Dao Ancestor Hongjun's voice was not loud, yet it reverberated like the peal of great bronze bells Beyond the Thirty-Three Heavens.
Every word carried immense might, shaking the hearts and minds of the sages present and leaving them unable to settle.
Hongjun's expression was darker still, his face thunderous with uncontrollable rage.
Naturally, Hongjun did not believe this was merely a coincidence.
The Xuanmen Saints had gathered within the Heavenly Court.
And now, a single sword strike from Gu Changqing had torn straight through the Heavenly Court's great realm?!
Was this not a provocation and a threat aimed at the Profound Gate and its sages?!
"Dao Ancestor, this Gu Changqing is utterly insolent!"
Haotian gritted his teeth, his eyes filled with venomous resentment and unwillingness.
Humiliation!
For Haotian and Yaochi, this was an immense humiliation.
Most importantly, he could only watch helplessly as Gu Changqing tore his Heavenly Court apart with a single sword strike.
That sense of powerlessness nearly drove him mad.
Hongjun paid no attention to Haotian's words.
He merely stared coldly in the direction of Golden Ao Island.
Of course, this accomplished nothing, and Gu Changqing certainly would not respond from afar to Hongjun's fury.
After a long while, Hongjun's expression suddenly eased, giving way to a cold sneer.
"Heh, Gu Changqing..."
"Are you afraid?!"
Hongjun murmured these words to himself.
Indeed!
At that moment, he took it for granted that fear must have arisen in Gu Changqing's heart.
That was why Gu Changqing had unleashed this world-shaking sword strike at such a critical moment-to intimidate the Xuanmen Saints within the Heavenly Court.
In other words, was Gu Changqing trying to prevent the Investiture of the Gods Measureless Calamity from beginning?!
At this thought, Hongjun's heart immediately steadied, and an even colder, fiercer light blazed in his