"Victory and defeat are mine to decide, not Heaven's; amid laughter and conversation, I slaughter, long accustomed to war's smoke.
Contend, and Heaven and Earth have their allotted limits;
Fight, and if I lose, I cease to exist."
"Haotian, no matter what you say today, I will take your life. Prepare yourself!" Taiyi's voice thundered, vast and cold, and his body shone with an even more dazzling light. This was his origin power. He intended to pit the power of his own origin against Haotian in an all-out battle!
"All children of the Demon Race, hear me! This is a battle between Haotian and me. None of you may interfere. If Haotian's cultivation proves profound enough to slay me, you must not seek revenge against him. Let him leave. But! If Haotian wins not by fighting me with his own magic power, but by relying on the divine sword bestowed by the Dao Ancestor, then, after I fall, you must swarm him, dismember his body, and shatter his soul. Make him accompany me in death! Have you all heard?"
Bai Ze and the other Demon Sages, along with the Great Luo Demon Gods who had followed them here, bowed with clasped hands and cried, "We shall obey Your Majesty's command!"
"Disperse!"
"Yes!" At once, with a series of whooshes, the demons became dozens of streaks of light and shot into the distance, leaving the battlefield far behind. If Haotian really used the Heavenly Dao Divine Sword, they could not risk having the entire upper echelon of the Demon Race wiped out in a single strike. If that happened, the Demon Race truly would have no future.
On a white cloud, Haotian heard Eastern Emperor Taiyi's declaration and watched the demons swiftly retreat. His face twitched violently. He felt as though