At that moment, Hongjun was no longer merely the Heavenly Dao Demon God... he seemed to have become the very embodiment of the Returning Ruins' power. An aura that corroded the Primordial Wilderness spread outward, swiftly wearing away the God-Slaying Spear's power and covering its black edge with countless cracks.
"You want to kill me?"
"The God-Slaying Spear can indeed slaughter Saints, but... Wu Tian, right now, I am neither a mere Heavenly Dao Saint nor the Heavenly Dao itself. I am your Primordial World's Immeasurable Tribulation!"
At that moment.
Hongjun stopped hiding anything.
He spoke those words outright, revealing both the purpose of his return and the source of his strength...
Instantly.
The Primordial World was shaken!
"So that's it!"
"No wonder Hongjun suddenly became so powerful and could command the Returning Ruins as easily as his own limbs, drawing on its power to battle us..."
Everyone had long harbored doubts.
Even if he emerged from the Returning Ruins and recovered his strength at its peak... we've grown considerably too. How could we fail to kill Hongjun even with Empress Pingxin's help?
Only now did understanding dawn on them.
Then worry filled their eyes. As Wu Tian wielded the God-Slaying Spear against Hongjun, illusory images appeared behind the Heavenly Dao's Silver Eyes-figures of Chaos Demon Gods being devoured by Hongjun, one after another.
Hongjun's aura kept rising!
He was utterly unaffected by the God-Slaying Spear's devouring power...
Seeing this, Di Jun thought of the worst possible outcome and could not help murmuring inwardly:
If Hongjun devours all the Chaos Demon Gods in the Returning Ruins, gathering the strength of countless Demon Gods into himself... can Wu Tian withstand him?
In the earlier battle, he had guided the Human Dao alongside Empress Pingxin. Though everything had appeared calm on the