Even now, Qin Hao still did not quite understand why the Heavenly Dao had suddenly strengthened its suppression of Devil Master Thunder Prison.
Logically speaking, the Heavenly Dao was fair. Of course, one could also call it selfish, for all it cared about was this Cosmic Plane.
Beyond that...
Whether those cultivating within this Cosmic Plane were cultivators of the myriad races or outer realm demon spirits made no difference to the Heavenly Dao.
On one condition...
No one could break through to Divine King.
At least within the Desolate Dust Turbid Domain, breakthroughs to Divine King were forbidden.
That was also why, despite cultivating for countless years, the cultivators of the myriad races had yet to produce a Divine King.
But...
Devil Master Thunder Prison and Devil Lord Dao Devourer naively believed that Qin Hao had enabled the Heavenly Palace to unleash greater power, ultimately causing the Heavenly Dao to suppress Devil Master Thunder Prison more strongly.
That was sheer nonsense.
Heavenly Dao suppression had nothing to do with that.
"So..."
Qin Hao looked at Divine Lord Red Leaf, a sharp gleam flashing through his eyes. With a smile that was not quite a smile, he said, "You obeyed Devil Master Thunder Prison's orders and came to Dragon Marquis City. The moment you saw Ziqing..."
"You even harbored killing intent."
Killing intent!
It was precisely that wisp of killing intent from Divine Lord Red Leaf that had allowed Qin Hao to immediately identify where she stood.
An enemy, not a friend.
Mu Ziqing was his wife. That was no secret whatsoever within the Heavenly Palace or among the cultivators of the myriad races. Many people knew it perfectly well.
Because of him, even Dao Lord Zhǐtiān and the others treated Mu Ziqing with courtesy.
No one had ever harbored