Maybe the Heavenly Dao feels it hasn't yet reached the time to kill the donkey once the millstone's done;
The Heavenly Dao still wants to keep using this blade of its, reluctant to destroy it just yet.
Maybe, it's that the Heavenly Dao thinks that even with the deadly crisis of Zhao Lu Hai in front and the Great Elder behind, they still might not be able to kill it.
If I happen to escape, the lamp goes out, I leave On the River and reach the shore, no longer affected by Jiang Shui, then I will be completely out of control.
In short, the Heavenly Dao rejected my surrender application…
And snuffed the lamp,
Out.
This tangled, indistinguishable lamp flame of ours naturally couldn't be separated out to extinguish; if you want to put it out, you can only slap it out all at once. And in doing so, it incidentally snuffed out that original flame atop Zhao Wuyang's skull as well.
The Heavenly Dao is formless; this has always been the test‑setter's style.
