The Nine-Toothed Rake and Moonlight Shovel suspended in midair trembled without cease. The shackles of false law fell away piece by piece, as though the weapons might break free the next instant and return to their rightful owners.
Inside the cave abode, the tide seemed to have turned completely.
On the raised platform, the Immortal Lord of Myriad Laws quietly looked down, his expression utterly calm.
There was no fury, no surprise, and not the slightest panic of defeat.
Layer upon layer of chaos demon god soul remnants surged, intertwined, and resonated in the deepest reaches of his Dao body.
Countless fragmented, twisted, overlapping whispers arose unseen in the void and echoed eerily. They bypassed the ears and shook the soul directly.
The Immortal Lord of Myriad Laws had never possessed a purely immortal body.
He was an Immortal Lord whose Dao body had been cast by melding the principles of myriad demon gods with an immortal embryo.
With a single thought, understanding dawned, and the Immortal Lord of Myriad Laws finally spoke.
Countless voices overlapped and became one, deep and rolling, filling the entire Jindou Cave abode. There was no brutality in them, only the indifference of absolute control.
"You thought attaining Ancient Immortalhood would let you break your shackles and take this game in hand?"
"Laughable."
"The Nine Immortals you labored so hard to attain were never a transcendence beyond myriad laws. They were always one branch of them."
"I command myriad laws. Naturally, I command your immortality as well."
His words fell, and wind and cloud went still.
All five felt their hearts sink.
The next instant, a sudden change erupted.
On the raised platform, immortal qi surged and rose around the Immortal Lord of Myriad Laws.
Layer upon layer of principles peeled away, reassembled, and evolved.