Deep in the void, a pair of indifferent eyes burned with boundless fury. He had originally intended to come to the Desolate Sea with the Heavenly Emperor Mingluo and completely kill Lu Xiaotian there.
But last time, Lu Xiaotian had exploited a flaw in the Void Sky Sub-Cauldrons to barge into the Nether Heaven Ravine, leaving a gaping hole in its defenses. Now, while the Heavenly Emperor Mingluo was busy finding and patching those gaps, he had also sensed the Puppet Emperor's divine consciousness spying on him.
Even if it was only to deter the Puppet Emperor, the Heavenly Emperor Mingluo could not leave the Nether Heaven Ravine for the time being.
In truth, he had arrived near the Desolate Sea long ago, but had not rushed into the battle.
The main reason was that the spatial nodes Lu Xiaotian had set up were exceedingly ingenious, hidden within the sea of thunder. Ordinary thunderbolts could hardly interfere with his or the Ancient Desolation Devil Emperor's divine sense probes. But the nodes contained the intent of World-Breaking Divine Thunder and chaotic thunderbolts, making them difficult to erase in time.
Since there was no chance of killing Lu Xiaotian in the short term, the Jade Profound Heavenly Emperor had naturally not been in any hurry to act. Besides, the Devil Realm's invasion of the Desolate Sea had been far too large-scale. The Immortal Realm did want to eliminate the Dragon Race, that grave threat at its heart, but it certainly did not want the Devil Race running rampant in the Desolate Sea.
At its height, the Immortal Realm had been strong enough to dominate an entire region. Now the Puppet Emperor had used his methods to alter the Immortal Realm's balance of power, and the Devil Realm had invaded the Desolate Sea.