The Wish of the Dragon

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"Young Miss?"

"...He's here. The man I've told you about is down there." Qianye Ying'er said while pointing at Issei's direction.

Gu Zhu look down and followed the direction she's pointing at.

When he saw Issei's figure, Gu Zhu frowned deeply while confusion started to take over him. He saw a masked man sitting lazily in his seat while inhaling a smoking pipe.

While the others around him seem tense, he's the only person there who seems quite out of place because of how carefree he looks... Oddly enough, everyone there doesn't seem to sense his presence at all.

Except for those who are seated around him.

"...I can't sense anything at all... If it wasn't for miss pointing him out then I won't even realize he was there... His cultivation is at the peak of Divine King? No that's not right either..." He muttered in amazement. No matter how hard he tries, he couldn't sense nor see through Issei at all.

It's as if he's just a normal mortal that you can find anywhere but at the same time, there's this inexplicable aura oozing out from his body...

And for quite some time now, the 'thing' that he's holding right now keep shivering on its own. If it wasn't for him holding it down with force, it ought to fly away already.

Thankfully the force behind it isn't that big...

"It would be weirder if you can see through him." Qianye Ying'er said simply since she already anticipated this to happen: "And his cultivation is a fake. His true strength isn't discernable with the naked eye nor the divine sense."

"Will you go and meet him then miss?" Gu Zhu asked.

"...No. I will watch things from here for now... And he should already sense my presence as well. If I were to go and greet him down there, it would make him the center of attention and the other realms would notice it... I don't want the other realms to know of him just yet. Not until I can somehow rope him into our side." Qianye Ying'er said.

"And it seems that the <Snow Song Realm> and the <Flame God Realm> has some information about him... Me and my royal father disregarded the lower realm thinking that he should be affiliated with the other upper realms but never we thought that he might be residing in one of the lower realms."

"Should we send someone to investigate then, miss?" Gu Zhu inquired.

"No!" Qianye Ying'er immediately shot down Gu Zhu's suggestion: "If we were to send someone there, it will undoubtedly annoy him. And do you think we could send a spy so easily just like we did to other realms? Heh, I assure you... The moment our spy step into his realm, he would notice it right away! This, I'm sure of."

Qianye Ying'er voiced out her words with certainty but she's mistaken... Issei doesn't care if someone sends a spy to the <Snow Song Realm> or not.

Even if they send a hundred spies, he still wouldn't bet an eye as long as they didn't try to bother him.

It will be Mu Xuanyin's job to eradicate any spy not him. He has no secret nor the need to hide anything from the other realm.

If they bother him then he will just kill them outright and that's it, end of the story.

Inside the Eternal Heaven Pearl, the second round of preliminaries of the Profound God Convention had finally come to an end. The Voice of Eternal Heaven resounded right on time:

"Young experts, the second round of preliminaries ends now. You all have already answered with your efforts the question of who is going to be those heaven chosen children."

The battlefield became still at this moment. All the profound powers disappeared instantly without a trace, including those of the profound practitioners who were fighting hard until a moment ago. They couldn't release the slightest bit of energy any longer, as if their profound veins had been emptied in a split second.

The results of the second round of preliminaries had been completely determined in this instant.

The battlefield had become quiet, and everyone was looking at the sky as they waited to learn their fates. Some were wild with joy, others calm and indifferent. There were also some who were wailing, or had even gone hysterical… Especially the state of those who were ranked close to the top thousand.

Although their ranks were just a little bit lower than the people placed among the top thousand, the difference in their fates was going to be worlds apart.

A person ranked thousandth, and another one thousand first… The former would get to enter the Eternal Heaven Divine Realm, and the latter had lost the opportunity to cultivate for three thousand years in the divine realm. Not even the phrase "world of difference" would be enough to describe their present situation.

"Those who could not make it into the top thousand on this battlefield, you will be sent away, and your real bodies will be sent to the outside of the Eternal Heaven Realm. Hopefully, this session of the Profound God Convention has helped your way of profound cultivation to have a bright future and unlimited possibilities."

As white light descended from the sky and the Voice of Eternal Heaven sounded, the projections of all the profound practitioners who had failed to enter the top thousand also disappeared, without exception.

There were only a thousand participants left on the now calm battlefield of the second round.

"Young geniuses, you have successfully proven yourselves with your true strength and will, and have become the 'heaven chosen children' of this Profound God Convention." The Voice of Eternal Heaven raised a bit, as it grew even more ear-splitting and soul-shaking. "You have the qualifications to enter the Eternal Heaven Divine Realm. In that place, your life will be remolded, and you will also have the possibility of thoroughly changing your fate."

"But before that, you should not forget that your fight has still not ended."

"Next, your real bodies will be sent to the Conferred God Stage inside the Eternal Heaven God Realm. At that place, we will have an even crueler third elimination round, as well as…"

"The final Conferred God Battle!"

"Out of the thousand heaven chosen children, only thirty-two will have the qualifications to participate in the Conferred God Battle!"

"In the end, only four people will be able to obtain the conferred title of Godly One!"

Everyone was listening seriously as if they were afraid of missing even a single word.

"Youngsters who will be ruling the Divine Eastern Region in the future, go to the Conferred God Stage, and continue your fight!"

CLANK!

As rays of light shone downwards, all the projections dissolved and disappeared little by little.

At the Conferred God Stage in the Eternal Heaven Realm, the Eternal Heaven God Emperor also stood up at this time. He said with a faint smile, "It seems that the final results are out now. Let us all welcome the thousand 'heaven chosen children' that have been personally selected by the Eternal Heaven Pearl."

"Qu Hui, you will be in charge of this third round of preliminaries and the final Conferred God Battle. Make sure to be fair and strict!"

A middle-aged man in black clothes got to his feet behind the Eternal Heaven God Emperor. He had a face that made others feel scared just by getting a glimpse of it. His brows were like cold swords, reaching right up to his temples, and his lips were thin and pursed tightly, giving off the impression that he had never smiled in his life. His facial features were distinct like a water chestnut, and every wrinkle on the skin of his face appeared as if it had been carved by a sword. His eyes were like that of a hungry hawk gliding in the sky, sharp and ice cold.

"Master, rest easy." Each and every word of his brief reply sounded as sharp as a knife.

As a white light shone, a huge spatial profound formation suddenly appeared at the center of the Conferred God Stage. Following the rotation of the profound formation, a thousand auras belonging to young experts made their appearance at the same time.

When the white light dispersed, the thousand "heaven chosen children," who had emerged victorious after fierce and hard fights, all appeared in front of the audience.

