And he chased after one of John's clones.

John laughed wildly when he saw Ethan disappear in the opposite direction.

"Sure enough, he's still just a yellow-haired brat!"

"Spun around by my phantom clone and doesn't even know it!"

"Ahahahaha—!"

The laughter echoed through the sky, carrying relief, arrogance, and the joy of escaping death.

John steadied his breathing, suppressed the pain in his body, and flew toward the direction agreed upon with Kale and the Young Master.

As long as he escaped this place, everything would be worth it.

However—

A sharp, explosive sound suddenly tore through the air behind him.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

It was as if the space itself were being kicked apart repeatedly.

John's expression froze. He instinctively glanced back—

A streak of white light was tearing through the air, crushing space with raw force, closing the distance at a horrifying speed.

Ethan.

"How is this possible?!"

John's pupils shrank violently, his face turning ashen.

"Why did he chase the real body again?!"

Huh—!

The white light abruptly stopped in front of him.

Ethan stood calmly in the air, his robes barely fluttering, as if he had not moved at all.

Before John could react, Ethan stretched out both hands.

Crack—!

The two remaining phantom clones were seized mid-flight.

They deflated instantly, like punctured bladders, their energy collapsing into nothingness.

Black demonic flames surged out and wrapped around them.

In a blink, the clones were burned into ashes.

"I told you," Ethan said calmly, his gaze indifferent, "you can't run."

John's body stiffened.

At this moment, he finally understood.

From the beginning, this man had seen through everything.

"Physical cultivation… Intermediate Supreme…"

John stared at Ethan, his voice trembling.

"…why do you have divine power?"

This was the moment everything collapsed in his mind.

A pure physical cultivator.

Only in the Intermediate Supreme realm.

Yet he possessed divine power.

That meant—

This man had condensed divinity with only two Great Dao baptisms.

A monster.

A once-in-a-million-years monster.

John's throat bobbed, his pupils shaking violently as despair flooded his heart.

He knew it.

He was doomed.

But—

It was worth it.

As long as Kale and the Young Master escaped, the Infinite Beast Sect would return.

And when they did, this man would surely die.

"Who… who are you?" John asked hoarsely.

"A casual cultivator," Ethan replied calmly.

"Ethan."

"…Ethan?"

John had never heard of such a name.

He sneered weakly, blood dripping from the corner of his mouth.

"So what if you caught me?"

"So what if you kill me?"

"My Young Master and Mr. Kale have already gone far away!"

"When the Infinite Beast Sect descends upon Skyreach Territory, it will be your death!"

He gasped for breath, forcing the last of his courage out.

"If you stop now and retreat, our Infinite Beast Sect can still spare you once!"

This was his final gamble.

Ethan did not answer.

He vanished.

When he appeared again, he was already in front of John.

A single palm strike descended.

John did not even see it.

Boom—!

His chest collapsed inward with a sickening crunch.

Poof!

Blood mixed with shattered internal organs sprayed out.

Ethan grabbed John by the head.

"Ethan… if you dare to kill me…"

John's voice was broken, his vision blurred, blood pouring from his mouth and nose.

"The Infinite Beast Sect… will never let you go…"

"My Young Master… and Mr. Kale… will avenge me…"

Ethan's expression remained calm.

"Don't worry," he said lightly.

"Your Young Master and Mr. Kale will accompany you."

"You won't be lonely on the road."

Before the last word faded—

White lightning erupted.

Ethan grabbed John's head, turned into a streak of divine lightning, and shot toward the direction Kale and Aemon had fled.

.....

Beyond Calm Mountain.

Kale and Aemon had already crossed the boundary.

Supremes fleeing at full speed were terrifying.

They had traveled hundreds of miles.

The two finally stopped.

Kale turned back, his gaze scanning the horizon.

"Huff… we should be safe now."

"John should be fine," Kale said slowly.

From here, Calm Mountain was completely out of sight.

Not even its shadow remained.

"Elder John has powerful escape techniques," Aemon said, forcing calm into his voice.

"No matter how strong that man is, he can't keep him."

"Let's wait here. Elder John will return soon."

But the next second—

Aemon's body convulsed violently.

He sucked in a sharp breath, his face twisting in pain.

The sword intent in his severed arm surged again, tearing through his meridians like raging blades.

"Damn…!"

He collapsed onto a stone, his face pale, sweat instantly covering his forehead.

"Young Master!"

Kale rushed forward.

"How are you?"

"The wound… the residual sword intent…"

Aemon gritted his teeth, panting.

"I can't dispel it at all!"

He had endured it the whole way.

Only now, with no one watching, did the pain fully erupt.

"Ah—!"

Aemon screamed, his face contorted.

Kale pressed a hand onto Aemon's arm, closing his eyes.

Gentle spiritual energy flowed in.

Immediately, he sensed it—

A sharp, domineering sword intent coiled within the wound.

"What terrifying sword intent!"

Kale was shocked.

He cautiously touched it.

Crack—!

The sword intent instantly shattered his probing energy.

Kale opened his eyes, his expression heavy.

"It's strange… there's a power in this sword intent."

"Very special."

"And… very familiar."

"What power?" Aemon asked hoarsely, legs twitching in pain.

Kale frowned deeply.

After a moment, realization struck.

"This feeling…"

"Divine power."

His eyes widened slightly.

"Yes. It's divine power."

Aemon's body trembled.

"Divine power?!"

"What do you mean?!"

Divine power—

The boundary between Supremes.

When one steps into the Ultimate Supreme realm, spiritual energy transforms into divine power.

The gap between an Ultimate Supreme and an Upper Supreme was greater than that between Supreme and Mahayana.

Because divine power was a higher-level power.

Only by mastering it could one truly touch the laws of the world.

Even ten Peak Upper Supremes could not stand against an early-stage Ultimate Supreme.

"That young man… actually has divine power."

Kale's voice was heavy.

"But his realm is definitely not Ultimate Supreme."

"Under normal circumstances, only after breaking through to Ultimate Supreme and undergoing three Great Dao baptisms can the divinity in spiritual power reach completion."

He clenched his fist slowly, his expression filled with disbelief.

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