The altar Gu Huai Xin had prepared had hung suspended outside the Edge of the Heavens Platform for five days now.

Though Jiang Wang had declared his intent to grind Ji Shao Qing to death, to wear him down until no hope of resurrection remained, Gu Huai Xin naturally could not bring himself to give up.

This was merely the musing of a cultivator in the Inner Mansion realm, nothing more!

In his view, Jiang Wang simply did not comprehend what constituted true death. He could not grasp the meaning of life and death, nor could he possibly understand the process of reincarnation.

The so-called cycle of reincarnation might not be the beautiful legends spoken of…

How could a mere Inner Mansion cultivator understand the means required to save the dead and recall the soul?

It was nothing more than a matter of expending more resources, incurring greater costs.

From an emotional standpoint, Ji Shao Qing was his direct disciple, cultivated by him personally into a formidable talent. Their bond ran deep.

From a pragmatic perspective, the Heavenly Gate divine ability was a rare treasure, encountered but not sought. Ji Shao Qing, possessing the Heavenly Gate, naturally held an irreplaceable value.

Hence, he, a venerable True Person of the Hall, had accompanied these juniors here, waiting for a full five days.

Of course, this was no great hardship.

Had they not seen the will representatives of the two great True Monarchs, still suspended high in the sky, observing?

Finally, it was coming to an end…

Even Gu Huai Xin, a True Person of his generation who had weathered countless storms, could not help but let out such a sigh.

Anyone who witnessed their own direct disciple slowly perish in agony, right before their eyes, would find it difficult to maintain a heart as still as water.

In truth, if not for Jiang Meng Xiong’s Covering Army Tiger Claws hanging high overhead for these five days, he would find it very difficult to say whether he truly could have endured, whether he would have refrained from breaking the so-called “rules.”

Yet, he could not look away, for to him, the timing for saving a life and recalling a soul was fleeting. If he did not keep a constant watch, he was very likely to miss the opportunity.

In this sense, Jiang Wang was also tormenting him.

He was spiritually tormenting a True Person of his generation.

If this counted as an achievement, then Jiang Wang was already unparalleled in the world.

Now, Jiang Wang had concluded his recuperation.

For these five days, he had sat alone on the Edge of the Heavens Platform, in a situation where he was watched by tens of thousands, yet comported himself as if no one else was present, meticulously sorting through his own affairs. This was a rare cultivation experience, one sought after by those pursuing the Dao and refining their hearts.

And his unwavering will, and unique sharpness, were witnessed by all.

He glanced at Gu Huai Xin, who had also stood guard outside the Edge of the Heavens Platform for a full five days. Putting everything else aside, this was indeed a dedicated and responsible master.

But a fundamental, irreconcilable chasm lay between their stances.

So, he opened his mouth and said, “I once had the good fortune to witness the saving of the dead and the recalling of the soul. I probably understand how to salvage someone who has just perished.”

Chong Xuan Sheng, of course, knew what he was speaking of. He patted Fourteen’s small arm, only to find he had touched something as hard as cast iron.

However, Fourteen then counter-grabbed his fleshy hand.

Jiang Wu You was deep in thought, wondering what mood the one in the high heavens was in at this moment…

Gu Huai Xin, looking at the young man on the Edge of the Heavens Platform, furrowed his brows.

Jiang Wang continued, “There are certain means and divine abilities that I am not yet qualified to comprehend. But I believe that as long as the vitality is completely worn away, the soul extinguished, with no life left to return to, and no soul left to return to, then it is truly impossible to ever transcend birth.”

“What do you mean?” Gu Huai Xin finally spoke to him.

“I have a set of magical artifacts that have been idle for a long time. But they once resonated for Ji Shao Qing. My many near-death experiences in the maze world, the killing qi I hacked out with my life – all were triggered by Ji Shao Qing. I sat here for five days, and this set of magical artifacts called to me for five days. At first, I thought the sound was in my ears. Later, I realized it was always ringing in my heart. It wasn’t calling to me; it was my killing intent, calling to it.”

Jiang Wang lightly shook his head, speaking in a sigh-like tone, “I once did not want to use it again, but now, I have decided to use it.”

Yan Fu and Li Long Chuan exchanged grave glances. Those who were present at that time all recalled that bone-chilling, light hum.

