"Guhwah...!"

Zhao Xuan could no longer hold on; a mouthful of blood sprayed from his mouth.

His injuries were too severe, with his limbs nearly twisted together, internal organs completely collapsed, and blood loss extremely serious.

He suddenly regretted becoming a Quasi-God so early; it caused him to lose his originally resilient body and had to resort to using the "Descent Ceremony," which he typically deemed as a shady and evil technique, to regain a physical form.

This body, although it carries his Quasi-God power and has been strengthened, at the end of the day, is merely a mortal vessel, far inferior to his original body in terms of both functionality and strength.

This is fundamentally why he was injured by Jiang Wuji, Yun You, and the others.

Yet, on the other hand, a Quasi-God is indeed a Quasi-God; even if the body is borrowed through an evil technique, it still exhibits extremely powerful life force.

He had not died; he was still alive and even slowly stood up, though his body was somewhat unresponsive.

"Thirty years ago, you told me the reason I failed was fundamentally due to my obsession with blindly pursuing a dream, disregarding the thoughts of my companions, while you represented the larger group of people, so you won that war."

Old Jin released his Reversed Sequence and said with a tone of reflection, "But now, I have more companions, while you have become the person who will stop at nothing to chase dreams."

"The 'brothers' who once followed you are now mostly dead or severely wounded."

"Yet I didn't see even a hint of concern in your eyes... You don't care about their lives; you've been disturbed by that elusive dream, so, Zhao Xuan, your defeat is not unjust."

"..."

Zhao Xuan was silent.

Just as Old Jin said, these words were once used by him to taunt Old Jin. Thirty years ago, standing on the side of the victors, he had said them.

But now, the tables have turned, and he himself has become the object of these words of condemnation.

Time indeed changes everything.

"This time, it's indeed your victory, Jin..."

At this point, no amount of stubbornness would change anything. Zhao Xuan wasn't someone who couldn't accept defeat; being able to stand in this position means his heart isn't petty.

But losing doesn't mean giving up.

Just like how Old Jin, after thirty years of defeat, is able to make a comeback.

Zhao Xuan didn't intend to die here.

His soul is still a Quasi-God, and he still has hope of breaking through to become a True God!

So, with almost no hesitation, Zhao Xuan immediately thought of undoing his Descent Ceremony and returning to Supreme Heaven.

The soul and body are symbiotically linked; if the body dies due to external force, the soul would also lose power and slowly dissipate.

From a certain perspective, if the body used for the Descent Ceremony dies, so too would the soul of the powerful being from Supreme Heaven.

Zhao Xuan certainly wouldn't accept such an end; the future of a Quasi-God is boundless, and he doesn't want to die so insignificantly.

"Soul Unleash...!"

He forced his body to form a hand seal.

The next moment, a large amount of pale blue light appeared on his body, representing the "Sur Particles" of soul power. But unlike when Talent Ability is released, he wasn't trying to convert the Sur Particles into energy; he was trying to let them escape.

"Still trying to escape?"

Old Jin slightly frowned and then controlled his Saint Sequence to summon a giant sandy palm spanning kilometers, which descended upon Zhao Xuan.

He actually anticipated that Zhao Xuan might try this as a last resort, but hadn't thought he would be so decisive, without any hesitation.

Though victory was secured, whether or not Zhao Xuan was killed wouldn't affect future plans; after all, this guy's soul and body were severely injured and likely unable to cause trouble for decades. But... Zhao Xuan was indeed Yun You's greatest enemy, and Old Jin wouldn't want to let him go, thus leaving Yun You with regret for half a lifetime.

Therefore, even with victory assured, Old Jin still exerted his full effort.

However... as the sandy palm pressed down on Zhao Xuan, Old Jin sensed something amiss.

His full-force attack was actually blocked by Zhao Xuan's Soul Body, unable to harm him...

"Your information is flawed, Jin."

Zhao Xuan grinned and said, "But considering you haven't ascended to a Quasi-God, not knowing this detail is understandable."

"During the process of unfolding and unbinding the Descent Ceremony, we can utilize all powers at the Quasi-God realm to protect our souls."

"Although this power can only be used for half a minute, it's enough to sustain until the soul returns to Supreme Heaven."

"You don't have the ability to completely kill a Quasi-God."

As he finished speaking, his Sur Particles had basically detached from the middle-aged Main Combatant's body, pushing against the sandy palm and flying skyward.

Yet, the Supreme Heaven Purification Field itself made no judgment against this.

Though there's a rule that the final round of Main Combatant battle must end with a decisive victory or defeat for life and death, Zhao Xuan essentially wasn't a contender; he was merely a soul summoned by the middle-aged Main Combatant through a Secret Technique.

If he wants to leave, then the Great Colosseum can't interfere, as long as he leaves behind the middle-aged Main Combatant's corpse.

And for Zhao Xuan, this doesn't count as the slightest loss.