Joe Di had no intention of letting Austen Ao escape. Almost at the very moment Austen Ao activated his talisman, Joe Di unleashed a punch, distorting the laws of space in the area.
Bang! A figure rushed toward Joe Di's fist, but his punch struck the figure directly. With the addition of the twisted laws tearing apart, the figure was instantly blasted into fragments.
Thud! After blasting the person who tried to block Austen Ao into pieces, Joe Di did not stop. His punch, still carrying a violent killing intent, struck Austen Ao squarely in the back. The force tore through Austen Ao's body, leaving a bloody hole.
Joe Di thought to himself that things were not looking good. The killing intent of his punch had been mostly blocked by the sacrificial figure, and the slaughter Dao rhythm largely remained with the one who took the blow. Though the aftershock tore through Austen Ao's body, the injury was not fatal.
At this moment, Joe Di could only hope that Austen Ao's talisman would fail to break through his spatial laws. As long as his law domain could hold Austen Ao for another breath, he could finish him off.
Crack! A sharp sound echoed. Joe Di sighed, knowing he would not be able to kill Austen Ao. The talisman had torn through his law domain and Austen Ao vanished into the depths of the black hole.
The Fourfold Loom's world-shattering blade petals, like fireworks blooming, finally began to settle down.
Originally, there were twelve Fourth Step Edict Saints besieging Joe Di, plus sixteen more Fourth Step Edict Saints from the Redlin Clan and twelve perfected Third Step cultivators. At this moment, under the rampage of the Fourfold Loom, only eight remained standing.
All eight survivors were Fourth Step Edict Saints from the Redlin Clan. It was not because they were stronger than the Golden Armored Paragons of Allclan Sanctuary, but simply because they arrived later. When the Fourfold Loom erupted, Austen Ao was the first to be struck, followed by the twelve Golden Armored Paragons, and only then the twenty-plus members of the Redlin Clan.
These eight were covered in blood, some with broken limbs. Though a few still stood, their eyes were filled with terror. What kind of technique was this? It was surely the power of a Sixth Step expert.
Joe Di wielded the Azure Veil Blade without hesitation, unleashing another wave of violent blade curtains. He had no intention of letting the eight Edict Saints of the Redlin Clan escape.
Boom! The blade curtain exploded, scattering shattered divine laws across the sky.
Even though Joe Di's Dao domain had locked down the eight terrified Edict Saints, the Azure Veil Blade still failed to kill a single one.
The force of his Azure Veil Blade was blocked by a tree root. A red-haired elder now stood calmly before the eight Edict Saints of the Redlin Clan, fixing his gaze on Joe Di.
"Patriarch..." The eight surviving Edict Saints, seeing the red-haired elder approach, trembled with excitement.
The Redlin Patriarch—the only late Fifth Step Paragon in the Redlin Clan. Before Quentin Yuan reached the Fifth Step, the clan had only one such powerhouse. This is why the Redlin Clan has thrived in recent years.
In truth, if Quentin Yuan had cared just a little for the Human Clan, they too would have become a major power. In this universe, having a Fifth Step Paragon makes a clan great. Without one, even a multitude of Fourth Step cultivators is meaningless. What's more, without a Fifth Step Paragon, it's hard to even produce Fourth Step experts, since all the resources are monopolized by clans possessing Quintessence Saints.
With the Redlin Patriarch here, their safety was assured. Although Austen Ao, the City Lord of Allclan Sanctuary, was also a Fifth Step Paragon, he was only at the initial stage and far inferior to the Redlin Patriarch.
"You killed eleven of my Redlin Clan's Edict Saints, and more than ten Third Step cultivators..." The Redlin Patriarch spoke calmly, looking at Joe Di as if making casual conversation.
Joe Di chuckled. The Azure Veil Blade transformed into billions of blade curtains, sweeping toward the Redlin Patriarch without hesitation.
"If you want to fight, then fight. What's the point of all this talk? Acting like you rule the whole universe..." Joe Di spoke with mocking disdain, as if he had no idea what the Redlin Patriarch truly represented. He struck without hesitation. If you want to act superior in front of him, you'd better test the Azure Veil Blade first.
