, yet the woman being batted around like a ball was indeed sent flying with immense power! The force and reaction were completely disproportionate!
If they hadn't known the two were locked in a life-and-death struggle, they might have even thought they were faking it!
Only when the opponent was left with her last breath did Jin Baoer and the other person fall to the ground. Jin Baoer extended her right hand, and the silver-white immortal artifact reappeared. A faint power of the Great Dao, pure and clean, emanated from her.
The woman on the ground was on the verge of death, covered in messy wounds, her lips tinged purple. She struggled to open her eyes! Even this small movement seemed to drain all her strength. She gasped for air, her gaze filled with unwillingness as she looked at Jin Baoer, resentful and stubborn!
"I curse you… in this life…"
"Swish!"
Before she could finish, a long sword slashed through the sky, instantly splitting her in two! The woman's eyes widened in disbelief, and she died without uttering her final words! Her vacant eyes held only resentment…
The white-clothed woman turned and left, not sparing another glance at the corpse on the ground!
Just a few steps after she walked away, a small, pitch-black spherical bead quietly rolled out from the center of the corpse's chest…
It emitted no aura and no power fluctuations, appearing to be an ordinary, unremarkable black bead. It squeezed out from the heart and began to burrow into the ground, following the rubble and stones!
It harbored boundless resentment, thinking: If I don't die today, in ten thousand years, I will still be able to be reborn! And then…
However…
The next moment, a righteous and pure power descended!
"You are entangled by karma, the source of all evil! I judge you by the rules… your soul shall be annihilated!"
A clear and majestic female voice slowly resounded, each word distinct, yet incredibly stern!
The black bead's attempt to leap forward halted abruptly in mid-air. It floated there, as if controlled by an unseen force! With a violent spin, it "looked" towards the speaker…
Her white robes billowed, her beauty was peerless, her eyes cold and cruel, and an aura of pure, unyielding authority emanated from her, shaking hearts! Beneath her noble demeanor was the judgment of a deity, lofty and distant… detached and aloof…
She stood three meters away, extending her bare hand upwards. Above her head, a terrifying blade rapidly condensed. A powerful energy wave struck, suffocating and overwhelming! This power was unlike any fluctuation ever witnessed in the Upper Realm; it seemed to transcend all things, causing souls to tremble…
"Bang!"
As Jin Baoer's palm slammed down, the blade in the air simultaneously struck the black bead!
"Crack!"
It shattered on the spot with a crisp sound. The blade and the fragments vanished simultaneously…
The fragments were utterly destroyed, and the world… was free of the Demon God!
Having accomplished this, Jin Baoer suddenly relaxed. The feeling of authority receded like a receding tide. Although it was a power she could control, each use left her with a lingering sense of dread.
The power of rules…
At this moment, the black foundation stone had finished absorbing the power of the Great Dao's heavenly thunder and returned to her sea of consciousness, behaving as if it had made itself at home. Jin Baoer felt a little speechless…
But it was fortunate that its sudden appearance had directly resolved her diffusion.
She sent her divine sense into her sea of consciousness and observed carefully, but saw no change in the black foundation stone! It was exactly the same as before!
Sunlight streamed onto her shoulders, as fresh as the clear sky after rain, invigorating the spirit!
Above the ruins, a group of survivors stared blankly in a certain direction…
Bathed in sunlight, the white-clothed woman stood aloof, her demeanor cool and ethereal. Even in her tattered state and evident injuries, nothing could diminish her current divinity and power!
In the blink of an eye, the woman's figure vanished, as if she had never been there! Only the scarred and desolate island remained as proof of the fierce battle that had just taken place!
A short while later, Jin Baoer reappeared swiftly in a certain location and waved her hand to remove the barrier…
Immediately, a figure clad in red lunged forward, crashing into her embrace! Behind her were her companions!
***
Only after everything had concluded did others "arrive fashionably late"!
Upon learning of what had transpired here, they were all shocked by the terrifying power of Jin Baoer! They were also stunned and frightened by the clan's ambition!
News soon spread throughout the entire Upper Realm…
In the following months, many events unfolded in the Upper Realm!
First, the clan's decade-long conspiracy to control the Upper Realm was thwarted, with Jin Baoer, the number one on the Divine Ranking, nearly annihilating an entire island!
Second, the Pillar of Heaven on the Divine Ranking suddenly collapsed overnight, and the Divine Ranking ceased to exist!
Third, Dragon Ancestor Long Li Xing ascended to a higher plane of the Upper Realm! It was said he had become an immortal…
Fourth, the Seven Great Families fell into internal strife, various sects scrambled for resources, and the ancient families faced collapse!
Fifth, Jin Baoer was reportedly severely injured and near death…
In any case, rumors abounded!
Meanwhile, Jin Baoer was inside a dragon clan cave, constructing a teleportation array…
Di Yuchuan was dead, and the Phoenix was no longer bound by the contract's influence. Even though the Trial Master's body and half of his soul were still that of the former person, for the Phoenix, he was no longer the same individual as before.
Therefore, she needed to return to the Phoenix Clan!
Although Jin Baoer could wield the power of the Great Dao, she was not yet a peak practitioner of the Great Dao. She could not, like Long Li Xing, forcefully open the gates of ascension and freely traverse any continent! Thus, she needed to create a teleportation array.
Beside her, a mother and daughter were bidding a tearful farewell…
The Phoenix was also willful and proud. Perhaps it was because she was facing her savior and her daughter's contracted partner, she bowed slightly, her demeanor elegant! Her gaze was fixed earnestly on Jin Baoer.
"I know you are no ordinary person, and perhaps one day you will leave this world like that Dragon Ancestor…"
Jin Baoer understood her implication, pursed her lips into a smile, her face exceptionally beautiful yet firm and resolute.
"Whatever the future holds, as long as Jin Huang does not leave, I will never abandon her in this life! Nor any of my companions."
The Phoenix was not a superficial being. She was already quite beautiful herself, yet she momentarily faltered. Upon regaining her composure, her heart was set at ease.
She then cast a deep glance at Jin Huang and turned to enter the array…
As the light illuminated, most of the dragons outside looked over.
After seeing off the Phoenix, Jin Baoer decisively entered seclusion to cultivate! The power of rules was potent, and she hoped to wield it more skillfully when she advanced to the Heavenly Dao Emperor.
Then, she saw a young man enter, his face etched with hesitation. Beside him was the little dragon-person, her eyes sparkling! Baozi could now control her appearance at will, but the giant dragons unanimously agreed that her appearance as a little dragon-person was the most adorable…