The chests of the Supreme Beings churned with pent-up fury, and even their divine senses trembled.
They had originally lain dormant within the forbidden zones, peacefully prolonging their lives and keeping out of worldly conflicts. Yet because of a dispute over a supreme treasure, they had now been driven into a desperate situation where their foundations were about to be lost and there was nowhere left for them to stay.
After a moment of silence, an aged divine-sense fluctuation erupted from the depths of Undying Mountain, shaking the Void. Filled with extreme unwillingness, it demanded in a deep voice:
"Heavenly Emperor!
The Life Forbidden Zones have been the foundation upon which we Supreme Beings have stood since ancient times! With a single word today, you seek to seize them by force. Isn't that going too far?"
Wang Xuan's gaze fell upon Undying Mountain, piercing through layers of restrictions and clearly seeing, in the deepest part of the forbidden zone, a withered old man on the verge of death. Sealed beneath layers of Immortal Source, he was barely clinging to life.
"The treasures of heaven and earth belong to those of virtue."
Wang Xuan's tone was calm, yet every word rang like steel and echoed throughout the heavens. "You old undead creatures occupy the places where the universe's origin lies, bring calamity upon the universe, and disregard all living beings.
"Now that I have attained the Dao as the Heavenly Emperor, my virtue illuminates the universe, and my blessings extend to the Ten Thousand Races of all heavens. Naturally, I surpass you by ten thousandfold.
"This land of the universe's origin should rightfully be under my control."
Beneath the Void, the Supreme Beings of the various forbidden zones cursed inwardly.
Virtue?
What bullshit virtue!
Wasn't it just because your fists were