Chapter 679: You Are Not As Good As Me

High above in the Heavenly Emperor Palace, Dizi, dressed in imperial robes, stood with his hands behind his back, looking down at Ren Yidao from his position of superiority.

Addressing him alone, yet as if making a solemn declaration to all living beings in Heaven and Earth:

"I have reached the Half-step Supreme, waiting only for the opportune moment to fuse the Dao Fruit into my body, mend the final thread of imperfection, and step completely into the Supreme realm."

"I shall become Supreme."

Hearing these words, all the Immortal Gods were shocked and wide-eyed.

Dizi has already reached the Half-step Supreme!!?

Is this true?

It has only been thirty years since we awakened; how is he not only able to recover his strength but also advance further, taking the most critical step?

Everyone understood that being one step ahead means being ahead at every step!

It is impossible for Dizi to have slacked off in the slightest after achieving such results, nor is it possible for him to have fallen into decadence, waiting for the Dao Fruit to descend while doing nothing.

Since Dizi did not proactively release the news of his Half-step Supreme status, his original plan must have been to continue hiding, to keep cultivating, and to prepare to reappear at the critical moment to catch others off guard.

If not for Ren Yidao forcing his hand today, the world would still be unable to learn this news, assuming he was merely at the peak of the Ascension Realm.

Not to mention, there is still some time before the Dao Fruit truly descends; who knows how much more he can improve during this period?

If this is true, then in the world today, who could possibly contend with him?

To say nothing else, how many people in this world can step into the Half-step Supreme?

Only a handful!

Does that not mean he has already firmly seated himself upon the throne of the Supreme!!?

"This... to think it is so!"

The more they associated these facts, the heavier their hearts became.

Many Immortal Gods joined the Butian Alliance and the Heavenly Court; having once been part of the Heavenly Court, they felt some nostalgia for the days of the past.

But now, joining the Heavenly Court again, beyond nostalgia, it was more about huddling together for warmth, utilizing the resources and influence of the Heavenly Court to improve themselves.

By the end of cultivation, few are truly willing to remain subordinates for a lifetime.

They were all filled with unwillingness.

If there were an opportunity, they too would want to be the Master of the Heavenly Court, wanting to transform their own Dao into the Supreme!

Everyone harbored ambitions in their hearts that they had never spoken of to others, waiting for the day they could be realized.

But now... it seems there is no hope left to be seen.

For a time, many Immortal Gods felt dejected and powerless, their hearts turning cold, feeling that the Supreme was beyond reach.

There were also some Immortal Gods who, after a moment of dejection, began to seek a way out for the future, staring at Dizi and pondering how to stabilize their status and importance in his eyes.

There were still other Immortal Gods who had not given up, but clearly understood that relying on themselves was unreliable, so they cast their gaze toward the slender figure outside the Heavenly Emperor Palace.

At this moment, they could only pin their hopes on this powerful and mysterious Fox Immortal.

Since Ren Yidao was able to force Dizi out and make him proactively display his strength, there must be inside information they are unaware of.

Could it prove that Dizi feels Ren Yidao has the ability to threaten him, thus choosing to proactively show off his strength?

Perhaps, only he can restrain Dizi now...

Just as these people were pondering in their hearts, the two people inside and outside the Heavenly Emperor Palace were still quietly looking at each other.

A moment later, the corners of Dizi's mouth curled up slightly, and he spoke indifferently: "I truly did not guess wrong; you are indeed the greatest variable in this world."

"Oh?" Ren Yidao smiled, saying in a somewhat "flattered" manner: "I didn't expect I was so important in your heart!"

However, Dizi did not understand Ren Yidao's sense of humor, still holding his head high with arrogance, and said coldly: "However, although your progress is much faster than I anticipated, you have not yet reached the Half-step Supreme."

Dizi's indifferent voice echoed throughout Zhongzhou, reaching the ears of the Immortal Gods staring at this place.

Is it true?

"Do not think of trying to conceal it; I can see through your disguise. Although you are very close to this step, you are not yet complete."

Dizi took a step, walking toward the outside of the Heavenly Emperor Palace.

It was merely a single step, yet it caused the expressions of countless Immortal Gods to change instantly.

"This!"

"This is... the Half-step Supreme!?"

With a single movement, the Heaven and Earth changed color.

Without needing more words to explain, everyone could feel this terrifying pressure.

Transcendence.

Power.

Even to the point of being impossible to look at directly!

And it was not just them who reacted; the Heavenly Dao above Zhongzhou also reacted!

Dizi did not walk out of the Heavenly Emperor Palace, but Heaven and Earth already had a subtle opposition, as if resisting his appearance, and there was even a faint feeling of wanting to expel him.

Dizi is being rejected by Heaven and Earth!

They understood why Dizi had always hidden in the Heavenly Emperor Palace and never stepped out even half a step.

He was suppressing his own interference with the outside world.

That was a great power above the Immortal Gods.

He had completely taken that most important step, arriving at a realm no predecessor had ever reached; he was a genuine Half-step Supreme!

Dizi raised his eyebrows to look at the uneasy Heavenly Dao above his head, stopped his footsteps, did not continue to press, and instead looked at Ren Yidao, whose expression had not changed from beginning to end and who remained smiling.

He frowned, then returned to calm, and said coldly:

"You, are not as good as me."

I am the only transcendent being between this Heaven and Earth.

Ren Yidao did not answer, just calmly examining Di Zui.

In his eyes, Di Zui had changed quite a bit.

At this moment, Di Zui looked vastly different from when he was last seen; the aura of twilight on his body had vanished completely, replaced by unmasked arrogance.

After possessing formidable strength, Di Zui seemed to have finally recovered what he had lost, no longer the gloomy and silent Alliance Leader of the Butian Alliance, but having transformed into the Lord of the Heavenly Court that matched the common impression.

Glorious and grand, with a pressure that shook Heaven, noble beyond words.

And just as Ren Yidao was silent and lost in thought, everyone except him was waiting for his answer.

They wanted to know the answer.

Was the truth really as Di Zui had said?

After a long while, Ren Yidao finally came back to his senses, chuckled, and gave his answer—

"Indeed, you are right."

Ren Yidao smiled easily, showing no signs of awkwardness, and said leisurely: "I am indeed still lacking a little, still missing just a tiny bit of heat to reach Half-step Supreme."

!!!

Hearing his answer, some of the Immortal Gods who had still held a glimmer of hope clenched their fists, all unable to help but sigh.

Damn it!

If even the Fox Immortal was inferior to the Heavenly Emperor, then perhaps he was truly unstoppable.

Regardless of how they had viewed Di Zui in their hearts before, whether they saw him as a sucker or did not take him seriously, at this moment, they had silently changed how they addressed him—Heavenly Emperor.

The new Heavenly Emperor of this world, the new master of the Heavenly Court, or rather, the Butian Heavenly Emperor.

The outcome was decided.

And just as the vast majority of Immortal Gods had already determined the subsequent development, Ren Yidao said relaxedly as if he were unaware: "However, it seems I have never hidden it, have I?"

He said:

"Even if you are Half-step Supreme, so what?"