The Heaven-devouring Rat finished speaking and waved its paw again, the light enveloping the Heavenly Sect, directly sending him deep into this world of coffins.
It didn't notice the strange glint in the eyes of the Heavenly Sect.
It had no idea that the Heavenly Sect actually wanted to live.
The Heavenly Sect personally killed the First God for the chance to survive.
If the Heavenly Sect died, wouldn't the First God's sacrifice be in vain?
However, the Heavenly Sect also understood that these Heavenly Venerables were inconsistent and unreliable.
Even if he killed the First God, the Heaven-devouring Rat might not spare his life, and might still kill him.
Thus, the Heavenly Sect spoke provocatively.
He wanted the Heaven-devouring Rat to think he was in utter despair, completely unafraid of death.
Meanwhile, he deliberately said he wanted to kill the Heaven-devouring Rat, to provoke its disdain.
This way, the Heaven-devouring Rat would likely let him live, so he could witness the insurmountable difference between them, so he could understand how impossible it was to kill the Heavenly Venerables.
And as it turned out, the Heavenly Sect had gambled correctly.
The Heaven-devouring Rat indeed fell for the Heavenly Sect's trick, leaving the Heavenly Sect alive.
The Heavenly Sect didn't know how to handle the Heavenly Venerables or how to kill them.
But as long as he could stay alive, there was always hope.
He couldn't let the First God's sacrifice be in vain, and crucially, he wanted to revive the First God.
Once he harnessed the Source of Heaven and Earth, perhaps he could really bring the First God back to life!
After imprisoning the Heavenly Sect, the Heaven-devouring Rat flew into the air, and with a slight movement, the coffin it bore moved closer to an adjacent coffin.
Simultaneously, two other coffins also drifted closer, until all four coffins were completely adjacent.
When the four coffins met, an unusual change occurred in the sky.
A huge rift suddenly appeared in that sky.
Within the rift, several illusions appeared intermittently.
The Heaven-devouring Rat stood among them, speaking softly: "Brothers, you've all heard what the Heavenly Sect said. What do you think?"
The illusions were evidently of other Heavenly Venerables.
Their figures shimmered, and no one spoke, seemingly pondering the matter.
After a long while, one of the illusions spoke: "Who do you think that person might be?"
The Heaven-devouring Rat was silent for a moment, then said softly: "I used to think it was the Heaven Slayer, but now it seems strange. It also feels a bit like that Su Yang."
The others also fell into thought; one illusion said: "Why do I still think it's the Heaven Slayer?"
"His Devouring Secret Technique is too similar to our Secret Techniques!"
The others nodded, as they evidently came to the same conclusion.
The Heaven-devouring Rat said: "Don't forget, that Su Yang also knows the Devouring Secret Technique."
"Moreover, his Devouring Secret Technique is no different from the Heaven Slayer's!"
One illusion said: "Su Yang's Devouring Secret Technique is just learned from the Heaven Slayer, not his own creation."
"The person who created this Secret Technique should be that person!"
Another illusion shook its head: "But do you think the Heaven Slayer's Devouring Secret Technique was his own creation?"
The other illusions were surprised, and the Heaven-devouring Rat was puzzled: "What, isn't it?"
That illusion said: "Don't forget, when the Heaven Slayer created the Devouring Secret Technique, he already possessed Su Yang's Undying Bone!"
"Whether the Devouring Secret Technique was created by the Heaven Slayer or by Su Yang's Undying Bone is still an unknown!"
The illusions fell silent, even the Heaven-devouring Rat widened its eyes.
This question was rather troublesome.
"I think we don't need to consider this at all."
One of the illusions suddenly said: "Whether it's Su Yang or the Heaven Slayer, kill them all, and there's no need to worry anymore."
The Heaven-devouring Rat said softly: "Third Brother, have you forgotten?"
"In these years, how many civilizations have we destroyed?"
"But every time we killed him, he created a new world!"
"This person is unkillable!"
"Killing him is never the solution to this problem!"
The one called Third Brother chuckled: "In the past, killing him was indeed not a solution."
"But now it's different."
"We've already mastered the Heavenly Dao Source. Once we control the Earth Principle Source, it equates to thoroughly mastering the Source of Heaven and Earth."
"With the Source of Heaven and Earth, killing him should be as easy as flipping a hand!"
"His power comes from the Source of Heaven and Earth."
"Without the Source of Heaven and Earth, what is he?"
The illusions nodded in agreement, and the Heaven-devouring Rat was full of joy: "Third Brother is right."
"Times have changed."
"With the Source of Heaven and Earth, he's certainly doomed!"
"So it's decided, regardless of who it is, kill them all, once and for all, how about that?"
The illusions all nodded, and the Heaven-devouring Rat was full of joy: "Great, I've long wanted to go on a killing spree."
"That Su Yang gave us a hard time in the black hole last time, chasing us everywhere. I've been holding a lot of anger."
"Now, finally, there's a chance for revenge, brothers, let me be clear. Su Yang, I must kill him myself when the time comes!"
The Heavenly Venerables chuckled: "Don't worry, no one will fight you for him!"
"You want to kill them all, we won't stop you!"
The Heaven-devouring Rat laughed heartily, full of pride, as if everything was in its control.
Soon, the rift in the sky gradually disappeared, and the four coffins dispersed.
After the seven Heavenly Venerables discussed this issue, they began to absorb the Spiritual Energy from the Source of Heaven and Earth again, preparing for the future confrontation against Su Yang and the Heaven Slayer.
At this time, in the Great World outside, Su Yang and his group were still organizing the situation of the Human Clan.
In this battle, the Human Clan won a great victory, and the Guardian God was defeated miserably.
There was no longer any need to worry about the Guardian God attacking them; the Human Clan was temporarily safe.
Moreover, the Human Clan had no other tasks but to remain here to regain their strength.
Yet, thousands of years had passed, and the Human Clan was still recovering their strength.
The Human Emperor Taoist Venerable and others frequently sought out Su Yang, asking him when he would stop the Seven Great Heavenly Venerables.
Truthfully, the Human Emperor Taoist Venerable was quite perplexed by what Su Yang was doing now.
Upon discovering the ambitions of the Seven Great Heavenly Venerables, they regarded them as the greatest enemy.
Moreover, the Seven Great Heavenly Venerables certainly harbored intentions, plotting their plans.
This was the time to stop the Seven Great Heavenly Venerables, the most urgent task.
Yet, after resolving the Guardian God issue, Su Yang remained here, not mentioning anything about dealing with the Seven Great Heavenly Venerables, leaving the Human Emperor Taoist Venerable and the others quite perplexed.