Everyone in the audience at this moment had lost their composure completely. Especially the Zhong Family's camp—they were all utterly dumbfounded.

To sacrifice oneself and merge with the ancestral artifact Lifeloss Bell... what kind of power would that grant? No one knew, as from ancient times until now, no one in the Zhong Family had ever done such a thing. Yes, Zhong Sheng was the first!

But clearly, after merging with an ancestral artifact, Zhong Sheng's combat prowess would at least reach Great Saint Realm, at the very least... peak Saint Realm!

How could Chu Mo possibly emerge with just minor injuries and still remain as lively as a dragon?

This was absolutely impossible!

Even the few elder Great Saints from the Zhong Family stood up in shock, staring at the scene with mouths agape. Their eyes were locked on Chu Mo, who was radiating immeasurable brilliance.

One of the elder Great Saints of the Zhong Family suddenly exclaimed, "The bloodline of the Imperial Clan, paired with terrifying physique... is that... is that..."

Another elder Great Saint of the Zhong Family followed up, his tone heavy, "An ancestral physique..."

Boom!

These four words detonated the entire small world.

The news left everyone utterly speechless in shock.

They were all cultivators, the top of the top—who among them didn't know what an ancestral physique signified?

Such a physique, only heard of in ancient legends, could it truly be cultivated?

At this moment, from another direction, a Luotian Immortal Domain elder of the ancient clans, a highly respected elder Great Saint, suddenly spoke, "It seems his body... embodies all Five Elements? Hmm? Under normal circumstances, this shouldn't be possible. Could it be... he possesses a Five Elements Dao Foundation?"

This statement, too, was spoken aloud for all to hear.

The cultivators present—what kinds of senses did they have? Their divine sense covered the entire area.

Already rendered speechless by earlier revelations, this new conjecture caused a profound sense of powerlessness to rise in everyone's heart.

What was this? A mere genius? This was clearly an unparalleled, monstrous prodigy!

Ancestral physique!

Five Elements Dao Foundation!

Imperial bloodline!

Born with thunderbolt power!

Able to wield that peerless, sinister blade!

And clearly, from his combat performance, it was obvious Chu Mo wielded abilities far beyond what they had seen so far.

How could someone like this truly exist in the world?

It was unfair!

This was truly too unfair!

Particularly those in the Zhong Family camp—they were practically being driven insane by this.

Their feelings? Total despair.

On the stage, Chu Mo had already rushed toward Zhong Sheng, who had merged with the ancestral artifact Lifeloss Bell. The two engaged in brutal, ferocious combat.

Indeed, as countless people had speculated, this seemingly unequal battle resulted in something surprisingly even-matched!

But... that wasn't the end of it. The aura emanating from Chu Mo continued to climb higher and higher.

The Heavenly Tribulation now only targeted Chu Mo, relentlessly pounding against his body.

No one had anticipated this—Chu Mo, who had just stepped into the Saint Realm, was undergoing his Saint Tribulation!

In other words, each bolt of Saintly Heavenly Lightning brought him closer to fully achieving the Saint Realm!

As for Zhong Sheng, he had sacrificed his life, body, and essence blood to merge with the ancestral artifact Lifeloss Bell. Only his spirit remained attached to the artifact. His combat strength had seen an unimaginable surge, but he had lost all his Dao!

What remained was merely the shell of an ancestral artifact—the Lifeloss Bell—and his instinct for battle.

An ancestral artifact versus an ancestral physique. A rising new Saint versus a half-Saint with only spirit left. What would the outcome be?

Both parties clashed fiercely, each being blasted thousands of miles backward before colliding again!

Zhong Sheng had no way to retreat, but Chu Mo did. Yet, Chu Mo didn't back a single step!

As countless Heavenly Lightning descended from the stormclouds above, everyone knew Chu Mo's Saint Tribulation... was nearing its end!

A brand-new Saint was about to emerge!

Zhong Sheng, growing desperate, roared in fury and madness, frenetically attacking Chu Mo.

At that moment, a scene that made every heart tremble occurred.

The Zhong Family's ancestral artifact, the God Slaying Spear, was finally severed by Heaven Slaying!

The instant the God Slaying Spear was cut, a massive hand descended from Beyond Heaven, piercing through layers of Tribulation clouds, seemingly wanting to seize the spear.

Just then, a venerable voice came from the Jiang Family's side: "Children's battles—why are adults interfering? Or do you look down on the Jiang Family?"

In that instant, time froze!

No one knew what happened; everyone merely felt their hearts ascending into their throats!

In the audience, even Chu Mo felt as though his very body didn't belong to him.

Utterly terrified, he felt a surge of power from the Heavenly Vault Divine Mirror within him, stabilizing his divine soul. Otherwise, in that moment when the hand reached down, Chu Mo felt as if his soul was about to be ripped from his body.

Chu Mo keenly understood that the hand didn't merely want to take the God Slaying Spear—it also sought to capture his divine soul!

Were it not for the venerable voice from the Jiang Family's side, even with the Heavenly Vault Divine Mirror securing his soul, he would've suffered severe injuries!

