It felt like falling into a nightmare, unable to escape.
Tian Jue’s entire body trembled uncontrollably.
“That’s right, I killed them all!”
“Qin Tang, Xiao Chong, Fu Yun…”
“I killed them all!”
Even the wise Sage seemed unable to process this answer for a moment.
“Why…?” he asked, dazed.
At that moment, Tian Jue’s expression suddenly shifted.
“No…”
“It wasn’t me at all!”
Tian Jue lifted his head abruptly, glaring at Heavenly Doctor with hatred.
“It’s all your doing!”
“All those memories in my mind—they’re fake!”
“Ever since that day I met you, everything has been strange!”
“Everything spiraled out of control…”
Pointing the Heavenly Calamity Sword directly at Heavenly Doctor, Tian Jue demanded:
“Was it you?”
Facing Tian Jue’s accusations, Heavenly Doctor’s expression remained unchanged.
“I thought you’d have improved this time.”
“Turns out, you’re still the same as ever.”
He shook his head slightly, a trace of regret in his voice.
“What do you mean?” Tianyu noticed a peculiar undertone in Tian Yi’s words and asked sharply.
Heavenly Doctor didn’t answer but continued speaking to himself.
“I’ve explained this to you countless times. Sometimes, even what you see with your own eyes might not be real.”
As he spoke, he somehow produced a set of nine silver needles, arranging them mid-air.
“Everyone seems so eager to kill me.”
“Well, I have no choice but to resolve things my way.”
Seeing the nine silver needles in Heavenly Doctor’s hands, Tianyu’s expression grew darker.
Without waiting for further explanation, Tianyu acted decisively.
“The law cannot be defied!”
“Bind!”
It was as if an invisible force wrapped around Heavenly Doctor’s body, causing his movements with the silver needles to pause slightly.
“Weaken! Injure! Seal! Cripple! Damage!”
One by one, these words left Tianyu’s mouth, each further slowing Heavenly Doctor’s actions.
Meanwhile, the Old Fisherman, his eyes glowing red, gripped the Heavenly Calamity Sword tightly. His body turned into a cloud of black murderous intent, merging with the sword.
Like a sharp arrow, it pierced straight toward Heavenly Doctor.
Bound by Tianyu, Heavenly Doctor seemed utterly powerless, unable to resist.
In an instant, the black sword energy pierced through Heavenly Doctor’s chest.
The black aura surged like a raging tide, engulfing Heavenly Doctor entirely.
In no time, the previously calm Heavenly Doctor vanished from the Cloud-Water Heavenly Palace.
“Is Heavenly Doctor dead?”
Watching from the shadows, Zhou Qingang was stunned.
The battle between Heavenly Doctor, Tianyu, and Tian Jue had produced no residual shockwaves.
For now, his clone observing in secret remained safe.
But the scene unfolding before him was far beyond his expectations.
He had thought Heavenly Doctor, with his formidable power, would at least put up a fight. Instead, he was struck down instantly by Tianyu and Tian Jue’s joint assault…
“With his power, how could he fall so easily?”
“Wait…”
A sudden realization hit Li Fan as he looked to the sky.
The Cloud-Water Heavenly Palace trembled violently.
Two dark clouds appeared in the sky above.
When he saw what they were, Li Fan’s breath caught.
They were giant hands, piercing through the heavens, descending upon the Cloud-Water Heavenly Palace.
Sage and the Fisherman were both shocked, staring up at the hands with dread.
They tried to resist, but their bodies were immobilized.
Terror spread across their faces.
“Don’t worry; this procedure will be over quickly.”
A booming voice from above—Heavenly Doctor’s voice—reverberated across the heavens.
Li Fan’s heart raced, his mind nearly frozen.
It was clear now—the figure that Tianyu and the Fisherman had confronted was merely a statue of Heavenly Doctor.
And these giant hands were Heavenly Doctor’s true form!
In the face of these colossal hands, even the powerful Tian Jue and Sage seemed like insects on an operating table, utterly helpless.
The hands seized them, suspending them in mid-air.
The nine silver needles from the statue now floated toward the hands, initiating “treatment.”
Watching from afar, Li Fan felt an uncontrollable chill.
“Heavenly Doctor… What on earth is he?”
The overwhelming strength Heavenly Doctor displayed far surpassed Li Fan’s estimations.
Even if he wasn’t at the Longevity Immortal Realm, he was not far from it.
Li Fan immediately considered abandoning his clone to avoid Heavenly Doctor tracing it back to his true body.
But then he realized…
No, Heavenly Doctor has obviously discovered that someone is plotting this behind his back, not insignificant ants observing from the sidelines.
However, if the clone suddenly disappeared now, it would be too obvious and might draw attention instead.
Caught in a mental battle, Li Fan chose to gamble.
He watched the “surgery” with bated breath, hoping Heavenly Doctor still adhered to human logic and wouldn’t overthink.
From Li Fan’s current perspective, he still couldn’t discern the reason.
He only felt silver light scattering, and the angry curses from Tianyu and Tian Jue gradually grew weaker.
Finally, as if sinking into a deep sleep, becoming almost inaudible.
As the surgery concluded, the Fisherman reverted to his confused, memory-lost state, wandering off.
The Sage, meanwhile, resumed his scholarly demeanor, disappearing with his ox cart.
After completing everything, the two giant hands retracted the silver needles.
Gently pressing down.
The Cloud-Water Heavenly Palace, which had been filled with wailing sounds just moments before, instantly fell silent.