Just as Feng Wuji and the others vanished, Long Chen’s heart sank. The fading of the eight-gate curse meant that the barrier surrounding the Wind Domain Battlefield was now gone, and those outside could enter at will. His bad feeling intensified.

Long Chen had Lei Linger quickly finish the tribulation, but he hadn’t anticipated such a swift arrival from an enemy. The speed itself wasn’t the worst part—it was

who

was arriving.

It was the Silver Hair Void Crusher.

If Long Chen were at his peak, he would face the Silver Hair Void Crusher without fear. But in his current state—heavily injured and exhausted, with barely thirty percent of his full power—how could he possibly fight someone of the Silver Hair Void Crusher’s caliber?

Long Chen’s luck was always abysmal, but this felt like outright bullying. It was as though everything had been orchestrated this way.

“Long Chen, now let’s see where you can run to!”

The Silver Hair Void Crusher had been waiting for this moment. As soon as word of Long Chen reached him, he rushed to the Wind Domain Battlefield, slipping in unnoticed. His target wasn’t just Long Chen—it was the Earth Cauldron in his possession.

The Heaven Earth Cauldron, one of the ten great primal chaos items, was a priceless treasure that everyone coveted. Even the Silver Hair Void Crusher wasn’t immune to its allure.

Peh

, what are you talking about? The one who ran last time wasn’t me,” sneered Long Chen.

Long Chen’s mind raced. At this moment, he didn’t have the power to fight the Silver Hair Void Crusher; he had to think of something.

“You—!” The Silver Hair Void Crusher almost spat out blood at Long Chen’s response.

Last time, he had been careless, and Long Chen’s white-robed form had dealt him a blow so serious that he was forced to retreat. Now, with his old wound ripped open by Long Chen’s words, he seethed with anger.

“Hand over the Earth Cauldron, and I’ll consider leaving your corpse intact!” shouted the Silver Hair Void Crusher.

“If you want the Earth Cauldron, that’s no problem. You just need to answer one of my questions,” replied Long Chen solemnly.

“What question?”

“What was your mom’s name?”

“... What?”

For a moment, the Silver Hair Void Crusher was stunned, his mind struggling to process the absurdity of the question. Then it hit him—Long Chen was mocking him.

“You’re courting death!”

With a roar, the Silver Hair Void Crusher summoned his divine throne, and in an instant, Long Chen felt space around him freeze. The pressure suffocating him was far more intense than before.

Long Chen’s heart shook. How could the Silver Hair Void Crusher be this much stronger than last time?

“Fool, do you think I only had that little bit of power? Let me tell you, last time, I couldn’t fully unleash the power of my divine throne. Though I can’t fully control it yet, I’ve established a resonance with it. This god power is something an ant like you cannot resist!” the Silver Hair Void Crusher sneered.

“Hand over the Earth Cauldron...” The Silver Hair Void Crusher’s voice trailed off as he noticed Tang Wan-er and the others, now surrounded by divine light. “What pure god energy!”

As a god cultivator himself, he could sense the sacred energy left by Feng Wuji and the others. Suddenly, his gaze changed and a malicious grin appeared on his face.

“If you don’t hand over the Earth Cauldron, I’ll crush those girls behind you,” the Silver Hair Void Crusher threatened, thinking of using them as hostages against Long Chen.

The next moment, his hand stretched toward Tang Wan-er. His sharp vision had quickly deduced that her relationship with Long Chen was far from ordinary.

But before he could reach her, a spear of lightning—charged with heavenly might—shot toward him.

“You again! Die!” the Silver Hair Void Crusher roared.

Recognizing Lei Linger’s aura, he furiously slammed his palm at her. After all, he had suffered immensely because of her last time.

BOOM!

Lei Linger’s lightning spear exploded on impact, throwing her back. On the other hand, the Silver Hair Void Crusher was shocked to find his hand bleeding heavily, his bones exposed.

“Primal chaos energy?! How is that possible?!”

He had never expected Lei Linger’s attack to contain the laws of primal chaos. While his divine throne could block most attacks, this was something else entirely.

Before the Silver Hair Void Crusher could react, a figure appeared in the sky—Huo Linger, chanting the Nirvana Scripture. With his hand on Huo Linger’s back, Long Chen poured in what little Spiritual Strength he had left.

Behind Huo Linger, the space started to crack open, and one giant sun after another appeared, each bursting to reveal a massive Golden Crow. In an instant, thousands of Golden Crows filled the sky, absorbing the fiery energy of the world dry thanks to the Nirvana Scripture.

An enormous flame lotus then appeared in Huo Linger’s hand, devouring all the Golden Crows and rapidly shrinking until it was no larger than a palm. In the process, the world’s Heavenly Daos screamed in agony, and the entire domain seemed to quiver.

The Silver Hair Void Crusher felt a chill run through him when he saw countless tiny Golden Crows flying on the small flame lotus. This thing could spell his doom.

Distracted by the flame lotus, the Silver Hair Void Crusher failed to notice Lei Linger’s next move. Lightning runes condensed into a sword as she snuck behind him.

“Scram!” The Silver Hair Void Crusher raised his hand, summoning his sword. His divine throne trembled as sword qi slashed toward her.

Lei Linger’s lightning sword shattered on impact, but the Silver Hair Void Crusher knew this was just a diversion.

Suddenly, he felt a cold, deadly sensation on his back—a pitch-black saber had stabbed him.

“What?!”

He spun around, and to his shock, he saw Long Chen standing before him with Evilmoon in hand, its tip already piercing his body.

Unfortunately, the Silver Hair Void Crusher’s protective divine light was overwhelmingly powerful. Long Chen’s attack had managed to stab only three inches into his back, unable to penetrate further.

The Silver Hair Void Crusher’s shock quickly turned to fury. He had clearly seen Long Chen behind Huo Linger—how had Long Chen suddenly appeared behind

him

Before he could react, Huo Linger seemed to teleport, materializing in front of him. Without hesitation, she slammed the small flame lotus into his chest.

“All of you can die! Brahma’s Wrath—World Extermination Light!” the Silver Hair Void Crusher roared, his divine throne shifting from behind him to hover above.

Its divine light cascaded down, enveloping him in a protective barrier. Then, with a deafening explosion, the divine light erupted outward, spreading in all directions.