"This is bad!"
Laozi, Tongtian, and the others paled and hastily retreated.
As for Bai Ze, Qinyuan, Yingzhao, and the other Greater Demons, they had already made themselves scarce the instant Daochen was about to collide with Pangu's imprint.
Never mind the heart of the collision-even the slightest trace of the shock waves spilling out was enough to drain the color from their faces.
One careless move could cost them their lives!
Yet no matter where they fled, the escaping shock waves followed them like shadows, pursuing them relentlessly as though determined to swallow them all at any cost.
"Teacher, save me!"
Horror filled their faces. As mighty beings of the Primordial World who stood at the very pinnacle of existence, this was the first time they had ever felt death so close.
"Ah."
Hongjun let out a soft sigh and swept his broad sleeve. An invisible ribbon of power shot out in an instant, dissolving every surging wave of energy in its path.
Earth, fire, water, and wind emerged, and the spatial barrier appeared once more.
Peace returned to the entire starry expanse of the Primordial World.
But the heart of the collision between Daochen and Pangu's imprint was already filled with endless, raging natural energy, a terrifying sight.
It was nothing but a vision of the world's destruction.
"Teacher, what is happening inside?"
Nüwa asked gravely, worry covering her exquisite face.
It was as though she could not find peace for even a moment until Daochen emerged.
The feeling was exceedingly strange, and she did not know why she felt it.
Hearing Nüwa's question, Laozi, Tongtian, and the others also turned toward Hongjun. Even Yuanshi did the same.
They awaited Hongjun's answer.
"He has succeeded. Daochen has survived this world-destroying tribulation."
Hongjun chuckled, a rare trace of a