"Enough, old man. Stop grumbling." The Stone Emperor slowly straightened. "It's only a wisp of killing intent.
"Now that you've emerged, I presume the other fellow Daoists have too?"
"This opportunity comes once in a thousand years. This time, we must uncover the truth about these gods of faith.
"Even Amitabha and Gouchen have become gods of faith. If we delay any longer, their numbers will only grow as more Great Emperors attain the Dao."
Xiaoyao Heavenly Venerable sighed.
In truth, he had no interest in gods of faith. His method of prolonging his life had never depended on such things.
As long as the Forbidden Zone Supremes had not all died out, he could keep setting his sights on other Supreme Beings.
But every Supreme Being in the forbidden zones had agreed to emerge this time. If he alone objected, he would surely expose himself, so he had no choice but to grit his teeth and emerge.
The Stone Emperor briefly probed with his divine sense and found that two forbidden zones in the Big Dipper Star Domain were boiling like volcanoes. Terrifying auras of the ultimate Dao spread through the universe, one after another.
At that moment, the two forbidden zones resembled enormous stars. Streaks of immortal light blazed brilliantly, illuminating the farthest reaches of the universe.
"To think they still have the guts. The gods of faith haven't scared them witless. Looks like they really mean to stake their lives on this." The Stone Emperor rose, supporting himself with the Heavenly Desolation Halberd. Under his command, the divine power of the Imperial Dao within him seethed in full.
"By the way, I never expected an old fellow like you to be so proficient in the Dao of time. Your mastery is quite impressive."
The Stone Emperor spoke