Even if he were to force his cultivation to break through to the Martial King Realm, Han Zhanyi's body would then be rebounded by the power of the rules. A slight slip could mean certain death.

"Everyone, get ready for our strongest defense—Han Zhanyi is about to make a move on us."

The Palace Master realized that the aura on Han Zhanyi's body in the distance had suddenly intensified. She immediately sent a message to the people, telling them to prepare their defenses.

As expected, a moment later, Han Zhanyi's body turned into a bolt of lightning, rapidly charging towards them.

As his body drew increasingly closer to Duan Gujin and the others, everyone felt the temperature of the surrounding space plummet by dozens of degrees, enveloped by an extremely cold aura of death.

Everyone immediately circulated the Primordial Power within their bodies to expel the death aura that had infiltrated their systems.

"All of you, attack me together! Come at me, damned Human Clan!"

At that moment, Han Zhanyi let out an extremely cold and sneering laugh.

Duan Gujin's eyes suddenly brightened—he immediately recognized that the sneer was not truly Han Zhanyi's voice.

"I understand now, Han Zhanyi's body must be controlled by the Sky Crossing Demon King ahead."

The Palace Master's brows slightly furrowed; she immediately deduced that Han Zhanyi must be controlled by the Sky Crossing Demon King.

"Everyone, calm down! Don't act rashly!"

The Palace Master gave the order.

"Damned humans, if you don't attack, then I will!"

Han Zhanyi's body suddenly burst into flames, and at that moment, he looked like a man made of fire.

Moments later, all the corpses had already appeared behind him.

Han Zhanyi's face suddenly contorted into a fierce expression, his hands hastily made countless handprints on the Defensive Magic Array covering Duan Gujin.

A series of loud booms followed one after another.

Just as the Palace Master was originally planning to concentrate everyone's power to deal a lethal blow to Han Zhanyi, the aura of the Sky Crossing Demon King in the sky also suddenly erupted.

Everyone immediately realized that the changes occurring in Han Zhanyi were due to the Sky Crossing Demon King hovering mid-air.

It turned out that the Sky Crossing Demon King was enraged when he saw Han Zhanyi not following his commands and instead shrinking back. He immediately used a secret technique to control Han Zhanyi's body.

Originally, it was proper for Han Zhan to fight against Duan Gujin and the others with careful caution.

He didn't want to become cannon fodder; he always had to consider his own safety.

In fact, in the eyes of the Sky Crossing Demon King, Han Zhanyi was nothing more than a chess piece that could be sacrificed.

He originally planned to sacrifice Han Zhanyi to achieve his own ends, but to his utmost surprise, Han Zhanyi shrank back, showing no spirit of sacrifice at all.

Han Zhanyi's conduct naturally caused the Sky Crossing Demon King's dissatisfaction.

In truth, Han Zhanyi was not wrong in his actions; if things had gone according to his initial plan, then he might have managed to harass Duan Gujin and the others and then retreat unscathed.

Being able to eliminate and disrupt the enemy while also escaping intact—Han Zhanyi's approach was indeed entirely correct.

However, he did not anticipate that the Sky Crossing Demon King did not want him to act this way.

The Sky Crossing Demon King, now facing a joint counterattack from the Palace Master and others, needed a chess piece to break the deadlock.

And now, the best chess piece he had on hand was Han Zhanyi.

Thus, he decided to sacrifice Han Zhanyi immediately.

"Kill!"

After that, Han Zhanyi and those corpses, their Killing Aura soaring, charged towards the Demon Suppression Stele where the Palace Master was located.

Seeing Han Zhanyi and the corpses' imposing onslaught, the Palace Master hurriedly commanded the Defensive Magic Array to strike at Han Zhanyi and those corpses.

Seeing an opportunity arise, the Sky Crossing Demon King rejoiced in his heart, quickly gathering Magic Power in secret, preparing to strike the Palace Master and the others with a formidable blow.

The Palace Master and many of the experts present were seasoned veterans of the worldly society; they immediately realized that Han Zhanyi and those corpses in front were just pawns that Sky Crossing Demon King was about to sacrifice.

