"Any attack aimed at him will bring the thunder crashing down. This time, he won't have a chance."
Even if his true body wanted to descend, he would first need to gather an imprint to serve as its coordinates.
The Underworld Devil Lord's Dark Resurrection hid everything that made him who he was within the Concept Logic permeating this stretch of spacetime.
In that state, he had neither thought nor awareness. Every imprint of his mind merged into the concept.
Only at a certain moment would those imprints suddenly gather, passing from intangible to tangible. In an instant, they would devour all the power in nearby concepts and descend once more as an avatar.
That instant of formation was when he was most vulnerable.
That was why Li Qing had not struck at once with the Heart-Destroying Sword to erase the imprint the Underworld Devil Lord had merged into the logic!
Everything he had done was to control every possible variable!
In the void beyond the Nine Provinces Four Regions and the Spiritual Essence World!
The Bright Heavenly Emperor lay hidden in the void, silently watching the battles that had just unfolded.
He, too, had begun to see what was happening. "Impressive. Truly impressive!"
"He's been playing everyone in the palm of his hand."
"The Underworld Devil Lord doesn't seem to be dead. I wonder if he knows?"
"His next target should be the Radiant Emperor."
As he pondered, another message from Li Qing's projection entered his mind.
The Bright Heavenly Emperor narrowed his eyes. "Heh. Just as I thought, the Radiant Emperor is next."
"But once I make a move, the Underworld Devil Lord will sense my presence."
"The Radiant Emperor will notice that something is amiss, too, but he'll have a hard time suspecting me."
The Bright Heavenly