The Hourglass of Time was extremely special, after all; it could stop time. It was undoubtedly a sacred relic.

As soon as the word ‘Freeze’ sounded, blue electric arcs swept out like a tide in all directions.

Zhi Guangji instinctively tried to avoid the blue electric arcs. Alas, the law of time was one of the most powerful laws in the power of the Dao. No one in the world could escape from time. This was a universal and unquestionable truth. Zhi Guangji was naturally no exception to the law of time and was frozen.

The surroundings and the wind froze.

Lu Zhou, with his hand pushed out, was the only living being that could move at this moment. He seized this great opportunity and mobilized all his divine power and divine Dao power. His hand was like the mountains at this moment as he unleashed Abandon Wisdom. Blue electric arcs flashed around the palm seal.

In less than a breath’s time, the palm seal landed heavily on Zhi Guangji’s chest.

At the same time, Zhi Guangji’s eyes widened in anger as he struggled to break free from the shackle of time. With his rich battle experience and profound cultivation base, he made the correct choice by flashing backward and unleashing beams of black light. He roared in anger and shock as he tried to dispel the force from Lu Zhou’s palm seal.

In the distant sky, the clouds dispersed, making way for Zhi Guangji.

At this time, the palm seal had already shattered Zhi Guangji’s confined space.

Zhi Guangji flew thousands of feet back.

The palm seal’s tyrannical power left ripples in its wake.

At this time, time moved again for everyone.

Clank!

At the critical moment, Zhi Guangji unleashed a powerful Dao energy, forming a barrier of light like the Daoist’s Eight Trigrams Seal to dissipate the power of the attack. With this, he finally dispelled the attack with great difficulty.

Everyone’s vision finally grew clearer and clearer. A few of them rose into the sky and were shocked by the scene in front of them. The place where Zhi Guangji was struck to the place where he flew back was completely flattened. The mountain peaks and the rivers had vanished. Due to the time freeze, they did not see Lu Zhou making his move. However, the power needed to cause such a destruction was obvious to all.

Everyone raised their heads to look at Lu Zhou in a daze.

‘He sent the Black Emperor flying with just one move?!’

Everyone turned to look in the distance about 30,000 feet away. Those with a lower cultivation only saw Zhi Guangji’s huge halo. Those with a higher cultivation could see Zhi Guangji hovering in the air motionlessly. People like Xuanyi, Shang Zhang, and Dao Saints could see the grim expression on Zhi Guangji’s face as Zhi Guangji stared at the incredibly calm Lu Zhou.

The two opponents did not make a move.

No one dared to make any noise, in fear of disturbing such a high-level battle.

All of sudden…

“Master is mighty! Master’s divine technique is unrivaled!”

Everyone frowned and looked in the direction of the voice. They saw Zhu Honggong, who was still tightly bound, struggling and shouting at the same time.

“…”

When Zhu Honggong sensed everyone’s eyes on him, his voice grew softer and softer before he gradually stopped shouting. Then, he laughed sheepishly before he said, “I couldn’t help it. Please forgive me, please forgive me…”

At this moment, Lu Zhou flashed. In just a blink of an eye, he arrived in front of Zhi Guangji using the upgraded power of teleportation.

Zhi Guangji’s eyes widened. ‘How did he do it?’

Zhi Guangji was a divine emperor, after all; a divine supreme being. It would be difficult for him to teleport more than 30,000 feet away. Finally, he took a deep breath and said, “I’ve underestimated you.”

Lu Zhou did not reply to that remark. Instead, he said, “The second move.”

“Hmm?”

Swoosh!

Lu Zhou flew out. His movements were fluid and smooth.

Zhi Guangji frowned as his expression turned solemn. He quickly brought out a huge black lotus.

Everyone looked at Lu Zhou at the same time. They saw a small vortex in his hand.

This was the only Deadly Strike Card Lu Zhou had left. He had purchased it using the merit points he obtained by killing the Saint slayer. The system had become more and more dormant, and the system notifications were growing fewer and fewer as well. Currently, he no longer received notifications when obtaining merit points. After the system had been upgraded and his comprehension of the Heaven Scroll deepened, he could feel the system slowly integrating with the Dao. It was not a loss; it meant that he had become stronger.

From ancient times until now, that unrivaled and peerless expert dominated the Great Void, leaving many legends and miracles behind. This attack from the Deadly Strike Card contained the full strength of the Unholy One.

When the vortex shot out, it looked as though it had descended from the heavens, transforming into a golden dragon that soared through the clouds.

Zhi Guangji’s eyes burned. His long robe tore as he flew out. His hair was disheveled as he crossed his arms in front of him and shouted, “I will not be defeated!”

At the same time, Zhi Guangji’s avatar appeared, shrouding him. A dark pearl hovered in the center of his avatar while he hovered between his avatar’s hands.

Zhi Guangji looked at the golden dragon in the sky and bellowed, “Come!”

Zhi Guangji stared at the golden dragon as it shot toward him unflinchingly, fully prepared to deal with it.