Immortality and Cultivation: This old man seeks enlightenment through mere survival.

Faced with this final, decisive strike that drained the water veins and touched upon the core formation stage.

And from the side, the cloud chains that Elder Yunyou desperately rebuilt, and the final mountain-shattering fist imprint that Wang Pan unleashed as he struggled to his feet...

For the first time, a faint light called "seriousness" flashed across the burning giant eye of the Nine Netherworlds.

"I do have energy now."

His deep voice rolled across the sky like muffled thunder. Then, one of his massive arms suddenly clenched into the air!

Om-! ! !

A terrifying will, far more ancient and ferocious than the power of blood and qi, seemingly condensed from countless battles and killing energies, suddenly descended!

A strangely shaped broadsword was drawn from the void by Jiuyou and hung in his palm.

That sword was none other than [Ten Thousand Commanders]!

The sword is not a single piece, but rather a forcibly pieced together and fused together from countless fragments of the sword, each with a different shape and severely damaged.

The blade was jagged, yet it exuded a chilling demonic aura that sent shivers down one's spine. Dark red patterns flowed across the blade, like congealed blood or living veins.

After being refined by Lu Zaian, the original owner of the sword, this sword can now change according to the will of Jiuyou.

"big!"

With a thought, Jiuyou unleashed a massive amount of blood and energy into [Ten Thousand Controls] like a burst dam!

Clang! Buzzing—!

The sword emitted a sharp sword cry that sounded like the mournful cries of countless broken souls, and its momentum soared into the sky!

Amidst the horrified gazes of everyone, [Ten Thousand Controls] swelled against the wind, instantly transforming into a world-destroying demonic weapon nearly a hundred feet long!

On the sword, the broken sword fragments seemed to come alive.

It's wriggling!

Roaring!

It exudes an extreme ferocity that can destroy all laws and suppress everything!

Nine Nether's four towering arms, their muscles bulging like dragons and pythons turning over, worked together to firmly grasp the hilt of the demonic sword!

There are no fancy moves.

He simply swung his arms in a wide arc—and slammed the hundred-foot-long demonic sword down fiercely towards the descending dragon blade energy, the entangled cloud chains, and the blasting mountain-shattering fist imprint!

"Smash it!!!"

Rumble——! ! !

This collision was beyond description!

Wherever the demonic sword passed, space exhibited a strange sense of distortion and fragmentation!

The first to bear the brunt of the attack, the dragon blade aura, upon contact with the demonic sword's edge, instantly shattered into fragile glass, its hundred-foot blade light.

From the point of contact, countless cracks spread out, followed by a teeth-grinding "crack" sound—

It shattered with a crash, turning into countless cyan light spots flying everywhere!

The solidified dragon coiled around it let out a mournful cry of utter despair!

Its massive dragon body was directly blasted apart by the terrifying power contained in [Ten Thousand Controls], reverting to the most primordial water elemental energy, dissipating and vanishing!

Immediately following was the attack from Yunyou and Wang Pan.

Just like ice and snow meeting the scorching sun, they vanished silently!

Finally, the light barrier of the [Azure River Transformation Array], which carried the Song family's centuries of hard work and hope, vanished the moment the demonic sword itself crushed through it—

Bang——! !

Like a giant bubble that has been punctured, it let out a final, desperate cry before bursting completely!

Countless array runes dimmed and extinguished instantly, and the mountains and buildings supporting the array base were crushed by an invisible force at this moment.

Large swathes of land collapsed and crumbled! The blue halo surrounding Qinglongjin completely dissipated!

"puff--!"

"what!"

Although Yunyou and Wang Pan were not directly hit by the demonic sword, the aftershocks still struck them like a heavy blow, sending them flying backward and crashing into several pavilions and towers along the Song family's riverbank...

He was eventually buried in the ruins, his breath extremely weak, his fate unknown.

Song Xuanhe, who was the primary target, met an even more tragic end.

The natal magic weapon, the Azure Wave Listening Blade, lost all its spirituality the moment it touched the Ten Thousand Commanders, and with a mournful cry, it broke into several pieces!

After all, it's only a second-tier superior grade.

The other is a demonic weapon forged by an ancient sect!

Song Xuanhe's meridians were broken and depleted inch by inch, and his skin was cracked open with countless bloody wounds.

Blood gushed out like a spring, instantly turning him into a blood-soaked figure, and he fell helplessly from the sky like a broken sandbag!

The formation was destroyed, and its leader was severely injured.

The Song family disciples and stewards scattered throughout the area suffered heavy casualties, with cries of agony echoing across the land.

The once bustling Qinglongjin Wharf has collapsed in large sections, leaving behind a scene of utter devastation...

Even more fatally, the water veins of Qinglongjin were forcibly drained and overdrawn by Song Xuanhe's final strike.

It was further shaken by the terrifying power of the Nine Nether Demon Sword, and its spirituality was greatly damaged;

Although the river has begun to flow again, it appears murky and lifeless. It is unknown how many years it will take to restore its former vitality...

Jiang Tianyi, huddled atop the wreckage of the dock, stared in disbelief at the scene before him, trembling violently, his lips quivering, muttering unconsciously:

"It's over...it's all over...the Song family is a bunch of useless trash! Utterly useless!"

All the scheming and ambition became a laughable and pathetic joke in the face of the absolute power of the Nine Netherworld!

With a slight movement, Jiuyou's massive avatar stretched out a giant arm and precisely caught Song Xuanhe, who was falling like a dead dog, in its palm.

He slightly closed his five fingers, and the terrifying grip made Song Xuanhe's bones creak under the strain.

"Any last words?"

