Against the Heavenly Court of all worlds, the Plateau and the Underworld held an overwhelming advantage. Yet an advantage in the overall situation had never guaranteed an individual's victory.
It was not only the Dark Immortal Emperors who had their own little schemes. The Dark Ancestors did too.
They had numbers on their side. If they all rushed in together, no matter how astonishing the Desolate Heaven Emperor was, he could not fight ten alone. He would surely perish forever, but the price would be an Ancestor dying with him.
None of them wanted to sacrifice themselves for the benefit of the other Ancestors, which was why the stalemate had persisted until now.
The Desolate Heaven Emperor understood this too. He never focused his fiercest attacks on any single Ancestor, always distributing the rain and dew evenly among them. Only today, to cooperate with Lin Xian's plan, had he begun striking ruthlessly.
"Huang is growing ever stronger. Give him more time, and he may grow further, undergo nirvana, and reach that legendary realm."
The Red-Haired Ancestor said gravely, "We cannot let this continue."
"Wake those who are sleeping."
The Black Blood Ancestor agreed. "Stabilize Heaven and Earth in a single battle!"
"How many fellow Daoists should we invite?" the Yellow-Bone Ancestor asked.
"Two will suffice." The Red-Haired Ancestor was calm and confident. Among beings who had reached the Sacrificial Path, who could be that much worse than anyone else?
Although they had broken through using bone ash and were somewhat weaker than ordinary Dao Sacrificers, they were still on the Sacrificial Path.
"With five Ancestors taking the field together, who could stand against us!"
The Black Blood Ancestor was haughty. If they could still suffer a counterkill while fighting five against one, they might as well stop living, slit their