As soon as the three of them entered the formation, they saw Ian Song standing not far away. Derek Nangong, the leader, sneered, "Kid, if you've got any tricks, you'd better use them now. Otherwise, you won't get another chance!"
"Fine, since you three are so eager to die, I'll grant your wish!"
As he spoke, Ian Song formed a hand seal to activate the formation. Instantly, thick fog surged throughout, shrouding the area. The three found that their sight was limited to less than three meters, and even their divine sense could only reach three meters.
At once, all three tensed up, their expressions sharpening as a sense of gravity settled in their hearts.
The fog grew denser and denser, shrinking their field of vision even further. Finally, to their horror, they realized that even their basic perception was being smothered by the mist.
"Not good! Get out—quick!"
Derek Nangong cried out in alarm. At last, they realized things were going badly and tried to retreat as fast as they could.
Too bad—the formation had long since been inverted and shifted under Ian Song’s control. Retreating wasn’t so simple; instead, as they attempted to fall back, Ian used the array to separate the three of them.
Watching this unfold from the safe zone inside the formation, Talon couldn't help but marvel—he never dreamed Ian Song's formation skills were so advanced.
"Phantasm!"
The next moment, Ian Song activated his soul-type divine ability, Phantasm, and targeted Derek Nangong.
Just as Derek Nangong was searching for an escape, his expression suddenly froze, and he stood rooted to the spot, completely dazed.
Perfect opportunity!
Ian Song struck immediately, swinging his sword at Derek Nangong.
[Slash!]
Blood sprayed everywhere as Derek Nangong was instantly decapitated. Ian Song then swung his sword again, obliterating Derek's head.
With a wave of his hand, Ian Song stored Derek Nangong's corpse in his storage ring, then targeted the other Upper-Rank God.
Now, Ian Song was basically certain—even a peak Mid-stage Upper-Rank God couldn't withstand his soul-type divine ability. Derek Nangong was just a step away from the late-stage Upper-Rank God level.
He then repeated the same tactic, easily killing the other Upper-Rank God.
At last, only Selena Nangong was left.
Although the other was a beautiful woman, Ian Song showed not the slightest mercy. After all, if he let Selena Nangong go, he'd be hunted by the God-King clan, the Nangong Family.
So, Selena Nangong had to die!
[Slash!]
Blood sprayed everywhere as Ian Song killed Selena Nangong.
Talon was utterly stunned. He hadn't believed Ian Song could kill even one of them, but now, Ian had killed three Upper-Rank Gods with almost no effort!
Master Talon, I won’t be accompanying you back to the prefectural city. I still have a mission to complete at the Primordial Forbidden Zone!
After withdrawing the formation, Ian Song spoke to Talon.
Alright!
Talon nodded, "Be careful!"
Take care, sir!
Take care!
They parted ways and headed in different directions. As Ian Song traveled, he began inspecting his loot.
First was Derek Nangong’s storage God-ring.
Inside were only ten thousand god-crystals.
But these were all lower-grade god-crystals. Besides that, there were more than a thousand mid-grade god-crystals.
The exchange rate between lower-grade and mid-grade god-crystals was one hundred to one.
That is, more than eight thousand mid-grade god-crystals were equivalent to over eight hundred thousand lower-grade god-crystals. No wonder the God-King clan was so wealthy.
Besides that—
Derek Nangong’s storage God-ring also contained more than a dozen precious God-grade Medicines and nearly a hundred True God Pills.
Those God-grade Medicines were worth tens of thousands of god-crystals, and the hundred True God Pills were even more valuable. Each True God Pill was worth thousands of god-crystals, so together they were worth hundreds of thousands more.
Besides that, there was a top-grade divine artifact and several mid-grade divine artifacts.
A top-grade divine artifact is worth at least a hundred thousand god-crystals. However, this artifact bore a special mark—the Nangong clan emblem. If he used or sold it, his identity would be exposed.
So, this top-grade divine artifact was basically useless.
Overall, the gains from Derek Nangong alone exceeded one million god-crystals.
Finally, he checked the other Upper-Rank God’s storage God-ring, which contained more than seven hundred thousand god-crystals.
But when Ian Song checked Selena Nangong’s storage God-ring, he was shocked. It contained more than five million god-crystals, three top-grade divine artifacts, and various pills worth over three million god-crystals.
For a moment, Ian Song fell into deep thought—was Selena Nangong an important figure in the Nangong Family?
Meanwhile, inside the Nangong Family estate—
A woman, cold and beautiful as snow, with an icy temperament and dressed in white, suddenly erupted with killing intent. As her murderous aura flared, a thick layer of ice crystals formed on all the surrounding plants.
The next moment, she sank her consciousness into her soul and probed a rhombus-shaped godhead crystal. Images flashed before her eyes. When she saw her avatar slain by a black-clothed youth, a trace of astonishment appeared on her face.
That black-clothed youth’s cultivation was only at mid-stage Mid-Rank God.
Yet a mid-stage Mid-Rank God had actually killed her avatar, which was at peak early-stage Upper-Rank God.
So, she replayed the scene of her avatar’s death and finally discovered the reason. Shaken, she muttered, "What a powerful soul-type divine ability—it actually bewitched my avatar!"
Thinking of this—
Her figure suddenly shot into the sky, flying toward the Primordial Forbidden Zone.
At the moment the woman from the Nangong Family set out, Ian Song suddenly felt a sense of crisis—a special ability resulting from his soul’s ten metamorphoses.
As time passed, the sense of crisis only grew stronger.
He stopped, looking at the approaching Primordial Forbidden Zone, and wondered—was the crisis coming from there?
So, he tried flying in the opposite direction from the Primordial Forbidden Zone.
But the sense of crisis didn’t vanish—it only grew stronger.
Suddenly, he thought of Selena Nangong, whom he’d killed. When an Upper-Rank God advances to Lower Heavenly God, their divine domain transforms into a godhead, which can be split.
A split godhead can create an avatar.
With an avatar, one gains an extra life.
Also, an avatar can cultivate independently and become another Lower Heavenly God.
So, Selena Nangong was likely the avatar of a Heavenly God.
But her cultivation was only at peak early-stage Upper-Rank God, so her true body shouldn’t be too strong—probably just a Lower Heavenly God.
Even so, a Lower Heavenly God is not someone Ian Song can resist right now.
It’s even possible that the other party already knows her avatar was destroyed and is rushing here.
Thinking of this, Ian Song felt extremely grave.
But with the deed done, there’s no room for regret. Even if he hurried to the prefectural city, it’d be too late. Even if he returned, the other party could still kill him. So, his best option now was to enter the Primordial Forbidden Zone and maneuver against her.
Moreover, after killing three Upper-Rank Gods, he’d gained three hundred Slaughter Value points—enough for three Medium Lottery draws. Maybe he’d get something to resolve this crisis.