It was a side of Jiang Wang they had never seen before.

What was that?

As he spoke, Jiang Wang already took out a set of long nails. His movements were natural, casual, like the countless times he had drawn his sword.

Now, these long nails spread open in the palm of his left hand.

A set of six pieces, each three inches long. They were a gloomy, dark black.

Their mere sight, upon falling upon them, felt like oneself withering away!

Lian Que had once said that this thing caused damage to the heavens and harmony.

Because it was indeed too cruel. Even Dong A’s endless vitality could not withstand it. Once nailed, it extinguished all vitality, leaving no room for recovery.

After nailing Dong A to death, Jiang Wang had not touched it for a long period.

But now, to thoroughly kill Ji Shao Qing, to leave him with no possibility of resurrection, this was the final method. Also, the final assurance.

If Gu Huai Xin could save even such a Ji Shao Qing, then he could only concede defeat.

The Killing Nails had been restless in his storage box for a long time, but he had always refrained from taking them out. Firstly, he harbored misgivings about that mysterious and terrifying Yan Xiao. Secondly, having just acquired the divine ability seed from Bu Zhou Feng, his control over pure killing intent was insufficient. He worried about a reaction between the Killing Nails and Bu Zhou Feng, potentially leading to him being invaded by killing intent.

His worry was well-founded.

When those six gloomy, dark black long nails spread open in his palm,

The frost-white divine ability seed in the third Inner Mansion suddenly released infinite light, illuminating the entire third Inner Mansion in a single expanse of frost-white!

Without any control from Jiang Wang, a wisp of frost-white wind already blew out from his nostrils, falling upon his left palm, swirling around the Killing Nails.

A fierce killing intent, with Jiang Wang’s left palm as its center, expanded in all directions.

Of course, there were so many powerful individuals present that it could not even pass Chen Zhi Bo’s barrier, unable to rush out of the Edge of the Heavens Platform.

But even Chen Zhi Bo, in the Shen Lin realm himself, felt a trace of dread flash in his eyes. He actually felt a slight threat within this killing intent!

This was simply unbelievable!

In a hidden place, Xu Xiang Wan, who had been observing from afar, shook his head towards his son: “Ji Shao Qing’s loss was not unjust. If Jiang Wang had used this thing earlier, combined with his Bu Zhou Feng divine ability, this battle would have ended long ago.”

Xu Yuan pondered, “Do I still have a chance to defeat him now?”

Xu Xiang Wan let out a long sigh, only saying, “The future is long.”

On the Edge of the Heavens Platform, on Jiang Wang’s palm, this wisp of Bu Zhou Feng seemed to be drawn into a line of frost, wrapping the six Killing Nails together.

Kill! Kill! Kill!

The killing intent could not rush out of the Edge of the Heavens Platform, yet it constantly collided within and without Jiang Wang’s body.

Fortunately, fortunately, he had sat on the Edge of the Heavens Platform for a full five days. These were five days of tempering his heart nature under the watchful eyes of tens of thousands. They were also five days of familiarizing himself with his newly acquired divine ability, thoroughly subduing Bu Zhou Feng.

Jiang Wang’s thoughts converged. The frost light from the divine ability seed in the third Inner Mansion suddenly retracted.

And on his left palm, that wisp of Bu Zhou Feng had already disappeared.

Those six Killing Nails, however, had undergone a metamorphosis.

Overall, they were still a gloomy, dark black, as if to kill all lines of sight, yet at the tips of the long nails, a touch of frost color had condensed.

They were even more bone-chillingly cold!

Jiang Wang casually tossed them, and these six Killing Nails turned into a wisp of frost-white wind, rotating above his palm.

He beckoned again, and they turned back into long nails, falling back into his hand.

Bu Zhou Feng was the wind that killed life.

The Killing Nails were also treasures that killed life.

They were naturally harmonious, naturally coexisting.

At this moment, Bu Zhou Feng was also the Killing Nails, and the Killing Nails were also Bu Zhou Feng!

The two were indistinguishable, mutually fused and coexisting.

Following the desires of his heart, this suddenly became the strongest killing and attacking divine ability Jiang Wang currently controlled, surpassing even the long-developed San Mei True Fire.

Seeing this scene, Gu Huai Xin suddenly felt a jolt of alarm!