Puntian Great Emperor had actually used a method of reversing time to view what had just happened.
The Heavenly Dao cycled onward and could only move slowly along the flow of time. Thus, even the Heavenly Dao could not reverse time—but a Great Emperor could!
Puntian Great Emperor was among the top five figures within the Emperor Realm. Using such a technique posed no strain on him at all.
Within the light and shadow before them, the scene was exactly the same as when everyone had been in the Sea of Fire Dragons. Nearly everyone had tried and failed before Prince Liu Mu summoned his puppet.
The puppet displayed its divine might, sealing the Fire Dragon Stone and the Fire Dragon Heart within a membrane of light before vanishing.
Then Prince Liu Mu was besieged and appeared here.
Whoosh!
The light and shadow vanished.
Puntian Great Emperor calmly swept his gaze over the crowd.
Nie Yun felt his face grow hot. It seemed as though the Great Emperor's gaze had lingered on him a fraction longer, and his heart tightened.
He was indeed somewhat worried, because... the Fire Dragon Heart that had left everyone baffled was in his hands!
After Prince Liu Mu summoned the puppet, he had secretly turned Yan Huang Hall into dust and thrown it onto the latter.
One of his clones had been hidden within Yan Huang Hall, following the puppet to the Fire Dragon Stone.
After the puppet sealed the Fire Dragon Stone, the clone seized the opportunity to act and collected it into Yan Huang Hall.
With his prior preparations and the unique nature of an Emperor-grade Divine Weapon, even the puppet had failed to notice anything unusual, let alone Prince Liu Mu and the others.
"I already know where the Fire Dragon Heart