In this battle, the victor would be determined solely by the degree of suppression, not to the death.4

Thus, when the three Imperator’s Mural sword arts tore apart the Ninespin Skybreaker and shattered Lin Lingxiao's cosmic charts, the Lin Clan and the Sun’s citizens had already understood the outcome. Tianming and Lin Lingxiao also ceased their battle in a timely manner.2

Sword ki raged, and yellow sand billowed. Amidst the swirling smoke and clouds, Tianming put away the Grand-Orient Sword and joined Lin Lingxiao. Lin Lingxiao's clothes were slightly disheveled, his body bore sword marks, and his light golden hair had lost some of its luster.0

He stared at Tianming with incredulous eyes. "Thinking back to when you first appeared, you were only in the Stellaminor...1