They had thought an unpredictable clash was about to unfold.
Yet at the most critical moment, it ended so hastily, naturally leaving everyone stunned and bewildered.
An Ancient Ancestral God and seven Heavenly Venerates had been deployed, bringing four Forbidden Divine Swords and the Dao Severing Bone Spear, while gods watched covetously from afar—yet it just ended like that?
No one had expected this outcome.
Neither had Su Yi.
He frowned, vaguely sensing that the person behind Lingyu Daojun's arrival might have recognized the old man's identity and changed their mind because of it.
"Has victory and defeat been decided?" Su Yi asked.
The old man shook his head. "Not yet."
"Indeed, not yet."
That clear voice, resonant as a bell, rang out again.
"You returned wielding reincarnation and the Epoch Fire Seed for no reason other than to become a god and carve out a Dao Path never seen before. Since that is so, let victory and defeat be decided upon your Path to Godhood!"
Su Yi's eyes narrowed.
Who was that person? Not only did they know he had come to become a god, they seemingly also understood that what he sought was an utterly different path to godhood!
"That would be for the best."
The old man nodded approvingly. "Only by discussing superiority through the Great Dao can one see the real truth!"
"Then we shall meet at the Trial Heavenly Pass."
The clear voice said, "Over the long years past, I had been bored to the extreme, so I cultivated a few promising seedlings worth mentioning. When the time comes, they will head to the Trial Heavenly Pass as well."
"If he dies, it will prove that the unprecedented Path to Godhood is nothing but a joke. He deserves to die."
"If he survives, I will