[Although this Venerable was destroyed at the end of the Eighth Era, it took the two Supreme Existences, "Confucianism" and "Buddhism," personally intervening at the risk of backlash from [Heaven and Earth] to destroy him.]
[Otherwise, the "Gu" of the Eighth Era could never have ended—it was simply too heaven-defying.]
[And that most devious "Time Dao Immortal Venerable" had naturally survived as well.]
[Back then, even after the Martial God attained the Dao, he could not find him. It was also possible that the Supreme Existence "Gu" had intervened to protect him.]
[That being had actually created the "Painting Dao" himself back then and hidden inside a "Painting."]
[And now, he emerged from the Painting and unleashed a "Time Dao Killing Move"—"None Before, None After"!]
[With the aid of you three Supreme Existences, he directly summoned every being from the former "Gu Dao Era."]
[He even summoned every being from the Third Era, the "Confucian Dao Era."]
[Under such heaven-defying circumstances, no Dao lineage could win anymore, regardless of how they allied themselves.]
[Under this pressure, you three Supreme Existences negotiated with the other five Supreme Existences.]
[Although your side had the upper hand, if the remaining Supreme Existences joined forces, along with the other Dao lineages, you certainly would not come out unscathed either.]
[So they came together and decided to negotiate, settling on a tournament format—]
[The three sides—you, Gu, and Confucianism; the Martial God, Dao, and Buddhism; and Monster, Demon, and Spellcaster—would each send out one being to fight.]
[There would be seven rounds in total, with three wins out of seven as the main condition. These were the agreed-upon rules.]
[Under normal circumstances, you definitely would not have agreed.]
[After all, although this world-shaking war had only been underway for a few days, it had already