The power of Meng Tianqi's palm strike far exceeded Bai Yuan's expectations.
He was a dual cultivator of both body and qi with the deepest Five Elements foundation. Yet, even with the protection of the Radiant Immortal Path's Great Sect Array, he had been heavily injured by a single strike from Meng Tianqi!
That terrifying destructive force brought by extreme life and extreme death completely shattered his understanding. Without a doubt, Meng Tianqi had made a breakthrough!
"Meng Tianqi, you have actually reached such a level of comprehension in the Laws of Life and Death!"
Bai Yuan's eyes were wide, filled with shock and disbelief. Was he truly wrong? But he clearly had the confidence to perfectly merge the two paths of body and qi!
"Fellow Daoist Bai, I told you long ago... your talent for cultivation and comprehension is above mine. If you had specialized in one path, perhaps you would have long surpassed us. How did you end up in such a state today!"
Meng Tianqi sighed helplessly, but his movements did not stop. Under the terrifying giant palm surrounded by life and death, the Radiant Immortal Path's protective formation teetered on the edge of collapse. Countless cracks had appeared, and array bases were beginning to crumble.
The disciples who were continuously channeling power into the formation were drained of their vitality in a blink by the power Meng Tianqi seeped through. They became eerie skeletons devoid of life.
Regarding Bai Yuan, Meng Tianqi had truly tried to advise him more than once, but the man had never taken it to heart. This man was neither purely good nor purely evil; he was exceptionally gifted but lacked a strong core.
If Bai Yuan had stood firmly on their side, he might have been a power that far surpassed Meng Tianqi. Unfortunately, there were no "ifs."
"Fellow Daoist Meng, Fellow Daoist Bee, can we talk again? I am willing to leave this place and no longer stand against you. Furthermore, I am willing to offer everything within the Radiant Immortal Path!"
Seeing that the formation was about to break, Bai Yuan spoke in a panicked tone. His gaze toward Qi Ping and Meng Tianqi carried a hint of pleading.
He fully understood his fate now. He couldn't even handle the post-breakthrough Meng Tianqi, let alone the mysterious Bee Daoist, the Demon Blade Bai Liyun who had just slain Gu Shen, and the various sect leaders with their unique methods. Against such a lineup, he had zero confidence in victory.
However, upon hearing his explanation, Meng Tianqi only sighed more helplessly. He was beyond saving.
Before this, he had even tried to lobby Qi Ping for a chance to spare Bai Yuan's life. Qi Ping had also considered that this man's talent and strength would be of great use for the future. If he took the initiative to surrender and showed enough sincerity, they might have given him a chance.
But even now, with death at his door, Bai Yuan was still thinking about "muddling through." Not standing against them? What a beautiful dream.
Who would leave an expert of this level as a "neutral" party nearby? What if he suddenly decided to intervene? Especially one who was already part of the enemy camp.
"Indecisive and wavering—hopeless!" Bai Liyun snorted coldly, and that horizon-spanning Demon Saber phantom appeared once more!
The terrifying momentum and aura stacked with Meng Tianqi's giant palm, creating a scene as terrifying as the end of the world!
"Kill him. There is no need to hold back," Qi Ping commanded, a cold light of killing intent flashing in his eyes.
"What? They were holding back just now?"
"Why are they only using lethal strikes now?"
The Radiant Immortal Path disciples looked on with eyes full of terror and anger, but some also felt a flash of confusion. However, some disciples reacted quickly and looked at their Supreme Elder, Bai Yuan, with sighs of helplessness.
Their ancestor still hadn't reacted! Senior Bee and Senior Meng had given him a chance just now, but their ancestor was still thinking that "as long as we aren't enemies, it's fine." How was that possible?
But considering their ancestor's style of conduct over the years, they understood. Fortunately, Bai Yuan's talent was peerless, and his combat power was in the top five of the continent. Thus, while the sect hadn't developed rapidly, they had lived relatively well.
But things were different now! At this critical juncture, he was still thinking of neutrality? How could he be so naive? And even now, he still hadn't realized it!
"Ancestor, you are dull!"
"At a time like this, you still want to be neutral? Senior Bee and Senior Meng have such good temperaments; why didn't you just admit your mistake and stand on their side?"
