The man in black robes exuded a terrifying aura.
Where he stood, darkness surged like a tide, blotting out the sky as his immense might enveloped all directions.
Compared to him, the seven Heavenly Venerables all seemed far dimmer.
So this was one of the Ancient Ancestral Gods whom his First Lifetime had once suppressed in endless darkness?
Su Yi fell into thought.
He stood beside the old man and had not been affected by the black-robed man's imposing aura.
Because of that, he could not truly grasp just how terrifying the black-robed man was.
"Lingyu Daojun is a mysterious figure. It is said that he already existed in the earliest years of the Ancient God Road, as if he were a legend from myth. Thus, no one knows exactly how formidable his cultivation is."
At his side, Luo Xuanji transmitted her voice to Su Yi. "But everyone knows that he is Burning Wind Heavenly Venerable's master, and even that Dao Severing Bone Spear is one of his personal treasures."
Su Yi nodded.
He did not care about Lingyu Daojun's origins now. Instead, he was curious why the old man's intervention was considered a violation of the rules, and why it could provoke the danger of suffering a backlash from those rules.
Yet, facing Lingyu Daojun's aggressive threats, the old man merely smiled and shook his head.
"You have merely touched the threshold of the River of Destiny. You have yet to truly comprehend the profundity of eternal infinitude. How could you understand the rules of the River of Destiny?"
The implication was clear: stop using the rules to threaten me. I understand far better than you what true rules are!
"Your Excellency, have you truly decided to walk one road all the way into darkness?"
Lingyu Daojun frowned, an