Starting as a Grandmaster, all of my cultivation techniques are at max level.

"Oh? Could it be that the secret treasure you spoke of, capable of suppressing me!?"

Xia Jin stood in the void with her hands behind her back, her purple hair fluttering in the wind. Her eyes were fixed on the blurry phantom deep within the temple, a flash of seven-colored light passing through them as she gazed at the remnant soul from afar.

They stared at each other for less than a breath before Xia Jin's lips curled up slightly, her eyes filled with a hint of mockery.

"What a pity, it's just a mere remnant soul of a Mythical Realm cultivator. What gives it the confidence to suppress me?"

"Hmph! I've really been looking forward to nothing."

He had thought that the secret treasure mentioned by the eight alien kings, which was supposed to be enough to suppress him, would be amazing and give him some enjoyment. He never expected that it was just a remnant soul of a mythical realm cultivator. It was not even qualified to hurt him, let alone suppress him.

Inside the secret chamber of the temple, the phantom hovering above the black finger bone had eyes filled with apprehension.

He only needed to exchange a glance with Xia Jin to realize that the arrogance and conceit he had felt upon waking up, the joy of being superior to all others, had vanished without a trace.

"How is this possible?! Could it be that I, the Venerable One, am so unlucky? I've only just awakened, and I've already encountered a Mythical Realm being that appears only once every tens of thousands of years?!"

The phantom's expression was extremely solemn.

For hundreds of thousands of years, he has been nurturing his remnant soul in slumber. Unless his remnant soul can be perfectly restored, he can only be awakened by someone forcibly.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he woke up, he encountered such an invincible being.

His gaze turned coldly to the crimson halberd below, and an overwhelming pressure instantly poured down upon it.

Chi Ji's muscles tensed suddenly, his scalp tingled, as if his soul would be crushed by this oppressive force in the next second.

"You awakened me so that I would deal with that purple-haired youth, wouldn't you!?"

The phantom's voice clearly carried a hint of rage.

He pointed at Xia Jin, who stood with her hands behind her back above Tianyou City, and his anger intensified.

Chi Ji stared intently at the illusory figure above the finger bone, forcing a smile as he said, "That's right!! We implore Your Excellency to intervene and suppress this person!"

"If Your Excellency merely delays this person for a short while, my alien race will exert all its strength to seize all the territories of the human and demon races, and use this as a sacrifice to awaken our Emperor! At that time, with our Emperor's intervention, we will naturally be able to easily kill this person!"

After Chi Ji finished speaking, he felt a little nervous.

For a moment, the temple became incredibly quiet.

The phantom stared at the Crimson Halberd, its eyes twitching uncontrollably a few times, looking at the Crimson Halberd as if it were an idiot.

What idiots! They're a bunch of ignorant and arrogant fools!

He couldn't help but curse inwardly.

If his physical body were intact and his peak combat power were still intact, with a complete Mythical Realm cultivation, he might still be qualified to compete with that purple-haired youth.

But now he is merely a remnant soul. Although he has nurtured it for many years, his strength is at most only 20% of what it was in life. Suppressing a Saint Realm being wouldn't take much effort, but sending him to fight a true Mythical Realm being would be tantamount to sending him to his death!

"This Venerable One cannot do it, get out of here!"

The illusory figure spoke in an icy tone, leaving no room for negotiation.

Chi Ji's expression instantly turned extremely ugly.

He simply couldn't believe that the secret treasure they had staked their entire clan's fate on, the only chance of winning, would actually refuse to make a move!

If this phantom doesn't make a move, no one can stop Xia Jin. At that time, the seven alien kings, including the Aurora King, the Corpse King, and the Yaksha King, will all perish here!

The city of Tianyou has fallen, and the alien territory has been swept and occupied by the three demon kings of the demon race. At that time, everything will be completely destroyed!

He stared intently at the illusory figure, his tone tinged with resentment: "You truly refuse to intervene?! Our alien race has sustained you for hundreds of thousands of years; how can you stand idly by in this time of crisis?!"

"presumptuous!"

The illusory figure laughed in fury, black energy surging within it. "You mere mid-stage Saint Realm trash, how dare you presume to command me? How dare you negotiate with me! Get out of here!!"

A black gust of wind swept in.

The crimson halberd was instantly swept away and flung out of the temple.

"Hmph! This kind of fool dares to threaten me? He's dreaming."

The phantom hovered above the finger bone, its eyes filled with mockery.

"I promised Lord Lan Tianzun that I would make an exception and intervene once while he was asleep, but that was on the condition that the alien race faced annihilation and complete destruction. Now that the eight kings of the alien race are still alive, their territory has not been lost, and their foundation has not been destroyed, if I do not intervene, it will not be considered a breach of contract. Why should I sacrifice my remaining soul for a bunch of ants!"

He saw things very clearly and would never easily gamble away his foundation, nurtured over hundreds of thousands of years, and squander his last chance of survival.

Meanwhile, above the City of Heavenly Nether.

The Aurora King, Corpse King, Black King, Yaksha King, and other alien kings all gazed intently toward the direction of the temple.

They had clearly sensed the violent tremors and the burst of oppressive power that had just come from the temple.

In their view, the secret treasure must have been completely unsealed, and there must be a turning point in this battle!

Everyone's tense nerves relaxed slightly, filled with anticipation for the appearance of the secret treasure and the suppression of Xia Jin.

When they saw the red halberd flying towards them, their faces lit up with wild joy. They were completely oblivious to the red halberd's gloomy expression.

"Finally! That secret treasure has finally been unlocked!"

Black King Jie Kui roared, a glint of desperation flashing in his eyes.

Aurora King's spirits soared, his pale golden pupils fixed on the rapidly approaching Crimson Halberd. He urged impatiently, "Crimson Halberd! You deserve credit this time! Quickly hand over that secret treasure!!"

But when Chi Ji looked up at the hopeful eyes of the Aurora King and the other eight alien kings, he uttered a sentence that shattered everyone's illusions:

"I failed! The remnant soul within that treasure... refused to act!!"