"Bang!"

Amidst the violent detonation, surging energy raged wildly in all directions, forcing the colossal form of Chilie, which stood a hundred meters tall, to instantly retreat over ten miles.

He had been locked in a fierce battle with the Thunder Dragon for a long time.

By this point, his body was riddled with wounds, bleeding profusely, and the spiritually imbued crimson battle robe covering him had been torn to shreds, its luster dimmed. If not for the tenacious support of the "Crimson Star War Body," he would have already collapsed.

"Chilie, you only ascended to the Grand Venerable realm a mere few days ago—how dare you fight me! Panling owes the Crimson Star Clan, which is why she reluctantly refrains from killing you. Did you truly believe you could always match her? I originally intended to spare your life, but I didn't expect you to be so ungrateful!"

"Since that's the case, then leave your life behind!"

Thunder Dragon Grand Venerable was enveloped in flickering lightning, murder blazing in his eyes. Being entangled by Chilie for this long had stoked all his rage to its peak.

Almost as the words fell, Thunder Dragon Grand Venerable transformed into a giant purple dragon. Opening its maw, it unleashed a thick torrent of lightning.

"Thunder Dragon, are you enraged out of shame? Hahahaha…" Upon seeing this, Chilie roared with laughter, struggling to manifest nine "War God Star Seals" before him.

"Boom" 1

In an instant, that purple beam tore through space spanning over ten miles and cleaved toward him. Those "War God Star Seals" were shattered layer by layer, and a moment later, the lightning struck Chilie directly in the chest.

"Crack!"

Chilie spat a massive mouthful of blood, his body instantly retreating another stretch. Faintly, he seemed to hear the sound of his own chest bones fracturing. The colossal dragon followed close behind the purple beam; less than half a second later, its tail, wreathed in thunderous light, swept over with ferocious power, seeming to slice the void in two.

In the next breath, the dragon's tail smashed violently into Chilie's waist.

"Bang" 1

Chilie plummeted downward like a meteorite falling from the heavens, spiraling diagonally.

His massive physique began to shrink, and when he completely separated from the "Crimson Star War Body" state uncontrollably, he slammed heavily into the churning waves below.

"Buzz!"

The resonance of forty-nine pillars of smoke swept in, and a struggling, fiery-red soul ascended, while Chilie's body, instantly frozen, was immediately swept away by the spray until it vanished without a trace.

High in the sky, the giant dragon merely flicked its body, and Thunder Dragon Grand Venerable reverted to human form.

"You sought death yourself!"

With a cold snort directed at the sea, Thunder Dragon Grand Venerable's figure vanished abruptly.

The next moment, he materialized tens of thousands of meters high in the air, not far from the core eye of the "Primal Void God Formation"—the convergence point of the forty-nine snowy-white pillars of smoke.

His bell-like eyes swept around once, taking in the conditions of both the Tianling Continent and the Underworld in a single glance: "It’s almost done. Except for a few minor stragglers, only the Yin Ruins remain… However, with me personally controlling the formation core, even the soul of a Grand Venerable will be drawn into this eye for me."

With a slight movement, Thunder Dragon slipped into the core eye churning like white mist.

"Senior Brother Thunder Dragon, aren't you speaking too soon?" Just then, a mighty shout suddenly echoed across the entire Tianling Continent and the Underworld.

"Eh?"

At the War God Mountain, Zhan Xinzi suddenly sensed a vast aura filling heaven and earth. His previously listless face instantly lit up with a flicker of joy.

"Ding!"

But the tremor that followed struck Zhan Xinzi like a heavy blow—Pfft!

A gout of blood shot out from his throat like an arrow. Zhan Xinzi and the three remaining Ninth-Tier Peak Black Spirit Masters beside him could no longer endure and collapsed backward.

Mo Huang, Jing Ji, and Hua Ruxian—the three surviving Spirit Gods from the Sky-Fleeing Sect, Life-Slaying Island, and Void Cloud Sect—also fell to the ground almost simultaneously.

The entire Underworld was sealed, turning into a deadly zone!

Yin Ruins.

"Seven-Colored Grand Venerable!"

