Crack! Rumble!
Though most of it had faded into illusion, the face in the sky did not dissipate. It seemed to be unleashing a furious roar, and the Eye of Heavenly Punishment radiated Extreme Evil's emotions.
Whoosh!
A gentle breeze stirred.
At the bottom of the hundred-mile crater, wisps of ash gathered, coalescing into a human figure. It was none other than Fang Yuan!
Sizzle!
Dark clouds churned. The face seemed to be roaring, and lightning flashed, yet it simply could not strike.
"Extreme Evil... Are you unwilling to accept this? What a pity... You're only a parasite of the Heavenly Dao—no, the Way of Heavenly Punishment! Your influence is truly limited. Even if you turned me into the most heinous sinner, I survived the tribulation, so there's nothing you can do about it. Hahaha..."
Fang Yuan's body was completely naked, yet he threw back his head and laughed heartily. "You tried to kill me... and ended up saving me! When the tribulation first appeared, I knew I might not survive it, especially with the interference of the insights into the Great Dao. So from the very beginning, I made my decision: I didn't need to worry about any other path. I would focus entirely on comprehending the Undying Great Dao!"
"The world must maintain balance. A tribulation is a punishment, but the heavier the punishment, the greater the reward must be. The more insights into the supreme Great Dao I received, the more my comprehension of the Undying Law advanced by leaps and bounds... At the very end, I abandoned my clone and focused my true body entirely on comprehending the Undying Great Dao. In the end, I barely managed to achieve it!"
If he had tried to comprehend another Great Dao and divided his attention, it would have