Chapter 997

Although Saint Tongtian lacks primordial supreme treasures, in terms of realm, he is indeed second only to Master Yuanshi.

Before encountering Luo Fu, Saint Tongtian was merely one step away from the Hunyuan layer.

Most importantly, the Great Dao of the Sword is the Dao of slaughter.

Even without primordial supreme treasures, Saint Tongtian, whose main path is the Great Dao of the Sword, still possesses terrifying combat power.

Relatively speaking, the Qiankun Cauldron offers little assistance to combat power.

Coupled with the gap in realm, Pingxin Niangniang's combat power is unlikely to match Saint Tongtian's.

She can only rank last.

These are all inconsequential; what matters is that Master Yuanshi is now, beneath Ancestor Hongjun, the second strongest combatant in the Primordial World.

Even he felt profound dread when facing the Five Directions Five Elements Array.

This dread was a warning from the Heavenly Dao.

It was clearly telling him that if he fell into the Five Directions Five Elements Array, he would almost certainly be suppressed outright.

If even the second strongest in the Primordial World could be suppressed, Master Yuanshi could not imagine who else could stand against the Five Directions Five Elements Array.

The Five Directions Five Elements Array is a hidden power of Ancestor Hongjun; besides this array, Ancestor Hongjun clearly possesses other hidden forces.

Merely the Five Directions Five Elements Array already nearly surpasses all Saints.

It is hard to imagine how terrifying Ancestor Hongjun's full array of hidden powers would be.

Could he easily suppress all Saints?

Master Yuanshi originally believed that, as a Saint and the strongest combatant in the Primordial World, he was of great importance to Ancestor Hongjun and the Heavenly Dao.

With his combat power, he should have been a crucial pillar in maintaining the Heavenly Dao's grand momentum.

If he chose to support the Heavenly Dao's grand momentum, unless Ancestor Hongjun intervened himself, almost no one could firmly suppress him.

But now, Master Yuanshi realized it was not so.

He was not as important to Ancestor Hongjun or the Heavenly Dao as he had thought.

Even without Ancestor Hongjun personally intervening, there were still means to suppress him.

This meant his influence on the Heavenly Dao's grand momentum was not nearly as great as he believed.

Even without him, or even if he stood opposed to the Heavenly Dao, it would not affect the Heavenly Dao's grand momentum in the slightest.

This immense disparity dealt a heavy blow to Master Yuanshi's Dao heart.

"It seems the waters of the Primordial World run far deeper than I imagined. Yet Luo Fu is truly foolish—knowing the strength of the Five Directions Five Elements Array, he still stepped into it. This time, he is likely doomed."

Suppressing all distracting thoughts, Master Yuanshi cast a glance at Luo Fu, trapped within the Five Directions Five Elements Small Heaven.

In Master Yuanshi's view, Luo Fu's choice was exceedingly foolish.

To save Xing Tian and millions of Wu Clan warriors, he willingly entered the Five Directions Five Elements Array—utterly walking into his own death.

With the strength of the Five Directions Five Elements Array, Luo Fu has only one fate: to be utterly suppressed by the Five Directional Sacred Beasts.

"I wonder if anyone else is as foolish as Luo Fu."

As he murmured, Master Yuanshi turned his gaze toward Jin Ao Island and Gai Jiuyou.

In Master Yuanshi's view, once Luo Fu was suppressed by the Five Directions Five Elements Array, Saint Tongtian and Pingxin Niangniang would almost certainly act.

He had some understanding of their personalities.

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Jin Ao Island.

"Such a powerful array—never expected Ancestor Hongjun still harbored an array this formidable. The Five Directional Sacred Beasts are already this strong; the Twelve Yuan Chen must be no weaker, and surely capable of forming an array similar to the Five Directions Five Elements Array."

Saint Tongtian's array cultivation is not weak.

Among the Six Saints, excluding the mysterious Master Yuanshi, Saint Tongtian possesses the strongest array cultivation.

During the Investiture War, the Jie Sect's Ten Thousand Immortals Array shook heaven and earth.

The Western Saints' Ten Thousand Buddhas Array largely drew inspiration from the Jie Sect's Ten Thousand Immortals Array.

Thus, Saint Tongtian could instantly perceive the terror of the Five Directions Five Elements Array.

By uniting the five directional Heavenly Dao authorities, the Five Directions Five Elements Array is even stronger than the Immortal-Slaying Sword Array.

The Immortal-Slaying Sword Array can stand against four Saints.

Since the Five Directions Five Elements Array surpasses the Immortal-Slaying Sword Array, it can stand against five, or even more, Saints.

Merely the Five Directions Five Elements Array alone is comparable to all Six Saints of the Primordial World.

It is hard to imagine how powerful Ancestor Hongjun would be if he unleashed all his hidden cards.

One can only say: Ancestor Hongjun is truly Ancestor Hongjun.

Even without personally intervening, he is sufficient to suppress the entire Primordial World.

Gazing at the Five Directions Five Elements Small Heaven, Saint Tongtian suddenly felt a wave of helplessness.

Against such an opponent, even though he had broken through to the Hunyuan layer, he could summon not the slightest resistance.

The next instant, this helplessness was severed outright by Saint Tongtian.

His main path is the Great Dao of the Sword.

The Great Dao of the Sword is a mind-centric Dao, emphasizing unyielding advance, insisting that nothing in heaven and earth is beyond the cut of his sword.

Even if Ancestor Hongjun is stronger, he still possesses the courage to raise his blade.

"The Five Directions Five Elements Array is so powerful—can Luo Fu handle it? His origins are not simple; he understands Ancestor Hongjun well, and knowing Ancestor Hongjun's true nature, he still dared to oppose him. He must have some means to counter the Five Directions Five Elements Array."

Gazing at the faintly perceptible Luo Fu within the Five Directions Five Elements Small Heaven, Saint Tongtian's eyes flickered with concern.

The strength of the Five Directions Five Elements Array exceeded his expectations.

He had assumed the so-called Five Directional Sacred Beasts were merely five Sub-Saints.

Yet he never expected that, when united, their power would be so terrifying.

Although Saint Tongtian knew Luo Fu's strength was not weak, he was almost certainly already a Hunyuan Daluo Jin Xian, and even among Hunyuan Daluo Jin Xians, he was not weak.

But the Five Directions Five Elements Great Array was even stronger than the Immortal-Slaying Sword Array.

Saint Tongtian, who had once wielded the Immortal-Slaying Sword Array, knew very well how terrifying its power was.

A typical Hunyuan Daluo Golden Immortal facing the Immortal-Slaying Sword Array would almost certainly be suppressed.

Even a powerful Hunyuan Daluo Golden Immortal facing the Immortal-Slaying Sword Array would likely be suppressed.

The Five Directions Five Elements Great Array was significantly stronger than the Immortal-Slaying Sword Array; even though Saint Tongtian knew Luo Fu was not weak, he could not help but feel some concern.