Whether they had the ability to contend for the Dao Fruit or not, much of what they did during the apocalypse was driven by it.
From the Demon Emperor Hall flew a scroll containing the Myriad Heavens and Worlds. Boundless light of the Dao enveloped the entire Investiture of the Gods World, preventing the Four-Colored Sword Qi from breaking through.
But under the sword qi's assault, the light of the Dao struggled. In an instant, it seemed on the verge of collapse.
Lingbao Heavenly Venerable had yet to Return; only his power had seeped through. Even so, the Demon Emperor could not stop him with a single Other Shore Divine Weapon.
A black-gold spear wreathed in a Five Virtues Phoenix flew toward the Investiture of the Gods World and pinned down one corner.
Even Gao Lan's Human Emperor Sword shot skyward to aid the Demon Emperor.
Though the Human Emperor Sword had acknowledged Gao Lan and accepted him as the current Human Emperor,
Nuwa, as the Human Ancestor, could still wield the Human Emperor Sword if she wished.
The Human Emperor of old had also held the Demon Emperor in considerable respect. After all, she was the source of the Human Ancestor.
Of course, whether the Demon Emperor could use the Human Emperor Sword depended on what she intended to do.
If she wanted to deal with Gao Lan or Meng Qi, the Human Emperor Sword would never agree.
But when the Demon Emperor called on it to prevent Lingbao Heavenly Venerable's Return, the Human Emperor Sword would not refuse.
With three Peerless Other Shore weapons at her side, the Demon Emperor finally held off Lingbao Heavenly Venerable's Return for the time being.
She was struggling and clearly at a disadvantage, but she had indeed stopped Lingbao Heavenly Venerable.
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