The voice of Jiuyou was like a cold wind from the depths of hell, coldly proclaiming the final judgment.

at this time--

"stop!!!"

A shrill scream came from below.

Suddenly, Song Xuanming, the second elder of the Song family, appeared on the only remaining platform of the water pavilion.

He was clutching a gaunt, vacant-eyed figure with drool dripping from his mouth, looking like a madman—it was Jiang Tianzhan!

"Jiang Feng! Look who this is?!" Song Xuanming shouted, his hair and beard bristling, looking like a madman.

"Father!!"

Jiang Feng's eyes widened in shock, and he cried out, about to rush forward.

This scene caused an uproar among the remaining spectators.

"The Song family has indeed imprisoned Jiang Feng's father!"

"To have been tortured to this state... Soul search, it must have been the soul search that caused the soul to dissipate!"

"Using a Qi Refining cultivator to threaten this killing god? Has the Song family gone mad?"

Song Xuanming gripped Jiang Tianzhan's throat tightly and shouted sharply at Jiuyou in the sky:

"Nine Netherworlds! Release my patriarch! And immediately swear a poisonous oath against my Song family, never again to lay a hand on them, and leave now! Otherwise—I will kill Jiang Tianzhan on the spot!"

Upon hearing this, Jiuyou not only did not let go, but instead sneered and slightly increased the strength in his palm!

Song Xuanhe's face immediately turned from deathly pale to purplish-red, his eyes bulged out, and he made a choking "hoarse" sound in his throat.

"Threatening me?" Jiuyou's voice was chilling.

"senior……"

Jiang Feng was extremely anxious, and his voice trembled slightly.

He couldn't just stand by and watch his father die in front of him, but he also couldn't let his senior be controlled by others because of his personal feelings.

Seeing that Jiu You remained unmoved, and that the patriarch was about to be crushed to death, Song Xuanming hurriedly spoke again:

"Nine Netherworlds! In the end, this great battle was caused by you coming here to cause trouble, taking advantage of the disparity in strength and coveting the Azure Jade Mine of the Azure River."

Why are you relentlessly pressuring us, determined to destroy the Song family?!

He even tried to stand on the moral high ground and criticize Jiuyou.

"Hmph! Look at Jiang Tianzhan's appearance!"

Jiuyou's voice suddenly turned sharp, like a thunderclap, and his gaze swept over the wounds on Jiang Tianzhan's body.

"You have searched my soul and subjected me to severe torture, making me neither human nor ghost!"

I think I said something like this before—anyone who dares to touch Jiang Feng or his family in the slightest… no matter who it is, we will retaliate in kind!

That chilling declaration, like the decree of the King of Hell, echoed in the hearts of every surviving member of the Song family, sending shivers down their spines.

Song Xuanming's face turned pale, but he still stubbornly insisted, "This...this is just a misunderstanding..."

"Misunderstanding?" Suddenly, Song Xuanhe, who was being held in Jiuyou's palm and on the verge of death, suddenly found a surge of strength from somewhere, struggled, and let out a hoarse and tragic roar:

"Xuanming!! Move! Kill Jiang Tianzhan!!"

His eyes were bloodshot and filled with determination.

"My Song family... even if we are destroyed today, we will die standing! We will not dishonor the reputation of the Song family of Tianqinghe!"

Xuanming, stand tall! My Song family... has never had to compromise for others?

What's done is done! It's just a matter of winners and losers, right? Why should we fawn over them?!

After saying that, Song Xuanhe's broken body suddenly burst out with a final light, which was the power condensed from all the remaining life essence he had!

Subtle yet incredibly sharp cyan blade energy burst forth from his body!

He's going to self-destruct!!

"Xuan-he!!" Song Xuanming's eyes were bloodshot as he let out a heart-wrenching roar.

Between lightning and flint!

Jiuyou snorted coldly, grabbed Song Xuanhe's arm, and flung him high into the air!

At the same time, he grasped the [Ten Thousand Controls] with his other arm, and with a thought, the hundred-foot-long demonic sword instantly shrank to its normal size.

But its ferocity remained undiminished, transforming into a dark red line of blood that tore through the sky, shooting straight at Song Xuanming at a speed beyond comprehension!

"Pfft!"

Blood spurts out!

Song Xuanming grabbed Jiang Tianzhan's arm and severed it at the shoulder! The severed arm flew up, accompanied by a spray of blood.

"Ah!!" Song Xuanming screamed and staggered backward.

Jiang Tianzhan's body fell limply downwards.

"Father!"

Jiang Feng had been poised to act, transforming into a golden streak of light that instantly swept through the air and caught his father steadily in his arms.

He quickly retreated to a relatively safe area and hurriedly checked the injuries, his heart breaking.

And high in the sky—

boom! ! !

Song Xuanhe's self-destruction reached its peak and exploded with a bang!

Like a blue sun blooming in the sky, a violent energy shockwave swept out once again, plowing through the already damaged Azure Dragon Ford once more.

As the light faded, Song Xuanhe was completely gone, his body and soul utterly destroyed!

Song Xuanming clutched his severed arm, staring blankly at the patriarch disappearing into the sky;

Looking at Jiuyou, who resembled a demon god;

Looking at Jiang Feng, who was holding his father in his arms and glaring at him angrily;

Looking around at the ruins and the family estate littered with dead and wounded, a wave of utter despair and madness washed over him...

He looked up to the sky and let out a heart-wrenching cry, questioning:

"Where is Tianming Palace?! Where is Qingming Zhenren?! Didn't they promise to support my Song family?! Why haven't they come yet?! Why haven't they come yet?!!!!"