"Heavenly Emperor, what are you doing?" The three demons inside the World-Destroying Black Lotus were terrified by Gungun's headlong charge and hurriedly demanded an answer.
"Destroying demons!" Gungun said. Then Gungun cast a spell, making the World-Cleansing White Lotus beneath it unleash terrifying world-cleansing divine light. At the same time, it waved the Earth-Separating Flameglow Banner in its paw, throwing Yin-Yang into chaos and overturning the Five Elements, steadily weakening the World-Destroying Black Lotus.
Hearing Gungun's answer, the leading demon drew a deep breath and threw a mighty punch at it. In an instant, demonic energy swept in every direction, and the force of his punch soared into the sky.
"Hum-bang!" The World-Cleansing White Lotus's world-cleansing divine light kept the demonic energy at bay and blocked the force of the demon's punch for Gungun. It continued ramming into them, gradually driving them toward the ends of the earth.
In the Netherworld, inside Earth Emperor Hall.
Houtu finished her divination and lowered her arm.
According to her calculations, although the Dao and demons could not coexist, the Heavenly Demon Tribulation benefited the Primordial World, just as Haotian's Corpse of Evil had said. Thus, the Heavenly Dao had acknowledged its existence.
Note that this meant it benefited the Primordial World, not the living beings within it.
Living beings cultivated, seizing the Heavenly Secrets to attain longevity. Those who lived long remained outside Reincarnation for ages, constantly gnawing away at the spiritual energy of heaven and earth to strengthen themselves. Increasing the difficulty of cultivators' breakthroughs and making those who failed enter the Demon Dao, after which they would either enter the Demon Realm or be slain by other immortals and gods, was indeed a way to solve the problem.
It was just... a little too cruel.
But heaven and earth were