Immediately, the Conferred God Stage became noisy, as most of the audience stood up uncontrollably. Since the second round of preliminaries started, they were participating in the discussion of the major event and had no way to know the situation of the competition through the star tablets. In other words, they were the last ones to know the results of the second round. It was at this moment that they truly came to know whether any of their sons, daughters, or disciples became one of the "heaven chosen children."

Very soon, loud laughs and wails resounded together, across the Conferred God Stage. A large number of elders found it difficult to suppress their excitement seeing their later generation on the Conferred God Stage and laughed aloud in joy.

Although it was only a group of youngsters that were under sixty years old, the auras being emitted from them were powerful enough to make countless experts on the stage feel deeply amazed. Especially Xia Qingyue's group who's basically an enigma of this convention.

"So those groups of girls are the ones who dominated the top hundred? Is this real? Some of them are only in their teens!"

Gaze after gaze fell on their eye-catching group. All of them are wearing a veil and they only wore plain white clothes but that doesn't stop the male onlookers become captivated by their sight.

Even the upper realm kings are no exception.

More and more gazes focused on them while there's barely anyone that gazes upon the rumored 'Four God Children of the Eastern Region'.

And what's more astonishing is that all of them are mostly from the same realm!

"So there are four of them who are at the tenth level of Divine Spirit Realm while the rest of them are at the seventh level and above… and most of them are also no more than twenty years old." The Dragon Monarch nodded in praise. "The youngsters of this generation of the Eastern Divine Region are truly outstanding. My Western Divine Region lacks too much in comparison."

It wasn't that the Dragon Monarch was being modest because when it came to cultivation speed, the dragon race was inferior to the humans… and far inferior at that.

But taking into consideration the physique, talent, and lifespan of dragons, even if the humans could grow at a very fast rate, they would have no superiority over True Dragons.

"Haha, if they knew that they were praised by the Dragon Monarch, they would certainly see it as the honor of a lifetime," the Eternal Heaven God Emperor said while smiling faintly. But even he is surprised by the appearance of Xia Qingyue's group...

They literally pop out of nowhere... Is the <Snow Song Realm> and the <Flame God Realm> have been sharpening their fangs over the years? That they go as far as to hide these groups of talented girls?

"Hmph," Cang Shitian let out a very light grunt. His expression was a bit stiff, clearly showing that he wasn't really all that happy.

When these thousand topnotch geniuses entered the Eternal Heaven Divine Realm, and then, came out three years later, there would be no doubt that the Eastern Divine Region would suddenly see the addition of a large group of experts, who would be considered topnotch even by the standards of the entire God Realm. It would naturally result in the power of the Southern Divine Region becoming weaker compared to the Eastern Divine Region.

He was, of course, in a bad mood.

The gaze of the Dragon Monarch moved little by little as he observed the top thousand. He was clearly looking at them quite seriously. Those he observed first were naturally the ones with the most powerful auras.

But every time he gazes upon each and every single one of them, his frown goes deeper and deeper... Why did he sense some unsettling aura coming out of these girls? It's not an evil aura or anything like that but it's more like there's this urge for him to pay his respect...

And when he saw Chu Yuechan, he stiffened slightly since he sensed some familiar aura coming from her. Why is her aura seems so familiar... to that of his 'wife'?

The Dragon Monarch began contemplating to himself trying to figure out all these questions within his head.

"...It's rare for even this dragon to be able to see such an exceptionally talented group." The Dragon Monarch finally sighed with sincerity seeing that he couldn't come up with an answer to the questions inside his head. "If a person with their aptitude doesn't come to a premature end, they will possibly be no less powerful than the guardians of your Eternal Heaven God Realm."

A king realm is able to become so precisely because of having a special "inheritance" method. That was the reason for the Eternal Heaven God Realm to have a group of incomparably powerful guardians this whole time. The Star God Realm and the Moon God Realm both relied on "inheritance" too.

If a profound practitioner could reach the same heights by themselves in the profound way as the ones who receive "inheritance," that absolutely would be an extremely terrifying matter.

Once again, the Eternal Heaven God Emperor didn't deny his speculation and nodded his head in response.

"Being able to see these groups of girls with unprecedented talent is in itself worth this dragon making the trip here." Even a lot of envy could be sensed in the tone of the Dragon Monarch.

Shui Meiyin also garners a bit of attention to herself but her achievement is eclipsed by the girls.

"Miss." Up above, Gu Zhu said all of a sudden. "A dangerous individual is drawing near from the east."

"Oh?"

"It's the Heavenly Slaughter Star God and the Heavenly Wolf Star God," Uncle Gu slowly said. "The Heavenly Slaughter Star God harbors extremely intense hatred towards you. Adding to it her extreme nature, she will definitely attack you, even if this place here is the Eternal Heaven Realm. Therefore, avoid her for the time being."

"…" the goddess of Brahma Heaven God Realm remained silent for a bit. She suddenly muttered in doubt, "That's strange. The Heavenly Wolf Star God still has a childish nature, so it's somewhat understandable for her to come here. But why would the Heavenly Slaughter Star God come to this place?"

"Uncle Gu, you first leave with Fu and Xian. I suddenly feel like going over and seeing whether the Heavenly Slaughter Star God has made any progress over the past few years."

Qianye Ying'er's gaze turned to the east. The aura on her body slowly faded away, and as her golden long hair blew in the wind, an incomparable beautiful flittering light glimmered across her body.

"The spirit sense of the Heavenly Slaughter Star God is extremely sharp. Miss must make sure to be careful."

Uncle Gu didn't stop her, because once Qianye Ying'er decided to do something, no one could convince her otherwise.

Leaving a warning, in the end, his aged and dried-up figure flashed through the sky, and after an instant, he was already rapidly flying away into the distance, along with the two maids in silver armor.

The figure of Qianye Yin'er also became fainter little by little at this time, until it disappeared completely.

At the same time, her aura disappeared as well...

Far off in the east, the figures of two girls and one woman could be seen flying over at an extremely fast speed. The two of them were delicate and exquisite while the woman seems mature and gentle.

Their appearance in this place was like the sudden descent of absolutely beautiful fairies from fairy tales in the ordinary world, making everything around seem illusory.

They're none other than Jasmine, Caizhi, and Xun'er.

"We're finally here. I think that we just passed through the Eternal Heaven Realm's restriction… so why didn't anyone come to stop us?" Princess Caizhi said in wonder.

"Hmph, they wouldn't dare to stop you or me." Jasmine snorted.

