Wu Yuan gave a fierce shout and waved his hand. Boom! Boom!
Two thunderous explosions rang out as space shattered, blasting open two gaping holes. The figures of the two sovereigns of the Demonic Dao and the Monster Dao instantly disintegrated and vanished.
One had to admit that Wu Yuan lived up to his reputation as both an Immortal Dao Sovereign and a World Sovereign. With just a wave of his hand, he mobilized the laws, causing space to rupture. The two sovereigns of the Demonic Dao and the Monster Dao were annihilated in the blink of an eye!
Just as everyone was marveling at Wu Yuan's terrifying power, two more voices echoed from the sky.
"No wonder the Immortal Dao has always sought to dominate these Three Thousand Great Worlds throughout the ages. The power of the World Laws is truly extraordinary."
"Dominating the Great Thousand Worlds, completely isolating other Great Daos beyond the spatial barriers—that has always been the Immortal Dao's specialty."
As the voices faded, two ethereal, indistinct figures materialized out of thin air. One vaguely resembled a woman in black robes, the other an enchantingly beautiful woman. Clearly, they were none other than the previous sovereigns of the Demonic Dao and the Monster Dao.
"Petty demons and fiends, daring to contend with our Immortal Dao? Truly ignorant of life and death!"
Seeing the two sovereigns reappear, Wu Yuan showed no surprise. He knew that neither the Demonic Dao nor the Monster Dao sovereigns were ordinary figures, and naturally, they couldn't be erased by a mere thought of his. However, he was confident he could suppress them by mobilizing the power of the World Laws.
Just as he was about to act, he suddenly sensed something amiss. The sky above began to churn violently, dark clouds rapidly coalescing, followed by flashes of lightning and peals of thunder.
Boom! Rumble—Crack!
As the thunderclaps roared, a vast, rolling Heavenly Might pressed down.
Why was there Heavenly Might?
Wu Yuan felt both startled and apprehensive. Meanwhile, the White-Browed Holy Monk clasped his hands together and chanted, "Amitabha."
Before the eyes of all, a sacred, chaotic light blossomed. Within its radiance, three figures descended from the heavens.
These three were neither Immortals, nor Demons, nor even Buddhas. Clad in sacred white robes, their faces were solemn and majestic. They appeared to have no cultivation base, yet the powerful aura they naturally exuded instilled in all the Immortals present a sense of innate reverence.
Beneath the shroud of Heavenly Might, within the sacred chaotic light, the three descended from the sky like gods descending to the mortal realm, inspiring awe in all who beheld them. Each held a Great Dao Command Token, which was also of a chaotic hue and similarly contained vast Heavenly Might.
Command Tokens imbued with Heavenly Might?
Could they be... Heavenly Dao Command Tokens?
Were these three actually Heavenly Dao Envoys?
Good heavens!
Had the Heavenly Dao Envoys also descended?
Yes!
Indeed.
The three were precisely Heavenly Dao Envoys: one Heavenly Dao Sovereign and two Heavenly Dao Arbiters.
Perhaps others were unaware of the origins of these three Heavenly Dao Envoys, but those present—the White-Browed Holy Monk, Da Xing the Mad Monk, and the Immortal Dao envoys like Wu Yuan and Lie Shan—all recognized them.
The leader was the Heavenly Dao Sovereign, Po Yun.
He had become a Heavenly Dao Envoy after successfully ascending to the Great Dao Throne in ancient times.
He was a ruthless character. At the very least, those who had heard of Po Yun knew he was an extremely vicious existence.
"Po Yun! Why have you come?"
Upon seeing Po Yun, Wu Yuan immediately questioned him.
"The Calamity Star has descended into this world. Such a momentous event—as the Heavenly Dao Sovereign of this world, should I not come?"
Po Yun did not look at Wu Yuan, replying with an indifferent expression.
His words left Wu Yuan unable to refute.
Indeed.
The Heavenly Dao was the leader of the Great Daos, the existence that ruled heaven and earth, revered by the world as the Heavenly Father, the Old Man of the Sky. Throughout the heavens and the earth, among all living beings and the myriad things of creation, who dared not obey, who dared not revere the Heavenly Dao?
