A Sage had yet to emerge, and the Heavenly Emperor reigned supreme.
The Heavenly Emperor held the lifelines of the gods on the Investiture of the Gods and commanded a hundred thousand deities.
At that point, even within the Heavenly Court, there was no force capable of restraining the Heavenly Emperor's sole authority.
He was invincible inside and out, beyond anyone's control.
A situation where one family dominated everything was precisely what the Heavenly Dao needed to avoid as much as possible.
Thus, before the Heavenly Emperor rose to power, weakening the Heavenly Emperor Authority in advance became something the Heavenly Dao tacitly permitted.
This time, the demon race had seized the opportunity of the Kalpa Tribulation to bite back at the Heavenly Court.
The severe injury to Holy Mother Zi Guang and the shattering of the Seal of the Heavenly Emperor could not have happened without the indulgence of the Heavenly Dao Will.
Through the hands of the demon race and the Kalpa Tribulation, the Heavenly Dao weakened the Heavenly Emperor Authority while using the shattered jade of the imperial seal to nurture an imperial deputy of the Heavenly Court—a vice emperor.
There was no need to think about it. The Zi Wei Emperor Star contained part of the Heavenly Dao Will and had stolen part of the Heavenly Emperor Authority.
It was naturally destined to stand opposed to the Heavenly Emperor.
The Zi Wei Great Emperor was clearly the best candidate to restrain the Heavenly Emperor once his power expanded unchecked.
Luo Qing saw it clearly: the Heavenly Dao was the greatest winner in this upheaval.
The demon race seemed to have stepped on the Heavenly Court's dignity to rise to power, strengthening the prestige of its race.
But who could say that the Heavenly Dao and the