"Hehe." Princess Caizhi stuck out the pink tip of her tongue, as her starry eyes looked quietly at the expression of her elder sister. The closer they got to the Conferred God Stage, the more worried she becomes.

"Big sis... Are you sure about this?" Princess Caizhi couldn't help but ask.

"Of course. Those bastards are gathered in one place! There's no better timing to exact our revenge against them!" Jasmine said with a voice laced with hatred.

Her target of revenge is the Brahma Monarch God Realm, the Moon God Realm, and her own father.

"...And most importantly... Ise must be waiting for us as well..." When she mentioned Issei's name, her voice immediately turned soft and dreamy just like that a maiden in love: "After we're done... I will follow him wherever he goes." She added with conviction.

Princess Caizhi couldn't stop feeling amazed seeing how captivated her big sis towards this Ise she just met once... She meant, she knows that he's their savior but...

Aiyaa... At least big sis seems happy whenever she thought of that guy. Princess Caizhi thought with a smile.

She will listen and follow whatever her big sis and aunty said. And since they wanted to take revenge against their so-called father then so be it, she will accompany them.

She didn't care about their so-called father's fate in the slightest. If anything, she also resents Xing Juekong for what happened so far.

"Dear..." Xun'er wanted to say something but Jasmine stopped her: "No, mother. I will be the one who finishes them off."

Xun'er who heard this sighed to herself... She wanted to be the one who enacts their revenge but she knows that her daughter won't be satisfied until she has her way with them...

While Xun'er wanted to carry the burden, Jasmine also thought the same as her... Both of them are trying to protect each other.

"Big sis, aunty! We'll soon reach… the Conferred God Stage!" Princess Caizhi said.

"Um..." Jasmine stopped in her tracks all of a sudden. Her entire body had gone stiff, and she stayed still for a good while since she finally saw Issei's figure who's currently waving towards her location.

Xun'er also flashed a happy smile of her own when she notices Issei waving at them.

"H-He could see us from this far away?" Princess Caizhi said in astonishment: "But we've just arrived!"

"...Like I said. He's extremely powerful so it's of no surprise that he could sense our arrival from miles away." Jasmine said after taking a deep breath to calm herself down.

But she couldn't hide her smile and her eyes are still locked onto Issei's figure.

"Let's go down and meet him!" Jasmine said feeling impatient.

Xun'er who saw this sighed to herself once again... Only when he's around that her daughter will forget about her revenge albeit for a short moment.

Because of their excitement, the three of them fail to notice Qianye Ying'er who's hiding in the distance.

But Qianye Ying'er starting to feel more restless than ever for some unknown reason. If her eyes not mistaken... did 'he' just waved in their direction!?

Does that mean that...

Before she could finish her thoughts, she felt a sudden chill coming from behind her. And when she turned around, she saw Uncle Gu and her two maids who were supposed to leave a while ago is currently laid unconscious in front of a single woman... The woman she knows all too well...

The woman is dressed in a white outfit that looks foreign to this world's inhabitants yet it looks absolutely striking to say nonetheless. She's wearing a hat that has a crimson dragon symbol on the front.

The woman has an expressionless beautiful face. It is none other than Sirius... one of 'his' servants.

"...Stay." That's all Sirius said but it is more than enough to make Qianye Ying'er understand just what's currently going on...

Her mind is rotating as fast as it could but she couldn't come up with a way out of her current predicament. With all her cunningness and intelligence put together... She still couldn't see a way out...

She knows that her worry has proven to be true... The Heavenly Star Slaughter God has some connection with 'him' and this can only mean one thing... her doom...

Qianye Ying'er expression turned blank... But soon she regained her calm bearings once again.

Sirius who saw this was slightly impressed with Qianye Ying'er willpower. If it was any other person then that person would've started shivering with their teeth clattering...

It isn't a simple fight to the death. It's already a guaranteed death sentence for anyone who was going to fight her Master... There's no way out. Their only outcome is only their demise.

Her mother's soul also has a worried expression on her face.

...

"Young master?" Mu Bingyun said in confusion seeing Issei waving his hand.

"My acquaintances is here."

"Your acquaintances?"

At this time, the God Emperors look up towards the sky when they sensed the trio arrival.

"Oh? This is surprising..." The Brahma Monarch God Emperor said.

"...They're here? What are they doing here?" Xing Juekong said with a frown.

Xing Juekong invited Jasmine and Xun'er before but both of them paid no attention to him so he thought that they won't be coming to the convention.

He's not that surprised about Caizhi's arrival but... what is this bad omen he's sensing.

The Other Star Gods also felt taken aback by Jasmine's party arrival.

"Oh? I thought you said that your two princesses won't be coming, Star God Emperor?" The Eternal Heaven God Emperor said in surprise.

"This... Perhaps they changed their mind." Xing Juekong replied unsurely.

Since they're already here then there's no need to overthink stuff.

"Wife, Jasmine, Caizhi, you've come." Xing Juekong said with a faint smile. He started feeling proud of seeing this 'wife' of his who became more and more beautiful as days goes on...

Too bad he couldn't enjoy her as of lately... but no matter. Once his plan is finished, he could do whatever he wants with her later on...

But in the next moment, he froze on the spot since the three of them don't even spare him a glance.

Instead, they flew straight towards the 'lower-realm' sitting area.

This in return, piqued everyone's interest... Especially Cang Shitian.

"Is that your wife? I have to say, she's indeed very beautiful... And I dare to admit that she's one of the most beautiful women I've seen so far. Perhaps she's on par with the 'Goddess' and the Dragon Queen in terms of beauty." Cang Shitian bemused to himself.

"Although... Why did she ignores you, her supposed husband like this I wonder?" He added in a mocking voice.

This is also a question in everyone's mind... but soon they found their answer.

The trio swooped down to the <Snow Song Realm> and <Flame God Realm> seating area.

While Caizhi is looking at Issei with interest, Xun'er flashed a beautiful smile towards Issei: "Nice to see you again, Ise."

"Um, nice to see you too." Issei nodded at her greetings.

"Dear... Don't you have something to say?" Xun'er urged her currently fidgetting daughter.

"...I-I-Ise..." She let out a squeaky voice while still fidgetting.

The onlookers' eyes bulged comically seeing the rumored Heavenly Slaughter Star God who supposed to be cold acting so coy like this... and this is especially true for Xing Juekong since he has never seen her daughter acting like this.

But what's more important is that his own wife is greeting another man than him with such happiness! He gripped his fist tightly while he's feeling that he just lost face in front of all of these people!

