This assassination of Jun Xiaoyao by the Three Great Assassin God Dynasties could be said to be an all-in gamble.
If they won, they would naturally gain endless benefits, and the Three Great Assassin God Dynasties would once again flourish.
Moreover, once the mission was completed, someone would naturally protect them.
They would all Ascend and head to the Nine Heavens.
Even if the Jun Family was powerful, they couldn't possibly kill their way into the Nine Heavens.
Because that would be making an enemy of all the Nine Heavens Forbidden Zones.
Even a Family with a foundation as strong as the Jun Family couldn't achieve that.
One Forbidden Zone was enough to deter all the powerhouses in the Immortal Domain, let alone the Ten Forbidden Zones.
But…
If they failed.
The consequences would be unimaginable.
Not only would they gain no benefits.
But the Three Great Assassin God Dynasties would usher in their darkest hour.
Assassinating the Jun Family Divine Child—the consequences were simply unimaginable!
So now, the Nine-Winged Archangel of Heaven had a ruthless and decisive look in his eyes.
He had already achieved Imperial Rank, so his Heart-Nature was naturally incomparable to those previous assassins.
"Jun Xiaoyao, I admit, all of us in the Three Great Assassin God Dynasties underestimated you."
"I never expected to fall into your hands today, but…"
"Completing the mission is the highest duty of an assassin."
"Even if I die today, you won't live either!"
The Nine-Winged Archangel of Heaven's voice was like the whisper of the grim reaper.
His entire body radiated brilliant light; that was Law burning.
Even the rudimentary forms of Dao that he, as an Imperial Rank, had comprehended were disintegrating and burning.
Furthermore, most importantly.
The Imperial Rank weapon of Heaven, the Heavenly Sacred Armor, was also activated by the Nine-Winged Archangel, about to explode.
A four-tribulation Imperial Rank, plus an Imperial Rank weapon simultaneously self-destructing.
That power was simply unimaginable!
The Nine-Winged Archangel, like a burning, brilliant meteor, crashed towards Jun Xiaoyao, Little Qianxue, and the others.
In an instant.
All time and space seemed to freeze.
The Nine-Winged Archangel transformed into a brilliant singularity.
It was like the core of the sun.
Endless terrifying power expanded outwards.
And strangely, there was no earth-shattering roar.
Everything proceeded in an eerie silence.
A four-tribulation Imperial Rank, combined with an Imperial Rank weapon, self-destructed.
That power caused the Void Realm to collapse, creating a void of nothingness.
After a brief period of strangeness and dead silence.
Finally.
The extracted sounds returned.
A mighty roar, like the wrath of a god, erupted, as if ten thousand thunderbolts exploded simultaneously.
Blinding light, like ten thousand nuclear bombs exploding at once.
This terrifying destructive shockwave instantly broke through the surrounding Divine Domain's anti-flight restriction and the Heavenly Maze Array!
The originally dim Universe was illuminated by the intense light produced by the explosion, as bright as day!
Rumble!
The sound of the explosion was like the roar of a thunder god!
The ripple of the explosion was like a destructive tidal wave!
This entire Universe was shaken, and the Void Realm shattered!
Even some Ancient Starfields tens of millions of miles away from this place were affected by the aftershocks, with stars falling like dust.
"That… what kind of fluctuation is that!"
"So terrifying, could it be that Imperial Rank powerhouses are battling!"
In the surrounding Universe, some Ancient Starfields were trembling, and many powerhouses within them looked horrified.
"That's the fluctuation of an Imperial Rank self-destructing!"
Some supreme powerhouses sensed this fluctuation, revealing unprecedented astonishment.
"No… no, there's also an Imperial Rank weapon!"
Even more powerhouses were horrified.
Who exactly could force an Imperial Rank, along with an Imperial Rank weapon, to self-destruct?
Some powerhouses wanted to investigate, but were afraid of being implicated, so they could only watch from afar.
And at this moment, in a certain Universe.
Di Haotian's Dharma Body stood in the Void Realm, gazing at the dazzling firelight in the extreme distance.
That was the explosion firelight generated by the Imperial Rank and Imperial Rank weapon self-destructing.
