Gungun had already attained primordial unity. Though not a Heavenly Dao Saint, it stood at the same cultivation realm as a Saint. Itself, Houtu, and the Six Saints made eight Saints in all, yet even with their combined strength, it had no absolute confidence in defeating the Dao Ancestor.
If he further sowed discord with honeyed words and scattered their strength, there would be no need to fight. They might as well surrender separately.
Of course, Gungun would never surrender. Not because it could not swallow its pride or had become puffed up the moment it attained enlightenment, but because it did not trust Hongjun and refused to leave its fate in someone else's hands. If they truly could not win, it would lead its clansfolk and subordinates into Chaos. At worst, they would never return to the Primordial World.
It had already attained enlightenment anyway. It could create a new world in Chaos and lord over it as an ancestor!
Returning to the matter at hand, after pushing Jieyin and Zhunti toward Hongjun, Gungun acted decisively. It circulated its chaos-unbounded great immortal-level magic power and unleashed the Mighty Bear Divine Palm, striking hard at Hongjun.
Hongjun frowned slightly at the sight. He raised his arm and held two fingers upright, a spark of violet firmament divine light flashing at their tips.
The next second.
"Boom!" Heaven and earth shook violently. Stars shifted across the heavenly canopy Gungun had established long ago, and the Heavenly River churned, its waters rolling ceaselessly. Countless living beings throughout the Primordial World fell to the ground and looked up in utter horror. Even Laozi, Yuanshi, and the other Saints nearby staggered slightly from the shock.
Then Houtu reacted. With a sweep of her hand, she summoned the Six Paths of Reincarnation Disk and immediately