The answer was certain.
No one dared.
For since ancient times, the Heavenly Dao had represented Heavenly Principle, represented justice and fairness.
Just as Po Yun had said, with such a major event as the descent of the Calamity Star, if the Heavenly Dao, which upholds Heavenly Principle and justice, should not come, then who else should?
However, in the eyes of Da Xing the Mad Monk, this talk of 'Heavenly Principle and justice' was a complete and utter joke.
Ever since the ancient cataclysm and the opening of the Present-Ancient Era, the Old Man of the Sky seemed perpetually drowsy, often muddled. Matters he should oversee, he neglected; matters he shouldn't meddle in, he interfered with blindly. For instance, when Gu Qingfeng publicly executed the Present-Ancient Heavenly Mandate, the Old Man of the Sky chose silence, turning a blind eye.
And this time, when the Calamity Star of the Daoless Age descended in the Present-Ancient Era, the Western Heaven Buddhist Path had immediately sought out the Heavenly Dao, only to be met with indifference.
All the Great Daos had assumed the Heavenly Dao might play blind again this time.
Yet, unexpectedly, the Heavenly Dao Envoys had descended.
There was definitely something fishy about this.
Da Xing the Mad Monk had already felt this way when the initially participating Demonic Dao and Monster Dao factions withdrew one after another. Now, with the Heavenly Dao, which had not participated initially, suddenly getting involved, it further confirmed his inner suspicions.
Since ancient times, the methods employed by the Heavenly Dao had always been profound and inscrutable, so much so that even Da Xing the Mad Monk couldn't see through them. As for why the Heavenly Dao had suddenly decided to participate in this matter now, he truly couldn't figure it out for the moment.
"Disciple Shi Tian pays his respects to the three Heavenly Dao Envoys!"
Shi Tian suddenly appeared, kneeling on one knee and bowing to Po Yun and the other two.
"Oh? You are Shi Tian? Possessing one Dao Throne Heavenly Mandate and three Star Lodging Heavenly Mandates—truly remarkable! Good! Very good! Excellent! The younger generation is to be feared!"
Po Yun looked at Shi Tian, gave a slight nod, and uttered three 'goods' in succession.
This filled Shi Tian with immense excitement and elation, and his heart swelled with particular pride.
He possessed four Heavenly Mandates and should have been the peerless overlord of this world. Yet, out of nowhere, a Tai Chi Prodigy bearing a True Mandate like Shangguan Yu had emerged, completely stealing the limelight that should have been his. He had originally planned to seize the opportunity presented by the Calamity Star's descent to make a grand display, only to have another figure appear—Gu Qingfeng, the Scarlet Empyrean Lord, whom even the Great Daos feared.
Earlier, whether it was the descent of the Cloud End Immortals, the arrival of the Immortal Dao envoys, or the appearance of the Western Heaven Buddhas, Shangguan Yu had stepped forward each time to bow and welcome them, as if he truly were the Human Sovereign of this world. What made Shi Tian even more envious and jealous was that upon learning Shangguan Yu was a Tai Chi Prodigy bearing a True Mandate, everyone had praised him highly.
Shi Tian had not stepped forward like Shangguan Yu to bow and welcome them. Proud and arrogant by nature, he disdained such gestures. Since he possessed four Heavenly Mandates, he naturally bore a Heavenly Mandate. In his mind, only the Heavenly Dao was the true Great Dao, the one and only Great Dao. Only the Heavenly Dao could make him lower his haughty head.
Just as he was feeling disheartened and utterly dejected, the descent of the Heavenly Dao Envoys finally allowed him to hold his head high once more.
Especially upon receiving praise from Po Yun, a Heavenly Dao Sovereign, all the resentment and frustration suppressed by Shangguan Yu over the years vanished in that instant. The fear that had gripped him when Gu Qingfeng shattered the World's Judgment with a single palm earlier, shattering his courage, now dissipated completely. His self-esteem, confidence, and daring surged explosively. His wariness of Gu Qingfeng also vanished entirely at this moment.