Even though Emperor Donghua had cast aside all reservations and used every trump-card divine ability at his disposal, occasionally blasting several black shadows apart, the black shadows now re-formed more slowly than before. Yet there were still more than twenty of them, vastly outnumbering him. Even two fists could not defeat four hands, much less one against twenty.
As for Yuanshi Tianzun, he could only stay behind Emperor Donghua, holding open the supreme treasure, the "Eight Scenery Palace Lantern," and struggling to keep himself alive. It was difficult for him to offer Emperor Donghua any useful help.
Of course, Yuanshi Tianzun had no shortage of good things in his hands. Before leaving the Three Pure Heavens this time, he had brought not only treasures from the Dao Sect's treasury, but Lingbao Immortal Emperor had also left him many life-saving items. If he truly wanted to leave, even in such circumstances, Yuanshi Tianzun could manage it.
It was simply that every one of those treasures was incomparably precious, and unless there was truly no other way, Yuanshi Tianzun did not want to use them lightly. Besides, the purpose of your trip here was to seal the Ancient Demonic Creature. If you fled in defeat without doing anything, not only would he be unable to bear the humiliation personally, but the original purpose of this operation would become a joke as well.
In Yuanshi Tianzun's view, before leaving, he at least had to try using the sealing treasures in his possession to see whether they could affect the Ancient Demonic Creature. With Emperor Donghua holding back the pressure in front of him, as long as he found an opening, he believed he still had a chance to do it.
Beyond all those reasons, the most crucial one was that Yuanshi Tianzun believed