"Hm? Why did this little brat suddenly act all shy like this? Where does that prideful brat that keeps saying 'this princess, this princess' go I wonder?" Issei teased.

"Y-You!" Jasmine said through her gnashed teeth with a reddened face.

"Nice to see you again, Jasmine." Issei let out a light chuckle before he patted Jasmine's head.

"...Un, nice to see you too..." Jasmine's body froze for a second before she replied with a small voice.

There's a thin smile adorning her face.

"Hehehe." Xun'er giggled at their interaction.

"Aha... So that's why she ignores you! She found a better man for herself! Ahahahahaha!" Cang Shitian said in a mocking laugh.

Xing Juekong's face becomes black because of how humiliated he is.

Moonflower who's behind him had her eyes shone slightly... she remembered Jasmine's words back then when she came to pick them up. She started wondering if this masked man is the person she was talking about...

Brahma Monarch God Emperor on the other hand had his body stiffened when he saw the masked man they're interacting with.

Isn't this man... looks very similar to the man her daughter described?

"Xun'er! You owe me an explanation!" Xing Juekong said while veins started popping out around his head.

"Explanation? Why should I?" Xun'er said in a cold voice. Her tone is completely different from when she was conversing with Issei.

"You're my wife!" Xing Juekong roared.

"Wife? That is only your wishful thinking." Xun'er sneered: "You forced your way with me and after you're done venting your desire, you abandoned me like a piece of trash! Even when the Moon God Emperor kidnapped me you didn't even bat an eye!"

"If it wasn't for my son saving me, perhaps I would've died back then! And don't think that I don't know your plan of sacrificing my daughter for your own personal gain. You even wanted to include Caizhi as well!"

"Do you still have the face to call yourself as my husband after all that?!" She roared with hatred.

Xing Juekong who heard her words become completely stupefied...

Whereas the other such as Cang Shitian look on with interest.

Back when Xun'er was kidnapped by the Moon God Emperor, it's not really a secret.

People thought that she's only a mistress at most, so the public doesn't really pay close attention to this incident.

But now that she said it this way... they started to look at Xing Juekong with a disgusted gaze.

Is there any worser father than him? He ignored his kidnapped wife and even wanted to sacrifice his own daughter just for his personal gain!

"Hmph, you old villain! Don't act like you love my mother all of a sudden! Don't you have countless women at your beck and call? One of them being that slut behind you?" Jasmine said with disgust while pointing at Moonflower who's seated nearby Xing Juekong.

"Eh?" Moonflower who was pointed out by Jasmine let out a stupefied voice.

"Back then you're really good to this slut, aren't you. MUCH… BETTER… THAN… YOU… WERE… TO… MY… MOTHER!"

Those last few words were pronounced with an extremely cold hatred and killing intent.

Crack, crack, crack...

The Star God Emperor clenched his fists tightly as his joints let out explosive cracks that sounded like the fracturing of bones.

"AAHHHH!!!"

The Star God Emperor suddenly thrust his hand out and starlight ruptured with an explosive roar.

He's doesn't throw out his attack towards Jasmine or Xun'er but... he threw his attack towards Issei direction instead.

""YOU DARE!!!"" Both Jasmine and Xun'er shouted at the same time.

Xun'er rabbit ears stand upright making the shape akin to a Dragon horn. The Dragon Monarch astonishedly look at this since he sensed a Draconic aura emanating from Xun'er's body.

"Jasmine, Xun'er." Issei said softly.

They're about to intercept his incoming attack when they heard Issei's voice. Even though they're still angry, they obediently step to the side.

Xing Juekong who saw this become further infuriated. He's supposed to be their husband and father yet the two of them are more obedient towards this unknown man more than when they're with him!

No matter! He will tear this bastard into ten thousand pieces!

Issei boredly looks at the incoming attack before he huffed lightly to the front.

That very same attack from Xing Juekong did a complete 180-degree turn heading back towards its original owner.

Not only Xing Juekong, but the others who are watching this also has a flabbergasted expression on their face.

What the hell?! Did he just reflected an attack of a God-Emperor with a simple huff from his mouth!?

*BOOM!!!*

Xing Juekong managed to block his own attack but since he never expected this to happen, he only manages to block eighty percent of it.

There are a few scratches here and there on his body but it's nothing serious.

YES! THAT'S IT! THAT'S HOW I FEEL BACK THEN! Huo Rulie who was watching from the sideline screamed loudly inside his mind. The day where Issei deflected his attack back at him is still fresh inside his mind...

"My lord!" The guardians who came with him finally snapped out of their daze and shouted worriedly.

"Hmph! What an idiot!" Jasmine sneered at Xing Juekong's sorry state.

"You vile thing, you dare to-!"

"Shut up."

The guardians were about to say something when their mouths suddenly clamped up on their own. They also couldn't move a single muscle!

There's this invisible force holding them down and no matter how hard they struggle, they couldn't break free from their 'restraint'!

"And Qianye Fantian... where do you think you're going?" Issei said lightly.

The onlookers' turned their head at the same time only to see Qianye Fantian the God-Emperor of the Brahma Monarch God Realm is currently trying to sneak away from the scene.

They can't believe what they currently witnessing... an honored God Emperor trying to scurry away like a little rat...

"Your excellency, I believe there are no grudges between us." Qianye Fantian squeezed out a few words while forcing himself to smile.

He knows that he's at a disadvantage right now. His daughter has informed him of Issei's strength and he didn't believe her completely at first.

But after seeing how easily Issei deflects Xing Juekong's attack just now, he becomes convinced.

Even the Dragon Monarch himself won't be able to deflect an attack from a God-Emperor so casually like that.

"Hmm, indeed. We don't have any grudges between us but could you say the same to her?" Issei pointed at Jasmine.

"Where is she! Where is your slut of a daughter! Call her here now!" Jasmine growled.

"You don't need to look for me. I'm already here." A calm voice resounded from above and Jasmine's eyes instantly locked onto the golden figure that is currently being "escorted" by Sirius.

After Sirius finishes her job, she flew towards Issei's side and stand silently at his back.

"Qianye... Ying... Er!!!" Jasmine said through gnashed teeth. Her eyes become bloodshot and it's as if she couldn't wait to tear her mortal enemy to shred.

"Nice to see you, the Heavenly Slaughter Star God." Qianye Ying'er said with a scoff: "...And your excellency."

Even when she knows that she's clearly on the losing side, she still didn't lose her calm. But... her gaze couldn't help become dim for a brief moment when she saw the masked man who still looks so carefree in this chaotic situation.

