But you were the Dao Ancestor!
The strongest being in the entire Primordial Wilderness...
He had shouted so loudly just now that everyone thought he was about to unleash a devastating move and fight Wu Tian to the death. And this was what they got?
It had all been a feint.
He was running away?
The other mighty cultivators watched, their image of Dao Ancestor Hongjun shattered. Not one of them could keep a straight face!
But Empress Pingxin quickly recovered.
The sight was unexpected, yet on reflection, it made perfect sense. They should have seen it coming. The title of "Dao Ancestor" had blinded them to Hongjun's true nature...
When Great God Pangu split heaven from earth, why had Hongjun, one of the three thousand Demon Gods, managed to cling to life until the age of the Primordial Wilderness? How had he then defeated Luohu and become Dao Ancestor Hongjun, the strongest in the Primordial Wilderness?
Because he knew how to keep his head down.
If he had dared to fight to the death,
he would have died back when the heavens were opened...
None of this would have happened.
Dao Ancestor Hongjun had always believed that as long as he survived, he could try again. He had always been careful, always cautious.
That was why he had held back from intervening despite everything Wu Tian had done!
Once Empress Pingxin realized this,
she struck without hesitation.
At the same time, she shouted,
"Trying to run?"
"You think you can escape?"
Before her words had faded,
she sent the Six Paths Samsara Palace hurtling after him.
Empowered by the Earthly Dao, the Six Paths Samsara Palace shot like a massive arrow toward one of Dao Ancestor Hongjun's fleeing figures!
Wu Tian, however, was not distracted in the slightest.
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