It was precisely those great demons with extraordinary innate talents and noble bloodlines that found it difficult to reproduce, with fewer than one offspring surviving out of ten pregnancies. By contrast, the lesser clans produced descendants like bamboo shoots after spring rain, growing wildly in one crop after another.
This was the silent balance of Heaven's Dao: strengths and weaknesses complemented each other, while rise and fall followed one another.
By now, the Primordial World's various races and mighty beings had their eyes fixed firmly on humanity's overwhelming population. Yet no one dared act rashly, simply because several Sages hung above humanity's head—especially Su Yang, an existence that silenced all living beings.
He was the first Sage to attain the Dao after Heaven and Earth were formed. Back then, he had even clashed head-on with Dao Ancestor Hongjun (the Dao's Incarnation). That battle had shaken the universe and resounded throughout the ages.
Countless Great Divine Ability Users had long regarded him as a Supreme Being on par with Hongjun, and some even privately called him the "First Sage."
Just imagine: with such a Sage personally protecting humanity—one whose mere stomp could make the Thirty-three Heavens tremble—who in the Primordial World would dare lift a finger against humanity?
Above the Nine Heavens, in the Heavenly Court where countless demons of the Myriad Stars gathered!
Di Jun sat upright on an imperial throne forged from pure-yang adamant. Carved across its surface was a chart of the three hundred and sixty-five stars of the Myriad Stars. The paired radiance of the sun and moon reflected each other, while Three-legged Golden Crows beat their wings and bathed in fire, their blazing flames surging without end.
At that moment, his brows were slightly furrowed. His gaze swept over the ministers below the steps as he