Firmly under his thumb

Demon Ancestor Luohu had just retreated.

Everyone stared nervously at the area shrouded in Demonic Qi.

Wang Shi was still buried within it.

Almost everyone had emerged, including the Three Pure Ones, but Wang Shi alone had yet to come out.

"How is Fellow Daoist Stone Spirit doing? Please let him be all right!"

"This Demonic Qi is so thick you can't see your own hand in front of your face. How is anyone supposed to fight in there?"

"Stone Spirit is strong, but his opponent unleashed a killing move too. Who knows whether he can weather this one?"

Just as everyone was worrying,

a strange Forest Wind suddenly swept across the area.

At some point, Stone Spirit had already gathered up all the Demonic Energy there.

He casually dusted off his hands.

"That Demon Ancestor is pretty strong, huh? He actually managed to escape from me. Not bad."

He indulged in a modest little boast.

Yet everyone nodded as though it were only natural, accepting what he had said.

"This Demon Ancestor really is formidable. Stone Spirit, are you confident you can capture him?"

"We can't let him escape. If he wreaks havoc in the mortal world, no one will be able to stop him."

"Exactly. Capture that fellow and make him pay."

Everyone felt they finally had someone to lean on. They were also very familiar with Wang Shi and knew he did not fuss over trivial matters.

"Come on. Let's see what these skulking fellows are really doing here."

With Wang Shi leading the way, the group soon entered the depths of the sea.

Only after entering did they discover a gate there. Although they had no idea where it led, one glance told them it was anything but ordinary!

Just then, the voice in Wang Shi's mind spoke again.

"Good heavens. I'd heard this fellow came from another world, but I never quite believed it. To think it was true! What a peculiar Space Law. It differs from the Space Law of our world. This is a Spatial Barrier—a key capable of breaking through Spatial Barriers."

"Boy, go touch that gate. I need to sense its aura."

Wang Shi looked ahead with a troubled expression.

Demon Ancestor Luohu and Beast Emperor Shen Ni were hiding there.

He felt that if he approached that thing, they would absolutely beat the shit out of him.

As though sensing his fear,

the voice spoke irritably.

"What the hell are you afraid of? I'm here. They can't hurt you."

"My Space Law stands in a class of its own. Throughout the entire Primordial World, no one is my match."

"This Spatial Barrier technique is so extraordinary. I feel it could greatly help advance my Great Dao."

Wang Shi felt helpless. Being forced to show off was truly a hardship.

He had just raised his foot to step forward,

when Demon Ancestor Luohu's voice rang out again.

"Boy, don't push your luck. This is my territory. If you really have a death wish, come and try me."

"Do you know whom you're about to offend?"

"Behind me stands a terrifying expert capable of unifying countless worlds. Back off if you don't want to die."

His voice was extremely tense, as though he were trying to frighten them off.

Wang Shi frowned, wondering what he should do.

Soon, however, he let it go.

"Hmph. If your master is so powerful, have him come in here and hit me! Have him come in here and hit me!"

He shamelessly thrust his face forward, as though inviting the other man to slap him.

At the sight, the Three Pure Ones and the others who had followed him in all covered their faces. Holy shit, how shameless. This wasn't their disciple.

Who could have imagined that the usually low-key Stone Spirit would undergo such a drastic change in temperament?

Could it all have been an act? But what was the point of pretending to that extent?

Still, deep down, they were secretly quite pleased.

After all, anyone with such a powerful disciple who did not feel a little pride hardly deserved to be called a master.

Faced with Wang Shi's provocation,

The veins on Demon Ancestor Luohu's face bulged. He wanted nothing more than to strike right then and kill Wang Shi, but in the end, he did not attack.

He knew that no matter how he attacked, he could not hurt his opponent.

It was truly agonizing.

"You..."

Demon Ancestor Luohu pointed at Wang Shi, so furious he nearly spat blood.

Just then, Wang Shi gently pushed his hand aside.

He strolled leisurely past, right before his eyes.

He reached the Stone Gate and gently ran his hand over it.

An unimaginable spatial fluctuation soon flowed into his body.

Wang Shi felt comfortable all over, as though brimming with power.

That power felt so familiar, like a mother's embrace.

Heavens, he had actually sensed this power from the gate.

At that moment, the voice in his mind spoke again.

"What an exquisite arrangement, what a miraculous law! Heavens, is this a spatial barrier from another world?"

"I have always pursued the boundaries of the Primordial World. I have always searched for other worlds within Chaos."

"Now it seems I truly was a frog at the bottom of a well. I could only see the Great Dao I could sense. So the barrier of this world is another world beyond my reach."

"So that's how it works. How wondrous."

Just then, a muffled grunt rang out.

"No! Retreat!"

Wang Shi's body flew backward at a speed visible to the naked eye.

He landed on the ground at a bizarre angle.

Then Wang Shi looked toward the Stone Gate with a strange expression.

From within the World Great Dao Stone Gate, a peculiar arm stretched out, missing his neck by the narrowest margin.

What sort of strange voice was this? The arm was withered, as though drained of life.

Yet with a casual sweep of that withered arm, the space of the entire Primordial World began to shatter like glass.

Everyone knew just how stable the Primordial Space was, whether they were a Saint or someone else.

For the other party to destroy space with a casual blow, their strength had to be beyond imagination.

"Hmph. You escaped quickly enough."

"We'll be back, boy."

A strange voice came from the withered arm.

It gently seized Demon Ancestor Luohu and slowly dragged him back into the Stone Gate.

As Demon Ancestor Luohu's body vanished, everything gradually dissolved into nothingness and disappeared.

Beast Emperor Shen Ni, Mirage Dragon, and Ancestor Minghe exchanged bewildered looks.

The three did not know whether to laugh or cry. What exactly was happening now, and where did that leave them?

All three dropped to their knees without hesitation.

"My lords, spare our lives!"

What else was there to say? Even Demon Ancestor Luohu, a Saint, had been beaten back, and an expert far beyond the Saints had appeared on his side.

Yet even that expert had failed to do anything to Stone Spirit.

They simply were not on the same level.

Just then, the voice in Wang Shi's mind rang out.

"Seal this place off. I will lay down a Spatial Barrier Formation here. The other party should not be able to enter easily."

"But the Spatial Barrier has already been broken. If they are determined to invade the Primordial World, it is only a matter of time. You must prepare early."

"I'm leaving. Boy, look after yourself."