The Liu Earth Badger constellation, where the Miaochen Realm was located, differed from the Kui Wood Wolf constellation, where Immortal Lord Cangwu guarded the gateway.
Within the Kui Wood Wolf constellation, nearly one-third of the inhabited worlds had fallen into the Heavenly Demons' territory, becoming part of the Heavenly Demon Realm and fertile soil for breeding Heavenly Demons. In such an environment, the Devil Ancestor could draw upon an unimaginably terrifying amount of Heavenly Demon origin to manifest an external form and wield strength comparable to a peak Celestial Immortal!
Though the Liu Earth Badger constellation contained many inhabited worlds and was likewise filled with vast numbers of Native Heavenly Demons and Mutated Heavenly Demons, few worlds had completely fallen into demonic domains.
In other words, the Devil Ancestor's manifested external form here was far less terrifying than the one before.
This was one reason Shen Mo had chosen the Miaochen Realm as the battlefield. It could weaken the Heavenly Demon progenitor to the greatest possible extent.
If the Devil Ancestor had not taken the bait, so be it. But since he had fallen into the snare, Shen Mo naturally intended to give him a proper "welcome."
The instant he detected the Devil Ancestor manifesting his external form, Shen Mo activated the effects of numerous Destinies upon himself, forcibly suppressing the curse Dao inflicted on him by the ominous foul water, then charged over alongside Yang Jingmu.
After rapidly exchanging a few words with Yang Jingmu through divine sense, Shen Mo unleashed his Primordial Unity Dharma Manifestation and brought every method of his Dao cultivation to bear as he charged at the Devil Ancestor's external form.
The Devil Ancestor's external form was far less powerful and terrifying than when it had attacked Shen Mo on previous occasions. It could only