"It isn't time for us to act yet," said the Demon Emperor Who Upends All Living Beings, his cold, ever-shifting voice echoing through the air.
The Five Immortals had mixed feelings. There was nothing they could do to change the outcome now!
The Underworld Devil Lord's gaze deepened. "I never expected it to be him."
"The ability to lock down the future?"
"The first Fate-less One in this world!"
"Li Qing has appeared too. He must know Li Qinglian can't win, so he's come to fight in his place!"
Surprise flashed through his eyes, followed by contemplation.
"The treasure in Xuanyuan Changlong's hands has probably caught the attention of this world's Immortal Realm and Logic Anomalies!"
"If I act, I'll expose myself at once!"
"The treasure in Li Qing's hands can lock down the past and hold the Hundred Schools!"
"The treasure in Xuanyuan Changlong's hands can lock down the future. One past, one future—it's hard to choose!"
"I'll let you have the future for now. Once I obtain the past, become the Ninth Immortal, and take control of this world, all of it will be mine in the end."
The Underworld Devil Lord had made his choice!
Within the consciousness of the Three Great Devil Kings, the Radiant Emperor's gaze deepened.
"Hm? Locking down the future amid such chaos in the workings of Heaven?"
"I seem to have seen that thing somewhere. My original self encountered it in the distant past."
Questions flashed through the Radiant Emperor's mind, but he could not recall that memory. It seemed to exist in a dreamlike haze.
It was a crucial piece of memory he had lost!
"Everything hinges on the past. I'll let you have the future for now. Once I have the past, I'll find a chance to take that thing