So he's already on their side... How laughable... Here she was trying her best to attract Issei towards her side but in the end, it's only a fool errand.

"Jasmine... Can you wait for the end of the convention first?" Issei asked Jasmine.

"What? Why?" Even though she looks extremely furious right now, she still didn't completely lose control over herself and properly respond to Issei's words.

But then she realizes something before she looks down towards Xia Qingyue's group location.

"Hmph, fine..." Jasmine took a deep breath to calm herself down but she's still gazing at her enemies with a cold gaze.

Xia Qingyue and the others have been training themselves just for this day after all so she needs to give them her respect.

After a good while, she finally took back her gaze and headed towards the empty seat beside Issei while Xun'er and Caizhi also took a seat near him.

Now Caizhi knows that what her big sis said is the truth. This man she just met recently is truly powerful!

"You can resume the convention, Eternal Heaven God Emperor." Issei said towards the Eternal Heaven God Emperor.

The Eternal Heaven God Emperor frowned with how casually Issei addressed him.

"Friend, I admit that you're powerful but remember that you're currently in my domain. So it would be wise of you to reel in your arrogance... Even though you're powerful but can you fight all of us the same time?"

This man is dangerous and perhaps they won't be able to defeat him one on one. But if they along with the Dragon Monarch were to work together then...

Even the Brahma Monarch suddenly felt like they might be able to win if they were to combine force but he saw his daughter shook his head at him.

"Hey hey, don't count me in. I'm but a bystander." Cang Shitian said while spreading his arms.

This newcomer clearly has some beef with these three idiots. So it works in his favor... Why should he help his enemies? What a joke!

The Dragon Monarch frowned deeply but he still doesn't say anything. He felt really restless whenever he gazes at Issei for some reason...

His instinct is telling him to never cross Issei's path. But he just couldn't take a bystander stand like Cang Shitian or it will affect his pride.

"Taking all of you?" Issei said while propping his chin: "Do you want to try taking me on at the same time right here right now? If so then come... Make your move."

"But you better be prepared to lose your life when the time comes," Issei added.

Issei still doesn't release the tiniest bit of aura or oppressive aura which is the complete opposite of their side, but just the sight of him being so casual right there manages to make everyone there feel uneasy.

The Dragon Monarch, Qianye Fantian, Xing Juekong, and the Eternal Heaven God Emperor has been releasing their oppressive aura all this time but Issei seems completely unaffected.

Not even him, even the others around him are not affected in the slightest!

He's still sitting lazily and it's as if he has so many opening. But those who know of his 'true' might such as Qianye Ying'er knows that it will only be a suicide mission if they were to truly attack him...

"Give it up... Even if all of us here combined our force, we still won't be able to put a scratch on him." Qianye Ying'er suddenly said.

"Don't you think you're overestimating him too much?" The Moon God Emperor said: "Perhaps what he just did is a one time trick up his sleeve? Or maybe he was just lucky? And even if it's not, could he take an attack from three God Emperor and the Dragon Monarch at the same time?"

"Overestimating him? Heh, if anything it's you who are underestimating him." Qianye Ying'er said in a mocking voice.

"Forget about defeating him. Even facing that woman who's standing behind him will take everything you have!"

The Moon God Emperor and the others look towards Sirius and only now that they realize that her cultivation is also at the peak of the Divine Realm.

Now their odds of success just dropped by another layer.

"And mind you that she's not the only servant that he has... as far as I know, he has another two servants that are at the tenth level of the Divine Master Realm." Qianye Ying'er dropped another bomb.

What?! Since when a peak level Divine MasterRealm cultivator becomes so common!?

"Ahh... This woman really can't keep her mouth shut. Now we won't be able to have our fun."

"Well, we could just take the initiative as long as Master give us permission." Two displeased voice belonging to a woman resounded.

Esdeath and Altair emerged behind Issei at the same time.

They had a battle thirsty grin on their face, especially Esdeath.

"Master master, can we at least kill a few of them?" Esdeath asked giddily: "I won't ask for much. Just ten of them would suffice."

She wants more 'assistant' to her little game.

The Eternal Heaven God Emperor and the other three had their body stiffened at their sight.

Now, they're even... no, they're on the losing side! Even when Issei is alone they are still not fully confident. But now there's another three peak level Divine Master Realm cultivator joining the fray!

Mu Bingyun and the Flame God Realm stood their ground stating that they're on this side.

Mu Huanzhi and the others were confused at this sight but seeing how Mu Bingyun doesn't say anything, they decided to do the same...

Qianye Ying'er didn't say anything about the <Abyssal Humans> since she doesn't need to... Even though they are not in sight right now, she's certain that they're around this place having them surrounded.

The fact that not even the Dragon Monarch couldn't sense their presence said it all... If he couldn't even sense their presence then what chance do they have?

And they're still not taking that divine treasure of his into account here... Once again, she felt so powerless...

"So are you going to make your move?" Issei asked.

The Eternal Heaven God Emperor didn't know how to respond to this...

"If not then I suggest that you resume the convention. And as for you three... Sit."

Issei said calmly and then he waved his hand towards Qianye Fantian, Xing Juekong, and Yue Wuya(Moon God Emperor) location.

Just like Xing Juekong's guardians, they felt an invisible force forcing them down.

They started having cold sweat seeing how easily he could press them down like this...

The Eternal Heaven God Emperor and the Dragon Monarch who's not affected by it could somehow tell just what's currently happening.

Dangerous! This man is extremely dangerous! Just who is he!? Is what's going on inside their mind right now...

Cang Shitian who takes on the bystander role is also feeling shocked at the display of Issei's might. But he felt happy more than anything since his enemies just kicked a steel plate!

Hahaha! What a good day! He thought happily to himself.

Qianye Ying'er doesn't say anything else before she also sits down on her own.

Once she's seated, she closed her eyes as if she's accepting her fate... but in reality, she's holding on to her last trump card.

This will be her last resort...

"I apologize for arriving late." Soon after, a cold voice resounded from above.

When everyone looks above, they saw Mu Xuanyin the realm king of the Snow Song Realm descending from the sky.

She swooped down towards Issei's location to pay her greetings: "Young Master."

Issei responded to her greeting with a nod. After she paid her greetings, Mu Xuanyin took a seat beside Mu Bingyun.

Her arrival sends another wave of commotion among the masses...

Now that it has come this... the Eternal Heaven God Emperor can only take a step back.

There are too many unknown variations at stake here... Being headstrong in this situation would be a foolish move from his side.