Though time had been frozen, the elder voice from the Jiang Family reached everyone's ears.

A moment later, an old vine rose from below, spiraling up like a dragon, directly stabbing toward the massive hand in the void.

"Vine God... so, you meddle as well?"

An icy, chilling voice echoed from the peak of the Beyond Heaven.

"This is the Jiang Family's domain; fairness must be preserved," replied the old voice calmly, while the vine mercilessly stabbed toward the hand.

As the vine was about to pierce the hand, the hand swiftly retracted. Then, from the peak of Beyond Heaven, an enraged voice boomed: "This karmic debt—I will not forget!"

The elderly voice from the Jiang Family's side quietly responded, "So be it."

At that moment, from beneath the canopy, the Imperial Clan's emperor erupted with an awe-inspiring aura, gathering it into a sword!

In the frozen world, the sword rose skyward and slashed toward the retreating hand.

The emperor's thunderous voice rang out: "This karmic debt—the Imperial Clan shall bear!"

"You?! Junior! How dare you!" The icy voice from Beyond Heaven roared in rebuke.

But the hand withdrew even faster!

Still, it couldn't escape the sword, which severed two fingers!

Two fingers fell from Beyond Heaven. Beneath the canopy, the emperor softly declared, "Nephew, take this as a compensatory gift from your uncle!"

With that, he formed a hand seal, channeling a formless force to transform the two towering, pillar-like fingers into two streams of essence energy. The essence energy, dragon-like, spiraled into Chu Mo's body.

From Beyond Heaven came a voice filled with boundless wrath: "Junior, you will never set foot in that realm for the rest of your life!"

Beneath the canopy, the emperor chuckled softly. "No matter."

The massive hand, now lacking two fingers, vanished completely.

And with that, all returned to normal in the small world.

Everyone understood what had transpired; the small world descended into a deathly silence, void of sound.

Heaven Slaying severed the God Slaying Spear and devoured its inconceivably horrifying energy.

Especially the conspicuous bloodstain on the spearhead—it was instantly absorbed by Heaven Slaying. The blade, already sinister and blood-red, now glowed even more vividly!

Rumble!

Countless bolts of lightning struck Chu Mo's body in that moment.

Bathed in ten thousand bolts of lightning!

The surrounding Heaven and Earth seemed to transform into a Thunder Sea!

None in the audience could remain seated—all even the emperor beneath the canopy stood up. Amidst hazy brilliance, his eyes betrayed immense concern as they gazed at the Thunder Sea. A man of steadiness—not moved easily—yet his heart held feelings for family.

The two dragon-like strands of essence energy spun and drilled into Chu Mo's body.

A sacred aura finally erupted from Chu Mo's body!

The vast Thunder Sea dissipated instantly under the impact of this aura!

The Heavenly Tribulation ended.

Chu Mo ascended as a Saint!

Hovering in the void, Chu Mo grabbed Zhong Sheng—who had merged with Lifeloss Bell—and let out an earth-shattering roar before forcefully tearing him apart!

The humanoid form of the ancestral artifact was ripped in two by Chu Mo!

Gasping sounds echoed from all directions. Not a soul dared speak; the scene fell into deathly silence.

Standing in the void, Chu Mo exuded blinding brilliance, resembling a terrifying demon king!

One hand held half of Zhong Sheng's corpse—that was Zhong Sheng's spirit—ripped apart directly by Chu Mo!

On the two halves of the corpse, traces of Zhong Sheng's spirit faded away completely.

On the Zhong Family's audience platform, Great Saint Zhong Cheng slumped in his seat, on the brink of collapse, tears streaming down his face as he muttered, "My child... such a tragic death! Such a tragic death!"

After Zhong Sheng's spirit entirely dissipated from the corpse, an uncontrollable force fused the two halves back together, restoring them to the shape of Lifeloss Bell.

Chu Mo attempted to use the Heavenly Vault Divine Mirror and Chaos Forge to suppress it, but found it impossible.

The ancestral artifact Lifeloss Bell struggled desperately in his grip, emitting thunderous sounds of the Great Dao.

At this moment, the emperor's voice entered Chu Mo's divine sense: "Let it go. An ancestral artifact has a spirit—even if forcefully suppressed, it could self-destruct and refuse to submit."

Regretfully, Chu Mo curled his lips and released his grip.

Buzz!

Lifeloss Bell emitted a hum and instantly slipped into the lingering Tribulation clouds, vanishing without a trace.

Chu Mo stood there, gazing resolutely at the Zhong Family's camp, his head held high. Raising his hand, he pointed, "Zhong Cheng, get up here and meet your death!"

Great Saint Zhong Cheng raised his head suddenly, his eyes shining with divine radiance as he stared at Chu Mo, letting out a beast-like roar: "Little beast, your death comes now!"

The Great Saint of the Jiang Family, overseeing the stage, coldly declared, "Zhong Cheng, battles on the stage are matters of life and death—it's Heaven's law and Earth's will. Do you intend to break the rules?"

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