Xuandu's expression did not change.
The Chaos Bead hovered above his palm, its forty-nine Chaos Restrictions circulating without end.
He raised his hand and threw a punch.
The Fist Aura roared like a dragon, carrying boundless Blood Qi and a fierce Martial Dao Will.
It slammed violently into the Heavenly Dao Power.
Houtu raised her hand, and Samsara Dao Patterns surged from her palm.
The Great Earth Origin surged like a tidal wave, transforming into a Chaos Light Pillar that crashed violently into the Heavenly Dao Power.
"Boom!"
The three forces collided once more.
The void shattered, and laws were annihilated.
Hongjun's body swayed slightly as he took half a step back.
Xuandu retreated several steps, his face faintly pale.
Houtu's body swayed, the light in her Chaos Color eyes flickering uncertainly.
Yet she did not retreat, and neither did Xuandu.
The two stood side by side in the void.
One in azure, the other in goose yellow.
Two figures, bearing two auras at the peak of the Nine Heavens Peak.
They pressed down upon the Grey Clad Figure once more.
Hongjun looked at the two figures and their resolute eyes.
Silence.
After a long while.
He slowly spoke.
"Xuandu. Houtu."
"You are indeed very strong."
"But you cannot kill me."
"Because I am the incarnation of the Heavenly Dao."
"Because I command the Jade Disk of Fortune."
"Because I am Dao Ancestor Hongjun."
Xuandu looked at him, the corners of his lips slowly lifting into a smile.
That smile was cold, like Eternal Ice.
"Dao Ancestor is right."
"This disciple truly cannot kill Dao Ancestor."
"But this disciple can hold Dao Ancestor back."
"Until the Heavenly Dao collapses, until destiny is overturned."
"Until Yuanshi dies, until Laozi dies, until Jieyin Zhunti die."
"Until all Heavenly Dao Sages fall, until