Facing the Heavenly Blade that appeared behind him, Hua Yan's face showed no hint of tension.
The faint sense of crisis was directly ignored.
*Boom.*
Behind him, a great sun exploded.
The terrifying solar storm sent the Blade of Order flying, and it was directly retracted by the Heavenly Strategy of Order.
"Hm?"
Dao Master Hua Yan was stunned.
There was only one blade, no enemy.
He seemed to have thought of something, and his expression suddenly changed: "Be careful..."
*Boom.*
Before his words fell, the Lord of Order appeared.
Above the head of the ninth-tier Waterway cultivator, the Lord of Order's palm was already covering his skull.
The power of order surged, directly shattering his Great Dao and soul.
The origin of the Great Dao churned. The ninth-tier Waterway cultivator wanted to be reborn, but was casually annihilated by the Lord of Order.
Another ninth-tier cultivator had fallen.
This scene caused the expressions of the three Heavenly Blades of Chaos to change.
"Retreat."
The three joined forces, repelled the six Battle Souls, and retreated to Dao Master Hua Yan's side.
The scene fell into a moment of silence.
Hua Yan and the other three watched as the Lord of Order devoured the Great Dao power of their comrade.
The Lord of Order closed his eyes in enjoyment.
He savored the feeling of recovery, his broken Great Dao being repaired piece by piece.
Only the power of a ninth-tier cultivator could help him heal his injuries quickly.
Seventh and eighth-tier cultivators would also work, but the speed was too slow, and he disdained them.
Devouring the full power of a ninth-tier cultivator had greatly restored the Lord of Order's injuries.
"Swish."
When he opened his eyes again, the light in the Lord of Order's eyes was even more brilliant.
He licked his lips with satisfaction and chuckled, "Not bad, come... let's continue."
Above his head... the Heavenly Strategy of Order was quickly activated.
Two more pages emerged, and two ninth-tier Battle Souls walked out of the pages.
The six Dao Spirits became eight. Coupled with the Lord of Order himself, this meant nine ninth-tier cultivators were encircling their four.
At this moment, even Dao Master Hua Yan couldn't maintain his composure.
"Go."
He finally issued the order he was most unwilling to admit.
*Chih!*
Pillars of blazing golden flames tried to fly out of the Order Formation.
However, the Order Formation trapped the golden pillars within, making it extremely difficult to escape.
Since the golden pillars couldn't escape, Hua Yan's power injected into them couldn't be withdrawn. To break the Order Formation, one would need to break the Scarlet Sun Heavenly Pillar Formation as well, which meant the superposition of the power of two great formations.
"Order."
Dao Master Hua Yan looked at the person before him and said in a deep voice, "Let bygones be bygones today. I will let you leave."
"You let me?"
The Lord of Order licked his lips. "Given the current situation, it seems to be a matter of whether I am willing or not. What else can you do?"
"Heh."
Hua Yan sneered, his gaze casting a wicked glance at the Lord of Order.
The expression in his eyes became increasingly dangerous. "Are you sure?"
The Lord of Order: "..."
Although he did not want to admit it, when Hua Yan showed such a look, the Lord of Order fell silent for a moment.
His injuries were too severe, and it would take too long to recover.
And he knew Hua Yan well; the man had many tricks.
If Hua Yan truly fought with his life on the line, the Lord of Order believed that there was a high chance Hua Yan could kill him here.
These fellows who survived the past turmoil were all formidable opponents.
Of course, if it came to that, Hua Yan would also die.
He was the Lord of Order, and anyone who wanted to kill him would have to pay an immense price.
He might fall, but Hua Yan would certainly fall.
This was why Hua Yan had spoken earlier.
Not everyone was willing to risk their lives.
However, the Lord of Order eventually suppressed the urge to retreat and smiled, "Kid, I saw you were someone special back then. Come... let me see what courage you have today to speak to your former master like this."
He had made up his mind.
He did not want to miss such a good opportunity.
As long as he could weaken the strength of the Upper Nine Heavens, he would be happy.
"Good."
Hua Yan's gaze grew increasingly dangerous.
Slowly, a hint of madness surfaced. "As you wish. Heavenly Blades, the three of you attack the great formation. Let me play with Order."
"Yes."
The three Heavenly Blades of Chaos turned and began to attack the Order Formation.
"Go."
The Lord of Order commanded the eight Battle Souls to attack, intending to stop the actions of the Heavenly Blades of Chaos and the others.
*Boom.*
Dao Master Hua Yan's figure moved like a ghost, instantly appearing before a Battle Soul.
With a loud bang, his fist, burning with the flames of the great sun, shattered a ninth-tier Battle Soul with a single blow.
This scene was truly terrifying.
The madness in Dao Master Hua Yan's eyes intensified, almost overwhelming his sanity.
As for the Lord of Order, who had not yet attacked, his expression became extremely grave.
This was dangerous.
Hua Yan in this state would only become stronger.
*Bang bang bang.*
The Battle Souls were shattered one by one.
Meanwhile, the four Heavenly Blades of Chaos were frantically attacking the great formation, and had already broken several golden pillars of flames.
At this rate, the great formation would be broken sooner or later.
...
Within the Ninth Heaven.
*Bang.*
The last ninth-tier cultivator fell.
Of the five people present, except for Zhan, everyone's face was pale.
"Swish."
Chen Fan's figure shot up into the sky.
He rejoined the other four and looked up at the sun illuminating the Ninth Heaven, saying, "It's time to retreat. For the final blow, let's bring that sun down."
This sun was not the sun that enveloped all nine heavens and ten lands, but a sun unique to the Ninth Heaven.
This sun illuminated the Ninth Heaven.
It went without saying that it must be a treasure.
*Boom.*
Without further ado.
The five people immediately charged into the sky, unleashing their strongest attacks.
No one dared to withstand an attack of this magnitude, nor could they.
The sun exploded with a 'bang'.
Endless Dao crystals rained down from the sky.
There were too many.
The sheer number, likely exceeding a hundred billion.
Most importantly, amidst the dense Dao crystals, there were also beads emitting a glazed light, falling together.
"It's Origin Crystals." Even Zhan's eyes turned red.
Compared to Origin Crystals, Dao crystals were trash.
These were treasures that could truly allow one to comprehend the Dao, similar in function to Time Stones and Space Stones.
And the number of Origin Crystals here was immense.
"Swish."
The five attacked simultaneously, instantly seizing all the Origin Crystals.
The energy of the Ninth Heaven, which was already dense, instantly diminished by thirty percent.
"Haha."
The harvest was too great. Even Zhan couldn't help but laugh heartily. "Let's go."
Silver light flashed, and the Spatial Boots were activated.
This time, Chen Fan personally led the four, leaping through space.
The Great Emperors who rushed up were all stunned.
The thinning energy of the Ninth Heaven made everyone freeze for a moment.
In that brief moment of stunned silence, the five had already leaped to the barrier of the Ninth Heaven.
"We're leaving."
Accompanied by bursts of laughter, the five directly broke through.
With the Dragon-Patterned Compass in hand, Chen Fan injected the power of the Tenth Earth, and the group quickly carved a path through the chaos.
No one could keep up with their escape speed.
A moment later, a space node that no one had ever seen before appeared.
The few looked at Chen Fan.
"This is the space node to return. Remember it well," Chen Fan said.
"Aren't we going back?" Even the Evil Lord was surprised.
"No rush."
Chen Fan's laughter carried a hint of slyness as he transmitted his thoughts to them.
...
The final battlefield.
"Haha."
For some unknown reason, the Lord of Order let out a laugh.