"Dao Master Ye..."
In the grip of utter terror, Jade-Crowned Dao Lord turned deathly pale. His lips trembled violently, but his throat felt stuffed with rags, and he could not force out another word.
Beside him, a slightly quicker-witted colleague was already scared out of his mind. He immediately rose and cupped his hands, pleading urgently:
"Spare us, Dao Master Ye! We were only following orders. It was..."
"You're holding your head too high."
Ye Li had no patience for the man's excuses.
He shifted slightly in his seat, then raised his right hand and lightly snapped his fingers!
Snap!
A crisp sound rang out abruptly through the hall.
The next instant, an incomparably clear, cold radiance surged outward like a ripple!
The light looked gentle, yet it was blindingly fast, instantly sweeping over every Dao Lord across the negotiating table!
Boom!!!
Under the radiance of World-Cleansing Purity, those mighty Dao Lords, who could command wind and rain even in the Star Sea, exploded and vanished in an instant!
They became clouds of blood mist that dispersed into the world!
It was effortless. Not even a single teacup on the negotiating table was overturned!
"..."
The sheer dominance of that sight left the Dao Lords led by Azure Water Dao Lord with their scalps tingling, afraid to so much as breathe!
Unimaginable waves of shock surged through their hearts!
Their lord had been gone for barely ten days, yet his cultivation... had advanced again by an unfathomable amount!!
The ease with which he erased Dao Lords was terrifying. Compared with the former Taiyi Dao Master, he hardly seemed to be a cultivator on the same level!!
Once the overwhelming shock subsided.
An immense sense of security spread through the great hall!
The Dao Lords of the Primordial Continent exchanged glances,