The rift in the sky was as black as ink, and the other side of the gap was like a void with nothingness, devouring all light. Any living thing that fell into it would be instantly shattered by the extreme vacuum!

This aura, Chu Xiu had seen it before—it was the Abyssal Rift!

The cold lifelessness, without any sign of life, and the feeling of some presence peering through the gap, was exactly the same as the rift he encountered above Jiang City.

But this time, the Abyssal Rift was much larger!

The previous rift had only opened a few hundred meters, but now, its length exceeded 3 km! It was like a crack splitting the city!

The most terrifying part was that as the energy pillar continuously gushed, the rift was like a canvas being torn open, constantly expanding!

And it was far from over!

Just as everyone was shocked, a deafening roar came from all around, the ground underfoot shook, and in different parts of the auction site, energy pillars rose simultaneously!

These energy pillars were triggered by Forbidden Objects, which were auction items! 𝘧𝓇ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝘣𝓃ℴ𝓋𝑒𝑙.𝑐𝘰𝑚

The attackers disguised the Forbidden Objects they needed as auction items to evade oversight!

These energy pillars converged in the sky, forming an energy torrent of unimaginable magnitude! Under the stimulation of this energy torrent, in just the blink of an eye, the Abyssal Rift was violently torn open by invisible hands, expanding rapidly and growing at an incredible speed!

"Stop him!" the Divine Power Daoist shouted, and without hesitation, he surged with Celestial Thunder as bright as daylight. The ultimate destructive aura made Chu Xiu feel that even with his 30,000 Constitution and Mythical Equipment for protection, he would be seriously injured in an instant by that energy!

At this moment, all the energy poured into the Forbidden Object at the center!

However, in the next instant, something astonishing happened. The Forbidden Object seemed to have a consciousness of its own, creating a nauseating yellow-green barrier beside it, and the raging Celestial Thunder struck the barrier, with most of its energy deflected, scattering around!

In an instant, the entire trade venue was enveloped in scorching white Celestial Thunder. People fled in panic, but many were still affected by the massive energy of the Divine Power Daoist and were injured!

This made the Divine Power Daoist’s expression extremely unsightly!

However, although most of his Celestial Thunder was deflected, the remaining portion still injured the Forbidden Object. At this moment, the eerie eyeball was covered in blood vessels, clearly suffering from the hard resistance against the Divine Power Daoist’s attack.

Seeing this, the Divine Power Daoist shouted, "Everyone leave, I will end this monster!"

As he spoke, even more intense light rose from his hands, and the terrifying Celestial Thunder condensed into a Thunder Ball ready to explode at any moment. Chu Xiu felt a heart-stopping sensation even though he was tens of meters away, as if his flesh was as fragile as dry wood before the Celestial Thunder!

With this strike, it seemed that even the Forbidden Object might not withstand it.

Yet, just as the Thunder Ball was about to launch, the Divine Power Daoist’s body suddenly stiffened, looking incredulously down.

Only to see creepy blood marks appear without warning on his chest, abdomen, and thighs—his entire body was suddenly sliced into five parts without any resistance!

A torrent of blood gushed out, white bones mixed with internal organs were cut up, and the cuts were incomparably neat!

"You!"

The Divine Power Daoist was horrified, turning his head to see a familiar face—it was Zhang Changchuan, who explored the Hundred Ghosts Melting Furnace alongside Chu Xiu!

The Divine Power Daoist was the second elder of the Zhang Family, and Zhang Changchuan was his nephew whom he never guarded against. He never expected to be ambushed by his nephew at such a time.

Moreover, he was puzzled as Zhang Changchuan was just a Heroic Spirit, yet managed to use some Skill to sever his demigod body, with even his Legendary Robe offering no resistance!

But the demigod’s reaction was lightning quick—in less than 0.01 seconds, he assessed the situation. His hair and beard stood on end as he shouted, "You are not my nephew! Monster, die!"

With his words, several Thunder Balls changed direction, heading straight for Zhang Changchuan!

Boom!

In an instant, horrifying energy exploded in place, and the extremely condensed thunderlight created millions of volts of electric pressure in an instant! The resulting ultra-high voltage current turned into visible silver-white whips thrashing wildly in the air!

Yet, an amazing scene unfolded. Despite Zhang Changchuan being charred on the surface under the thunderstrike and riddled with cracks, his eyes revealed a mocking look of a victor, and he stood firmly in place!

Crack, crack, with two light sounds, Zhang Changchuan’s skin broke inch by inch, revealing a new face beneath the surface.

Chu Xiu’s eyes widened instantly—he had seen that appearance before, it was the long-lost Murder Ghost!

"This!"

Chu Xiu immediately recalled the various encounters with Zhang Changchuan before, feeling a chill in his heart. No wonder his Spiritual Sense had warned him at the time! No wonder this person could instantly sever a demigod’s body!

Simultaneously, a terrifying thought arose in Chu Xiu’s mind—could it be that the Murder Ghost had targeted him many times before, wanting to replace his identity all along?