The instant that female voice fell, the Human Emperor Hall went deathly still.
The ancient Demonic Mark between Daji's brows suddenly opened.
A golden phoenix eye hung above the Human Emperor Hall, gazing coldly down at Yin Jiao, Yin Hong, and all of Chaoge.
"Who dares touch my pawn?"
The voice was not loud.
Yet its pressure forced thirty thousand Imperial Guards to prostrate themselves at once, while every civil and military official turned deathly pale.
Even the Imperial Shadow of Cheng Tang behind Yin Jiao trembled slightly at that moment.
As though clutching her last straw of salvation, Daji let out a shrill, rasping laugh.
"Your Ladyship, save me!"
"They mean to ruin your grand plan!"
The Demonic Marks in Yin Hong's eyes abruptly contracted.
That presence stood far too high above him.
So high that even the Heaven-Swallowing Demonic Seed within him stirred instinctively.
But just as the phoenix eye tried to follow Daji's Demonic Mark to probe the origins of Yin Hong's cultivation art...
Deep within Yin Hong's sea of consciousness, the Primordial Purple Seal quivered gently.
Hum!
Purple-gray Dao patterns spread silently.
The gaze the phoenix eye had just lowered was severed on the spot.
There was no lightning.
There was no thunderous roar.
That thread of a Saint's scrutiny seemed to plunge into a void outside the Primordial World's web of karma, where it was swallowed without a trace.
The smile froze on Daji's face.
For the first time, a ripple disturbed the phoenix eye.
"Hm?"
The icy female voice rang out again.
This time, it held a hint of startled suspicion.
She wanted to investigate further.
But the Purple-Gold Imperial Seal between Yin Jiao's brows blazed, and Humanity's Dao Wishfire soared skyward, sealing the entire Human Emperor Hall.
Yin Hong raised his hand at