And just then...
Beyond the Nine Heavens, in the void where the Great Brahma Immortal Emperor stood... as he unleashed that divine ability, a savage smile appeared on his face. He murmured, "Even if I cannot act myself, I still have ways to deal with you..."
Suddenly!
"Great Brahma! Do you intend to break the rules?" A woman's voice instantly reverberated through the void, setting all of it churning... Its terrifying force sent heaven and earth spinning and surging...
"Tch! She came, just as I thought!" At those words, a divine gleam flashed in the Great Brahma Immortal Emperor's eyes. He withdrew the golden divine light in his hand, thinking to himself, but said blandly, "Immortal Sovereign! I have broken no rules!" He paused, then argued, "I was merely teaching a few brats who offended me a little lesson!"
"Great Brahma, I know what you are thinking! Do not go too far!" the voice said sternly, filled with an authority that brooked no defiance. The Great Brahma Immortal Emperor's expression changed, and a cold gleam flashed across his face. "Immortal Sovereign!" he said icily. "Aren't you meddling a little too much? This Thirty-Three Star Realm is under my Immortal Court's jurisdiction! Must you personally intervene when I deal with a mere member of the human race?" The Great Brahma Immortal Emperor was indeed deeply displeased...
"Who dares violate the rules I have laid down?" the Immortal Sovereign said coldly, leaving no room for sentiment. "Speak again when you are qualified to set the rules!"
What an astonishing declaration.
What overbearing rules...
Yet!
"...!" A cold gleam flashed across the Great Brahma Immortal Emperor's face at her words, but he could only reply respectfully, "Yes, Immortal Sovereign!"
"Hmph! You are forbidden to act against Li Xiaoya! Defy me, and another immortal