"If you really kill him, I'm afraid you'll never find the Heavenly Dao's traces."
A voice suddenly appeared. It sounded somewhat familiar, but more importantly, that finger stopped in its tracks.
"It's you?"
A killing intent welled up within the Heaven River, as if it was no stranger to Zhishou either.
"Back then, when I entered the Central Continent, were you the one secretly watching me all along?"
Zhishou replied calmly and frankly, "That's right. It was indeed me. And it wasn't just you, either. The other one sent people here too. I know that as well."
"Isn't it because you wanted to confirm the Heavenly Dao's condition?"
Zhishou's voice carried a trace of mockery. For a moment, the Heaven River surged in response.
"You were also the one who tricked my disciple into establishing a different Dao Path!"
Killing intent filled the Heaven River, spreading in every direction. Everyone on the vast stone platform suddenly felt a bone-deep chill, as if they'd fallen into an ice cellar.
The immense pressure was so great that no one dared make the slightest movement.
The Artifact Spirit still felt shaken. Even in the Sea of Consciousness, it could sense that heaven-crushing pressure. It had already ducked its head and was cursing nonstop.
Naturally, it was cursing the Heavenly Dao.
"Bastard! With a mess this huge, don't tell me we're supposed to deal with an opponent like this ourselves? Is the Heavenly Dao even human?"
"The Heavenly Dao was never human."
Hanyu sighed helplessly in agreement. It sounded less like a statement of fact and more like an insult.
Of course, more than anything, he felt helpless about the Central Continent's predicament. Damn it, even someone at this ancient, fossilized level had come out.
He really couldn't save them.
Not only could he