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"Ao——"

On the blood-stained plateau, countless monsters howled in unison as they died at the same moment, their bodies becoming fragmented nourishment for the Gemstone Grand Duke's power.

The massive shadowy figure became even more solidified.

One after another, pitch-black clouds of smoke burst from its smoky body. These clouds of smoke were exceptionally vast, resembling meteors with trailing flames as they plummeted to the ground, but at their forefront were gaping maws that seemed to tear and chew at something.

Numerous black smoky tendrils, dozens and hundreds of them, spewed forth.

Raging fires and ferocious maws came hurtling towards them.

This was an attack tens of times more terrifying than the one before!

But for this reason—due to the drawing off of a large amount of black smokey energy—the entire enormous expanse of the smoke shadow that stretched for hundreds of miles became considerably thinner.

Hong Yi, who had been hovering nearby like a display piece, suddenly narrowed her eyes.

"The old lady has finally caught it!"

Legendary Power·Supreme Illusion Sky Demon!

The corporeal body of smoke revealed by the Gemstone Grand Duke was especially large, fusing his spirit and energy into it to an extent that made it impossible to discern or capture.

But, the thoughts and consciousness, the feelings and spirit, belonging solely to the Gemstone Grand Duke were one and only one!

Hong Yi had caught that single thread of consciousness.

And as the emotions of the Gemstone Grand Duke fluctuated and became increasingly violent, she also instantaneously magnified the mental lapse of this High Duke.

"Spawn of the Heart Demon~"

"Ding—Ling~"

The Gemstone Grand Duke had already detected the force invading his spirit, but before he could defend himself, a tendril of smoke darker than darkness itself, more vicious than cruelty, burst forth from the depths of his psyche, rapidly growing into a sinister, bloodthirsty, black Giant Dragon that shared a likeness with him.

The Giant Dragon lunged viciously, ripping his flesh and gnawing at his soul.

Afar.

Over a hundred kilometers away.

The black smoke in a certain area exploded abruptly, revealing the dark crimson Giant Dragon the size of a mountain—the Gemstone Grand Duke.

He was locked in a ferocious battle with the black Heart Demon Giant Dragon, his tyrannical gaze fading, replaced with astonishment.

—What the hell is this thing?!

Even he, a High Duke from the Dragon Sleep Valley and who had witnessed countless powerhouses and lives, had never encountered such a bizarre situation.

What monstrosity had been born from his own psyche, his own consciousness?!

Merely this one 'Heart Demon' was far from enough to critically wound the Gemstone Grand Duke.

After all, Hong Yi had only recently evolved into a Legendary Life, and her rank was only at the Legendary Earth Realm, the mental lapse of the Gemstone Grand Duke was not sufficiently significant.

However,

Hong Yi was not alone.

Uta acted in time, "Normal·Continuous Ordinary Punch."

Boom, boom, boom, boom!

His punches roared all around, as if they were bulldozers leveling the earth, and in the blink of an eye, he shattered the already thinning black smoke that stretched for dozens of miles ahead into disarray.

"I'll assist you as well!"

Duo Lai stretched out a hand, pointing towards the distance with a flick of his fingertip.

The next moment, one Blazing Sun after another appeared, completely clearing the surrounding heaven and earth, leaving only two massive beings locked in their vicious struggle.

At this time, Seventeen raised her bow, an Epic Treasure Bow in her hands.

Her eyes encompassed the figure of the Gemstone Grand Duke.

There was only that one silhouette left.

Marking!

As though a cross mark emerged in Seventeen's eyes, it became a sight, firmly locking onto the Gemstone Grand Duke.

「Polar Star Monarch·Seventeen voyaging through the stars is capable of delivering devastating strikes to any target.」

Seventeen stood midair.

As if she were standing atop a sparkling celestial body in the universe itself.

Arrow of No Mind!

Sky Extreme Star Engraving!

In that instant,

Seventeen's strength, spirit, energy, soul, will, and concept had aligned completely.

With all her might and an arrow gleaming with brilliant starlight gathered and shot out along an invisible trajectory. In the very next moment after its release, it seemed to pierce through space, exceed time, and struck the Gemstone Grand Duke's frenzied eye following its inexorable path of causality.

Thrusting in.

It tore through his mountainous body, striking at the core that sustained his projected avatar.

An arrow through the heart.

Power burst forth.

The "heart" of the Gemstone Grand Duke shattered explosively.

His eyes of brutality froze. And then, the mountainous body that appeared so vivid and fleshy dissipated like sand in the wind.

The black Giant Dragon biting at him also burst like smoke.

The Scarlet Mist Tide stopped spreading and began to recede bit by bit.

The legends that had just emerged from the monster tide dodged back into the vast flow, fleeing at speeds many times faster than their arrival.

The clouds began to clear, and strands of genuine daylight pierced the gloom.

Although the monster tide continued forward on inertia, the suffocating pressure was gone, and it seemed...

"Did we win?"

"Did we actually win?!"

The Young Sword Saint gripped his sword tightly, his eyes wide.

He had wanted to help, but the strong people of Tianyuan City had coordinated tacitly, forming a complete tactical system, so he dared not intervene rashly.

He thought to bide his time and wait for an opportunity.

Waiting and waiting, the Gemstone Grand Duke was killed? Like a sandcastle crumbling to nothing in an instant.

This showed that the Gemstone Grand Duke, who had led an army to attack the Great War Zone, was indeed not in his true body but a projected avatar.

Even so, even if only an avatar, the asphyxiating force and fearsome power were unquestionably present!

"Had the Gemstone Grand Duke not been slain in one strike, reducing to dust and disappearing, I would hardly believe it was just an incarnation! He was too powerful!"

Inside the fortress, an old soldier exclaimed.

They had always believed the Gemstone Grand Duke had arrived in person; of course, in reality, the terror he exhibited was close enough.

For them, and even for Soul Realm experts and World-class strongmen, his power was far above their own!

Yet he fell just the same, under the perfect collaboration of Tianyuan City's strong individuals.

Undoubtedly...

"With the exception of Wukuang, those who acted just now are likely... World Level strongmen!"

When did World Level strongmen become so commonplace?!