Zhenyuanzi fell silent for a moment, then slowly said, "So you came to investigate? You even... attacked Fellow Daoist Yang Mei?"
Yahweh shook his head slightly. "We did not attack first.
"This... Yang Mei was the one who discovered us. He said nothing and attacked us outright. We were only defending ourselves."
Yang Mei let out a cold laugh. "Defending yourselves? You three were sneaking around near the Primordial Wilderness's borders, furtively investigating, and you call that self-defense?"
Zeus snapped angrily, "We were only investigating! We didn't invade!"
Odin said gravely, "Besides, your world is expanding too quickly. We have the right to know why."
The two sides were on the verge of a clash, and the tension had reached its peak.
Zhenyuanzi raised a hand, signaling for both sides to calm down. He looked at the three Outer Gods and slowly said:
"I am Zhenyuanzi, Lord of the Earth Dao of the Primordial Wilderness. These two are Hong Yun and Yinyang, both Primordial Chaos Great Luo Golden Immortals of the Primordial Wilderness.
"We truly hadn't noticed the expansion of the Primordial Wilderness you mentioned. But since you've brought it up, we do need to investigate the matter."
He paused, then continued, "However, it's also true that you approached the borders of the Primordial Wilderness without notice and spied on its true situation.
"Calamity Qi is now coming from the chaos. Does it have anything to do with you?"
Yahweh shook his head. "Calamity Qi? What Calamity Qi?"
Zhenyuanzi raised his hand, and the mark of Calamity Qi appeared in his palm.
The three Outer Gods' expressions changed when they saw the aura.
Odin said gravely, "This is... the aura of a World Tribulation!
"Every world will draw this kind of Calamity Qi when it expands to a certain extent.