A full fifty years had passed since the shocking upheaval on the Sole True Path, yet no new Heaven's Pride with the potential to attain the Dao had emerged. The seat of the Imperial Venerable of this age hung high above the Nine Heavens, and no one knew into whose hands it would fall.
Only after those fifty years had passed did the Heavenly Demon Physique of old return in grand fashion, already standing at the ninth heaven of the Quasi-Emperor realm, powerful enough to make hearts tremble.
Upon his return, he established the Demon Court and styled himself the Heavenly Demon Emperor Lord. The forces under his command extended across nearly half the universe, gathering the powers of myriad races and ruling over endless living beings, exalted to the utmost.
But just as all living beings bowed before the supreme divine might of this demon lord, the two Supremes, the Sacred Body and the Tyrant Body, also returned, astonishingly both at the ninth heaven.
No sooner had the two returned than a great battle erupted between them amid the stars. They shattered countless dead stars, battered even the myriad Daos into trembling retreat, and annihilated untold stretches of the void.
A Quasi-Emperor tried to watch from an entire star domain away, yet he was not even qualified to gaze upon their clash. The two opposing forces of qi and blood and Great Daos even scorched his eyes.
The two fought for several days. Unfortunately, it was not a fight to the death, and neither emerged victorious. In the end, they withdrew with a draw.
Their performance was clearly more imposing than that of the demon lord who had returned before them. It instantly diminished the Demon Court's prestige, drawing many eyes toward the two of them and leading people