Within the Heavenly Realm, the World-Opening Primordial Spirit and the Desolate Gods radiated waves of suppressed emotion.
Not only had this move won them no advantage whatsoever, they had instead handed the Netherworld over entirely.
Just as the gods were feeling humiliated, they suddenly discovered that the power under their control had grown stronger.
"The outer evils of the present world not only failed to strip away our authority like those in the Netherworld, but actually allowed us to do this?" A Desolate God manipulated the laws of the present world and asked in disbelief.
"Yes, shouldn't they be like the outer evils of the Netherworld, seeking to seize our world?"
"It seems the two sides of outer evils already bore grudges against each other," said the World-Opening Primordial Spirit. "Earlier, I even saw them launch a sneak attack on those outer evils in the Netherworld."
"Even so, with the world divided three ways, they hold roughly half of it. Are they truly going to give it up just like that?"
Some Desolate Gods voiced their doubts. Since the Eight Immortals had struck first and used formations to assist them, they had essentially circulated and absorbed more than half the world's primordial qi.
Had the World-Opening Primordial Spirit not broken the cauldrons and sunk the boats, using the innate indestructible spiritual light to seize the position of Lord of the Heavenly Dao—
he and the Desolate Gods would not even have secured twenty percent, and ten percent of that was merely his guaranteed share as the World-Opening Primordial Spirit.
One of the more composed Desolate Gods tested the authority he had gained again. Finding that he truly could control both the present world and the Heavenly Realm, he stated with certainty, "No matter what they are thinking, the authority now