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Not the true body?

That made perfect sense!

Tongtian Tower and the Myriad Demon Abyss had both been formed by the mighty power of a Golden Immortal. They were the manifestations of Heavenly Emperor Qiong Gao and Moro Pāramita. If this Papiyas truly were Mara's true body, an existence wielding the mighty power of a Golden Immortal, the Heavenly Emperor could not possibly have remained absent to face him.

Now that Mara had revealed himself while the Heavenly Emperor was still nowhere to be seen, there was only one possibility: this Papiyas was not the real Papiyas—at the very least, not the Papiyas who wielded the mighty power of a Golden Immortal.

If he was not Papiyas, then he was...

"Three Demons Unite?"

"The Demon Abyss's final contingency?"

"Or perhaps one of Mara's arrangements?"

"No matter what, today's matter cannot be changed!"

"Kill!!!"

Which of the Immortal Buddhas and Divine Saints present was not possessed of great wisdom and insight? At a glance, they had pierced straight to the heart of the matter.

With the Heavenly Emperor nowhere in sight, Mara should logically not have appeared either. This figure before them had most likely been formed by the union of the three great Heavenly Demons, returning to the origin and giving birth to this Primordial Moro of the Desire Realm through their combined power.

Of course, it was also possible that this was a contingency Papiyas had planted—an incarnation left behind in the Myriad Demon Abyss. But regardless, one fact would not change: restrained by the Heavenly Emperor, this demon could not possibly possess the power of a Golden Immortal.

Therefore...

"Come!"

The Shangqing Dao Master struck first. His Qingping sword swept forth with hatred, yet it was also like Supreme Forgetfulness of Emotion, still and without a ripple. Ten