Steady Cultivation: Starting With the Perk “Work Hard, Rest Hard” Chapter 582: The Ultimate Killing Strike That Slays the Heavens

Venerable Yuanhao tore his gaze away from the starry sky, his face etched with deep displeasure.

He had never imagined that a disciple of the Seven Stars Dominator could actually advance and attain the Chaos Dominator realm!

That disciple had escaped his notice entirely before. Past reports described this cultivator as utterly mediocre. Yet, this very figure had surged ahead to Chaos Dominator status before him. What an outrageous turn of events!

"If even mediocre trash like that can ascend to Chaos Dominator, then wouldn't Zhan Tian, blessed with heaven-defying talent, achieve it with even greater ease? He must perish! And perish more than three times over!"

The murderous aura Venerable Yuanhao harbored for Zhan Tian intensified further. What's more, he faintly perceived that slaying Zhan Tian would shatter his unseen bottleneck, propelling him into Chaos Dominator.

In truth, this was precisely the situation.

Venerable Yuanhao stood on the verge of breakthrough at any moment. Yet, a crack had formed in his mindset and resolve. Long overshadowed by the Taihao Dominator, he endured an intangible mental pressure that barred him from shattering this chain!

By eliminating Zhan Tian, Yuanhao would effectively conquer that inner demon, effortlessly dissolving the barrier and stepping into Chaos Dominator.

Venerable Yuanhao's chase stemmed not just from grudge, but the Great Dao's invisible hand steering his destiny.

Zhan Tian, the one under pursuit, had also come to realize this truth.

Still, he refused to aid Venerable Yuanhao's breakthrough. Forcing aid on someone unable to overcome their own barrier would merely forge a new shackle.

By now, Zhan Tian commanded nine Dao Principles, all fused into his Dao Principle of Annihilation. His Annihilation Force had grown tremendously powerful, capable of transcending realms to overpower a Twelve-Fusion Dao Venerable!

Even so, he remained vastly outmatched by Yuanhao, forcing Zhan Tian to keep dodging.

As Zhan Tian traversed the fifth layer of the thunder region, three Dao Venerables emerged ahead to bar his way.

These three were all Elder Dao Venerables of the Taihao Holy Hall, boasting exceptional might.

"Halt!"

The trio unleashed a joint domain, severing the thunder region's lightning entirely and forming a massive void expanse.

This sealed off Zhan Tian's chance to flee instantly via the pervasive Lightning Dao Principle in the thunder region!

Zhan Tian halted abruptly, fixing a icy stare on the three Dao Venerables.

One look revealed their prowess: all were peak Fifteen-Fusion powerhouses, top-tier in the Chaos realm. For such titans to unite against him showed remarkable regard.

Even a single one could endanger Zhan Tian, much less the three combined.

Regrettably for them, the void expanse these three deployed was none other than the technique Zhan Tian (Taihao) had personally devised!

In essence, they wielded his own creation against him!

Zhan Tian could only lament their inexperience! In a solo duel, he might struggle. But against three at once, he held the upper hand!

"Surrender without a fight! Escape is impossible!" one Dao Venerable declared with utter certainty.

Another chuckled, "Trapping him suffices. When Hall Master Yuanhao arrives to finish him, we'll claim massive contribution points!"

"This task is a breeze. A mere Nine-Fusion Dao Venerable stands no chance against us!" the third added smugly.

The three dismissed Zhan Tian completely. Without Venerable Yuanhao's order, they'd never stoop to ganging up; it tarnished their pride.

Zhan Tian responded with a faint smile. He lifted his hand, channeling Annihilation Force into the void expanse.

The Annihilation Force traced the void expanse's Dao Principle paths, striking straight at its central formation.

In a flash swifter than lightning, Zhan Tian claimed mastery over the void expanse!

The three initially ignored Zhan Tian's bid to hijack their void expanse.

But within a mere Xi, their faces twisted in horror, one by one.

In that brief Xi, Zhan Tian had fully commandeered the void expanse.

Instantly, a powerful backlash force engulfed the trio!

The backlash power wounded all three at once!

Yet that wasn't the end. The suppressive might of the void space turned against them, binding the three and leaving them completely immobile.

Grasping the moment, Zhan Tian unleashed an Annihilation Blade strike!

All things in the path of the blade's glow were shattered to pieces.

Under the void space's suppression, the three watched powerlessly as the blade light barreled toward them, unable to resist!

"This is impossible!"

That blade light devoured their desperate cries.

Defenseless, the three Fifteen-Fusion Dao Venerables saw their bodies brutally sliced apart.

The Annihilation Force ravaged their forms, obliterating their origin essence and sealing their fates in a flash. The whole ordeal lasted less than two Xi!

Having slain the three Fifteen-Fusion Dao Venerables, Zhan Tian's control over the Annihilation Force leaped forward dramatically!

As the three Dao Venerables perished, strands of Dao Principle Origin Essence drifted out and were smoothly absorbed by Zhan Tian into himself.

Zhan Tian clenched his fist lightly. Within his palm, three fresh Dao Principle powers materialized and swiftly fused into the Dao Principle of Annihilation.

Through the "aid" of those three Fifteen-Fusion Dao Venerables, Zhan Tian quickly ascended to the remarkable realm of a Twelve-Fusion Dao Venerable!

Zhan Tian waved his hand, scooping up every treasure left from the three Dao Venerables' fall.

With a casual hand flip, a massive pile of tokens appeared in his palm.

These consisted of three high-level Fifteen-Fusion tokens, along with three hundred tokens from Dao Venerables of assorted ranks.

Zhan Tian stowed them away effortlessly.

"These tokens look like they belong to Dao Venerables from rival groups. Did these three already take down three hundred other Dao Venerable cultivators? That ruthless?" Zhan Tian couldn't help but regard the trio with fresh admiration.

Even though he'd finished them off in moments, he'd exploited a clever ploy. In truth, the empty space confinement array they'd jointly deployed was tremendously potent. Scarce few Dao Venerables, not even himself normally, could break free from it.

Once the tokens' ownership transferred.

The nine Chaos Dominators watching over the Nine Stars Land from on high revealed diverse reactions.

The Seven Stars Dao Court's token tally surged from seven hundred to more than a thousand!

They lingered at the bottom, yet the lead over them had narrowed sharply.

At the same time, the Taixuan Dominator's token gains plunged by three hundred in one go. He clung to first place, but his edge over the pack diminished swiftly too.

The Stone Dominator blurted in disbelief, "This Zhan Tian is too outrageous! How on earth did he do it? He actually instantly cracked that super array. This is completely unreasonable!"

"No wonder Fellow Daoist Seven Stars is so confident. With a disciple like this, the share he can obtain will definitely not be small!"

The Taixuan Dominator zeroed in on Venerable Yuanhao's spot. Spotting him still panting heavily while trailing far behind Zhan Tian, a wave of rage boiled up inside him.