Initially, Da Ye's Progenitor had just broken through to the Nine Tribulations Ghost Immortal. Although he had not yet reached his peak state, the confidence in his heart was indescribable, and the suppression of the past all burst forth in this moment.
He believed that he now stood at the pinnacle of the Great Thousand Worlds. Even if there was some gap between him and the likes of Shenxiao True Monarch, Meng Wushang, and the Master of the Creation Dao, it wasn't to the extent that he lacked the qualifications to contend with them—they could absolutely treat each other as equals.
However, what he had not anticipated was that during this investigation, the aura emitted by Shenxiao True Monarch ignited a fear from the depths of his soul, as if the opponent were already threatening his life.