Tianming was indeed looking down on Di Zang a little when he used that technique. After all, Po Suo had perished rather quickly, which gave the wrong impression that the same would happen to Di Zang. Little did they know that even though his lifespan was almost running out, he had exchanged it for a final burst of power. In his last moments, he would be at peak power. Now, the Archaionfiend already had one key, so it only needed to be able to defeat the girl and take the other key, then Di Zang would win.

"So what if I die? It matters not as long as my kin are able to return. It’s been two hundred thousand years. We underestimated our enemy back then and have suffered too much for it. Li Tianming, you’re just like Xuanyuan from way back. The two of you are capable of defying fate. People like you have to perish, or it would be pointless even if the specters return. We’ll never repeat this mistake a second time!”

As Di Zang was rampaging,...