Gu Yuanqing stared at Great Simplicity, his gaze gradually sharpening.
Having subdued the Demon Lord and God King Wuxiang, he had no intention of giving up now.
Great Simplicity looked back at Gu Yuanqing and said, "Daoist Friend Gu, please think carefully before acting. Though I do not wish to fight you or become entangled in temporal karma, if you insist, then for the sake of the countless living beings of this world, I can only enter the calamity myself."
Bound by Gu Yuanqing's world force, the Demon Lord and God King Wuxiang watched the two outside. They merely did their best to withstand the existing pressure and quietly extinguished their burning origins, making no sound, much less attempting to mock or provoke Gu Yuanqing.
Great Simplicity's appearance had taken them somewhat by surprise, but precisely because of that, they dared not squander this thread of hope.
If they enraged Gu Yuanqing and drove him to strike in anger, even if Great Simplicity ultimately forced him back with the Heaven and Earth Stele, they would still stand a great chance of suffering irreversible injuries-or even perishing on the spot.
The Heaven and Earth Stele indeed possessed tremendous power, but Gu Yuanqing's strength terrified them just as much.
Something else in Great Simplicity's words surprised them: Gu Yuanqing truly had not integrated with heaven and earth and become a God Lord.
Then, as someone likewise in the half-step God Lord realm, what exactly gave him such strength?
The Demon Lord and God King Wuxiang exchanged glances, each seeing the other's bewilderment.
Gu Yuanqing's aura climbed, while the power of the Heaven and Earth Stele grew increasingly formidable.
The atmosphere became ever more tense.
Great Simplicity's face was indistinct, but his eyes gradually grew more solemn. Gu Yuanqing's strength had exceeded his