Within Primordial Chaos, saintly might surged like a tide.
Tongtian and Yuanshi Tianzun stood facing each other.
Around them, there was neither heaven nor earth, neither sun nor moon, only endless currents of chaos churning.
Jade Pure Immortal Light shone around Yuanshi Tianzun, and the power of laws manifested countless wondrous visions.
The Yuxu Immortal Palace appeared, descending from the void as though it would transform all of Primordial Chaos into another Primordial World.
"Tongtian."
Yuanshi Tianzun said coldly:
"Considering our shared origins, I have no wish to fight you to the death."
"Withdraw now, and I can treat today's events as though they never happened."
Tongtian stood proud, the phantom of the Qingping Sword slowly revolving around him.
At those words, he could not help scoffing.
"Yuanshi, have you forgotten?"
"We are no longer the fellow disciples who once listened to the Dao together on Kunlun Mountain."
The Qingping Sword trembled slightly.
A streak of sword light spanned Primordial Chaos.
"Today, I have come to demand justice for Gongming."
Yuanshi Tianzun raised a hand and pointed.
"Yuqing Divine Lightning!"
Countless purple lightning bolts descended from the depths of Primordial Chaos, each powerful enough to destroy a Great Thousand World.
Yet Tongtian did not dodge.
He merely thrust his sword forward.
The strike seemed utterly unremarkable, yet in an instant, it severed space, time, and the paths of the Great Dao within the lightning.
Before the divine lightning filling the sky could descend, a sweeping sword slash split it down the middle.
Its momentum undiminished, the sword light slashed straight toward Yuanshi Tianzun.
Yuanshi's expression shifted slightly, and he hurriedly raised his hands to form a seal.
"Jade Pure Immortal Light, shield my true body!"
An immensely thick, jade-colored barrier appeared before him.
The sword light descended.
Boom!
The Jade