A one-sided battle!
Heaven Gate City's fighters far outnumbered the Heavenly Dao Sect disciples and surpassed them in strength. By all rights, they should have overwhelmed them tenfold!
Yet in battle, they were the ones being crushed!
When the Black Baleful Army's Ten-Thousand-Person Battle Formations clashed with those of the Heavenly Dao Sect disciples, they shattered almost on contact!
Even when several formations attacked together, they were smashed apart like dry wood before a storm!
Morale plummeted!
And once morale collapsed, defeat came crashing down like a landslide!
None of this had been within Li Jiutian's expectations. Worse, it trampled on the authority Heaven Gate had built over countless years!
At last, Li Jiutian's gaze locked onto one figure.
Among the Heavenly Dao Sect's ranks, Su Hu had not joined the battle. He stood with sword in hand, his gaze passing through the chaotic battlefield to meet Li Jiutian's from afar.
Their gazes met, and for an instant, invisible lightning seemed to crack through the void.
"Ants from the Lower Realm. I underestimated you."
Li Jiutian slowly stepped forward. He could no longer sit still.
With every step, his aura rose. He unleashed the full pressure of a Peak Golden Immortal, and the laws of heaven and earth wailed as though they could not bear his power.
"But ants will always be ants."
"Before absolute power, your convictions are nothing but laughable struggles."
Li Jiutian sneered.
"Power without righteousness is only a greater evil."
Su Hu spoke. "You treat All Beings like livestock and lock away an entire realm's hope. Today, I'll use the sword in my hand to show you..."
He slowly raised his sword, its tip pointing straight at Li Jiutian.
"What it means for justice to shine bright, what it means for the people's hearts to stand