At those words, the manifestation of the Firmament Heavenly Sovereign's lingering will turned his head and looked at the Heavenly Demon Emperor occupying Tang San's body in midair, his eyes devoid of joy or sorrow.
"Tens of thousands of years."
"You demon have finally escaped after all."
Hearing this, the Heavenly Demon Emperor was not angered. Instead, he threw back his head and laughed wildly.
"Ha ha ha!"
"Yes! I have escaped!"
"Back then, you staked your life, sacrificed your three direct disciples, sacrificed your Sect-Protecting Divine Beast, and even threw in your own Saint Grade Origin!"
"And what came of it?"
The Heavenly Demon Emperor pointed at his own chest, his face full of mockery.
"Didn't you only manage to suppress me for tens of thousands of years?"
"Now, not even your bones remain. All that's left is a remnant soul on the verge of weathering away."
"Yet not only have I gained a new lease on life, I even picked up an excellent body for free and restored most of my origin!"
"You old dog Firmament, I was the one who had the last laugh after all!"
Faced with the Heavenly Demon Emperor's frenzied taunts, the Firmament Heavenly Sovereign's phantom merely shook his head gently.
He glanced at the Heavenly Demon Emperor's current body, covered in black demonic markings, and a trace of disdain flashed through his eyes.
"A mighty Saint Grade Heavenly Demon Emperor, once an overlord who swept across the universe."
"Now you've fallen so low that you must possess the wretched body of a Lower Plane ant just to cling to life."
"It seems you've grown quite accustomed to this mire in the Great Thousand World."
"How pitiful."
The Firmament Heavenly Sovereign's tone was calm, but every word struck at the heart.
"You!"
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