The experts kneeling on the ground stared at that young figure in utter disbelief.
In their eyes, someone they had once been able to manipulate at will had become a Heavenly Sovereign in an instant. Outsiders could hardly comprehend the shock and terror they felt.
In the sky, True Monarch Ziyun and the others, who were barely holding on, went deathly pale as they realized they had actually dared to attack a Heavenly Sovereign. Cold sweat streamed down their faces like rain.
They were said to be only half a step away from becoming Heavenly Sovereigns, but how many years had they remained unable to take that final half-step?
Precisely because they were only half a step away, they understood all too well how terrifying a Heavenly Sovereign was. Dealing with them would take little more effort than crushing an ant.
Gulp.
"Emperor Sovereign..."
True Monarch Ziyun swallowed. Just as he was about to beg for mercy and invoke True Person Ziqi as his backing, hoping the other party would spare his miserable life for the sake of a fellow Heavenly Sovereign—
He had barely spoken two words when a low roar interrupted him. Afraid that a delayed plea for mercy would get him beaten to death, True Monarch Ziyun angrily glared at the one who had roared.
But when he looked over, he saw Huo Mo glaring with wide eyes, respectfully holding a fiery-red jade pendant in both hands. Then Huo Mo bit the tip of his tongue and spat out a mouthful of blood essence onto the pendant.
"Old Ancestor, save me!"
Buzz, buzz.
As the blood essence fell, the fiery-red jade pendant suddenly erupted with boundless flames. Within that radiance was an equally terrifying aura, one that seemed to reign over all things like a sovereign.
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