"In a war of this scale, there is only life and death! The neutral ones are the first to die!" the surviving Radiant Immortal Path disciples cried out in frustration.
"Eh?" Bai Yuan finally reacted. Was there such a logic?
Looking at Meng Tianqi's expression, he finally realized something.
But that terrifying giant palm and the horizon-spanning Demon Saber had already slashed down mercilessly. In an instant, the entire protective formation of the Radiant Immortal Path collapsed!
Countless disciples exploded into mists of blood, staining the originally white spiritual jade ground a piercing, brilliant crimson...
"No!" Bai Yuan's eyes instantly turned bloodshot.
The sight of countless disciples dying on the white jade steps was something he had never imagined. Since his rapid rise, the sect had never encountered much hardship or bloodshed.
The stimulus of the fresh blood finally woke him up completely, but he no longer had any room for regret. Under such a powerful joint attack, more than half of the Radiant Immortal Path disciples were already dead. This was an indelible blood debt!
At this stage, there was no room for reconciliation between the two sides. Only the total termination of one side could make this hatred disappear.
Thus, Qi Ping and the others did not hold back at all.
Now that the formation was broken, the aftershocks and attacks instantly killed most of the remaining disciples. Under this stimulation, Bai Yuan erupted. Five-colored spiritual qi swept through the battlefield, and his jade-white body burst with brilliant golden light as endless power swept the sky.
"Your current appearance is at least worth some respect, but it is still useless!"
"Too late!"
The demonic blade in Bai Liyun's hand radiated light. A brilliant, peerless strike fell, and Bai Yuan's powerful physical body was actually split into two!
Regarding the Radiant Immortal Path, Bai Liyun felt no pity. This sect only had Bai Yuan, who was a fool; if he hadn't relied on his transcendent talent, he would have likely died on the path of cultivation long ago. He had wasted a true foundation for immortality!
If one didn't count the enigmatic Ji Qingyue, this man's talent should have been ranked first in the Star-Sea Continent!
What truly disgusted Bai Liyun was this man's management ability. Under his leadership, the Radiant Immortal Path was indeed much stronger than before, but it was still far from being among the top ten of the continent. The root cause was that Bai Yuan was a fool!
He didn't know how to recognize or use people. He knew nothing of management, causing the Radiant Immortal Path to be divided into numerous competing factions. They used Bai Yuan's name to act tyrannically; the interior could only be described as disgusting.
The Radiant Immortal Path could only reach its current state by sucking the blood of the lower levels and the surrounding regions. It had wasted an unknown amount of resources and caused countless tragedies to become what it was today.
Thus, such a place of hidden filth was the reason Bai Liyun hated it most. While Bai Yuan wasn't particularly evil by nature, he was incredibly stupid.
Therefore, such a person deserved to die!
The remaining battle held no suspense. No one on Qi Ping's side held back.
Qi Ping was like this because he would never allow such an unstable factor to appear in his future plans. Although these people were decent combatants, once things were handled poorly, they would erupt with unimaginable destructive power. In this situation, even if there were some good people among them, under the pressure of opposing camps and the big picture, the distinction between good and evil was not important. Qi Ping could not jeopardize the future survival of the continent for a small group of people.
Even Meng Tianqi did not hold back. While there was some friendship in the past, it absolutely could not be brought into such a vital matter. His previous suggestion to give Bai Yuan a chance was mostly for the sake of the utility Bai Yuan could provide.
Bai Liyun needed no explanation; every move was a full-power, ruthless strike. In his eyes, both the fool Bai Yuan and the "sewer" that was the Radiant Immortal Path deserved to die!
Under this terrifying sweep of spiritual techniques, the entire Radiant Immortal Path soon became a pile of ruins!
The peerless talent Bai Yuan lay scattered in pieces on the ground, every trace of his aura wiped out!
At this point, another top-five Void Refinement cultivator of the Star-Sea Continent had fallen!
When the scene of the Radiant Immortal Path's destruction was fully transmitted out, those who learned of it were completely terrified!
Another one! Another Void Refinement-level superpower had been destroyed by the Bee Daoist!
