"Could these damned things be the ones that were hunting us?" The Lord of Fate sounded surprised and helpless as he looked at Heavenly Dao Hongjun, who had followed him down.
Hongjun nodded helplessly. "That's right. Although they aren't as powerful as those others, they're still extremely troublesome. Even ordinary Sages would probably struggle to deal with them."
The Lord of Fate shuddered. He knew all too well what those words meant.
If these things broke through the Primordial World's barrier, the entire Primordial World would be utterly destroyed. No one would survive.
Perhaps the few of them could escape the calamity, but they would probably be left wandering through Chaos.
Most importantly, he knew the Sages of the Primordial World inside out.
With their abilities, they could never withstand so many of these damned things.
Heavenly Dao Hongjun's expression darkened. "That's also why I want to rescue the Demon Crown Prince. If we fight among ourselves now, the entire Primordial World will be in danger. The Demon Emperor is a tremendous fighting force. If he merely goes through the motions without putting in any effort, things could go wrong."
"And most importantly, if these things really invade the Primordial World before long, and the Demon Emperor is determined to rescue the crown prince, we'll probably start fighting among ourselves first. No one will be able to keep him in check then, and the Primordial World will be destroyed in a single stroke."
The Lord of Fate fell silent for a moment. He naturally understood Heavenly Dao Hongjun's concerns, but the Demon Crown Prince was his only means of restraining the Demon Emperor. He did not believe that he and Heavenly Dao Hongjun could keep the Demon Emperor in check on their own. From what he knew of the Demon