[Though deception was hardly honorable, it proved remarkably effective. When the news reached Emperor Donghua's disciple, the disciple was shocked and enraged, immediately activating an emergency token and forcing Emperor Donghua out of seclusion ahead of schedule. Upon learning the news, Emperor Donghua rushed without pause to the vicinity of the Land of Chaos... Yet he had barely traveled far before running into you.
But now that he had seen it was you, Emperor Donghua felt considerably more at ease. Though the two of you had not gotten along pleasantly, he held your strength in the highest regard. Thus, he understood that with you present, even if Moro's true body entered the Three Pure Heavens, no great turmoil would arise... Given Moro's grudge over you blocking his path, you would never simply watch Emperor Donghua be slaughtered by Moro. You were the sort who would choose to intervene and save him...]
[Yet unlike Emperor Donghua's good mood, you clearly had no time to reminisce with this old acquaintance with whom you bore a slight grudge. Before parting at the exit, however, you seemed to think of something and began assessing Emperor Donghua's cultivation and strength anew.
Among powerhouses of the Imperial Realm, Emperor Donghua, Yuanshi, Lingbao, and the others had broken through within a relatively short span of one another, no more than several tens of millions of years apart. Yet with the aid of the Void Sea rune, Emperor Donghua's current strength carried the air of leaving everyone else in the dust.
As you considered the information you had gathered about Emperor Donghua over the years, you realized with alarm that he had yet to completely refine the Void Sea rune, yet his cultivation had already progressed this far. Once he truly refined it, he might genuinely break through