Chapter 1324: Hou Tu! Hou Tu! (2)
An elderly man materialized from nothingness, his white robes flowing like calm water. His face bore the serenity of a kindly grandfather, yet the formidable aura radiating from his being made the void tremble. Dao Zenithel Fu You, Eldritch Progenitor Zhu Rong, and all others present felt their expressions harden as they recognized him.
Dao Zenithel Wan Yu!
The supreme leader of Wan Yu Tower stood before them, a figure whose name sent tremors of fear across the endless cosmic sea. Though he ranked fifth on the Eternal Rankings, none dared underestimate him, for he was the very creator of those rankings. If Daoist Tian Xu was the most mysterious existence in the cosmic sea whose origins were unknown to all, then Dao Zenithel Wan Yu was the most unfathomable, the true limits of his power a puzzle that no one had solved.
The simple fact that none could find his Eternal Realm was enough to keep all Dao Zenithels on their toes.
"Wan Yu, you've finally decided to act." Eldritch Progenitor Hou Tu's voice was icy cold. "I thought you would let those two weaklings struggle until their last breath."
Her dismissive words stung Ancestral Saint Eastmoon and Dao Zenithel Bai Lian deeply, though they could only swallow their pride. Leaders of major factions, called weaklings? Yet with the overwhelming strength Eldritch Progenitor Hou Tu displayed, she had earned the right to such arrogance.
"I truly wished to avoid this confrontation," Dao Zenithel Wan Yu said. "Your strength has grown even more fearsome, but alas, karma is something I cannot escape." He sighed softly. "Hou Tu, you cannot claim this Xuanhuang Dao Treasure."
His gentle voice carried an undertone of steel as he continued, "Wu Yuan emerged closer to us, proving that even the Primordial destiny is against your Eldritch Court's possession of this Xuanhuang Dao Treasure."
Dao Zenithel Wan Yu flipped his palms upward. Two massive spectral hands materialized and swept across the void, imbued with mysterious power that both engulfed the surrounding space and countered Eldritch Progenitor Hou Tu's six wheels of light.
"Destiny?" Hou Tu's voice rang with contempt. "Wan Yu! If the Primordium has its destiny, then that destiny belongs in my hands."
Boom! The collision between the giant palms and six wheels of light shattered layers of spacetime, sending shockwaves radiating outward.
Suddenly, the Primordial Rules manifested. The fluctuations simultaneously enveloped both combatants, subtly suppressing their overwhelming auras.