"What?!"
"Heavenly Dao's spokesperson!"
"And a half-step Dao Ancestor, at that!"
Hearing this, Jieyin, Zhunti, and Nuwa could not help but cry out in shock.
For no other reason than that this was simply too unexpected—so unbelievable that it defied comprehension.
A half-step Dao Ancestor.
They had experienced firsthand in Chaos just how powerful such beings were.
It could even be said that this was an entirely new realm, a level where one could suppress Saints with a mere raise of the hand.
Even though they had improved, even though their strength had increased, they still had no power to resist before a half-step Dao Ancestor.
Yet at that time, Yuanshi Tianzun had been nowhere near such a level. He had not even possessed the possibility of stepping into the half-step Dao Ancestor realm.
Most importantly, they knew the thoughts of the Three Pure Ones all too well.
The moment they had a chance to break free from the Heavenly Dao's restraints, they would not hesitate to leave, perhaps even betray it.
It could be said that the Three Pure Ones' wariness toward the Heavenly Dao—even their hostility—surpassed that of everyone else.
But now?
What had they just heard?
Yuanshi Tianzun had actually become the Heavenly Dao's spokesperson. It was simply inconceivable.
One had to know that while the position of Heavenly Dao's spokesperson was inferior to Hongjun's status as one who had Merged with Dao, its standing was no less than Hongjun's.
Coupled with Yuanshi Tianzun's own advancement, his strength had reached a level that was difficult to believe, even harder to accept.
Yet now, things had suddenly turned out like this. It was utterly inconceivable, enough to stir a faint thread of terror in their hearts.
Only after a full quarter of an hour did the three snap