Within the Netherworld, Emperor Shun raised his head to look toward the mortal realm. His two imperial consorts, Ehuang and Nüying, stood at his side.
"Husband? That Daoist Tongtian possesses no small amount of divine power. To condense such an illusory station of authority in so short a time, he will likely be difficult to deal with. Should we take some precautions?"
"It is nothing. Tongtian's move may look impressive, but in truth, he is merely using his own aura to imitate the Dao principles and laws of heaven and earth. The fact that he can develop it to such a degree only proves that this fellow has considerable insight into the authorities of the Netherworld. But the authority to guard the realms of yin and yang lies in my hands. He cannot get around—"
Before Emperor Shun could finish speaking, a bad feeling suddenly rose within his heart. He abruptly lifted his head toward Tongtian's direction, then carefully sensed the Dao principles and laws operating throughout heaven and earth.
In the unseen depths, some force seemed to be usurping his authority.
"So this is your trump card? To steal authority—you truly have monstrous nerve!"
Emperor Shun took a step forward. Layer upon layer of divine wheels emerged behind his head, within them suffused with the aura of moral virtue, merit virtue, blessed virtue, sage virtue, and yin virtue. They drew inward and gathered upon a divine authority.
As Emperor Shun stepped forward again and again, he transformed into boundless clear light that swept across nearly half the Netherworld. All manner of his past achievements in the mortal realm, along with phantom concepts of his authority's might, divine power, divine realm, and more, surfaced one by one. Then they suddenly converged, using the imperial aura he had once gathered as