The reason the ominous Great Dao River descended so quickly was indeed closely connected to these remnants of the old era.
The Scripture Banquet held in the capital at the time had actually been part of their plan as well.
They simply had not anticipated it.
The unexpected intrusion of Zhao Wenxuan and the other person, along with the unknown changes that occurred, had ultimately caused the ominous Great Dao River to descend ahead of time.
But as for all this,
none of them cared in the slightest anymore.
Because when the ominous Great Dao River descended, only to be driven back in the end by that Immortal Dao Ancestor,
everyone present had already fallen into the abyss of despair.
Even the source of all anomalous power had been defeated.
Could they possibly still have any hope?
Impossible!
A suffocating feeling, as though their throats had been gripped, hung over every heart.
Gu controllers—
in the end, they were the ones abandoned by the era!
"I don't believe it! I don't believe he's invincible!"
"What have Gu controllers amounted to over these centuries? What has become of the countless forebears who charged forward one after another? Was it all just a joke?!"
Suddenly,
someone stood up in the meeting hall, his aged voice brimming with fury slowly echoing through the entire dark space.
"In recent years, anomalies have appeared throughout the world one after another—ten times, a hundred times more frequently than before. The world is changing, so there must still be hope!"
"You've surrendered! But this old man hasn't!"
"I will continue walking this path until the prosperous era of Gu control returns once more!"
The black-robed old man's aged face twisted with madness as he roared.
Then he swept a cold glance over everyone present.
He rose to