As the Blood-Sucking Cauldron's crimson vortex spun wildly and numerous consciousness avatars launched frenzied attacks, Gu Qingfeng's already weak life force was gradually dissipating, bit by bit.
Although no one could sense Gu Qingfeng's presence, everyone could clearly see that his life force was like a candle flame burning faintly in the depths of winter—its extinction was only a matter of time.
No one knew how long had passed.
Truly, no one knew. Everyone was frantically trying to annihilate him, no one paid attention to the passage of time, all eyes fixed on the gradually vanishing life force on Gu Qingfeng's body.
Finally.
The life force on Gu Qingfeng's body dissipated, completely vanished, not a single trace remained.
He died, just like a dying person breathing their last breath.
The numerous consciousness avatars ceased their annihilation. The Ancestral Patriarchs from Loulan Blessed Land, Purple Cloud Immortal Realm, Feather Transcendence Immortal Realm, and other major powers also stopped their attacks. All of them, flushed and holding their breath, stared intently—including Changfeng Great Emperor, who also stood there dumbfounded.
Earlier, to protect Gu Qingfeng, Changfeng Great Emperor had exerted every ounce of his strength, constantly battling the numerous consciousness avatars. However, these avatars were too powerful and too numerous. Alone, he simply couldn't hold them off. Although he wasn't injured, he had fought to the point of near exhaustion.
Now, gazing at Gu Qingfeng who showed no signs of life, Changfeng Great Emperor stared with wide, tiger-like eyes, panting heavily, his heart filled with intense tension.
Had the Nine Nethers Emperor died?
Changfeng Great Emperor didn't know.
He didn't know, nor did the numerous consciousness avatars present, and even less so the Ancestral Patriarchs from Loulan Blessed Land and the others.
When Gu Qingfeng was alive, they couldn't sense his presence.
Now that Gu Qingfeng was dead, they still couldn't sense his presence.
No one dared to go closer to check.
Because the Blood-Sucking Cauldron was still twisting and transforming, and the crimson vortex within it continued to devour. Since this cauldron could even swallow the Nine Nethers Emperor, naturally, no one dared to approach even a fraction.
Silence.
A deathly stillness.
For some reason, facing Gu Qingfeng who now showed no signs of life, everyone felt an extremely ominous sensation in their hearts. This feeling oppressed them deeply, like daylight suddenly turning to night, causing their minds to tremble slightly—filled with unease, anxiety, and intense tension.
Suddenly.
Gu Qingfeng moved.
Yes.
He moved.
His slightly lowered head slowly lifted, and his closed eyes slowly opened. When they opened, they revealed a pair of blood-red eyes.
Those eyes were like heaven and earth, within them a blood sea surged to the skies, like a sea of fire burning the firmament.
No one knew why Gu Qingfeng, who clearly had no life force, could come back to life.
No one even knew whether the Gu Qingfeng here was dead or alive.
No one knew.
When everyone met Gu Qingfeng's blood-red gaze, it was as if they had fallen into an endless abyss. Their minds instantly scattered, so terrified they couldn't even stand steady.
"Since none of you wish to live, then all of you shall die!"
Gu Qingfeng spoke a single sentence, his tone very calm, as calm as if he had simply said "hello."
Yet, it was this very calm utterance that carried boundless, infinite killing intent.
Killing intent.
It was a sky-rending killing intent.
The killing intent enveloped everything, blotting out the sky and covering the earth.
The Ancestral Patriarchs from Purple Cloud Immortal Realm, Feather Transcendence Immortal Realm, and Loulan Blessed Land fell from the sky one by one. Whether it was Yuyang Immortal King, Kunwu Immortal King, Celestial Immortal Destiny, or Sovereign Qingli—without exception, when they met Gu Qingfeng's gaze, their minds scattered, they plummeted to the ground, their bodies like limp mud, completely paralyzed.
"Come and accept death!"
As Gu Qingfeng's words fell, he raised both arms and shook his body. In an instant, all the sealed acupoints across his body burst open.
