The Dao Palace was shrouded in silence.
Even the Heavenly Court envoys frowned deeply. The Overlord Body was something they'd heard of before—rumors from idle chatter in the Heavenly Court about some tiny place called Everpeace down in the lower realms, boasting a so-called Quinn Shepherd, Everpeace Overlord Body, said to be unique across all ages.
Whenever the gods of the Heavenly Court brought up this story, they'd laugh, claiming it was just small-town bragging—wild boasts flying all the way to the Heavenly Court. It was nothing but idle gossip, rarely discussed seriously.
Just now, when they heard Quinn Shepherd claim to be the Overlord Body, they couldn't help but burst out laughing. Yet the Dao Ancestor statue's reaction had truly caught them off guard.
Dao Ancestor would rather destroy his own statue and three treasures than accept a bow from Quinn Shepherd. Clearly, this Overlord Body isn't as simple as the gods of Heavenly Court imagined.
Suddenly, the youngest envoy—a teenage Daoist among the Heavenly Court group—clapped his hands and laughed out loud, the crisp sound jolting everyone awake.
The young Daoist grinned, "Impressive, truly impressive! Quinn Shepherd, Everpeace Overlord Body, dares to destroy the Dao Ancestor's statue in Azurecloud Heaven, and even wreck the sect's three treasures right in front of the sect master. That's real Overlord Body swagger!"
The Daoists snapped out of their daze. An old Daoist pointed at Quinn Shepherd and shouted, "You scoundrel! You destroyed our Dao Ancestor statue in Azurecloud Heaven and smashed our Dao Gate's three treasures with some underhanded trick! Our Dao Gate is now your sworn enemy!"
Other Daoists were about to join in the scolding when the Azurecloud Sect Master suddenly barked, "Silence—!"
The Dao Palace instantly fell silent once more.