Within a temple in the Central Realm Domain of the Immortal Realm Domain, a temple that had always radiated a soft white light, the Dao stood alone in the void.
Ever since he had watched Jiang Liu battle Jiang Wang in the Jiang Clan Domain, the Dao had been certain of one thing.
The one destined to face the Forbidden God War's tribulation in this cycle was none other than Jiang Liu.
At first, even the Dao had been uncertain whether such a person would appear.
After all, only their appearance could confirm that the Tianming Godhead would emerge in this cycle's Forbidden God War.
Yet no one destined to face the tribulation had ever appeared in any previous cycle's Forbidden God War.
As for the Tribulation Creatures that appeared each cycle, they were merely a measure to ensure that nothing happened to the Tianming Value carried by the Lord Gods, Immortal Lords, and Demon Ancestors before the Forbidden God War began.
To the Dao, the appearance of those Tribulation Creatures was hardly an essential part of the Forbidden God War.
"All these years of planning will finally bear fruit in this cycle's Forbidden God War!"
The Dao looked toward the God-Burying Domain and spoke in an even voice, his gaze calm.
All three of them yearned desperately for the Tianming Godhead, which could let them break through to greater power.
It was their only chance to return to the Supreme Divine Domain—and their only chance to wash away their humiliation.
But there was only one Tianming Godhead. If all three wanted it, each would have to use every means at his disposal.
Not only had the three fought fiercely during the Forbidden God War, they had also spent the years afterward weaving all manner of plots.
He, Hun-Dun, and