Hearing Gu Ding's question, Ulaka tilted his head and studied him. Only after a long while did he ask, "How did you figure it out?"
"It was simple. Dao Principles couldn't appear out of nowhere, and I had already used the Divine Kingdom to block off the Heavenly Dao outside. Yet your hand seals could still empower those people with Dao Principles. There were no Dao Principle fluctuations coming from you, so those Dao Principles clearly weren't being transmitted from your body. They seemed to have appeared from thin air. The only explanation was that, even after I cut off the Heavenly Dao, you still managed to communicate with it and channel Dao Principles into those people's bodies." Gu Ding gave his explanation.
"I deliberately avoided taking action myself because I wanted to see what expression you'd have when the truth was revealed. I never expected you to expose the answer right away. How boring!" At last, an expression unrelated to smiling appeared on Ulaka's face. He seemed somewhat annoyed.
Having seen through the truth Ulaka had hidden, Gu Ding began to withdraw the Divine Kingdom.
Watching the Divine Kingdom dissipate, Ulaka made no move to stop him.
Outside the Divine Kingdom, Sea Emperor had been waiting expectantly. When he saw Gu Ding, the worry he had been carrying finally eased. But when he saw Ulaka still standing not far opposite Gu Ding, he frowned again.
"Gu Ding, the aura of the Seven Deadly Sins in the Land of Slumber has vanished. Someone must have awakened the Seven Deadly Sins!" Sea Emperor immediately transmitted his voice to Gu Ding.
"I know!" Gu Ding flashed to Sea Emperor's side. "Escape back to the Material Realm. Don't look back!"
Before Sea Emperor could react, Gu Ding grabbed his arm with one hand,