"The power of heavenly tribulation was not something mortals could touch."
Tu Bo transmitted to Houtu.
It was a power belonging to the Great Dao and the Heavenly Dao, touching upon forbidden domains. Even he had no choice but to treat it with caution.
"I saw a cluster of golden Glazed Fire on him."
Houtu said.
"It seemed very much like what you once told me about."
Tu Bo's enormous face underwent another drastic change—solemnity, shock, uncertainty. Too much was entangled in this.
"Tu Bo, now that you know, it is impossible for me to let this human go."
The Heavenly Dao stood with hands behind its back, radiating awe.
Tu Bo hesitated. Di Jiang and Ye Tian quietly absorbed the surrounding spiritual energy, striving to recover one point of their strength, while Xuanming remained suppressed.
The situation settled into a delicate calm.
"You cannot touch this human either."
Tu Bo said in a deep voice, as though he had finally made a certain decision.
"What? You intend to stop me?"
The Heavenly Dao's tone grew increasingly icy, and the weather around them swiftly darkened.
"There is too much involved. I cannot gamble on this. I must protect him. If it later proves not to be what I suspect, I can return him to you. But for now, you cannot harm him."
Tu Bo said.
"You are merely some insignificant marquis of the ghost realm. I am the sovereign of heaven and earth in this world. I merely showed you a little courtesy. Do you truly think I fear you?"
The Heavenly Dao's tone was plainly hostile. With a sweep of its sleeve, wild winds instantly howled.
"That is right, I am indeed merely an insignificant marquis of the ghost realm. But there is nothing you can do to me