"Big brother, what do we do now?"
"What do we do? How would I know!"
Di Jun slumped onto his throne, covering his face with both hands. His voice carried endless exhaustion. "Although we've mastered the Heavenly Cycle Star-Fighting Formation, it can't unleash its proper power against Zhu Jiuyin's Time Law.
"We can't even deal with Zhu Jiuyin alone, let alone Dijiang! And then there's that terrifying Pangu True Body..."
"Is our Demon Clan truly doomed to cling to life on this Sun Star, never to see the day we rise?"
A deathly silence fell over the Main Hall.
Bai Ze and Fuxi stood below, exchanging helpless glances without a word.
Just then, the oppressive might of Heaven's Way descended upon the Sun God Palace without warning.
Hum-
The space at the center of the Main Hall twisted slightly, and an illusory figure slowly appeared.
He wore grayish-white Daoist robes and held the Jade Disc of Creation. His face was as still as an ancient well, as though he had become one with heaven and earth.
"Dao Ancestor?!"
Di Jun, Taiyi, and the others blanched and hastily prostrated themselves.
"We pay our respects to the Dao Ancestor!"
Old Ancestor Hongjun swept his indifferent gaze over those kneeling on the floor before finally resting it on Di Jun.
"Di Jun, do you acknowledge your wrongdoing?" Hongjun's voice was ethereal and distant, yet carried an authority that brooked no resistance.
"Di Jun acknowledges his wrongdoing!"
Di Jun trembled all over and hurriedly kowtowed. "I should never have tried to seize the primordial purple qi and act against heaven. Please punish me, Dao Ancestor!"
"Primordial purple qi is the foundation of Heaven's Way. It belongs to those destined to receive it. If you insist on taking what is not yours, you will naturally