"Hehe."

Ethan sneered, a glint of coldness flashing across his eyes.

Fiery divine power surged out simultaneously, crawling along the icy chains toward Lucien's ice clones.

In the blink of an eye, the thick icy chains evaporated into water vapor. The four ice clones were completely engulfed by the terrifying fiery divine power.

Lucien detected naked contempt in Ethan's eyes.

His face turned sharply ugly, brandishing the long spear, he roared furiously. "Ethan, do you really think you can defeat me?"

"You're thinking too much."

"Dragon-Taming Spear Art."

Lucien bellowed.

His spear intent took the form of a dragon as he leaped into the air.

As the long spear danced, a massive Ice Dragon followed its movements, kicking up howling winds and bone-piercing frost breath.

"Break." Ethan whispered softly.

The ice layer on the God Killing Spear instantly shattered into slag. The terrifying spear intent continued its descent.

Though Lucien had failed to completely stop the move, he had used the Thirteenth Record to temporarily stall it and dodge the fatal strike.

"What Moonfall Clan Holy Son? Nothing but trash. He doesn't even have the courage to take my spear head-on."

"But run as you might, where can you run to?" Ethan sneered coldly. 𝐟𝚛𝕖𝚎𝕨𝗲𝐛𝚗𝐨𝐯𝐞𝕝.𝐜𝗼𝗺

He exerted explosive force with both arms, violently lifting the descending spear and sweeping it horizontally.

The speed was so fast it made one's scalp tingle.

Crackle.

As the long spear swept across, black-red lightning emitted a series of explosive pops.

Seeing the God Killing Spear sweeping toward him, Lucien's expression changed drastically. The divine power contained within it made his scalp crawl.

"Ethan, if you think you can defeat me, it's impossible." Lucien gritted his teeth and roared, still refusing to believe the impending reality.

"Go."

Lucien thrust his spear forward, tearing through space.

The massive Ice Dragon roared as it descended from the sky, attempting to block the God Killing Spear.

But how could the might of a Chaos Divine Artifact be something he could resist?

The God Killing Spear, carrying unstoppable divine power, slashed into the Ice Dragon.

The overwhelmingly dense murderous aura and divine power ravaged everything, the Ice Dragon collapsed and shattered section by section.

Clang!

With a crisp ring, the God Killing Spear clashed heavily against the Hornless Dragon's Ice-Sundering Spear.

A colossal force impacted Lucien.

The terrifying power caused his hands to go numb, the long spear flew right out of his grasp.

"Damn it."

Lucien hastily flipped backward, attempting to open distance between himself and Ethan.

Suddenly, dozens of golden chains descended from the night sky, surrounding Lucien and blocking his escape route.

"Not good." Lucien's pupils shrank to pinpricks.

He had nowhere to run, he could only watch helplessly as the God Killing Spear swept right at his face.

Unwilling to accept this, Lucien's eyes glared fiercely as he prepared to burn his soul and risk absolutely everything.

Just as the God Killing Spear arrived right before Lucien's face, a sudden change occurred.

An immensely supreme coercion descended from the heavens, time seemed to freeze at that very moment.

Everyone was immobilized, including Ethan.

"Boy, this ends here."

An ancient, weathered voice rolled down from the night sky like a peal of thunder.

"This is... an Emperor Realm expert."

Ethan's expression changed drastically.

He madly drove the divine power within his body. His other hand was already preparing the Chaos Clock.

The God Killing Spear was less than an inch from Lucien's face.

A thick killing intent flashed through Ethan's eyes.

This was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, he absolutely would not give it up.

He was going to forcefully kill Lucien before the Emperor Realm expert's intervention could fully stop him.

When that voice rang out, Ethan wasn't the only one who felt the terrifying coercion.

Everyone present, whether at the center of the battlefield, on its outer edges, or thousands of feet away merely watching, was shocked speechless by the sudden descent of this oppressive aura.

Each person felt as though a ten thousand ton boulder had been placed upon them.

As if Mount Tai was crushing them, their breathing turned ragged, suffocation crept in at the edges.

"The Ancestor's coercion arrived right on time."

Not far away, Glacien's expression underwent a complete reversal.

Just a second ago, seeing his son on the verge of defeat, his face had been incredibly ugly, his heart had been filled with unspeakable resentment.

The very next second, as the Ancestor's coercion descended, wild joy broke out across his face.

He clenched his fists tightly, his heart surged with excitement and thrill.

Wilford let out a long breath.

The scene just moments ago had plunged his heart into an icy abyss.

The Divine Artifact in Ethan's hand was simply too terrifying. Even Lucien, who had unleashed the Thirteenth Record of the Emperor Form Diagram, was not his match.

Under those circumstances, they simply hadn't had the time to intervene.

If Lucien had been struck by that black spear, he would likely have ended up dead or crippled.

"Although the Ancestor hasn't physically arrived yet, this coercion alone is enough to crush Ethan. Lucien should be fine now."

"This Ethan truly lives up to being my Moonfall Clan's Star of Calamity."

"Fortunately, the Ancestor stepped into the Emperor Realm a year ago."

"Otherwise, if Lucien had been defeated today, his confidence would have suffered a devastating blow, and our Moonfall Clan would have become the laughingstock of the entire White North Ice Field."

"And the Riverborn Clan, struggling with a gap between generations, would have escaped this calamity, tossing our plan to unify the White North Ice Field down the drain."

Helena looked up at the night sky. With the Ancestor's appearance, the heavy stone in her heart finally dropped.

"All these worries are unnecessary now."

"Since the Ancestor has come, this Ethan will undoubtedly die today, and not a single person from the Riverborn Clan will escape."

"When the people from the other factions see this, they will surely lose all courage to stand in our Moonfall Clan's way."

"After tonight, the White North Ice Field, including the Demon Caverns and other secret realms and ruins, will all fall into our Moonfall Clan's pockets."

Glacien's previous loss of composure had lasted only a fleeting moment. Now his emotions had completely stabilized, and he returned to his usual high, mighty, aloof demeanor.

"An Emperor Realm expert."

"I didn't expect the Moonfall Clan really had an old monster who stepped into the Emperor Realm."

"With an Emperor Realm expert making a move, who can possibly stop them? I'm afraid not even Liora has a way. It seems the Riverborn Clan is destined to be unable to escape this calamity of extermination."