Hongjun wore a curious expression.
"So you follow the path of yin-yang unity. A pity. In the end, you fell a little short and failed to truly unite yin and yang."
"And—"
"Even if you truly achieved yin-yang unity, what of it? Before me, you would still be nothing more than ants!"
As he spoke,
the palm imbued with the myriad rules continued pressing down on the two without the slightest pause.
In an instant,
the yin-yang rule shattered.
Before the myriad rules, even the mighty solar and lunar rules seemed utterly feeble, with no hope of resisting.
In the end,
both forces were destroyed.
Yin's and Yang's bodies ruptured, and they plummeted into the void below.
With just one palm strike—
both half-step Dao Fruit powerhouses had been defeated, nearly losing their lives.
"Hmm? Still alive?"
Seeing that his palm strike had failed to kill them, Hongjun's expression seemed to darken slightly.
Immediately afterward,
he unleashed another palm strike toward the void below.
Suddenly,
an overwhelming heavenly might erupted.
A figure in blue robes appeared there. As the palm imbued with the myriad rules descended, he threw a single punch, annihilating both forces.
"They are only two juniors. Why take offense at them, Dao Ancestor?"
Qin Shujian smiled faintly.
Hongjun's appearance had surprised him as well.
By all normal reasoning,
it should have been some time before Hongjun emerged, yet he had appeared far sooner than expected.
More importantly,
the strength Hongjun displayed was nothing an ordinary Dao Fruit cultivator should possess.
At first,
Qin Shujian had wondered how Hongjun had reached the Primordial World.
But now that he saw him, Qin Shujian understood.
"Emperor Qin!"
Hongjun showed no surprise at the newcomer, and his tone remained calm.
"Disrespecting the Dao Ancestor naturally warrants punishment. But since Emperor Qin