The old god had already been badly injured, and had narrowly escaped death at the hands of Immortal Monarch Spirit Jade. While escorting Starryeyes, it had been a difficult challenge simply to stay in the True God level. It was like a dam that had been thrown together to hold back a chaotic maelstrom of water.0

Hīs actions moments before had weakened hīm even further, especially dealing with the combined killing move from Xu Qing and the ascendees. That nail had struck hīm in exactly the same spot where hē had been wounded by Immortal Monarch Spirit Jade, and the reverberations were causing the dam to quiver on the verge of collapse.0

Hīs temple had crumbled, making it impossible for hīm to maintain hīs True God cultivation level. His godhood was fading and hē was about to drop out of the True God level. Hē was essentially an oil lamp that was about to run out of fuel.0

What was more, among the auras of the approaching cultivators were... Lower Immortal auras!0

Given that, hīs mission was in grave danger. Hē had originally been planning to flee with Starryeyes and continued to protect hēr. But then Goddess Staryeyes gave orders in hēr godly voice. Shē ordered hīm... to die.0

For a short moment,...0