Gu Hui nodded. "No need to thank me. Cultivate diligently. Sooner or later, that fellow will descend upon the Great Thousand World again, in an even stronger form and with even greater power."
Xiao Yan asked in confusion, "Will even Ancestor be unable to do anything then?"
Gu Hui shook his head. "If I fail to break through again, then I won't be his match either.
"He has yet to return to his peak, after all. He has only just emerged from the seal, and his strength has not fully recovered.
"After this battle, he should need more than a decade to recuperate. Strive to break through, all of you.
"The stronger you are, the greater your ability to survive when that time comes."
Gu Hui returned to the Xiao Clan and relayed the situation regarding the Sky Evil God.
For a time, everyone in the Xiao Clan entered seclusion, all hoping to advance further within a short period.
Unknowingly, another twenty years passed.
On this day, energy surged within Gu Hui's body inside the secret chamber.
Metal-attributed spiritual energy, incomparably sharp, shot into the sky with an edge capable of tearing apart heaven and earth.
Vibrant wood-attributed spiritual energy, water-attributed spiritual energy that blanketed heaven and earth, fire-attributed spiritual energy that burned all things, sturdy and heavy earth-attributed spiritual energy, thunderous power containing both destruction and vitality, and Yin-Yang power formed by two fish circling each other.
Outside, the battle had long since engulfed the heavens. Aside from Gu Hui, who was in seclusion, his three wives and children had all joined the battlefield.
They suppressed the Demon Emperors of the Outer Realm Demon Clan, yet they were still no match for the Sky Evil God.
Though they had all reached Saint Grade Peak, they had ultimately yet