When all the divine patterns converged in the air, the formation was fully completed.
The interior and exterior of the Priscian family were completely severed.
Lu Mo could feel an invisible divine power gathering around her, growing stronger and stronger, suppressing her own power more and more.
She looked up at the elderly man.
From the moment he activated the family’s grand formation and declared the siege against her, this conflict had left no room for negotiation.
Neither side had any way back.
Lu Mo then felt Cecilia trembling.
“Lady Lu Mo… it’s all my fault…”
Cecilia curled up in Lu Mo’s arms, apologizing with intense self-blame.
If she hadn’t accepted that Holy Sanctuary woman’s invitation back then, none of this would have happened.
“It’s all right.”
Lu Mo spoke softly.
“Cecilia, don’t blame yourself.”
After all, no one could have guessed that the Liat family and the Priscian family would stoop to such despicable depths…
As she spoke, she set Cecilia down and shielded her behind herself.
Then, gripping the sword in her hand, she faced the figures converging toward her.
The elites surged toward her like a tide.
The formation greatly amplified their combat power, making their Earth Pulse force more vigorous and potent.
Two Heavenly Realm expert elders and several peak Earth Pulse realm elders were also advancing toward her with divine artifacts.
The air was thick with pressure, killing intent, and roars.
Facing the tide of figures surging toward her, Lu Mo’s gaze was cold, her expression icy. Finally, she slashed her sword horizontally with all her might!
Swoosh—
The sword light swept across, as if it could sever everything in that moment!
Rip—
The sound of flesh tearing rang out.
Then came a series of agonized screams.
The sword light directly swept through the elite crowd before her.
No matter what armor they wore or how much the formation’s power had strengthened them, their defenses at that moment were like paper under the sword light!
Figures fell one after another, flesh and blood flying. Blood sprayed out, spreading across the ground, pooling into a sea of blood!
Numbers seemed to mean nothing in front of Lu Mo.
Though they were human, these people all wanted to kill Lu Mo.
Lu Mo, of course, would show no more mercy.
“That sword…”
An elder saw Lu Mo’s sword light and felt the sensation it gave him. His expression changed instantly.
Lu Mo’s sword intent was undoubtedly far more terrifying than the Third Elder’s!
Another elder shouted, “Attack together! No matter how strong she is, she’s just one person. As the formation takes effect, her power will only grow weaker!”
The next moment, four figures shot low through the air, attacking Lu Mo from different directions.
Earth Pulse force transformed into chains, shooting toward her body and limbs.
The two strongest Heavenly Defiance elders also unleashed their realm power. Heavenly Defiance phenomena descended, divine power and fate force intertwining, pressing down on Lu Mo with terrifying oppression.
They wanted to seal the girl.
To suppress her right then and there!
Seeing the elders closing in rapidly, Lu Mo didn’t retreat. Instead, she stepped forward.
Fusion Sublimation Power poured more into her sword.
As the elders’ attacks arrived, she brought her sword down.
Boom—!
Fusion Sublimation Power clashed with the Earth Pulse and Heavenly Defiance forces.
“What?!” The Grand Elder’s expression shifted.
He could clearly feel that Lu Mo had blocked all nine of their attacks head-on!
He looked up sharply at Lu Mo, their eyes meeting.
He saw a sharp, cold gleam erupt from the girl’s eyes.
At the same time, Lu Mo’s sword intent burst forth!
Their attacks shattered and collapsed simultaneously!
The elders felt a jolt of terror and retreated.
“What overwhelming suppression…” an elder murmured.
“Is this… the Heavenly Defiance power of one who has faced and killed a Demon King?” another trembling voice spoke.
The girl was like a drawn sword.
At that moment, she inspired a profound fear in them.
Yet they knew there was no turning back.
Soon, the elders attacked again.
Exchange after exchange, they were repeatedly driven back by Lu Mo.
Even the two weakest elders, unable to defend in time, were caught by Lu Mo’s sword intent. They screamed, their flesh mangled, grievously wounded.
As time passed, Lu Mo’s Heavenly Defiance power seemed to gradually weaken.
Trapped within the Priscian family’s grand formation, she was suppressed by divine power every second.
With more and more divine power falling upon her, she could no longer maintain her earlier combat level.
Finally, at one moment, she was a beat slow in countering the Grand Elder’s descending Heavenly Defiance phenomenon.
The sword light tore through the phenomenon but passed right by the Grand Elder’s side, failing to wound him.
The Grand Elder broke out in a cold sweat.
Realizing what had happened, a guess formed in his mind.
Delight.
A trace of joy crept into his eyes as he looked at Lu Mo.
“It seems the time is near,” he transmitted to the others.
The elders exchanged silent communications, then launched another assault.
Clang! Clang!
Both Earth Vein and Heavenly Defiance phenomena were blocked by Lu Mo one by one.
But the others noticed that the power of Lu Mo’s sword was no longer as fierce and strong as before.
