What surprised Dao Ancestor Hongjun was Daochen. Why had someone who was clearly dead appeared before him again?
He should not even have existed!
He had clearly died right before Hongjun's eyes.
Hongjun had witnessed it himself.
Daochen looked at him coldly. "Sometimes, what you see isn't necessarily real, and what you cannot see isn't necessarily real either."
"You have already merged with the Heavenly Dao into its rules. You have now submitted to the Heavenly Dao's will. I won't hold back against you anymore."
Hongjun's expression shifted slightly. He felt some regret. Why had he told Daochen to strike to kill back then? The closer death drew, the more he wanted to struggle. He had originally hoped to find life by plunging into certain death.
Yet for some reason, he had a powerful feeling that once he merged with the Heavenly Dao, he would die without question. There would be absolutely no chance of a lucky escape.
Since he knew the outcome, he naturally refused to accept it.
And so he wanted to struggle.
He wanted to eliminate Daochen and trade his life for his own survival.
Dao Ancestor Hongjun looked at them. "Although I don't understand why you came back to life, or why you joined forces with Devil Ancestor Luo Hou, Ghost Thorn is nowhere near enough to kill me. I'm afraid your hopes have come to nothing."
Dao Ancestor Hongjun waved his hand, and those terrifying Ghost Thorns vanished.
Then he disappeared into thin air, leaving Chaos far behind.
The sight left Daochen and Devil Ancestor Luo Hou utterly shocked.
Daochen sighed. "His strength has increased again."
The Devil Ancestor was somewhat speechless. "Why does it feel as though we've given him a helping hand? Wearing away his soul like this only speeds up his merger