When he saw that Su Yan and Su Liuer had vanished before his very eyes, Black Dragon didnt panic. Instead, he opened a crack in the spatial lock.

After sacrificing his clansmen, his strength underwent an earth-shattering transformation.

A half-step sky supreme!

That was his true current power.

Although that didnt amount to much in the higher realms, he stood at the pinnacle of the lower Three Realms. He was supremely confident that no one could rescue someone trapped within his spatial lock.

Ye Zichen couldnt do it either.

If he were capable of that, he wouldnt have been at a disadvantage against Gu Li and Black Dragon. Perhaps Ye Zichen had used some sort of technique to block them from view?

He reached out with his spiritual awareness.

Hm?

As his consciousness reached into the spatial lock, he found it was completely empty.

They really had disappeared.

How is this possible? Black Dragons heart shook despite himself as he contemplated the matter.

Whoosh.

It was then that Gu Li returned, his hands covered in blood. When Black Dragon noticed the red liquid, he glanced at the location of Zhao Zizhao and Jiangchens conflict..

Zhao Zizhao lay in a pool of blood, his arms still tightly embracing Lin Xihe.

As for Zhao Ziming, he looked on coldly, as if his older brothers death didnt upset him in the slightest.

It seems youve chosen between them.

Hmph, at first I didnt want to hurt him, but that dog didnt know its place and tried to bite the hand that feeds him. I naturally had to teach him a lesson.

He snorted sinisterly, then fished a white handkerchief out of his pocket and wiped his hands clean. As soon as he finished, he tossed it aside. It landed directly atop Zhao Zizhaos face.

You taught him a rather thorough lesson, laughed Black Dragon

Black Dragon, theres no need for us to discuss this sort of thing, is there? Where did they go? Gu Li changed the subject. He cocked his head and indicated at the spot Ye Zichen had once occupied. I was only gone for a little while but theyve all disappeared. Seeing this, it would be easy for me to assume you and Ye Zichen reached some sort of agreement. Did you let him go? And the women too?

This is indeed (the result of my negligence. Black Dragon didnt argue. He simply nodded and said, I sealed the space around them. I dont know how it happened, but they somehow disappeared from within the spatial lock. I dont have the energy to get into the details. As for how you choose to interpret this..What does that have to do with me?

His expression was utterly disdainful. He was, ultimately, still commander-in-chief of the demon race, a figure comparable to an emperor.

He didnt answer to Gu Li; there was no need to explain himself. Furthermore, he detested Gu Li. If it came to a fight, he wouldnt object at all.

Gu Li sensed his attitude. He squinted and hurriedly plastered on a congenial smile.

My dear Black Dragon, he said, what are you saying? How could I possibly suspect you? Just now, I was telling a teensy weensy little joke is all. That Ye Zichen is full of tricks; falling for one is only to be expected.

Hmph, snorted Black Dragon.

Gu Lis gaze shifted. Despite his bow and apologetic smile, he was inwardly furious.

Little did he know, Black Dragon already knew his good manners were but a facade. Who knew how much he longed to kill Gu Li?

Right now, they were cooperating for the sake of mutual profit. Nothing more, nothing less.

Alright then. If Ye Zichen ran, he ran. But as the old saying goes, even if he escaped the monk, he wont escape the temple. No need to say anymore.

Gu Li smiled and waved his hands, then fixed his gaze on the blood-stained warriors of the Three Realms.

Wiping the lot of them out will be advantageous to both of us.

Hmph, Im naturally prepared to do just that. We demons are extremely united, unlike you people. If youve settled everything properly, were ready when you are, snorted Black Dragon. Right, I almost forgot: you already killed Zhao Zizhao.

I failed to discipline my subordinates properly; Ive made a fool of myself, said Gu Li with a placating smile.

Well, lets go, then. Black Dragon snorted softly and was just about to send his troops their orders when he and Gu Li both came to a sudden stop.

Indescribable shock was written in their eyes. If you followed their gaze..

Whoosh. Whoosh. Whoosh.

The forces of the Three Realms were originally surrounded on all sides. Now, their bodies twisted and vanished as if someone had forcibly teleported them away.

Quite a few demons and blood zombies were just about to kill their targets..

But when they attacked, their blades hit nothing but twisting illusions.

Theyd disappeared.

All of them had disappeared.

It was as if everyone from the Three Realms vanished into thin air. In but a breath of time, they vanished completely from the encirclement. Furthermore, even the corpses.

They all disappeared as well.

The demons are zombies stopped, dazed, and examined their surroundings. They didnt understand. Why had all those people vanished?

Gu Li and Black Dragon reacted in much the same way.

After a lengthy silence, Black Dragon recalled the way the Su sisters vanished from his spatial lock. At the time, he hadnt believed it, but now..

It seems an expert has come to their aid.

Seems like it, said Gu Li, his expression grim. He narrowed his eyes and snorted inwardly, Gu Zichen, youve broken the balance.

After thinking it through, Gu Li couldnt think of anyone else capable of something like this.

But Gu Zichen couldnt take the blame.

Gu Zichen, still hidden amongst the clouds, watched this play out in baffled astonishment. Not even he couldve made the entire army vanish.

Even so, he understood full well that if someone could make almost a hundred thousand people vanish in an instant.

Their power already surpassed the ruler level!

A transcendent? Gu Zichen muttered, his voice trembling. Transcendents stood above rulers and above the entire Six Realms. Not even the Laws could restrict them.

In all his life, hed never even gotten close to reaching that level.

A transcendent!

To think it was a transcendent!

It was just, why would such an expert get involved in their petty squabbles? Could it be for Ye Zichens sake?

But how could he..

The Dragon God Ring! The answer inexplicably leaped into Gu Zichens mind. The ancient Dragon God had once fought in the Great War of Gods and Demons. Only he possessed this level of power.

In his world, the Dragon God hadnt intervened. It seemed.

The butterfly effect really had radically altered the course of history.

Perhaps all of this truly would end here.

As he pondered this new development, he suddenly recalled what Ye Zichen once said to him.

Yours is a failed path. Dont force your failures onto me or well inevitably just fail again. If you want to change the future, then please, shut your mouth and let me do things my way. Got it?

Got it!