Wutian Demon gathered his armies at the heart of the Southern Continent. The dark-gold demonic qi, like a curtain steadily drawing inward, condensed around him once more into a complete dark-gold halo. He withdrew his gaze from the sects of Old Ancestor Wuxing and Yin-Yang Ancestor. After lingering briefly on the Southern Continent's law networks, he shifted his orientation slightly with a steady, measured motion.
In the distance, the defensive formations of Old Ancestor Wuxing's sect and Yin-Yang Ancestor's sect remained fully operational. The formation patterns cycled through creation and dissolution as usual, while the disciples within continuously maintained their boundaries through the mutual generation of the five elements and the reciprocal generation of yin and yang. Neither of Wutian Demon's two offensives on the Southern Continent had breached the defensive structures of these formations, and the attacks of his demon generals and Kunpeng's senior disciple had been continually neutralized. Rather than commit more troops, he gathered his armies back from the borders of the two great sects to the central region, establishing camp upon the Southern Continent's law networks.
Most of the Western Continent, Northern Continent, and Southern Continent had already fallen under Wutian Demon's rule. Apart from the Far Western Lands guarded by the White Tiger Clan, the Far Northern Lands guarded by the Black Tortoise Clan, the Far Southern Lands guarded by the Phoenix Clan and Undying Volcano, and the southeastern and southwestern regions of the Southern Continent occupied by the sects of Old Ancestor Wuxing and Yin-Yang Ancestor, the law networks of all three continents were essentially under his control. Under the constant shroud of demonic qi, the races and living beings he had subjugated, devoured, or slain became part of his cycle of laws. As his rule continued, his destiny and luck rose steadily, like