[Your major divine ability, [Heaven-and-Earth Sword], had not been aimed at any other target.]
[It had been aimed only at the Eighth Prince, but it had indeed violated the rules of the [Venerable Lord of Yin-Yang Authority]. After all, this still counted as acting personally. Yet... the deity had not intervened to stop you!]
[This was already hinting at something. No, it was practically spelling it out!]
[—The [Venerable Lord of Yin-Yang Authority] knew your objective!]
[The deity knew that you wanted to force out the Third Chess Player in this Life-and-Death Chess Game, had known about the Third Chess Player all along, and perhaps... had even arranged for the Third Chess Player to be here!]
[You raised your eyes toward the Eighth Prince's location, where the palace of the Great Li Imperial House stood.]
[It housed not only the Eighth Prince, who exercised the so-called authority to oversee the state, but also a host of civil officials and military commanders.]
[It even had True Lord-level defenses, but they were powerless against your sword strike, which rivaled that of a Spirit Transformation Dao Master!]
["Boom—"]
[A thunderous roar reverberated through this stretch of heaven and earth, yet it was all noise and fury, causing no damage.]
[The palace that represented the Great Li Imperial House still stood there. The tremendous power of a Spirit Transformation Dao Master had crashed down, only to be blocked. At that moment, silence spoke louder than words!]
[In theory, as long as the [Venerable Lord of Yin-Yang Authority] did not act, no being in this world could block your attack.]
[Even the publicly known Left and Right State Preceptors and the Old Emperor were only at the [nascent soul middle stage]. Now, they did not even dare breathe too loudly.]
["Sigh—"]
[In an instant, a