Xiang Tiandi was thoroughly prepared, having mustered the power of countless thunders. After reaching the zenith of his power, he swung his sword, causing the heavens and earth to change color.

The might of this single strike, even though it was transmitted through a projection, sent shockwaves through countless hearts.

As the Nine Heavens Divine Thunder followed the thunderblade downwards, the entire Heavenly Arena seemed to tremble slightly, engulfed by an immensely oppressive feeling.

At this moment, cultivators like Zhang Tianxin and Lin Xiang felt a bone-deep fear, as if their lives were no longer in their hands.

'If this is the feeling below the arena, what kind of pressure must Zhou Bai be enduring on the arena itself?' Zhang Tianxin roared internally,

'This strike doesn't even need to be delivered. Ninety-nine percent of the cultivators present would probably be defeated horribly, unable to withstand it. No one could withstand this move!'

At this moment, between heaven and earth, countless cultivators shared the same thought. Xiang Tiandi, from his entrance, had been charging his power and momentum, elevating his martial arts, spells, spirit, and soul to a pinnacle state.

Watching this scene, the other six deities present also felt the power of Xiang Tiandi's strike.

Yan Zhen from the Plague Department secretly estimated, "If it were me, apart from dodging in advance, reducing damage with a distorted weapon, or using a distorted weapon to threaten Xiang Tiandi, there's basically no other way... Directly resisting would definitely result in severe injury, and with Xiang Tiandi's methods, severe injury before him is as good as death."

The chief of Wanxian Island, known as Eternal, Tianyangzi watched this strike and secretly marveled, "Xiang Tiandi's strike has essentially reached the limit that one under 140% Dao Immersion can achieve."

He looked towards Xiang Tiandi, feeling secretly wary, "This man is indeed a rare genius. If not for the fetters in his heart, he wouldn't have made no progress in these twenty-plus years; he might have already surpassed the great barrier of 140% Dao Immersion."

At this moment, whether it was the various deities or the Heavenly Court cultivators, all could feel the formidable force of Xiang Tiandi's strike.

On the arena, Zhou Bai felt it even more intensely.

All he saw was a blazing white, everywhere infinite lightning and thunder, the destructive will accompanied by the power of thunder assaulting him, intending to completely annihilate him.

Faced with Xiang Tiandi's strike, Zhou Bai didn't put up much resistance. In fact, he even opened his mouth and inhaled, swallowing the Void Crown into Elsa's stomach, retracting the Abyss Nether Dragon Armor, and pulling the Apocalypse Heavenly Skeleton Armor back into the depths of the Primordial Spirit, no longer engaging in defense.

Zhou Bai looked solemnly at the sea of thunder before him, thinking to himself, 'Christina, Elsa, you all hide well. I'll take this strike myself.'

"Got it!" Christina and Elsa obediently hid deep within Zhou Bai's Primordial Spirit, protected by his flesh and spirit.

Meanwhile, Zhou Bai let out a powerful shout, his Primordial Spirit power sweeping through his entire body like a suit of armor, guarding his body, with defensive power enhanced through Tang Ruhai, Nine Calamity Primordial Spirit, corrupted body, and his heavily fortified flesh and spirit, reaching the peak that Zhou Bai could achieve.

Amidst the roaring thunder, incessant bolts of lightning exploded on him, wave after wave of destructive power continuously ravaging his Primordial Spirit, penetrating his flesh.

At this moment, Zhou Bai was purely relying on his own flesh and spirit to resist the peak strike of Xiang Tiandi's Nine Heavens Divine Thunder.

Like tangible thunder, it continuously blasted onto him, Zhou Bai standing as if he were bathing in a sea of lightning.

Streams of electric light, writhing like little snakes, burrowed into his body and shot out from his eyes, ears, mouth, and nose.

Zhou Bai felt intense pain throughout his entire body at that moment. Even with his strong physical body and Primordial Spirit, enduring such an attack for even a short time caused his skin to crack and his flesh to burst open while his Primordial Spirit rapidly weakened.

He even felt as if his bones were beginning to soften, his nerves starting to break, and his muscles gradually melting under the thunder. His brain felt like it was boiling.

If it were any other cultivator, even a peak 9th realm expert, enduring such a full force strike from Xiang Tiandi with their physical body would likely result in them being blasted into dust in an instant, sparing them any kind of pain.

But Zhou Bai was different. He felt as if he were a piece of refined steel thrown into a steel mill, acutely feeling every bit of his Primordial Spirit and physical body being destroyed, pain engulfing him completely.

Such pain was something Zhou Bai had never experienced before. It was so intense that he almost couldn't help activating Time Reverse.

But he clenched his teeth, enduring the pain as electric light flickered from his mouth, blasting his oral cavity into burnt scars.

"No matter whether it's Xiang Tiandi or other deities of the heavenly court, they are beings who have cultivated for countless years and stand at the pinnacle of this world."

"To think of defeating them on one's own, how could it not come at a price?"

Even while keeping this thought, Zhou Bai's blood throughout his body boiled violently, turning into a plasma-like state, and his mind was almost blurred from the pain.

Seeing this, Christina and Elsa hugged each other, their faces filled with concern. "Zhou Bai hates pain the most, he must be in agony now."

Xiang Tiandi's blade and thunder thundered away with full force, focusing its burst onto Zhou Bai, but in his heart, a doubt arose: "Zhou Bai didn't use any techniques, just directly endured?"

However, the doubt didn't affect his attack. He seized the opportunity to inflict maximum damage on Zhou Bai, aiming to kill him in front of everyone and exerting his accumulated blade and thunder to destroy everything in front of him.

But just as the blade and thunder were about to exhaust themselves, Zhou Bai's body had burned to a crisp, his Primordial Spirit had hit rock bottom, leaving only the barest layer protecting Christina and Elsa in front of him.

Christina shouted, "Zhou Bai! Are you alright?"

Zhou Bai made no response. His thinking seemed to have halted completely because the physical structure of his body could no longer support his thoughts.

But in the next moment, rays of black light burst forth from the Nine Calamity Primordial Spirit below, directly supporting his entire consciousness and spreading toward Zhou Bai's Primordial Spirit and body.

World-purifying Black Lotus, a life-saving treasure given to Zhou Bai by Master Yin Hai of Leiyin Temple after the grand tournament, belonged to a deviant powerhouse of the 9th realm.

To condense this Black Lotus, Master Yin Hai, already turned into a barren forest, utilized his deviating ability and the collected wishes of Leiyin Temple over a hundred years.

After the condensation was complete, Master Yin Hai himself fell into a deep slumber.

At that moment, the words spoken by Master Yin Hai seemed to surface in Zhou Bai's mind again.