This was a gray, hazy space.
There was no heaven or earth, no up or down. It resembled the scene when heaven and earth had first opened, yet also seemed like a place above the Ninth Heavens, close to the legendary Immortal Realm.
Jiang Ding drifted through it instinctively, walking in one direction.
After an unknown amount of time, an ancient, timeworn stone stele appeared before him. Upon it were engraved scenes from ancient history: the coronations of twelve different Human Emperors. Even older history existed there as well, but it was dim and indistinct, impossible to pierce through history's veil.
An invisible yet terrifying power of a Heavenly Dao Oath lingered upon this ancient stone stele.
"Heavenly Dao Oath..."
Jiang Ding's expression changed slightly, and a hint of retreat rose within him.
In his view, the power of this Heavenly Dao Oath had no upper limit whatsoever. Even Supremes would be bound by it, and not even True Immortals might be able to break free easily.
If handled properly, it might even be possible to enslave a Supreme!
If that were truly the case, he would rather not come into contact with it.
The human race was powerful, and its inheritance was exceedingly powerful, but the human race was also icy and cruel within. Those fooled by the warmth of their race would not even know how they died.
However, the expected karmic restraints of the Heavenly Dao did not arrive.
"Human?"
The ancient stone stele transmitted a thought, hoping that Jiang Ding would repeat it once in his heart.
Are you human?
There was nothing else but this question.
It did not demand your submission, did not demand your loyalty, and did not even demand that you remain loyal to the human race. Even if you were a