The formation’s divine power was affecting her more and more severely.
At another moment, Lu Mo was about to swing her sword.
But the divine power suddenly stalled her body and Heavenly Defiance power.
“Now’s our chance!” the Grand Elder transmitted.
The others immediately unleashed their full strength.
Earth Pulse force and Heavenly Defiance phenomena all crashed toward Lu Mo at that instant.
Heavily affected by the divine power, Lu Mo could only defend with her sword.
The massive energy collided with her blade.
The nearly viscous divine power around her descended forcefully.
They sought to suppress and kill her here!
She tried to break through the divine suppression and tear apart the Earth Pulse and Heavenly Defiance forces.
But at that same moment, her expression suddenly changed.
She felt something incredibly ancient lock onto her.
Lu Mo sensed someone watching her coldly from above.
Was it… the Priscian family’s grand formation? An artifact?
She looked up and saw the Priscian family head standing at the highest point.
The elderly man’s entire body radiated a powerful divine aura, intertwining with the divine power flowing through the formation.
He held an ancient scepter, divine patterns swirling along its length.
At that moment, it resonated with the archaic divine patterns on the grand formation!
Glorious Holy Judgment.
That was the core of the formation, the source of all divine power.
And also… the divine artifact passed down through generations of Priscian family heads.
“Lu Mo, this farce ends here,” the elderly man declared, brilliant light flowing in his eyes.
With dignity, with arrogance, with… extreme fury.
Framed by divine patterns and power, he stood there like an ancient god.
At that moment, he was about to deliver the final judgment upon the false hero.
Lu Mo looked at him, refusing to bow.
The elderly man slowly lowered his scepter.
In that instant, endless divine power and countless divine patterns crashed down toward Lu Mo’s location!
Blinding light devoured everything!
Rumble—!
The Priscian family, even the god-level formation, shook violently.
The sheer force paled everyone present.
They closed their eyes in the intense light.
All they could feel was the terrifying, all-consuming divine power!
Only after a long time did the light gradually fade. Terrified, the crowd slowly opened their eyes.
Nothing remained at the spot.
Only a massive, blackened crater.
Dust filled the air, obscuring whatever lay within.
But there seemed to be no movement anymore.
“Is it over?” an elder asked uncertainly.
“It should be over,” another said.
This was the first time he had seen the patriarch fully awaken the divine artifact and deliver punishment.
“The patriarch was truly enraged this time…”
“I wonder if Lu Mo is alive or dead.”
“Ha… hahahaha!”
Suddenly, laughter rang out.
Ethan, ignoring the severe injuries on his body, ran over.
Blood was still gushing from her lower abdomen. Yet she stared at the dust-filled, silent crater with a mad, delighted expression.
“Lu Mo… Lu Mo…”
“You never imagined this day would come, did you?”
“Today, this is just—”
Swoosh—
The next moment, Ethan’s body was pierced.
By a pitch-black, frigid power that seemed to destroy everything.
“Grand Elder, save Lady Ethan!”
And then…
More darkness erupted from the crater!
Like withered branches, it madly sprouted outward in all directions!
It extended and intertwined, surging toward the sky!
Ethan’s body was carried into the air.
“What is this…?” The Grand Elder had no time to react.
The next instant, the black branches came straight at him, aiming for his chest.
He defended with all his might, and the branches barely missed piercing him.
But he was sent flying back by the terrifying force.
His body split open, blood spurting wildly.
He didn’t know what this darkness was.
But from it, he felt a powerful demonic aura!
“Ahhh—!”
“Don’t come near… don’t come near—!”
Figures were constantly impaled by the black branches.
Even several elders failed to dodge in time and were skewered.
Under the horrified gazes of all…
The branches continued to intertwine and coil.
Finally, they all struck toward the sky’s edge, above the formation.
At that moment, they formed a…
Tree of annihilation, exuding endless despair and doom!
An intense demonic aura spread out at last.
Seeing the Tree of Annihilation, the elderly man froze on the spot.
What was this?
Was this Lu Mo’s true power?
Had she truly obtained demonic power?
And how should he judge the level of this power?
Years ago, he had fought against a Demon Duke.
But none of the auras from those dukes were as terrifying as the Tree of Annihilation before him!
Then, he froze again.
He saw something even deeper rising slowly from the crown of the tree.
Like a…
Black sun.
“Cough… cough, cough, cough…”
Ethan hung in midair, impaled by black branches.
But the moment she saw the black sun, she became incredibly excited.
Her eyes trembled violently.
She had seen this scene before!
In the revelation of the clan artifact!
She had thought the artifact was telling her that Lu Mo had made a deal with a powerful demon.
But she never expected…
The revelation would become reality at this moment!
As the black sun rose, an even stronger, purer demonic aura—surpassing that of any demon—spread in all directions.
It towered over all duke-level demons.
Leaving only one thought in the elderly man’s mind—
A Demon Emperor.