Boom!
A loud booming explosion reverberated the scene, causing the intense vibration of the space void; a large hole formed from the vibrating space as it began sucking the surrounding energy; not long after, the massive hole vanished as the space mended back together.
Smoke covered the scene, blinding the sight of the Dao children, but then, the Dao child named Bong boasted, his words sounding all over the scene.
"Hmph! If only you hadn't ignored this Dao child, then perhaps I might have-
....! ??!
But before the Dao child could finish his sentence, a hand instantly covered his mouth as it tightly gripped his face, interrupting him. The Dao child expressed with shocked and confused eyes as he struggled to see who gripped him, as this unknown person was still covered in the smoke explosion. But then, the unknown person spoke, this person's voice sounding very familiar in Hu Longtian's ears.
"You have quite the nerve to come at my realm's barrier without my permission, let alone cause trouble. The Immortal Gate must be desperate to rid themselves of their little kittens they-so-called Dao Children."
As the unknown person spoke, the explosion smoke cleared as it revealed the one person Hu Longtian didn't want to meet, the one who is proclaimed as the 'Heavenly Terror,' the One Above.
Fear, absolute terror, shock, and despair; were the honest and true emotions of Hu Longtian, as he knew and had personally witnessed the almighty power of this being known as the One Above. Beads of sweat dripped down his face as he murmured in a terrified voice.
"One...One Above?!"
Hu Longtian's words might have been a murmur, but it was as loud as a thunderclap to the other Dao children, especially the Bong Dao child, who was stuck in the grip of this being now confirmed as the One Above; his eyes bulged out, his head veins clearly outlined on his head, his mind went numb as he trepidatiously stared at this terrifying being through his fingers.
But then, the reverberating chants of at least nine hundred beings echoed throughout the scene, their loud chants completely distracting the terrified Dao children.
"We bow to the All Absolute One!"
Patrick held the Bong Dao child in his right-hand grip as he heard the one thousand masked beings behind him; he turned his head slightly to the left as he spoke, his words filled with satisfaction yet distant.
"Good... as for the little kittens, since Athos is still open to the public, let them in. .... Very well then, I leave the rest to you."
Patrick spoke as he wasn't at the scene, with Fairy Marine and the One thousand primates bowing upon their Godship's exit. The scene looked calm, as if Patrick didn't just casually appear, erase a literal Dao child, and leave without the slightest care.
Fairy Marine waved her hand as pentagon-shaped badges appeared on the chests of the one thousand primates. The badges then activated, covering the primates in Athosian suits, but the one thousand primates had black suits instead of the regular green suit.
Then, Fairy Marine slightly bowed to the primates as she spoke.
"With that, you are now citizens of Athos. Welcome! If you could please excuse me."
Fairy Marine spoke as she focused on the Dao children, still stuck in their stupors. She spoke, bringing them back to consciousness.
"As per His Godship's will, you are free to enter Athos, welcome! Please refrain from causing trouble; you already know the fate of those who act ungrateful to His Godship's benevolence."
Minutes ago
Within the core domains of the Immortal Gate, an elderly cultivator wearing long ancient robes hovered in a spacious hall in a cultivating state. The elder hovered before a massive altar; on the altar were numerous golden fires, each fire burning like heartbeats.
But then, a golden flame instantly extinguished, causing a portion of the altar to go dark; noticing the sudden dark spot on the altar, the ancient elderly cultivator opened his squinted eyes as he expressed suspiciously.
"Huh?! A Dao child has been killed? How is that even possible?! The Dao Children are the physical embodiments of their respective Daos, so how was one even killed!? Did they perhaps encounter a Saint Ancestor!?
Wait! What just happened!? Although rare, but even if killed, the Dao children's Soul Flames only ruduce in intensity, but never vanishes. So how did one just vanish!? Who would even dare lay hands on the Dao children!? Wouldn't that be they offending the Immortal Gate directly?!
I must report this to the Ancient Elders immediately!"
The elder spoke as he erased himself from the spacious hall.