Then Tongtian turned into a streak of light and flew toward the human race.
Meanwhile, at Shouyang Mountain, Ling Wudao and Eastern Emperor Taiyi stared at each other for a moment before Ling Wudao suddenly threw out two Explosion Talismans.
Eastern Emperor Taiyi frowned at the sight!
Because the talismans Ling Wudao had thrown were not aimed at him, but at the stone statues of Nüwa and Taiqing.
Boom!
The two blood-red talismans touched the stone statues and exploded instantly. In the blink of an eye, the statues turned to ashes and vanished into the void.
Suirenshi and the remaining humans were utterly horrified at the sight.
After all, these were statues of Saints. Once the statues were destroyed, the Saints would surely sense it. If they punished them now, it would undoubtedly be a catastrophe that would wipe out the human race.
Suirenshi said, "Wudao, do you know the consequences of doing this?"
"Once the statues are destroyed, the Saints will surely sense it. If they punish us, our human race will be finished."
Ling Wudao sneered. "Punishment? Are they worthy of punishing the human race?"
"Three Ancestors, after Saint Nüwa created us, did she ever care whether we lived or died?"
"She gave us life, but we also helped her attain the Saint Position."
"We revered her as the Holy Mother of the human race, allowing her to enjoy half of our race's fortune. Yet when the human race faced danger, did she ever appear to help us?"
"And Saint Taiqing. He established the Human Religion among the human race and used our race's fortune to help himself become a Saint, but did he ever enlighten the human race?"
"Other than accepting Xuan Du as his disciple, all he did was give the human race a Golden Core Great Dao to cultivate. You probably still don't know this, do you?"
"This so-called Golden Core Great Dao is actually a method used to suppress the growth of the human race."
Then Ling Wudao explained the drawbacks of the Golden Core Great Dao.
Only then did the humans understand the flaws of the Golden Core Great Dao.
However, Eastern Emperor Taiyi, standing above in the void, had already lost his patience.
"Boy, I have no interest in listening to the affairs of your human race any longer. Now, I want to see just how capable you really are."
As soon as he finished speaking, Eastern Emperor Taiyi raised his hand and condensed a fireball, then hurled it toward Ling Wudao.
Seeing his opponent attack, Ling Wudao did not indulge him. With a wave of his hand, a Silver Talisman flew out.
Boom!
The massive fireball struck the Silver Talisman and was instantly reflected back.
Eastern Emperor Taiyi was shocked by the sight. This fireball had been condensed from his Sun True Fire. Even cultivators at the Great Luo Golden Immortal Peak would not dare take it head-on.
Yet his opponent had deflected it with a single talisman. How could he not be shocked?
Seeing the fireball fly back, Eastern Emperor Taiyi reached out and grabbed it. The fireball instantly dissipated into the void.
"Boy, your methods are rather strange. Now let us have a proper fight!"
Just as Eastern Emperor Taiyi was about to make his move, a figure appeared in the void. "Di Jun, Eastern Emperor Taiyi, you had best stop now. Otherwise, I do not mind slaughtering all the hundreds of millions of troops of your demon race."
Hearing the voice, the two immediately looked toward the void.
When they saw that it was Tongtian, their expressions instantly darkened.
"Saint Tongtian, this is a matter between this emperor and the human race. I ask that you refrain from interfering."
Tongtian sneered. "I will protect the human race no matter what. If you insist on slaughtering them, then I can only slaughter the hundreds of millions of troops of your demon race."
At these words, Di Jun and Tai Yi's expressions grew even darker.
Tongtian's words were a blatant warning. If they dared attack the human race again, the hundreds of millions of demon soldiers would surely become ghosts beneath Tongtian's sword.
Seeing that matters had reached this point, Di Jun knew it was impossible to slaughter the human race and forge the Witch Slaughtering Sword.
Just as Di Jun was about to order a retreat, Jie Yin and Zhun Ti flew over from afar.
"Senior Brother Tongtian, this is the human race's great calamity. You should not interfere."
"Jie Yin, Zhun Ti, what are you doing in my eastern lands? Do you also intend to interfere in the affairs between the demon race and the human race?"
Jie Yin smiled faintly. "Senior Brother Tongtian, we must follow the greater trend of the Heavenly Dao. You seek to act against heaven, so my junior brother and I must stop you."
Upon hearing Jie Yin's words, Di Jun immediately said to him, "Thank you for your aid, Saint. Afterward, my demon race will surely offer a generous reward."
"There is no need. Go and do what you ought to do."
Hearing this, Di Jun immediately shouted to the hundreds of millions of demon soldiers behind him, "Kill!"
At his command, the hundreds of millions of demon soldiers flew toward the human race. But at that moment, a gentle voice filled with anger rang in everyone's ears.
"Di Jun, try touching the human race again."
Everyone present raised their heads and looked toward the distant void.
An incomparably beautiful figure flew over from afar. When Di Jun and Tai Yi saw this, their hearts instantly sank to the bottom.
Nüwa's appearance meant that Saint Taiqing and Saint Yuanshi had failed to stop her.
Their original plan had been for Taiqing and Yuanshi to intercept Nüwa while they took the opportunity to slaughter the human race and forge the Witch Slaughtering Sword.
The reason they had dared attack the human race was because Taiqing and Yuanshi had suggested it. They had also promised to stop Nüwa from aiding the human race, which was why they had dared to act.
But now that both Nüwa and Tongtian were here, they had no chance to strike.
Nüwa flew to Tongtian's side. "Thank you, Senior Brother, for helping the human race."
"It is nothing. All things possess a sliver of hope. The foundation of my Intercepting Sect is to seize that sliver of hope for all things, and the human race is naturally no exception."
"However, Junior Sister, why did you only appear now?"
Tongtian's question was exactly what the humans below wanted to ask. At that moment, the humans on the ground and Ling Wudao all stared fixedly at Nüwa, hoping she would give them an explanation.
"Alas!"
"To be honest, Senior Brother, I sensed it when the human race encountered this calamity. But when I wanted to come and aid them, Taiqing and Yuanshi appeared and intercepted me."
"If someone had not shattered Taiqing's stone statue and made him hesitate for a moment, I would not have been able to seize the chance to break through and come here."
Just as Nüwa finished speaking, two more figures flew over from afar. They were none other than Taiqing and Yuanshi, who had failed to stop Nüwa.
When the two arrived before everyone, Taiqing said, "Junior Sister Nüwa, this is the greater trend of the Heavenly Dao. I advise you not to interfere in the affairs between the human race and the demon race. If you insist on intervening, then when the Heavenly Dao sends down thunder punishment, you may risk falling from the Saint Position."
As soon as Taiqing finished speaking, a figure flew up from below.
The person who flew up was Ling Wudao. He gratefully said to Tongtian, "Thank you, Saint Tongtian, for coming to our aid. I, Ling Wudao, will remember such great kindness in my heart and repay it in the future."
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