The Saint had actually been injured!
And he had suffered a grievous wound—a severed finger. Ever since Dao Ancestor Hongjun had proved the Dao and become the Primordial World's First Saint, the Primordial World had regarded Saints as supreme beings who ruled over Heaven and Earth.
All the beings of the Primordial World believed Saints upheld the Heavenly Dao, were immortal and indestructible, and were sacred and inviolable—in a word, invincible. The Dao Ancestor had also said that although Primordial Grand Unity Golden Immortals stood on the same level as Saints, they lacked the power of having their Primordial Spirits entrusted to the Heavenly Dao. Therefore, in the Primordial World, they should theoretically be weaker than Saints.
Yet in the battle between East King Duke and the Jade Purity Saint, the latter seemed able only to defend, with no chance to strike back. It was as though their positions had been reversed.
This battle was even more shocking than East King Duke's earlier fight with Zhunti. Zhunti had been suppressed and sealed, losing face, but his Saint Body had remained unharmed. This time, Primordial had both lost face and suffered an injury.
The Three Pure Ones were descendants of Pangu, with extraordinary status, and the three Saints were all supremely revered. Everyone had thought that, as the Three Pure Ones as One, they stood at the very peak of the Primordial World. Yet they had repeatedly suffered setbacks at East King Duke's hands.
It couldn't be that Primordial Heavenly Lord, as a Saint, was too weak. Clearly, he wasn't. He wielded the Pangu Banner, one of the Three Treasures of Creation, and possessed a body full of top-grade spiritual treasures. His power and Saintly Might had been plain to see when he used his magic earlier.
There was only one