Dead silence.
Between heaven and earth, nothing remained but a deathly stillness.
High above Golden Ao Island, six figures stood on opposing sides. Their auras collided, making the void shudder, yet not one of them spoke.
On one side stood Dao Ancestor Hongjun and the Elder of Chaos.
On the other stood the four Saints: Tongtian, Nuwa, Houtu, and Gu Changqing.
The two sides faced off, as sharply divided as the Jing and Wei rivers.
To the countless cultivators watching throughout the world, this scene was like an invisible sword hanging over every heart.
Everyone exchanged glances, almost forgetting to breathe.
Oppressive.
Far too oppressive.
The aura radiating from those six supreme beings was enough to make ordinary cultivators' primordial spirits tremble and their minds falter, even hundreds of thousands of miles away.
More suffocating still was the pressure of the confrontation itself.
Five Hunyuan Limitless Daluo Golden Immortals in all.
Three Sages at the Primordial Daluo Golden Immortal level.
Such a lineup had scarcely been seen a handful of times in the endless ages since the creation of the primordial world.
"Today... are the Four Saints going to battle the two exalted masters of the Profound Gate?"
Someone voiced everyone's fear in a trembling voice.
Those words left the surroundings even more utterly silent.
If battle broke out...
The consequences would be impossible to measure!
The terrifying strength of Dao Ancestor Hongjun and the Elder of Chaos joining forces went without saying.
Last time, the Elder of Chaos had come alone, yet his Taisu True Exposition had overpowered the Three Sages and left the Interception Sect unable to fight back.
Now Dao Ancestor Hongjun had joined him...
As for the Interception Sect, although Gu Changqing had returned to their ranks, everyone "knew" that the Wine Sword Immortal had ventured