And for some reason, the Eternal Heaven Pearl Spirit doesn't say anything about any of this beforehand... even now, 'it' is being very quiet...

The Dragon Monarch also doesn't say anything before he took a seat albeit he's still frowning feeling displeased with the whole situation.

He set his gaze on Issei trying to see through him but he got nothing other than his bloodline feeling restless...

"...Very well. Let's continue the convention for now." The Eternal Heaven God Emperor said.

With that, the convention resumed themselves but everyone there doesn't have their initial excitement. They keep looking at each other while speculating between themselves just what is this masked man identity is...

The whole convention seems like a farce at this point since those mysterious group of girls is the one that keeps winning and winning without any sign of stopping.

Now they know their mysterious origins...

"No wonder they're so abnormal..." Shui Yingyue who's at the arena said in amazement.

"Un... That man is someone we should never cross our path with, big sis." Shui Meiyin nodded sagely at her elder sister.

Jun Xilei and the others also have similar thoughts as them.

"Hm?" Whilst the convention is still ongoing, Issei sensed something and he turns his head upwards.

"Master... it's here." Bing'er reminded Issei from within the <GoB>.

"Um... I know. But this presence..." Issei frowned a little.

The world suddenly turned dim without warning.

The abrupt change caught everyone by surprise. Before anyone could summon a proper reaction, the Eternal Heaven God Emperor stood up abruptly from his seat while his whole body shook fiercely.

"Eternal Heaven? Did you know something about this whole situation?" The Dragon Monarch asked with a frown.

"...This has something to do with the 'wall'... Something I've kept from everyone to avoid public chaos..."

His words were like a loud gong that reached straight into the heart.

"Please do not hold back, Eternal Heaven. There's no use of hiding it anymore at this point." The Dragon Monarch said in a dire voice.

The Eternal Heaven God Emperor looked at the sky and started solemnly, "We will have to return to the Era of Gods to understand the truth of the crimson crack. At the time, the Era of Gods was already nearing its end, but it was still a very, very distant past compared to today."

"Back then, the highest monarch of the god race and the leader of the Creation Gods, the Heaven Punishing Divine Emperor had used the Ancestral Divine Art's fragments to lure one of the four Devil Emperors of the devil race, the Heaven Smiting Devil Emperor to the eastmost area of the Primal Chaos. Then, he used the number one divine artifact, the Heaven Punishing Ancestral Sword, to cut open the wall of Primal Chaos and push the entire Heaven Smiting Devil Clan and her through the breach, effectively exiling them from the Primal Chaos…"

Then the Eternal Heaven God Emperor told them about the truth behind the Heretic God and the Heaven Smithing Devil Emperor and the history between Mo E and the latter...

"Before this, we speculated that the crimson crack at the easternmost wall of the Primal Chaos is caused by the Heaven Punishing Ancestral Sword… but the truth is... it is a product of the World Piercer's power!"

Everyone looked confused when the bomb hit the ground. For a time, they weren't sure how to react.

"The World Piercer is the strongest spatial artifact in the entire world. Its spatial power is far beyond our imagination. It is so powerful that the Eternal Heaven Spirit told me that the World Piercer might just be powerful enough to create a safe space outside the Primal Chaos, a safe space that could accommodate a number of living beings for an extended period of time."

Finally, the realization was starting to sink into some people as their expressions abruptly changed drastically. Eyebrows curled into deep lines of shock, Cang Shitian rose to his feet and said "Could it be… that…"

"Whew…" The Eternal Heaven God Emperor exhaled deeply before continuing, "The fact that the Heretic God failed to escape that world-ending calamity mostly likely means that the World Piercer wasn't on his person at the time."

"The World Piercer is the Heavenly Profound Treasure with the strongest spatial divine power in the world. In a sense, it is also the world's strongest talisman. Now, if the Heretic God wished to give away such an artifact, it could only be to the person he loved the most... Who could that possibly be?"

The answer immediately sprung into everyone's mind like a devilish curse.

The Eternal Heaven God Emperor continued, "Even now, the World Piercer's aura is leaking in from the crimson crack… from outside of the Primal Chaos!"

"Why is the World Piercer outside of the Primal Chaos? Who brought it outside of the Primal Chaos?"

"Everything matches up with a terrible name. I only wish that it wasn't the case."

He paused for a moment before revealing the terrible answer, "The World Piercer… is with the Heaven… Smiting… Devil… Emperor!"

The air in the Conferred God Stage froze in an instant. Then, it started shaking to the point of collapsing.

"The only artifacts in the entire world that could break apart the Wall of Primal Chaos are the Heaven Punishing Ancestral Sword and the Evil Infant's Wheel of Myriad Tribulations. However, there is one other divine artifact that can interfere with the Wall of Primal Chaos, and that is the divine artifact with the strongest divine dimensional power in existence, the World Piercer!"

"After several million years, the Heaven Smiting Devil Emperor and her devil gods… are finally returning using the divine dimensional power of the World Piercer!"

Millions of years weren't too long a period to True Gods and True Devils.

Everyone's expressions had changed by this point. No one could say a word until a long time later.

The Dragon Monarch rose to his feet and asked solemnly, "How sure are you of your words today, Eternal Heaven?"

The Eternal Heaven God Emperor answered, "As the bearer of the will of Eternal Heaven, this old man he hasn't dared to lie or embellish anything even once his life, much less about something this big. This old man… doesn't think there is any room left for optimism."

"Do we… have a countermeasure at the ready?" asked the Dragon Monarch.

The Eternal Heaven God Emperor let out a long sigh as his eyes darkened unusually. Even his voice seemed to sink deeper, "If our enemy is a calamity like the Evil Infant, we could outsmart it even if we couldn't beat it with the combined might of the entire world. Just the same, even natural disasters can be dealt with in some ways… but if a primordial Devil Emperor were to appear in the Primal Chaos, then there's literally nothing in the world that can go up against it. Our tricks and schemes would be like child's play in front of a Devil Emperor and True Devils."

The Eternal Heaven God Emperor's statement was only more cruel than the last. Everyone present understood what the power of True Gods meant… it was a mythical level that mortals like them couldn't even touch, much less attain. That was how they knew that the Eternal Heaven God Emperor wasn't exaggerating at all.

"The Heaven Smiting Devil Emperor and her people were ambushed and exiled from the Primal Chaos for several million years. Even if they were kept safe by the World Piercer, the world they lived in must be a poor, deficient, and cruel one. When they return, they will be returning with several million years worth of hatred and grudges, without even considering their brutal and violent nature…"

"When the crimson crack collapses completely, when the devil gods return to the Primal Chaos, what awaits us… is the end of the world."

