At the words "Heavenly Emperor," every god and demon grew solemn.
"Testing us?" A cold snort rang out. Lingbao Heavenly Venerable strode forward, his hands brushing the four Killing Swords hanging at his waist. Sword qi surged and ebbed, slicing through the void.
"The foundation of our faith is not to be touched. That is the iron law we established. If these Forbidden Zone Supremes come out, we kill them, one by one!"
Killing intent boiled over, and the temperature across the Vast Star Domain plummeted.
"Then what's there to talk about?" The Battle Holy Emperor shouldered his iron rod, his golden fur bristling and battle lust blazing in his eyes. "You old Daoist, the two of us can go up there and kill as many as we can!"
He commanded the Dao of Combat, growing stronger through battle. After fighting day after day in the Strange World, he had long since joined the foremost ranks of the innate gods and demons.
Now, the sight of the Forbidden Zone Supremes made his hands itch.
Several warlike gods and demons locked their auras onto the Cosmic Frontier. Battle was about to erupt.
"Wait," the Moral Heavenly Venerable said.
He sat astride the Green Ox, his expression serene, yet his voice drowned out the ringing of Lingbao Heavenly Venerable's swords.
"Old man, are you trying to stop me?" The Battle Holy Emperor frowned and planted his iron rod in the void, sending a ring of ripples outward.
"No." The Moral Heavenly Venerable shook his head. "The Forbidden Zone Supremes are a cancer upon the universe, but that does not mean they have no value."
The gods and demons fell silent, waiting for him to continue.
"The Heavenly Emperor once said that the universe needs whetstones.
"Only while the forbidden zones exist, with