Such Is Heaven's Will
No one had expected the situation to surge forward so abruptly. Halfway through the clash between the Five-Passes Devil Lord and the Ghost-Person Bodhisattva, they redirected their attacks toward the several factions watching from the sidelines.
Ni Mingdi had set his sights on the Jade Snail Giant Boat and the Myriad Phenomena Thousand Illusions Diagram, while the Five-Passes Devil Lord unleashed his vast magic power upon the Candle-Holding Holy Temple and Nine-Winged Golden Crow City, the two sect-defending treasures.
In that instant, the spectators who had been planning to watch the show were forcibly dragged onto the stage and swept into a chaotic melee.
"Damn it! Could those two old thieves have reached some agreement, intending to start with us?"
Inside the Nine-Winged Golden Crow City, Grandmaster Hunyuan was furious.
When squeezing persimmons, one always chose the softest ones. It was a simple principle.
How could shrewd, ghostlike figures such as Ni Mingdi and the Five-Passes Devil Lord fail to understand such a principle?
These two Immortal God experts had survived countless schemes and conspiracies. No one calculated gains and losses more carefully than they did. Even while fighting, they had likely been communicating in secret, negotiating terms and prices until they reached the most advantageous agreement possible.
"Ni Mingdi never had much will to fight the Five-Passes Devil Lord to begin with. In terms of strength, the three Ghost-Person Bodhisattvas truly are no match for him... But the Five-Passes Devil Lord has not truly descended from beyond the domain. He is merely an imprint of consciousness that was once hidden within the Five-Passes Sacred Armor and has temporarily awakened. If Ni Mingdi has helpers, then should they truly fight, victory or defeat would still be hard to predict."
Naturally, the two Immortal God experts understood