"Tianjizi?"
"Which Tianjizi?"
In the allied camp, several young Eighth Step powerhouses looked baffled. They had no idea who he was.
They could tell the figure's aura far surpassed the Return to One Realm, but they couldn't identify him.
"Who else could it be?"
The white-haired old World Lord's voice trembled. He was almost shouting.
"The ancient master of Heavenly Secrets Divine Calculation! He stirred up the Hongmeng Universe with his divinations and even dared scheme against True Gods!"
"Rumor said he failed to become a True God tens of millions of Eras ago and died. How could he..."
He couldn't finish the sentence.
But everyone understood.
The hundreds of Eighth Step Immune Behemoths were terrifying, yet the figure dragged out on a leash struck a far heavier blow to their Dao Hearts.
That was Tianjizi.
A figure of legend, a ruthless Quasi-God who had once looked down on even True Gods.
Now his hair hung loose, his face was numb, and a heavy black Collar circled his neck. He looked like livestock led out for display.
The sight hit harder than an army at their gates.
"Fake... It has to be fake!"
An allied powerhouse rubbed his eyes desperately, trying to erase the sight before him.
"Blasphemy! This is blasphemy!"
Another Old Freak shook with rage. He pointed at Dao Lord Guichen, but his trembling lips couldn't form a complete curse.
They couldn't accept it.
To them, a Quasi-God stood at the pinnacle of the Hongmeng Universe, one step from eternal life.
Even an enemy deserved some dignity.
But the Abyss cared nothing for that.
They had captured a Quasi-God and put a Collar on him.
This was more than humiliation. They were trampling his dignity before the entire Hongmeng Universe.
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