"I'll go cut it down right now!"
Killing intent seethed in Heavenly Monarch Extreme Sword's eyes.
Among the many iron laws recorded in the Sword Scripture, besides obeying the Fated One, there was also the duty to safeguard the Human Realm and extinguish the threat of invasion from the Demon Abyss Realm wherever possible.
"Don't rush."
You immediately stopped him. "Fellow Daoist Extreme Sword, how do you compare to that Void Whale Lord in the Deep Sea? If you fought, would you be confident of killing it outright?"
Heavenly Monarch Extreme Sword considered this, then said, "That Void Whale Lord is descended from the true spirit Kunpeng. Although it is only at the early fifth tier, its strength isn't much below mine."
"Even if I went all out and drew on the Heavenly Sword's reserves, I would most likely only severely wound it. The chances of killing it outright are slim."
Heavenly Monarch Extreme Sword added, "But severely wounding that whale lord so it cannot recover for several centuries would be no problem."
"Merely wounding it won't do."
You shook your head slightly.
You had always adhered to one principle.
Either do nothing, or leave nothing unfinished.
Since you had discovered a problem in the Deep Sea and intended to act, you would naturally have to kill with a single strike.
Send Heavenly Monarch Extreme Sword alone? Give that Void Whale Lord and the Demon Abyss Realm time to react?
How foolish would that be?
"Can the Buddhist Dao Heavenly Monarch in the Western Desert be trusted? Might he defect to the Demon Abyss Realm?"
You asked.
"Maitreya Heavenly Monarch... could never defect to the Demon Abyss Realm."
Heavenly Monarch Extreme Sword spoke solemnly.
Whatever their former titles, the Heavenly Monarchs of the Western Desert's Maitreya Hall all called themselves