If the destruction of the Daoist Star Sect and the deaths of Gu Shen and Huang Daoxing were coincidences, what did the destruction of the Radiant Immortal Path mean?
In a very short time, two super sects had been wiped out! Three top Void Refinement cultivators were dead!
It was madness! One had to know that in the past, these people and factions were existences that could stir a storm with a single sneeze. But now, they were dead!
In this moment, everyone realized that an unprecedented super-turmoil was about to begin!
Furthermore, after the incident broke out, consecutive changes occurred rapidly!
The sects with significant strength and fame immediately entered the highest state of emergency. Those ranked experts vanished from their sects, their whereabouts unknown. It seemed they had gone into hiding, or perhaps they had gathered together.
When these identical reactions from various factions were transmitted, everyone became more certain that a great upheaval was coming. Clearly, a vital matter had affected everyone—a matter so important that even those aloof Void Refinement cultivators and the Bee Daoist, who rarely conflicted with the outside world, had struck.
And the moment they struck, two top-five experts were dead! Along with another top-ten expert!
"It's chaos! Everything is going to be in total chaos!"
"Run!"
Fear spread rapidly like a plague! But they didn't know where was safe! After all, even top-five factions had been wiped out. Where could they find a place of safety? Who would dare say they would surely survive? The top-tier Void Refinement cultivators were dead; everyone else was nothing!
In a flash, everyone realized that the vast Star-Sea Continent actually offered no stable place of refuge! Even the elders and disciples of those super sects were now trembling with fear. Even the Daoist Star Sect and the Radiant Immortal Path had been destroyed in an instant; what were they?
Amidst the fear spreading like a plague, a group of people grew excited. They were the predators who had been hunted like jackals, the demonic cultivators hiding in the shadows. This kind of world in chaos was their paradise! They were used to living on the edge; this bit of danger meant nothing to them. Instead, a world in chaos was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!
Now, the "immortals" who usually kept an eye on them were about to be too busy saving themselves. How could they have the chance to threaten them?
At this moment, all the demonic, evil, and marauding cultivators who smelled the scent of rotting meat went wild! Some were even impatient to start their hunts.
On the ruins of the Radiant Immortal Path, after completely destroying the sect, Qi Ping gathered all the corpses, flesh, and spiritual essence from the ruins. Regarding Bai Yuan, Qi Ping did not dare to waste a single bit.
The spiritual essence from Bai Yuan shocked Qi Ping. There was too much—far more than everyone else in the Radiant Immortal Path combined! And the quality was high! It was even more powerful than that of Gu Shen and Huang Daoxing, with the Five Elements spiritual rhythm concentrated to the extreme.
'According to the spirituality in the flesh, Bai Yuan truly was the most talented cultivator of the Star-Sea Continent! It's just a pity he took the wrong path!'
'However, once this much spiritual essence returns to the world, I wonder if it will bring some different surprises...' A trace of anticipation rose in Qi Ping's heart.
After dealing with the Radiant Immortal Path, Qi Ping led his group non-stop toward the next location.
Before the enemy could complete their great assembly, they would kill as many Void Refinement cultivators as possible. This would ensure a higher win rate for the final battle.
By now, everyone had relaxed quite a bit. On the entire Star-Sea Continent, there were only a few truly troublesome cultivators.
The number one, Ji Qingyue, had fled.
The number one body cultivator, Gu Shen, had been slain by Bai Liyun.
Huang Daoxing, the Supreme Elder of the Daoist Star Sect with countless legacies, was dead.
Now, Bai Yuan, the dual-cultivator with the highest talent, was also slain.
As a result, there weren't many Void Refinement cultivators left who could threaten them. If they could kill one or two more now, this game would basically be secured.
Over the next period, using their advantage with the spatial teleportation formations and the scouts they had placed in advance, Qi Ping's group successfully killed another Void Refinement cultivator and six Soul Transformation cultivators.
At this point, the basic foundation for victory was set. Unless some unforeseen accident occurred, there was no doubt they would win this war.
Meanwhile, at the Star-Sea Alliance headquarters...
By now, almost all the high-level cultivators had fled to this location. However, unlike their previous arrogance, every face was now filled with irrepressible terror...