Silence!
At this moment, the world was dead silent.
No one expected the final outcome to be like this. Everyone thought that Zhong Kui was assured victory and was about to win, but what appeared before everyone now was Zhong Kui’s corpse.
The Heavenly Ghost had been slashed in half and had already dissipated into nothingness, while Zhong Kui also lost his vitality, plunging headfirst into the large pit at the bottom of the lake.
At this moment, Zhong Kui’s appearance was extremely horrifying; his whole body was emaciated with skin clinging to bones, eyes sunken, with all his spiritual essence drained, resembling a dried corpse, no longer the formidable figure he once was.
All of his qi-blood had been exhausted, and even his soul was annihilated. He lost all signs of life, scattered soul, unable to even reincarnate, he was completely dead.
After a moment of silence, an earth-shattering uproar erupted over the Great Name Lake.
"My heavens, am I hallucinating? Did Zhong Kui really die?"
"Impossible, this is absolutely impossible. Zhong Kui was so powerful, possessing numerous secret techniques, how could he die here, and die at the hands of the Nineteenth Prince?"
"It’s unbelievable. What on earth was that treasure just now, could it be the Great Emperor’s Treasure given to the Nineteenth Prince by the Flying Immortal Great Emperor? But it doesn’t seem like it, and even if it were a Great Emperor’s Treasure, it would require activation time, it couldn’t be so swift."
The crowd was in an uproar, voices of discussion unceasing, everyone was still amazed by the Great Dao Treasure Vase, and in a blink of an eye, the battle’s circumstances changed drastically, resulting in Zhong Kui’s death.
Most people couldn’t accept this reality, and on the side of the New Demon-Slaying Alliance, it was like they had lost their parents, the atmosphere was extremely heavy.
"Zhong Kui... is dead?"
You Mau Great Saint’s pupils contracted sharply, staring incredulously at Zhong Kui’s body; even now, he couldn’t believe his own eyes.
He knew well of Zhong Kui’s strength, and precisely because of knowing Zhong Kui’s power, he had this life-or-death duel plan. In his view, as long as Su Han was drawn here, victory was virtually assured.
Yet, he couldn’t have expected that the one to be defeated and killed would not be the Nineteenth Prince, but Zhong Kui.
This left him with no idea how to account to the various Yamas, much less to Qing Guangwang.
The thought of Qing Guangwang’s horror made You Mau Great Saint shiver helplessly; that one was a supreme strongman, squashing him was no different than squashing an ant for him.
"Impossible, how could Zhong Kui lose?"
Next to him, the Flame Calamity Saint and Pan Wu Saint couldn’t accept this result either. They had meticulously plotted everything, thinking they could kill Su Han, removing a major threat, but the opposite occurred.
"What kind of treasure is that, not a Great Emperor’s Treasure, but possessing the attack of a Great Emperor?"
Yun Ji Saint focused on a different point compared to others. His eyes were fixated on the Sword Nurturing Gourd, deeply intrigued by this item.
Although that strike was comparable to a Great Emperor’s attack, he knew clearly, it wasn’t the power of a Great Emperor’s Treasure, but the power of the item itself, which was truly astonishing.
"Yang, you actually won, so wonderful!"
On the other side, Prince Nangong was stunned for a second or two before bursting into overwhelming joy. He had always hoped for Su Han’s victory, but when Zhong Kui truly died, he was still immensely shocked and delighted.
Although Zhong Kui didn’t die at his hands, he died nonetheless. This was indeed a heavy blow to King Yama’s Palace, but a great victory for the Nangong Imperial Clan.
"Big dummy, you’re just so, so, so amazing!"
Liu Xu covered her mouth, her eyes widened, looking incredulously at Su Han in the center of the Great Name Lake. She had never thought Su Han could slay Zhong Kui and was always worried about Su Han’s safety.
But now, Su Han gave her an immense surprise, making her heart race, her affection for Su Han skyrocketing.
Who wouldn’t love such a man?
"Grandfather, His Highness has won, it’s fantastic!"
Li Qingyue was also overwhelmed with tears of joy, filled with self-blame, believing that she and her grandfather being captured had forced Su Han into this life-or-death duel.
She had even made up her mind, if Su Han truly died here, she would spend the rest of her life as an avenger, seeking revenge for Su Han.
"Indeed, His Highness has won!"
Li Mingliang was also overwhelmed with excitement, holding Li Qingyue’s hand, unable to contain his own excitement.
At this moment, the shores of the Great Name Lake erupted with frenzy, everyone was shocked by this result, yet Su Han remained calm, not prideful of this victory.
Swoosh!
He reached out and grabbed Zhong Kui’s body in his hand. Although Zhong Kui had exhausted all his spiritual essence and the flesh energy in his body wasn’t much, even consuming it wouldn’t enhance his realm, the Origin Source of the Ethereal Ghost Physique remained.
The essence of the Devouring Heaven Demonic Art was not in consuming flesh energy, but in the Origin Source of Special Physiques, which was key to enhancing Su Han’s power.
The Ethereal Ghost Physique ranked high on the Special Physique list; consuming its Origin Source would certainly strengthen Su Han’s Sacred Body and activate corresponding gods and demons within the Prison Divine Palace, furthering his mastery of the transmitted memories of gods and demons.
"Stop, put down the Imperial Son’s body for me!"
Su Han wanted to collect the corpse, but some were unwilling. At this moment, an angry roar echoed, shaking the void, painfully piercing eardrums, as if about to explode.
Only to see You Mau Great Saint transform into a black light, rapidly shooting out from the New Demon-Slaying Alliance, heading straight for Su Han.
Zhong Kui was the Imperial Son of King Yama’s Palace, representing its dignity, even in death, the body couldn’t be taken by others, especially when Su Han’s displayed talent and strength posed a significant threat to his enemies.
Taking advantage of retrieving the body as a pretext, You Mau Great Saint swung a massive cat claw imbued with thick Nether Qi and the intense power of time, aiming to crush Su Han and eliminate this threat in its infancy.
In order to kill Su Han, You Mau Great Saint disregarded rules, reputation, as long as Su Han was slain, he would bear any infamy.
Boom!
You Mau Great Saint’s cat claw quickly enlarged, reaching a size of a thousand meters, pressing down like a mountain, its sharpness slicing the void, able to cut even Holy Gold.
With You Mau Great Saint’s strength, facing a heavily injured, weakened Su Han, victory was highly probable.
"You Mau Great Saint, you’re courting death!"
An angry shout erupted from Eunuch Sun’s mouth. At this moment, he couldn’t worry about protecting Li Mingliang and Li Qingyue. A silver-white Holy Spear in hand, unyielding holy might surged from his being, transforming into a rapid long rainbow, soaring through time and space, heading towards You Mau Great Saint to kill.
Su Han and Zhong Kui’s life-and-death duel was over, but the battles of the day weren’t finished.
A greater battle was about to erupt!