"Chu Jiang is the piece Immeasurable Tribulation Venerable placed on the Blue Star Federation's board?"
"And he didn't just replace someone—he handed an entire branch of the Primordial Dao over to the shadow?"
True Lord Wuluo's expression changed drastically.
"So, you've been exposed?"
"Yeah. Exposed."
Su Yuan nodded helplessly.
Last time, he'd managed to evade detection under the nose of Immeasurable Tribulation Venerable's Avatar because that Avatar didn't contain much of the Primordial Dao. It was just a powerful shadow.
But now, Chu Jiang wielded the Primordial Dao with overwhelming superiority. It was inevitable that he'd be exposed!
There was no time to undo what had happened, so Su Yuan and Su You Li no longer spoke through telepathy. Their final exchange was laid bare for everyone present to hear.
Star River Heavenly Lord, Chen Nuoyi, and Qi Hanyua also changed expressions, turning wary eyes toward Chu Jiang.
And the Taixu Heavenly Lord, who had seemed so amiable just moments ago, slowly curled his lips into an eerie smile.
"I was planning to keep up the act a little longer, but someone has no sense of fun and couldn't wait to expose the truth."
"Heh. This game isn't nearly as fun now."
Chu Jiang's voice grew chilling, and his gaze settled on Su Yuan like a venomous snake.
"I never expected that, after an entire epoch, a new cultivator would walk the Primordial Dao. It seems you even managed to hide it from my true self."
"But you were still found out in the end. A threat like you ought to be eliminated as soon as possible."
At those words, cold enough to pierce to the bone, Su Yuan drew a deep breath, his heart heavy.
When he'd accepted the task of determining whether the Ten Great Heavenly Lords had