The many Eternal Realm powerhouses present suddenly stiffened.
They all looked into the distance, frowning deeply, as a thought suddenly entered each of their minds.
The mission had changed!
"Stop the birth of another universe?"
"What exactly is the supreme rules doing? Then what does everything we paid for in this battle amount to?"
"What!?"
"If we don't stop it, we may all be in danger of falling?"
"The danger comes from the person before us. Once that universe awakens, his strength will soar by a huge margin. By then, even all of us together won't be his match. We'll probably be crushed with ease!"
"How could this happen?"
"..."
The powerhouses were instantly dumbfounded. How could this be?
They all looked toward Lin Cheng. He had stopped attacking as well, merely watching them with a smile, vicious light flickering in his eyes. Clearly, he had already marked them down. It was too late to regret their actions and surrender now.
"What do we do!?"
"There's no choice. We can only follow the supreme rules' instructions. Send two people to stop the new universe from being born, while the rest continue holding this person down. It doesn't matter if we can't kill him in a short time, but once that universe is born, according to the information conveyed by the supreme rules, we'll certainly die!"
"Of two evils, choose the lesser!"
"I agree. Split off two people, complete the mission quickly, then return to support the others. The rest will keep this fellow tied down!"
"Fine, it's settled!"
"Wait!"
"What is it?"
"The supreme rules have sent another message!"
Suddenly, another powerhouse frowned and spoke up in warning. Everyone's expressions shifted slightly, and they immediately began to sense it. A moment later, one of them looked shocked. "What's going on?