The Heavenly Dao, actually wants to personally cripple a Saint

That voice belonged to no living being within the Great Desolation's Three Realms.

It was ancient, vast, and majestic, devoid of even a trace of emotion, as though it were the embodiment of the entire Great Desolation World's will.

"Qin Mu, stop."

Four words, and the law followed their utterance.

A supreme power of rules, irresistible and utterly incomprehensible, descended in an instant.

Qin Mu's Destruction Divine Spear, just about to pierce through Venerable Yuanshi's brow, was forcibly frozen less than a hair's breadth from its target.

No matter how Qin Mu drove his mana, the spearpoint could no longer advance even the slightest bit.

The entire Peach Mountain, the entire Great Desolation—at this moment, time and space themselves seemed to lose all meaning.

Everyone stared fixedly at the purple giant eye slowly opening above the nine heavens.

The Eye of the Heavenly Dao!

It had appeared!

It had actually intervened in person for Venerable Yuanshi!

Venerable Yuanshi, who had been kneeling on the ground in utter despair, ready to embrace death, froze completely the moment he heard that voice.

He abruptly lifted his head. When he saw that familiar purple giant eye, boundless ecstasy instantly erupted from his formerly lifeless gaze.

"The Heavenly Dao! It's the Heavenly Dao!"

"Hahaha! The Heavenly Dao has come to save me!"

Venerable Yuanshi scrambled to his feet. The terror, despair, and humiliation from before all vanished without a trace at that moment.

He straightened his back, and that lofty arrogance of one who viewed all living beings as ants returned to his face.

Pointing at Qin Mu, he let out a brazen laugh like one who had survived a calamity.

"Qin Mu, you wretch, do you see that?"

"The Heavenly Dao stands on my side! I am of Pangu's Orthodox Lineage, a Saint