A cry of delight suddenly erupted from the sea of blood: "It’s Brother’s master and senior brothers! And Aunt Yue, Qing You, Lan Ling, and Gu Xian are here too."

"Oh? I wonder if he can hold back Thunder Dragon?" The voice of Great Yan Spirit Venerable followed, laced with worry.

"He definitely can! Senior Brother Gu Quan and Aunt Yue are heading this way."

"One Ninth-Grade Spirit God plus two Sixth-Grade Spirit Gods… they can ease some of the pressure for us."

"…"

"Seven-Colored?"

Inside the formation core, Thunder Dragon was greatly startled. His body, which had been settling down, instantly straightened. He turned around and saw two points of seven-colored brilliance flashing in the distance.

In the blink of an eye, a white shadow appeared before Thunder Dragon. This person was none other than the Seven-Colored Grand Venerable, two spheres of dazzling, magnificent seven-colored light shimmering in his empty eye sockets.

"Seven-Colored, I didn't expect you to break the seal so quickly?" Thunder Dragon squinted at the Seven-Colored Grand Venerable suspiciously, then his brow suddenly lifted, "Panling?," 1

As the words faded, another black shadow flashed—it was Panling Grand Venerable.

His gaze flickered between Seven-Colored and Panling, and Thunder Dragon's expression suddenly turned grim: "I understand. Panling, you helped Seven-Colored break the seal. Grand Venerable Pangu and Grand Venerable Chongxu are tracking Nie Kong, yet you are here assisting Nie Kong’s master. Do you intend to betray the Pan Star Clan’s Ancestor?"

"Helping Seven-Colored break the seal was the Ancestor's intention," Panling sneered.

"Hmm?," 1

Thunder Dragon was clearly taken aback by Panling's reply, showing great surprise. "Grand Venerable Pangu’s meaning… Huh? Why is he in the Central Realm, and why has he become a Ninth-Grade Star God?"

After a moment’s thought, Thunder Dragon burst into wild laughter. "I get it now! That fellow in the Central Realm is just Pangu's avatar, haha! If I’m not mistaken, his true body that entered the 'Void Secret Realm' must have been refined by Senior Brother Chongxu. It seems Senior Brother Chongxu's ascension to Taiyi is not far off."

Seeing Panling’s cold expression, Thunder Dragon became even more certain of his deduction, his gaze fixed on the Seven-Colored Grand Venerable: "Seven-Colored, why are you suddenly here? To stop me from manipulating the 'Primal Void God Formation'? Aren't you afraid that when Senior Brother Chongxu emerges from the 'Void Secret Realm,' he will scatter your soul to the winds?"

"At least before this old man dies, I can have you accompany me to the grave."

Seven-Colored Grand Venerable smiled faintly, his body suddenly transforming into a dense, seven-colored aura that pressed down on Thunder Dragon like a tidal wave. This seven-colored aura was extremely bizarre, simultaneously embodying the softness of Water, the ferocity of Fire, the solidity of Earth, the capriciousness of Wind, the vitality of Wood, the gloom of Darkness, and the chill of Ice.

"Seven-Colored, you are too presumptuous!"

Thunder Dragon roared in fury but dared not show the slightest negligence, unleashing ten violent streaks of lightning like giant whips.

Although he had achieved the Grand Venerable realm before Seven-Colored, he remained wary of him. Most others cultivated a single spiritual power to the extreme before ascending to Spirit God, but Seven-Colored cultivated seven spiritual powers—Water, Fire, Earth, Wind, Wood, Dark, and Ice. As a result, he not only advanced to Spirit God but also attained the rank of Grand Venerable.

Thousands of years ago, when Seven-Colored entered the Grand Venerable Spirit Realm through the Central Realm, his possession of seven divine powers had piqued the curiosity of many.

However, it was only curiosity.

After the initial interest waned, almost no one paid attention to him anymore. Generally, anyone cultivating more than two divine powers had no chance of reaching the Grand Venerable realm, let alone seven! To everyone's surprise, Seven-Colored actually stepped into the supreme realm of Grand Venerable using seven divine powers.

When Seven-Colored achieved the Grand Venerable status, even Chongxu and Pangu were deeply shaken.