Each acupoint was like a heaven and earth, even more like an abyss. What was even more bizarre was that each acupoint actually gave rise to a grayish-white vortex.
These grayish-white vortices were like endlessly shifting spaces, like chaotic currents, resembling the layered chaotic currents of the Desolate Ancient Black Hole.
No!
Not just resembling.
These were exactly the same as the chaotic current vortices of the Desolate Ancient Black Hole, even more mysterious, more bizarre, and seemingly more terrifying than the black hole's currents.
No one knew why Gu Qingfeng, devoid of life force, could still be alive.
Similarly, no one knew why, when the dead Gu Qingfeng's acupoints opened, they would give rise to chaotic current vortices.
At this moment, no one had time to ponder this question.
Not that they didn't want to, but there was no time.
Because what manifested from Gu Qingfeng's acupoints wasn't just one chaotic current vortex, but countless ones. Each acupoint birthed a chaotic current vortex, densely packed, innumerable and uncountable. These various chaotic current vortices roared, howled, and swept through everything around them like countless ancient dragons.
Seeing this scene, the Haolei Clan and Yun Wan, along with the group of Ancestral Patriarchs from the Gengu World's Shangqing Sect, immediately flashed away to escape. Changfeng Great Emperor also sensed something amiss and, likewise, in the first moment, shielded Immortal King Qianye and the others, retreating as the various chaotic current vortices spread.
The over one hundred Ancestral Patriarchs from Loulan Blessed Land, Purple Cloud Immortal Realm, and Feather Transcendence Immortal Realm had earlier been swept by Gu Qingfeng's blood-red gaze. Not only were their minds scattered, but their mental fortitude had also collapsed. Terrified, they lay paralyzed on the ground. They wanted to flee but couldn't even stand up. Their minds were scattered, unable to concentrate, and they couldn't muster any of their power.
"No!
No!
I don't want to die!
Save me!
Ancestral Patriarch, save me!" Tian Kui was swept into a chaotic current vortex. He screamed desperately, struggling with all his might.
Unfortunately, it was utterly useless.
The moment he was swept into the chaotic current vortex, his physical body was instantly torn apart, flesh and blood flying. Whatever Divine Movement Extreme Body, whatever Heavenly Lion Stars, whatever Purple Qi from the East—all were torn to nothingness by the terrifying chaotic current vortex. Even though he had cultivated an Embodiment of Original Sin, it was of no avail.
He was like this, and so were the Ancestral Patriarchs from Purple Cloud Immortal Realm, Feather Transcendence Immortal Realm, Loulan Blessed Land, including those from the Shangqing Sect hailing from the Blue Sun World and the Guishui World—all were swept into the chaotic current vortices.
With their abilities, they couldn't withstand the chaotic current vortices of the Desolate Ancient Black Hole. Now, having lost their combat strength, how could they possibly resist the endless number of chaotic current vortices emanating from Gu Qingfeng's body?
One must know that the chaotic current vortices from Gu Qingfeng's body were even more terrifying than those of the Desolate Ancient Black Hole by a significant margin.
In less than a few breaths, over one hundred Ancestral Patriarchs were swept in, one after another. Without exception, their physical bodies were torn apart, flesh and blood flying, their souls utterly annihilated.
Whether you were a Great Dao Immortal King, a Great Dao Sovereign, or even a Celestial Immortal, regardless of how many years you had cultivated as an Ancestral Patriarch—once swept in, there wasn't even a chance to struggle. Instant death.
Dead.
All dead.
Dead cleanly, not even ashes remaining, as if they had never existed.
The Demoness and Mantufan had also retreated far away at the first moment. The chaotic current vortices emanating from Gu Qingfeng's body were truly too terrifying, so terrifying that even the Demoness couldn't help but feel a trace of apprehension.
She watched this scene, her expression changing repeatedly, her heart filled with shock as she murmured to herself.
What kind of technique was this?
A divine ability?
Or some profound mystery?
No!
This was neither a divine ability nor a profound mystery.
It was a creation.
A Great Dao creation.
And moreover, it was the legendary Innate Great Dao Creation!