The youthful evil god seated on a lotus dais in the Blood Sea glanced at Yu Chen and sneered repeatedly.
"Powerful indeed, but the aftermath is endless. If it had not been fired within my Blood Sea formation, the shockwaves alone would have been enough to pierce the crust and dissolve all manner of primordial energies accumulated underground."
"Then the Earthly Baleful Poison Fire, the turbid Killing Intent of the earth veins, and all sorts of foul Killing Intent would surge up to the surface. The harm would surpass the current drought in the mortal world, spreading poison without end."
"It is also because the Heavenly Realm is sealed and the operation of the laws and principles of the Five Elements is restricted. Otherwise, the Five Directional Gods would never permit such a divine ability to appear in the world."
As he spoke, the youthful evil god looked again at Yu Chen and shook his head. "Besides, without Fellow Daoist and Tongtian intervening, even if this divine ability were created, it would suffer a severe backlash. At best, the embryonic Dao Fruit would shatter and the natal treasure would collapse. At worst, body and soul would both be destroyed, leaving one forever beyond rebirth."
"Then would Fellow Daoist be interested in trying this Divine Thunder Cannon?"
As he spoke, a murky, ash-gray bolt of lightning emerged at Yu Chen's fingertips.
"Oh? Yu Chen, surely you do not think that because Tongming managed to blast apart the blood lotuses in the formation, it can affect me as well! Besides, did Tongming truly succeed? Or rather, was the one who succeeded truly Tongming?"
The evil god in the Blood Sea threw back his head and laughed. Though his words dripped with disdain,
the lotus beneath him gently opened and closed. Petal after