"What a beautiful firework."
A major enemy, resolved.
A faint smile hung on Di Haotian's lips.
The biggest variable and obstacle had been removed.
Next, everything would return to its proper course, just as it was in his memories.
"Next, it's the Forgotten Country, and the Immortal Court's unification is within reach!"
Di Haotian put his hands behind his back and turned to leave.
Also witnessing this were people from the Nine Heavens Forbidden Families and the Cang Clan.
Although they were somewhat surprised why besieging Jun Xiaoyao required an Imperial Rank to self-destruct.
However, as long as the final result was good, everything was not a problem.
The fluctuation of that self-detonation spread in all directions.
And at almost the same time.
The Desolate Heaven Immortal Domain shook violently, experiencing a great tremor.
A vast aura erupted.
The Jun Family's Eighth Ancestor, Jun Tianming, stood in the Void Realm, the rage in his eyes seemingly capable of incinerating the Nine Realms!
He roared fiercely, filled with boundless anger.
"Dare to attack our Family's Divine Child, wherever the sun and moon shine, wherever mountains and rivers reach, in the heavens and on earth, there will be no path for you to live!"
Jun Tianming's voice exploded throughout the entire Desolate Heaven Immortal Domain, and even spread throughout the entire Nine Heavens Immortal Domain!
This was the Jun family's wrath!
At the very first moment of the explosion, a supreme powerhouse from the Jun family sensed it.
Something had happened to their Family's Divine Child, and even the soul lamp in the Family ancestral hall was trembling.
Jun Tianming's roar immediately stirred up endless waves.
"What, someone actually dared to attack the Jun Family Divine Child!"
"My goodness, are they tired of living?"
"The Jun Family had previously clearly stated that if it was a competition among peers, they would not interfere."
"But if anyone were to act shamelessly and bully the younger generation, the Jun Family would not let anyone off."
"Truly audacious, who has such guts?"
It could be said that Jun Tianming's angry roar immediately caused a great tremor throughout the entire Nine Heavens Immortal Domain.
When the Jun Family was enraged, heaven and earth would be overturned; this was not just talk.
Soon, a powerhouse from the Jun Family took action, tearing through the Void Realm, and arrived at the place where Jun Xiaoyao had been besieged earlier.
"Xiaoyao!"
A stunningly beautiful woman in a plain gauze dress with long azure hair also tore through the Void Realm and arrived; it was Luo Xiangling.
Her exquisitely beautiful face carried a sense of urgency and panic.
She hadn't expected Jun Xiaoyao to be assassinated.
At the same time, she felt very guilty, thinking that if she hadn't stayed in the Jun Family but had accompanied Jun Xiaoyao back to the Immortal Academy, the situation might have been completely different.
Afterward, more news spread.
Jun Xiaoyao had not perished, but had suffered extremely severe injuries, with his Dao foundation almost half-destroyed.
After all, this was an Imperial Rank's self-detonation, compounded by an Imperial Rank weapon.
Aside from a Great Emperor powerhouse.
Below a Great Emperor, even a high-level Imperial Rank, if hit by such an explosion, would be severely injured even if they didn't die.
Moreover, Jun Xiaoyao was still of the younger generation; although he had the cultivation of a Little Heavenly Venerate, he couldn't withstand this explosion.
Later, some people personally saw Jun Xiaoyao being brought back to the Jun Family.
Much of the Chaos Energy on his body had dissipated, clearly indicating extremely severe injuries, with much of his Dao foundation destroyed.
This undoubtedly caused an uproar.
Of course, it also stirred up a wave of anger.
After all, Jun Xiaoyao was the hero who saved the Immortal Domain, personally ending the ultimate calamity.
"Who, who dared to assassinate our Immortal Domain's hero!"
"The Jun Family Divine Child saved our Immortal Domain, yet now he has been basely assassinated. If I knew who did it, I would definitely not let them off!"
Many powerhouses and forces were filled with righteous indignation, proclaiming that they would avenge Jun Xiaoyao.
Of course, whether this was genuine or merely an attempt to curry favor with the Jun Family, was unknown.