Sorrow and despair… The Eternal Heaven God Emperor's words spread these emotions to everyone's soul like a terrible plague.

The Dragon Monarch suddenly turns his head and looks towards Issei: "...Friend, could you help us deal with this calamity? Let's set aside your grudges between them to properly deal with this calamity first. What do you say?"

When the Dragon Monarch said this, everyone there had their eyes brightened slightly.

That's right... perhaps with this man's assistance, they could somehow fend off the upcoming calamity!

"This old man also agrees with the Dragon Monarch. Let's set our personal grudges aside for now." The Eternal Heaven God Emperor added.

Silence. Terrible silence. They're waiting for Issei's response...

For a while, the only sounds that filled the whole convention were rapid heartbeats and deep breaths.

Outside of Issei's party, everyone there is completely shocked. It was because the Eternal Heaven God Emperor had kept this a secret even from them until today.

Everyone understood why the Eternal Heaven God Emperor had kept this secret to himself until the last minute.

If even they were panicking after hearing this truth, then… the chaos it would cause throughout the world was literally unimaginable.

If everything was true and if an ancient Devil Emperor really was about to return to the world and if Issei were to refuse their offer, then...

"...Very well." Issei said after a little bit of thinking. He released the pressure around Qianye Fantian and the others.

"Go on ahead. I will catch up to you later." Issei doesn't need to fear that Qianye Fantian and the others are going to escape because it will be of no use.

In one way and another...

The first reason is obviously because of him and the other reason is the Heaven Smithing Devil Emperor.

If he doesn't help them then it will be indeed the end of this world.

He has something else in mind...

Even Qianye Fantian and the others don't have any intention of running away for now since they also realize their current predicament.

They also didn't think that Issei would run away on his own.

Only Qianye Ying'er frowned at Issei's action... According to her understanding, he doesn't need their help in the slightest.

How strong can the Heaven Smithing Devil Emperor be? Is she stronger than the Creation God Realm? The answer is obviously no! If she was stronger than the Creation God Realm then she wouldn't have lost against Mo E plot back then.

"Then this dragon thank you for your understanding. Everyone, let's go." With that said, the Dragon Monarch and the other God Emperor opened a spatial opening of their own...

Jasmine and Xun'er didn't say anything either since they're sure that Issei has something in mind.

"Are you letting them go just like that?" Caizhi who doesn't know Issei that well asked in confusion.

Issei doesn't respond to her question but he opened a spatial opening that enables them to see crimson crack location.

Once he did this, he said towards Esdeath's group: "You girls stay here. Xiaotao, Lieyan, Bing'er... You stay here as well."

"Understood, Master." They replied in unison.

Xiaotao, Lieyan, and Bing'er also emerged from the <GoB> which takes them by surprise yet again seeing how there are so many beautiful women come out of nowhere and what's more surprising is that all of them are at least at the peak level of the Divine Master Realm as well!

"Ise." Jasmine called out lightly feeling slightly worried.

"Don't worry. He will be fine, dear." Xun'er reassured Jasmine with a comforting smile.

Issei soon disappeared from his previous spot...

...

While they were on their way, the God Emperors called their respective backup including other God Emperors such as the Qilin Emperor and the like.

Even Qianye Fantiant managed to summon the Brahma Monarch's Three Brahma Gods to his aid. He felt slightly more confident now that his backup is here...

Every single one of these people is famous in their own right… because they were all Divine Masters!

The world in front of everyone abruptly changed into infinite crimson, followed by a terrifying storm that seemed capable of destroying everything.

They were in the easternmost area of the Primal Chaos.

The abrupt storm that came out of nowhere had caused more than half of the divine masters to lose their balance, and it took them a long time before they finally managed to steady themselves.

Normally speaking, even the weakest profound practitioner of the divine way, a Divine Origin Realm profound practitioner could survive and travel across space without any difficulties, especially because a spatial storm rarely occurred naturally. As for man-made spatial storms, they only existed temporarily when two or more Divine Masters clashed against one another.

But here in the easternmost area of the Primal Chaos, spatial storms were everywhere to be seen. Destruction filled every space and every moment of this place… Not even a Divine Sovereign could endure this environment for long.

The aura "outside" of the Primal Chaos was full of destruction. Naturally, the aura that leaked into the Primal Chaos was also wholly destructive.

The crack on the Wall of Primal Chaos wasn't fully formed yet, so the amount of aura leaking into the Primal Chaos was minimal at best, yet the scale of this spatial storm was this large… the terror that was the world beyond the Primal Chaos was literally unimaginable.

However, what's more frightening than the spatial storm was the crimson crack on the wall!

The Wall of Primal Chaos was an existence of indescribable color, shape, and form. However, it was also clearly perceivable. Right now, a crimson crack of hundreds or even thousands of kilometers was clearly imprinted on its surface.

The crimson light shone at and through the Divine Masters without being impeded in the slightest. In fact, everyone was aware that this red light had penetrated almost half of the Primal Chaos and was visible throughout the Eastern Divine Region.

This light was the unique dimensional divine light of the World Piercer. It couldn't be explained by any common sense.

The Eternal Heaven God Emperor stared at the crimson crack on the Wall of Primal Chaos with grim determination, his hair dancing in the storm.

The rest of the Divine Masters stepped forward to meet the crimson crack as well. The calamity was right in front of them, and their full concentration was necessary to avert it. Whatever grudges or conflicts they had had in the past, they must all be put down at this moment.

"It's not as bad as we thought... Perhaps we can still seal the crack just like our initial plan." The Eternal Heaven God Emperor said with a slightly happier tone.

Issei also appeared right at this moment. Nobody there realizes just when did he appear but they have no capability to pay attention to this kind of stuff right now.

Seeing that Issei has appeared the Eternal Heaven God Emperor stared at the crimson crack silently for a very long time. Finally, he turned around and said, "Let us begin immediately."

The Dragon Monarch nodded before saying solemnly, "If I knew this would happen, I would've brought all my Dragon Gods with me. Still, we can give it a try today. If it's in any way effective at all, I will send word to the Western Divine Region and summon all our experts immediately."

"Mn." The Eternal Heaven God Emperor nodded slowly before taking a few steps forward towards the group. After sweeping a glance across everyone's faces, he stretched his arms wide and activated a profound formation with a strange aura right behind himself. He said slowly, "Please inject your energy into this formation, everyone… This matter relates to the life and death of the entire world. Don't hold back no matter who you are."

"As for the results… we leave it to the heavens to decide our fate."

