The Azure Emperor's sudden proving of the Dao had been both unexpected and entirely reasonable.
Among those who had attained Fortune, the Azure Emperor could be called one of the very best. Even his mount was a powerful figure, and his Buddhist incarnation, the Alchemist King Buddha, and his Daoist incarnation were both among the top ranks.
He had already begun to reshape the past.
After the Alchemist King Buddha of the past had been enlightened and communicated with the past, present, and future, the threshold to the Shore had vanished for the Azure Emperor.
He had refrained from acting only because he was waiting for an opportunity—one that no one in any position could interfere with!
Tao Yu had sealed Heaven and pardoned Earth, seeking to make the Human Dao Dynasty rule over Heaven and Earth. This had offended the taboos of quite a few mighty figures. On top of that, Yuan Hong and the Demon Lord had acted one after another, beginning to draw out the forces lurking in the shadows.
Burning Lamp Ancient Buddha was one of the greatest beneficiaries of the Investiture of the Gods War!
The Twenty-Four Heavens formed from the twenty Sea Calming Divine Pearls were of exceptionally high essence. Combined with his mastery of the powerful Dao of cause and effect, there were few among those who had attained Fortune qualified to oppose him.
With a new figure proving the Dao and reaching the Shore, Burning Lamp Ancient Buddha had originally planned to intervene. But he had already entered the battlefield to stop the Human Emperor, giving the Azure Emperor a chance to choose a favorable moment.
As a Great Sage of the demon race, Bull Demon King had never wanted the Azure Emperor to attain the Dao. But now he was holding