The underworld river churned violently. It seemed that He had secreted too much saliva and couldn't swallow it all, causing the underworld river to widen and grow larger. It then soared into the sky and headed straight for the vortex.
The Ancient Spirit Emperor was too hungry.
His huge eyes revealed an intense light, causing the color of the world to change.
As for the exit opened by the Deputy Governor, it instantly collapsed under the gaze of the Ancient Spirit Emperor. It was replaced by the underworld river that swept over, enveloping the Deputy Governor in the river.
At the end of the underworld river, the sound of swallowing rang out. This sound was terrifying and contained greed, excitement, and desire. It transformed into a suction force that wanted to devour the delicious Deputy Governor.
Just as he was about to be pulled into the depths of the underworld river, the Deputy Governor's fragmented-face flashed and two huge white jade hands appeared, ruthlessly tearing in all directions.
As the power of time flowed by, the suction force of the underworld river paused for a moment. He took the opportunity to escape again.
At this moment, a vast divine sense echoed in the Ancient Spirit World.
"My world has no time."
This divine sense contained divine might and was unquestionably domineering. The underworld river instantly returned to normal. When the suction force rose again, the Deputy Governor's fragmented-face couldn't withstand it and a cracking sound rang out.
The two white jade hands collapsed and turned into countless fragments that landed in the underworld river as though they were devoured.
The Deputy Governor let out a sharp cry. Even though cracks appeared on his fragmented-face, he still used all his strength to activate the golden light to spread out.
He had already given it his all. As the light spread out, one could faintly see a totemic tattoo on his fragmented face.
This tattoo had actually been there all along. It was just that no one could see it previously. Now that he was suppressed by the Ancient Spirit Emperor, it was revealed.
The tattoo was a painting. The painting portrayed the ancient Fenghai County.
It was exactly the same as the terrain that was formed when the outside world was modified.
This was the core of the ability which the Deputy Governor used to bring the ancient Fenghai County to present times.
Back then, before he died, he used the blood of the people he killed to carve it!
Now that it appeared, it was reflected in the sea of light.
While the waves were magnificent, this Fenghai County was like a mirage.
This was not merely the power of time; it was the result of the Deputy Governor harnessing a series of previous plans, extracting a segment of time from the River of Time, and combining it with the power of the outside world's Fenghai County. This convergence triggered the awakening of the ancient tattoo on his face, leading to the return of the ancient Fenghai County.
With its enhancement, it suppressed the underworld river.
The surging waves of the underworld river indicated that it was on the verge of being severed and destroyed. The river's water seemed to be evaporating and was decreasing visibly.
The ancient Fenghai County appeared from the golden light at this moment, as though it was about to descend on this Ancient Spirit World. This would block the mouth of the Ancient Spirit Emperor and provide an opportunity for the Deputy Governor to escape.
"Everything there is food."
His leisurely divine sense spread in all directions and landed on the sea of light with a decree that looked like a restraining order.
At the next moment, the ancient Fenghai County in the sea of light couldn't maintain its clarity and began to blur.
The rivers inside collapsed and the mountain peaks collapsed. As rumbling sounds echoed, endless ancient spirits and evil souls whistled over with greed and madness.
They didn't fear death and headed straight for the sea of light. No matter how the Deputy Governor destroyed them, it was useless. There were too many evil souls.
They rushed in crazily, drowning the sea of light and surging into the scene of the collapsing ancient Fenghai County, just like the scene back in the outside world.
The cycle of the Heavenly Dao seemed to have circulated once.
After those ancient spirits and evil souls rushed in, they began to devour.
Regardless of whether it was the ground or the sky, all living beings and all things were targets they devoured.
This was because the emperor had told them that these were all food!
The underworld river churned and the suction force became even greater.
The Deputy Governor looked at all of this and sighed.
A piece of his fragmented-face shattered amidst this sigh. Its shape was irregular. After it fell off, it transformed into a golden light that headed straight for the dim sky.
In an instant, this golden light tore through the air. After the sky disappeared, the world trembled and a loud cracking sound rang out. A golden light flickered in the sky and a sword tip appeared.
This sword was golden in color and seemed to penetrate the sky. It directly pierced through the sky and headed toward the ground.
It landed on a mountain peak on the Ancient Spirit World.
The mountain peak collapsed and only the golden sword stood tall, becoming the center of attention.
A storm stirred up on the ground and countless evil souls let out roars. The Ancient Spirit Emperor didn't stop them.
Very soon, the Deputy Governor's fragmented-face shed a second piece, a third piece, a fourth piece…
They all rose into the air. The sound of the sky shattering continued like thunder exploding. A second ten-thousand-foot-long golden sword fell from the sky. After it pierced into the ground, the third, fourth, and fifth swords all landed.
As for the Deputy Governor's fragmented-face, there were fewer and fewer of it as it continued to shatter and fall off. Finally, it shattered into pieces and rose into the air in unison.
There were a total of 33 swords.
All of this happened in the span of a few breaths. Very soon, the world lost its color. The 33 large swords formed a ring that enveloped an area of 5,000 kilometers. In the center was the location where the Deputy Governor's fragmented-face had collapsed.
At that moment, the 33 Swords shone with golden light, transforming into golden threads that connected together.
It formed a peerless array formation.
In the array formation, the 33 large swords rumbled. Time seemed to have returned within 5,000 kilometers. The underworld river stopped and a figure formed again from the place where the Deputy Governor had dissipated earlier.
He no longer looked like a fragmented-face but had returned to his human form.
Moreover, he looked much younger and his clothes weren't of the present era.
It exuded an ancient aura.
It was as though what appeared at this moment wasn't the Deputy Governor but the true body of the Purple Green Kingdom's Fenghai County Governor, Bai Xiaozhuo.
