This was a naked, open scheme, because the three Immortal Venerables had no choice: either sit back and watch Immortal Venerable Pangu return to life, or strike to erase him, only to add their power to the resurrection ceremony!
What allowed Xiao Ying and the others to recover from their fright was that, fortunately, the three Immortal Venerables' attacks targeted only the Pangu Will. They did not touch Xiao Ying and the others, nor did they visibly damage the heaven-earth crystal wall or Pangu Space. It was like striking an ox through a barrier with pinpoint precision.
Otherwise, even the tiniest trace of fallout from an Immortal Venerable's attack could have unleashed a Doomstorm upon the Pangu World and wiped out countless people of the Great Huan Celestial Dynasty.
Xiao Ying, Hongjun, Bai Ze, and the other officiants in particular would have suffered grievous injuries, if they survived at all.
Then they truly would have "died before their campaign could triumph"!
The boundless, immeasurable light gradually dissipated.
A streak of black light descended from the sky and shot into Xiao Ying's body like lightning. It was the World-Destroying Black Lotus, which had been blotting out the sky and sun as it resisted attacks from beyond the world. Something had inexplicably shattered its defense, and it automatically returned to its owner, Xiao Ying.
Given the terrifying power of the World-Destroying Black Lotus, its being forcibly broken could only mean that one of the Immortal Venerables-or all three-had casually tampered with it, allowing the immortals and gods outside to invade the Pangu World!
Rumble...
With the World-Destroying Black Lotus gone, the scene of "heaven and earth shaking, the firmament splitting, and wind and clouds roaring" returned. The Pangu World immediately descended into turmoil and uproar.
Fortunately, the Heaven-Supporting Giant Tower held