Endless waves of blade energy surged forth, crushing everything in their path. Miranda Qian felt her movements restricted, completely suppressed by the overwhelming killing intent of these blades. For the first time since she began cultivating, she experienced true despair. She had faced desperate situations before, but each time she managed to escape with the help of her Personal World, talismans, or her Dao partner.
But today, as the endless blade waves swept over her, everything except her thoughts was immobilized—space and time themselves were nearly frozen.
This was the most terrifying and violent divine ability she had ever witnessed; in other words, she was utterly crushed.
Burning almost all her lifespan, Miranda Qian struggled to cry out, "I am the Dao partner of the Genesis City Lord, Qian Yuan. If you kill me, you sever your own path..."
Miranda Qian's words shocked everyone present, whether they knew her or not. To be the Dao partner of Genesis City's Lord—everyone in the Genesis Universe understood what that meant, far better than Joe Di did.
Joe Di's expression didn't change at all, as if he hadn't heard Miranda Qian. His hands unleashed countless waves of Dao resonance and rules.
It didn't matter if she was the Dao partner of Genesis City's Lord—even if the Lord himself appeared, Joe Di would strike all the same.
His injuries were not yet fully healed. Once he recovered completely, with full power, the Chronoweave Blade Art would need just six strikes to defeat Miranda Qian.
What was Joe Di doing?
Except for Ruoxi, who understood Joe Di's intentions, everyone else was confused. By rights, Joe Di didn't need to do anything—his blade pressure alone could pulverize Miranda Qian in an instant. If he didn't intend to kill her, he could simply restrain his blade aura. Yet now, his gestures were intricate, and each move seemed to unleash endless waves of Dao resonance and rules. It didn't look like he was holding back; rather, he was intensifying the suppression with his Dao.
It wasn't until the surging blade tide was about to completely engulf Miranda Qian that Nancy Yan finally discerned what was happening. Stunned, she stared at Joe Di's hand seals and felt the Dao rhythm and laws unleashed by him. An unthinkable notion flashed through her mind—was he trying to open Miranda Qian's Personal World?
This was sheer madness—opening the world of a Genesis Realm powerhouse? Not to mention the Genesis Realm; even a cultivator who had just entered the World-Creation Realm would not have their world easily breached.
A sharp crack resounded, and Nancy Yan watched as Joe Di opened Miranda Qian's Personal World. Yet everything inside was completely obscured; she could not see what lay within.
With a sweep of his hand, Joe Di drew all the endless treasures from Miranda Qian's world into his own. At the same time, a man, looking utterly depleted in spirit and energy, was also pulled out by Joe Di and landed on the plaza outside the Mortal Realm.
As the blade tide swept through, not even a trace of Miranda Qian remained. The endless waves of blade force, having drowned her, faded away into nothingness.
"The Five Elements Dao Lord?" When the man Joe Di had cast out was seen, almost everyone exclaimed in astonishment. Even the shock of Miranda Qian being slain was momentarily set aside.
Five Elements Dao Lord? Joe Di's gaze fell on the depleted man. He had heard of the Five Elements Dao Lord, named Morgan Du—a disciple of Dominic Du, notorious for having betrayed his master and harboring great ambitions. Yet it seemed his ambition outstripped his strength; he had come to the Genesis Universe only to be imprisoned by a woman.
Judging by Morgan Du's current state, it was clear Miranda Qian was not entirely loyal to Zane Edge. Furthermore, her imprisonment of Morgan Du likely wasn't just to keep him as a consort; more likely, it was because Morgan Du was one of the five Saint Seat holders of the Genesis Universe, possessing a Saint Seat.
Though Morgan Du was utterly drained, he instantly understood his situation. Someone had actually slain Miranda Qian and rescued him. But what shocked him most was not that Miranda Qian had been killed, but that this powerful cultivator had been able to save him as well.
He had been trapped within Miranda Qian's world. If she fell, he would have simply grown old and died within her world—assuming it didn't collapse. To rescue him, one had to be able to open Miranda Qian's world. How incredible was that?