Demon Emperor Luo Yuan's remonstrance finally brought the battle between Darkness Demon Ancestor and Sage Laozi to a temporary halt.
Among the top-level civilizations currently being confronted by the Evil Tide Civilization, the only one with a Half-Step Level-9 expert was the Nine Stars Civilization within the Demon Subjugation Alliance.
The Star Radiance Master of the Nine Stars Civilization had already surpassed ordinary Level-8 Peak beings and touched upon his own Level-9 Path.
However, after this Star Radiance Master appeared, he only erupted for a brief time before the Undying Supreme of the Evil Tide Civilization personally suppressed his momentum.
This also meant that the Demon Subjugation Alliance's three top-level civilizations, together with the greater number of large and Mid-Level World civilizations they led, had always remained on the defensive when facing the Evil Tide Civilization.
The Sage Laozi before them had not reached the Half-Step Level-9 realm of Darkness Demon Ancestor.
However, relying on the Heavenly Dao Sword in his hand and the Taiji Way of using softness to overcome hardness,
Sage Laozi was actually able to hold Darkness Demon Ancestor in check.
It was truly astonishing!
Aside from the Star Radiance Master of the Nine Stars Civilization, he was the second formidable Dominator capable of being mentioned in the same breath as a Half-Step Level-9 being of the Evil Tide Civilization.
And from the very start, he had faced a pinnacle existence like Darkness Demon Ancestor!
In truth, this was not the first time Laozi had fought above his level.
Back when the Immortal Domain Civilization and the Light God Race clashed, Sage Laozi had likewise played a role similar to that of a "fire brigade."
For a top-tier Star Realm Dominator like Laozi, launching expansion wars abroad did not suit his temperament of governing through non-action, nor