It turned out that Jiang Liu had already noticed the changes in the surrounding primal qi when he opened the passage just now.
That was why he had told Gongsun Haoyue to come out first: he wanted to test the Heavenly Dao and see whether it would really make a move and attack Gongsun Haoyue.
As it turned out, it really did make a move—and the moment it struck, it had tried to erase Gongsun Haoyue's Divine Sense outright.
Clearly, it had been waiting impatiently, intent on killing Gongsun Haoyue in a single blow.
The enormous blade radiance Jiang Liu unleashed gave off a series of "hiss, hiss, hiss!" sounds as it swept along its path.
"Eek!" A shriek rang out inside Jiang Liu's Divine Sea.
At the same time, a phantom appeared before Jiang Liu and glared furiously at him.
Clearly, the Heavenly Dao's soul attack had been broken by Jiang Liu—and it had even been injured.
That was because the blade radiance Jiang Liu had unleashed just now had not been an ordinary attack, but Illusory God Slaughter.
However, the Heavenly Dao's phantom only appeared for a moment before vanishing at once.
Clearly, it was also afraid that if it stayed too long, the Data Panel would devour the phantom until not even dregs remained.
Watching the Heavenly Dao flee in disarray, Jiang Liu smiled.
With that blow, the Heavenly Dao would probably quiet down for a while again.
Still, the Heavenly Dao's sinister nature caused Jiang Liu to quietly steel himself.
Only then did Gongsun Haoyue react. She flew to Jiang Liu's side and asked fearfully, "Husband, was that the Heavenly Dao attacking me just now?"
Jiang Liu nodded and comforted Gongsun Haoyue, "Don't be afraid. I've already driven it away."
Gongsun Haoyue nodded, but the fear