The Redlin Patriarch's face darkened. He had never met a reckless youth like Joe Di. The ancient tree root also surged upward.
As soon as Joe Di's blade curtain unfolded, the old tree root smashed into it. Like a sponge absorbing water, the endless blade curtains were devoured in an instant. No blade force or slaughter Dao rhythm could break free from the tree root.
Joe Di felt a chill in his heart. He now understood that he was no match for this red-haired old monster. Both were Fifth Step Paragons, but compared to the Redlin Patriarch, Austen Ao was nothing but a weakling.
"You dare kill the Edict Saints of my Redlin Clan? Die!" Another furious voice exploded in the air. A middle-aged man stepped down from the void, and before he even landed, his artifact was already unleashed.
This was clearly another Fifth Step Paragon.
Joe Di sighed. He could only leave. He hadn't expected that after killing the City Lord of Allclan Sanctuary and dozens of Fourth Step Edict Saints, he would still have to retreat. True authority, as it turned out, was still held by a select few. He would return to the Redlin Clan for revenge once he reached the Fourth Step.
Just as Joe Di was about to take Saint Henry Yi and Rowena Meng and escape, the Redlin Patriarch stopped the charging middle-aged man. "Wait..."
"Patriarch, why? This man has slaughtered so many of our Edict Saints. How can we let him live?" the middle-aged man protested angrily.
The Redlin Patriarch smiled faintly. "Darius, strong cultivators are growing fewer and fewer. If all the powerhouses kill each other, this universe will only grow weaker."
At the same time, the spatial laws Joe Di had set up detected the Redlin Patriarch's transmitted voice. Unfortunately, the Redlin Patriarch was too powerful, and Joe Di could not decipher the content of the transmission.
Joe Di didn't need to decipher it to guess that the Redlin Patriarch was simply trying to placate him for now, planning to deal with him later. As for the lofty words the patriarch spoke, Joe Di dismissed them as nonsense.
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"Father, I share a Dao bond with this woman, and I hope to bring her to the Redlin Clan." The speaker was a young man in yellow robes, looking around twenty years old, handsome, and had arrived with Darius.
Darius nodded. After receiving the Redlin Patriarch's voice transmission, he did not attack Joe Di further and said, "You killed so many of our Edict Saints, but what the patriarch said is true. Although this is a mid-tier universe, strong cultivators are becoming fewer. I hope we can work together in the future for the good of the universe, to do what powerhouses should, instead of slaughtering weaker Daoists at will."
Joe Di couldn't even be bothered to reply. If not for the Redlin Patriarch, he was confident he could kill Darius within half a stick of incense.
Darius ignored Joe Di's attitude and turned to Rowena Meng. "You and my son are fated by the Dao. Why not come with me to the Redlin Clan?"
"Rowena..." Damien Redlin's gaze toward Rowena Meng was almost tangible.
Rowena Meng replied coldly, "Return my belongings to me."
She did not mention her brother. She could sense that Joe Di was unable to capture Damien Redlin in the presence of the two Fifth Step Paragons of the Redlin Clan.
"Come back to the Redlin Clan with me, and I'll give you your things right away," Damien Redlin said without hesitation.
Rowena Meng did not respond. Only the blood of the Redlin family could avenge her brother.
"Since you are also a Fifth Step Paragon, I won't touch you. Even though you've killed many of my clan's powerhouses, I won't pursue it too deeply. However, you must allow Damien to take the woman beside you away." The Redlin Patriarch's tone turned cold.
Hearing this, Joe Di instantly understood—Damien Redlin wanted to take Rowena Meng not just because of her looks, but for a far more important reason.
Joe Di ignored the Redlin Patriarch and turned to Quentin Yuan, who was watching from afar. "Quentin Yuan, I'm planning to kill these noisy toads. When I make my move, can you hold off that red-haired old demon for half a stick of incense? If you can, I'll owe you a favor."
Quentin Yuan shook his head without hesitation. "Half a stick of incense is impossible. Youming Jin Qiao is already late Fifth Step, and I'm only mid-Fifth Step. Don't underestimate that difference—it's worlds apart. But if you agree to help me, I guarantee they won't be able to touch you."
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