"The Creation Origin Pearl is indeed in your hands."
The Purple Pole Heavenly God, God-Striking Whip in hand, had a radiant gaze. Heavenly Dao light enveloped his entire body, making him seem both divine and immortal. He stared at the precious pearl resting in the Emperor Yuanling's palm, a trace of greed in his eyes.
The Emperor Yuanling fixed his eyes on him. "In merely three billion years, you actually attained supremacy."
The Purple Pole Heavenly God laughed loudly and raised the God-Striking Whip high. His imposing aura pressed down as he said, "Kill you and obtain the Creation Origin Pearl, and I can take another step forward!"
"Do not think that just because you have attained the rank of Heavenly God, I can do nothing to you."
As the Emperor Yuanling's words fell, the Creation Origin Pearl erupted with boundless divine radiance, blanketing all above and below the cosmos.
His aura rose without end. Drawing upon the world-opening might of the Creation Illustration, he continuously absorbed the power of all things in the universe, even the power of those great worlds.
Yet the Purple Pole Heavenly God did not move. He merely waited in silence.
This sight made countless people furrow their brows.
Only Luo Chen understood everything. The Purple Pole Heavenly God's strength had reached the middle stage of the Primordial Supreme Realm. The gap between the early and middle stages might be even greater than the gap from a mortal spirit to the Primordial Dao Fruit. It would be exceedingly difficult for the Emperor Yuanling to shake a Heavenly God.
It was not merely the myriad living beings.
Even the Emperor Yuanling could sense the Purple Pole Heavenly God's contempt.
But he had no other choice. He could only grit his teeth and continue gathering power.
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