What Jieyin and Zhunti meant by "above" naturally referred to the Deva Path.
At this moment, Hongjun was the Deva Path, but the Deva Path was not Hongjun. This was because the Deva Path was incomplete and needed more variables to fill in its missing portion.
Jieyin and Zhunti believed Duke was the variable cast out by the Deva Path, which was why they could neither guess nor calculate him.
Outside Western Qi City, Duke continuously waved both hands, and twelve formation flags appeared in the sky. Once released, the flags each occupied one of the Twelve Gods and Demons positions, growing in the wind until they became a thousand zhang tall.
Primordial Heavenly Venerate glared coldly, gently stroking the Jade Ruyi Scepter hanging at his waist. He had said he would make Duke concede wholeheartedly, so he would certainly make Duke concede wholeheartedly. Besides, even if an incomplete Twelve Gods and Demons Grand Array were set up, it would at most reach the level of an ancestral witch. What was there to fear?
Duke rapidly formed hand seals, afterimages flickering around his ten fingers with a strangely unreal quality. Following his movements, the twelve formation flags manifested into twelve distinct Ancestral Witch Phantom Images, which raised their heads and roared at the heavens.
Though they were only phantom images, their roars made no sound at all. Yet the towering killing intent emanating from every gesture still made the onlookers tremble in fear. Gradually, the killing intent gathered ever thicker, surging and churning beyond the nine heavens until the entire world shook without end.
The moment was ripe. Duke suddenly clapped his hands together before his chest, his aura erupting around him as he shouted, "Twelve Gods and Demons Grand Array, rise!!!"
Killing intent filled the grand array. At