"What happened? Has Nether Heaven changed again?"
"It seems to regard Fellow Daoist Li as the greater threat!"
Watching this, Thunder-Control Heavenly Venerable and the others who had broken into the Grand Array felt both joy and worry.
They were glad because, once Nether Heaven regarded Li Ling as the greater threat, it would have to divert some of the power directed at Mystic Heaven. Already at a disadvantage, its position would become even more difficult, and defeat would be inevitable.
This was simply courting death. Anyone with even a little sound judgment should have known that Mystic Heaven posed the greater threat, and that dividing its strength was out of the question.
But that also meant Li Ling might be in danger, perhaps even becoming a sacrifice in this Immortal-Demon War.
They had no way of knowing what qualities Li Ling had displayed to make Nether Heaven so wary, even so afraid. All they knew was that, with it setting its sights on him, his prospects were grim.
Whatever the eventual outcome of the Immortal-Demon War, Li Ling himself would surely be done for.
"Send some people in to help Fellow Daoist Li. Aside from that, do everything possible to hold Nether Heaven back."
After a moment's consideration, Thunder-Control Heavenly Venerable issued his orders.
Helping Li Ling now also meant helping the Heavenly Court and the Orthodox Path. They did not even need to defeat the Nether Heaven Incarnation; they only needed to hold it back until Mystic Heaven completely suppressed it. Then victory would be theirs.
Outside the array, Miro Heavenly Venerable immediately mobilized his forces, ordering the Eight Divisions of Orthodox Gods to attack the Grand Array.
Under their companions' cover, several Spirit Transformation powerhouses attempted to break through the array, bypassing the harassment of demons and