Ghost-matron emperor staggered backward, startled from realizing his true power. The barriers created by three apex emperors were no joke but he took them down effortlessly. Others would have needed a considerable amount of time.

“It is not too late to leave.” Li Qiye said.

All eyes were on her because Specter Ancestor would be left defenseless if she were to flee. Two had left already and she knew exactly what was up ahead.

“No, I will not.” She refused, ready to die despite having spent so much time and effort to reach this level.

“Such loyalty.” Someone whispered, aware of the determination required to sacrifice everything she had.

“How meaningless.” Li Qiye shook his head.

“Specter Ancestor showed me a glimmer of hope during my darkest hours, I will buy any time for him today.” She said.

Listeners exchanged glances and recalled her hellish past. She was an emperor’s daughter-in-law and survived the massacre. Later on, she persevered and avenged her fallen clan.

Specter Ancestor must have helped her, hence her devotion to him.

“Very well, as you wish.” Li Qiye smiled and took another step forward.

“Go!” She roared and her anima tree pushed up the sky, exerting its power over the entire market.

The oceanic aura forced many to the ground despite her not intending to do so.

“River of blood and time coursing through the tireless mortal coil...” She chanted and her anima power receded into a singularity, dragging all affinities with it.

Cultivators of all levels felt an overwhelming power soaring through them.

“Is she trying to devour the whole market?!” Someone shouted.

“This isn’t good.” Fog Emissary’s expression changed.

“Implosion.” The bald old man and Water Emissary knew what she wanted to do. Thus, they took action to stabilize the fabric of reality.

“Boom!” The market became stabilized after a series of violent quakes.

After enough power had converged, she glanced in the direction of Specter Ancestor and bowed: “Goodbye, Dao Brother.”

“Don’t!” Specter Ancestor who was stuck in a crucial moment of his cultivation shouted.

“Pop!” Her body dispersed into a blood mist. Even the anima tree, dao fruits, and the true fate crumbled afterward.

An implosion with everything sacrificed would release a devastating attack several or even ten times stronger than the normal power.

However, instead of letting it run wild or focused on Li Qiye, the remnant powers turned into a blood river.

“Unattached to the mortal coil, tethered to the blood river, eyes always closed.” Her mantra and the river of blood surged around Li Qiye.

Everything around it melted, removing Li Qiye from the dimension of the ghost market. Although he was still standing there, he was removed from the dao platform.

“Boundless Coil.” A desolate god said: “This is her strongest move. This time, empowered by her everything.”

She knew she couldn’t resort to an ordinary spar. Only an ultimate sealing technique could potentially buy some time for Specter Ancestor.

The blood river consisted of the fruits of her cultivation was an insurmountable expanse. The dao and other affinities have been removed.