Chapter 811: Bet Everything On It

Alm and Bruno watched the colossal Nine Star Tree inside that world, clearly feeling its malice and gaze directed at them. It managed to attack them and destroy their bodies without even alerting their senses beforehand; it deeply surprised them.

'That's the power of an immortal cultivator... it's beyond our senses, above heavenly laws and any common sense...' Bruno murmured, his voice dry.

But something felt off. The attack caught them off guard, but a divine cultivator should clearly have the ability to kill them or severely injure their souls. That didn't happen; only their bodies were destroyed, and their souls were perfectly intact.

'It's not the real thing,' Alm stated immediately. 'The body and power come from an immortal, but something different is controlling it. That's why it could only destroy our bodies while our souls remain completely unharmed.'