Qi Yuan appeared nonchalant, ignoring the threat. "Too bad, you won't live to see me destroy the Dark Sun."

As if he’d let an enemy who had been prancing around brazenly for hundreds of seconds live. True according to his style, all enemies would be killed. Did Li Qiuqian think returning to the upper world would save him? He had underestimated Qi Yuan.

Glancing over, he saw that the six Great Venerables had already destroyed the domains of the Lei Generals. They were barely holding on.

Qi Yuan raised his palm and said softly, "Be freed."

His Nascent Souls trembled as immense power gathered in his hand. He pushed forward gently. Just one palm strike, yet it struck all four Great Venerables. Powerless to resist, their massive bodies collapsed, their eyes dimming.

"Return to the world."

As his voice faded, the bodies of the generals shattered into ashes. They had been liberated, no longer slaves of their enemies even after death.

After resolving them, killing intent flashed in Qi Yuan's eyes. "Do you think I can’t track you to the upper world and cut you down?

In fact, that was what he excelled at. Qi Yuan gazed up at the Star Golden core through the void world. The core wasn't limited to being summoned near him. As long as he knew the coordinates, he could strike anywhere.

***

Taihuang Palace was a hegemonic power in the Sixth Heaven, controlling nearly a thousand worlds. Inside one such world, within a desolate cave residence, a man in purple robes awoke. His face was pale, his eyes still shadowed with fear, yet his arrogance persisted.

"That guy actually destroyed the wondrous creation..." Li Qiuqian was still shaken, before suddenly noticing something. "True Sun Fire?"

Within his consciousness was a faint trace of True Sun Fire. The Blood-Clothed Sword God had burned his consciousness when destroying the wondrous creation. Losing that fragment only counted as a minor injury.

"Damn it. He actually injured me. Once I obtain another wondrous creation from my master, I’ll capture him and personally humiliate his friends!" As a discarded core disciple, Li Qiuqian's personality had long become twisted, finding joy in tormenting others. "Hmph. Trying to kill me? At most you left a True Sun Fire mark inside me."

He didn't care about the mark. Though he knew it served as a coordinate, how could someone from the lower world come to kill him? He didn't even bother removing it.

Soon, he arrived before another cave dwelling, where a Step Six expert lived. "Master!"

Unlike in the Canglan World, where Li Qiuqian could treat Mythics with contempt, he had to act like a grandson in the upper world.

A dissatisfied voice came from inside. "What is it?"

Li Qiuqian truthfully reported everything that had happened in the lower world. "I encountered some trouble in the Canglan World and must report it to you, Master!"

The old man sounded surprised. "The Canglan World truly produces many talented individuals, but it is of no consequence. I will give you another wondrous creation, and you can command the Dark Sun to strangle him!"

The old man did not take the Blood-Clothed Sword God seriously at all. The beings of the Canglan World were doomed the moment they were born. The Blood-Clothed Sword God was nothing more than a dead man.

"As for the True Sun Fire within your body, even I cannot remove it, but that is of no concern. It merely serves as a marker and will not harm you."

Only then did Li Qiuqian finally dispel the last of his worries. A vicious glint flashed in his eyes as he prepared to continue dealing with the Blood-Clothed Sword God in the lower world.

However, at that very moment, the sky brightened.

Li Qiuqian abruptly looked up, his eyes filled with shock. "What's happening—the sun has fallen!"

His voice trembled, disbelief filling his eyes. A sudden blaze of intense light shone above the heavens as a massive star projection came crashing down. No, there were two! A full two suns were falling, carrying endless destructive power, as though they intended to flatten the entire world! The boundless scorching light, the terrifying waves of heat, and the aura that burned everything filled everyone with dread.

The Great Venerable within the cave residence also appeared shocked. He had reported about the two suns to the higher authorities on duty above. They had not appeared for long, but it was obvious that the two suns were meant to target someone within Taihuang Palace.

Yet now, those two suns were descending upon this world! Worse still, no Yang Spirit stood guard over it!

Even so, many powerful experts joined forces to block the descending suns.

"Who dares act so arrogantly within Taihuang Palace's domain?!"

"This is the Tailing World, under the jurisdiction of Taihuang Palace!"

One Great Venerable after another attacked, unleashing divine power. Unfortunately, each sun was fiercer than the last. Their attempts had almost no effect.

"There is no need to worry. We have not provoked such a powerful being. This attack will not fall upon us," the old man in the cave residence said reassuringly.

In truth, he was quite curious about which fellow cultivator had provoked the unknown powerhouse in the heavens.

Li Qiuqian's face turned even paler after hearing his words. The strand of True Sun Fire within him burned fiercely, growing extremely bright and unbearably hot. He seemed to understand something at that moment. Terror filled him, though he still could not comprehend it.

Li Qiuqian shouted in panic, "Master! The True Sun Fire! The suns in the sky are coming for the True Sun Fire!"

His master was his only hope left.

The old man was stunned, confusion rising in his mind. "What?"

Before he could do anything, the two enormous star projections fell directly above his head.

Boom!

Endless heat, light, fire, and blazing waves swept across everything in that instant.

Li Qiuqian's face was filled with terror. Before his consciousness vanished, he thought of the Blood-Clothed Sword God. He simply could not understand how. Engulfed by flames, his body and soul were annihilated in an instant.

His master also failed to escape. Until the moment of his death, he was still somewhat bewildered. How had the True Sun Fire become the coordinate for the suns?

***

Meanwhile, back in the Canglan World, Qi Yuan shrugged."I hate show-offs the most. Well, now look at that. Follow the network cable and drop two Star Golden Cores on them... Satisfying, isn't it?"