Ming Xin looked at Dao Ancestor Hongjun's face, which had gone pale in an instant, and at the undisguised confusion and growing unease in the Six Sages' eyes.
He knew it was time to lay out the cruel truth in its entirety. He could no longer let the Primordial World slumber in false peace.
"Fellow Daoists," Ming Xin's voice echoed through the silent Purple Firmament Palace, carrying an unquestionable gravity.
"The 'they' I speak of are terrifying beings from the Cthulhu Universe—the Outer Gods."
"Outer Gods?" Lord of the Heavens frowned tightly. He had never heard that name before.
"They are ancient evil gods born before Chaos, indescribable, unthinkable, and inconceivable."
Ming Xin explained, his tone filled with deep apprehension. "Their essence is Chaos, madness, and Terminus. What I encountered was one of their highest-ranking beings.
Its minions were known as those of Shab-Niggurath, the Black Goat of the Woods. They fed on worlds, seeking to corrupt and twist all realms.
The Primordial World, with its abundant origin and orderly Order, had long been regarded by them as a Bountiful Hunting Ground that had to be devoured."
The moment those words were spoken, all Six Sages were shocked! Feeding on worlds? What kind of horrifying concept was that?!
Ming Xin continued to drop an even heavier bombshell, turning his gaze toward Dao Ancestor Hongjun, whose face had gone ashen.
"Dao Ancestor and the Heavenly Dao had long sensed this threat from beyond the domain!"
"What?" Taishang Laozi was moved for the first time, a crack appearing on his usually placid face.
"It was precisely because they sensed this crisis, one capable of overturning everything," Ming Xin's voice carried a trace of sorrow.
"That Dao Ancestor and the Heavenly Dao established this... 'burden-reduction' plan that has continued for countless epochs!"
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