Although the Primordial Great Heavenly Venerate's presence was like the blazing sun, resplendent and impossible to gaze upon directly.
There were still some beings who had engraved their innate arrogance and conceit into the deepest parts of their lives, turning it into an irrepressible instinct.
For instance, above the Moon Capital at this very moment.
"What a joke! Some fellow suddenly popped out of that filthy place down below and started spouting nonsense about taking charge of the Heavenly Mandate and establishing heavenly laws?"
"That's right. What a poor, wretched place it is down there!"
"Our Moon Capital hasn't even stepped forward, yet some nobody from who-knows-where dares to prattle on about the Heavenly Mandate?"
The moment those words were spoken.
The [Sages] of the Moon Capital all chimed in.
"Exactly!"
"Merely ants from the surface!"
"And they dare speak of the Heavenly Mandate?"
One Moon Capital [Sage] sneered.
Then.
His expression abruptly changed.
"Rumble!"
The Three Thousand laws that constituted This Realm transformed into invisible chains and descended from the heavens.
A terrifying power capable of obliterating all gods and demons instantly erased him completely, bit by bit, from flesh to soul!
Nor was that all. The [Sages] who had likewise spoken disrespectfully and pointed fingers at the Primordial Great Heavenly Venerate were also within the reach of this heavenly punishment.
Nearly sixty percent of the Moon Capital's [Sages] were severely wounded in that instant. The mark of heavenly punishment was branded upon both their bodies and souls, forcing them to suffer soul-piercing agony at every moment!
This pain would accompany them for endless ages!
The remaining [Sages] raised their heads in terror. Faintly, they heard a Daoic voice coming from the very origin of heaven and earth:
"Those who insult the Dao shall enter Avici."
In this world,