Earlier,
inside Yuxu Palace on Kunlun Mountain—
Upon seeing the battle end in mere moments following the intervention of the Lord of All Stars, with the Twelve Ancestral Witches summoning Pangu True Body only to suffer a crushing defeat at the hands of the Lord of All Stars, the Pangu Three Pure Ones fell into an unusual, collective silence.
A long while later.
Shangqing Tongtian, the most genuine and expressive of the three, let out a long sigh.
He remarked with deep emotion:
"Fellow Daoist Fuguang, the Lord of All Stars, has yet to attain sainthood, but we, the Pangu Three Pure Ones, are indeed no match for him!"
Hearing Tongtian's remark, Yuqing Yuanshi's lips twitched, but in the end, he refrained from uttering words of reprimand that would inflate another's prestige while dampening his own side's morale.
Given Yuanshi's pride,
he was forced to admit one thing—
Before attaining sainthood, they, the Pangu Three Pure Ones, were indeed a notch below the Lord of All Stars.
Of course,
that was merely a notch below!
And that was only prior to attaining sainthood,
for as their teacher had said:
Those who are not saints remain mere ants.
No matter how glorious and powerful the Lord of All Stars might be right now, he lacked the Grand Purple Qi and could not become a saint. In the end, he would be surpassed by them, the Pangu Three Pure Ones, and left far behind in the dust.
On this point—
There was no doubt whatsoever!
Chapter 169