But now the enemy's momentum was overwhelming; if they did not prepare their defenses and counterattack in time, then Han Zhanyi and those corpses might severely injure them.

Faced with this situation, even though everyone present knew that this was just a scheme by Sky Crossing Demon King, they had no choice but to eliminate Han Zhanyi and his corpses first.

"It's time to end this!"

Seeing the Palace Master and others fully counterattack Han Zhanyi and the corpses he manipulated, a thought flashed through Sky Crossing Demon King's mind; he knew that he had to go all out next, to deal the deadliest strike to the Palace Master and the others.

"Opportunity knocks but once!"

A hint of brilliance flashed in the pupils of Sky Crossing Demon King, and then the Magic Power inside him rapidly began to circulate.

Watching Han Zhanyi and those corpses charging towards them, Duan Gujin was already aware of what Sky Crossing Demon King intended to do.

"It seems Han Zhanyi was discarded as a pawn! If I eradicate Han Zhanyi now, my regret from my previous life will come to an end."

Duan Gujin had an old grudge of sect destruction against Han Zhanyi, which was a personal enmity between the two of them, whereas both Jialuo Demon King and Sky Crossing Demon King were calamities for the entire Human Clan of the Qiankun Continent.

Duan Gujin was now focused on ending his personal grudge with Han Zhanyi.

"Once I've settled my personal vendetta with Han Zhanyi, then I'll go and eradicate Sky Crossing Demon King, this archenemy of the Human Clan!"

Duan Gujin hastily circulated his Primordial Power, using the energy from the Demon Suppression Stele to condense a two-meter Longsword.

At this moment, he shed all defenses, with his Divine Sense locking onto Han Zhanyi ahead.

Moments later, seizing the opportunity, Duan Gujin took the two-meter Longsword in his right hand and slashed towards Han Zhanyi.

Although Han Zhanyi's Body was completely controlled by Sky Crossing Demon King at this time, his combat consciousness was still independently present.

Seeing Duan Gujin with Longsword charging directly at him, he hastily conjured countless black Handprints in front of him.

Those black Handprints released a terrifying Death Aura; if an ordinary Martial Artist were hit by those black Handprints, they would either die or suffer severe injuries.

The rumbling sound was continuous.

Moments later, Han Zhanyi, who originally thought he would defeat Duan Gujin, drastically changed color; he did not expect that his unleashed black Handprints would instantly vanish without a trace upon contact with Duan Gu's Longsword.

"Why is it so?"

Han Zhanyi's face suddenly turned pale, filled with disbelief that his ultimate strike was withstood by a Martial Artist at merely the Martial Monarch realm, his heart overwhelmed with boundless fear.

Although Han Zhanyi's Body was now controlled by Sky Crossing Demon King, he was still able to discern the situation around him.

What shocked him most now was that his numerous black Handprints were resolved into nothingness; it was as if he was a tiger that had lost its teeth and claws, and even with all his strength, it would probably be difficult to defeat Duan Gujin.

"It's time to end this!"

A glint of light burst from Duan Gujin's pupils, and the Primordial Power inside him erupted once again. Even though some corpses had appeared around his Body, the sword light emitted from his Longsword hit their bodies and immediately reduced them all to ashes.

His Divine Sense locked onto Han Zhan, and he thrust the Longsword in his hands fiercely towards Han Zhanyi's Body.

The next moment, a flash of light sped past the Body of Han Zhanyi.

Many of those present noticed the flash of light that lit up on Han Zhanyi's Body; they guessed that it was highly likely that Duan Gujin's Longsword had bisected Han Zhanyi's Body.

But whether Duan Gujin had indeed successfully split Han Zhanyi's Body in two, they could only stare wide-eyed, watching intently at Han Zhanyi's Body up ahead.

Within Five Breaths, they indeed saw Han Zhanyi's Body split into two sections.

Waves of black fluid then surged wildly out from the two halves of Han Zhanyi's corpse.

"Wonderful! Han Zhanyi is finally dead!"

The crowd was overjoyed in their hearts; they detested traitors of the Human Clan the most.

Now that the traitorous Han Zhanyi was truly slain, they all erupted with immense joy, feeling that Duan Gujin's strike was incredibly satisfying.

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