"Command the Nine Hells and deliver them from the Five Sufferings; swallow the vastness and rule the universe. Those who follow me will enjoy blessings as mighty as mountains; those who slander me will sink into the deepest abyss." As a resonant voice rang out, the figure emerging from the Dao Hui Xi Yi Tu gradually took on solid form.
He wore a supreme seven-star crown, a robe of bright light and flying brocade studded with pearls, and a jade ornament of the Vermilion Emperor. Riding on nine-colored clouds and seated upon a nine-colored lion, he overlooked the vastness.
At first sight of him, He Heng knew his identity. The same was true of Daoist Zi Yuan and the other man.
The three bowed together to the figure. "Your junior disciples pay their respects to the First Supreme High Lord, Dao Lord Xu Huang."
"You may rise."
He gently raised a hand. A hazy Daoist aura burst from him and spread in every direction. The Dao Hui Xi Yi Tu then unfurled, covering the space before them.
"Xu Huang, do you think an avatar formed through an Innate Supreme Treasure can protect them from End Gui? How naive." Amid boundless darkness, the End Gui Dragon let out a low growl as the profound blackness closed in.
Dao Lord Xu Huang gazed at him calmly and shook his head. "You're wrong. Today, I intend not only to protect them as they leave, but also to put an end to you once and for all."
"Ridiculous. If you had the power to destroy End Gui, you wouldn't have joined the other five in choosing to suppress it back then." The End Gui Dragon growled in the darkness.
"Hah! You're wrong—terribly wrong." Dao Lord Xu Huang gave a cold laugh. "Though you are