Even now, the Eternal Heaven God Emperor's words were filled with despair because what they were going to attempt didn't count as a countermeasure at all. It was only a desperation attempt they could make because they had no other tricks in the bag.

"It's too late." Issei said.

"What?" The Eternal Heaven God Emperor turned around.

"I'm saying that it's too late. That very same someone you just spoke of a while ago has already succeeded." Issei added.

The spatial storm surrounding had come to a sudden stop at the same time Issei finished speaking.

The abrupt change caught everyone by surprise. Before anyone could summon a proper reaction, the crimson crack on the Wall of Primal Chaos suddenly started shrinking and dimming at an unbelievable pace.

"What… what's going on?"

A thousand kilometers… a hundred kilometers… ten kilometers… a hundred meters… The crimson crack kept shrinking until it was only several meters long. Throughout the process, astonishment never left anyone's faces.

"Could it be… could it be…" The Eternal Heaven God Emperor muttered to himself before he shouted in disbelief and joy, "Did the World Piercer run out of energy!?"

The Eternal Heaven God Emperor's shout was no different from the sound of celestial music to the ears of everyone present. Even the people who's watching from the convention area felt elated at this sight.

After it had reached scores of meters, the speed at which the crimson crack was shrinking was starting to slow down, but it still continued to shrink. Everyone's eyes were firmly fixed on the crack and the crimson light, that had originally been so dense that it was frightening, swiftly turned dull and muted before their very eyes. It was as if it was a sign that the danger had already passed before it had even exploded.

"It looks like the heavens have protected our Eastern Divine Region!"

"No, it is that the heavens have protected our very universe!"

One by one they shouted in glee.

The spatial storm had come to a halt and the crimson light had faded away. All of this was evidence that this calamity had already passed them.

"It looks like that best possible result really did appear," The Dragon Monarch said as he also let out a heavy sigh of relief.

Everyone's expressions had grown relaxed as if an enormously heavyweight had rolled off their backs…

"What did you mean by your words just now, friend?" The Eternal Heaven God Emperor asked Issei.

The other God Emperors also look at him with a questioning look.

"As I said before, it is already too late," Issei said in the same calm tone.

Before they could process what he meant by that.

Thirty meters… fifteen meters… nine meters… six meters...

The crimson light continued to contract and the moment it completely disappeared, it might very well be proof that this calamity had been completely extinguished.

Finally, the red light contracted until it was only three meters wide. But after that, it did not continue to shrink, instead, it remained fixed in place.

Following that, the crimson light started to shake. Then, the light began undergoing some obvious and bizarre changes. It slowly turned from dense to sparkling and translucent, and after that, it slowly began to turn more and more clear...

It slowly began to transform from simple light to something with substance.

The excitement on the Eternal Heaven God Emperor's face started to recede as it was replaced by deep doubt and suspicion.

Finally, at some point in time, the crimson light finally stopped its transformation.

The crimson scar of light had vanished and what replaced it was a long and narrow diamond-shaped crimson crystal that was about three meters long. This crystal was embedded in the Wall of Primal Chaos.

The world, from some undetermined point of time, had descended into an incomparably terrifying dead silence.

The spatial storm had disappeared completely.

The stars stopped spinning and moving...

All sound and all of the elements had gone completely quiet...

Order… law… the heavenly law… All had vanished.

Thump!

THUMP!

In this world of deathly silence, the pupils of everyone's eyes had widened to their limit at some point in time. Yet no one made a sound for the longest time, nor was anyone able to even make a sound in the first place. The only thing that they could hear was the incomparably muffled and dull sound of their hearts beating.

It was as if the entire world had been completely sealed away.

This dreadful silence continued for a very long time and no one broke it… because they were all unable to break it.

Finally, after an indeterminate period of time had passed, the world in everyone's vision started to change.

A pitch-black silhouette appeared in the crimson crystal that was embedded in the Wall of Primal Chaos.

It was the figure of a person!

The black figure grew nearer and nearer, clearer and clearer from within that crimson crystal… Finally, just as if a dimensional barrier had been broken, that black figure slowly stepped out from inside the crystal.

The sound of beating hearts completely stopped at that time and even though the area was clearly illuminated, everyone felt as if they had been plunged into a boundless black space… It was a kind of shaking fear and stifling oppressiveness that was impossible to describe.

The figure was not too tall and they were dressed in tattered and frayed black clothes. The part of their face and skin that was exposed was an extremely startling bluish-black color and it was covered with extremely fine scars… It was as if this person was an evil ghost who had been cut thousands upon thousands of times, who had just walked straight out of the nine hells.

From that person's figure, one could faintly tell that they were probably a woman. The gloomy dark energy rose up from her body and her eyes were even blacker than the deepest night. She held a sharp needle that looked completely ordinary in her hand, the tip of the needle flowing with an exceptionally dull crimson light.

Even though that light was dull, the dot of crimson light that hovered on the tip of the needle was more brilliant than the light of any star.

The Eternal Heaven God Emperor's eyes had shrunk so much it looked like they were about to burst and his entire body was trembling to the point of near-collapse...

They had never felt such horror, such terror or such despair.

Those dark eyes observed the sealed world that had been created because of her arrival, they swept across these living beings that had come to "welcome" her. She slowly raised a hand as she touched this world that she had been separated from for the longest time...

"Old… Villain… Mo… E… I, Jie Yuan… have returned!"

Her voice was even more hoarse and terrifying than that of an evil spirit's and when everyone heard it, they felt as if countless poisoned needles had been stabbed in their souls.

Furthermore, this voice seemed to have awakened the nightmare that had imprisoned the entire Primal Chaos, as the space which had lain dormant for a long time finally started to shake violently. The distant stars finally resumed their movement but all of them had deviated from their original orbits.

The elements regained their vigor as they sprang back into existence but they had all become extremely frenzied… Even they, who did not possess a will of their own, were actually shaking in fear.

A spatial storm stirred up and it was even more frightening than the spacial storm that had occurred just now. The god emperors who stood at the front and the Divine Masters who stood at the back, all of their divine bodies were violently shaken as they were blown far away. Cracks and splits appeared on the bodies of numerous Divine Masters, dyeing them in blood.

But she… from start to finish, had not even taken a single step. This had all happened merely due to the change in an aura that had occurred when she appeared.

The Eternal Heaven God Emperor staggered backward in panic. All of the blood in his body was furiously boiling but all of the blood that was boiling felt incomparably cold. He raised his head to look ahead and his mouth opened and closed several times before he finally spoke in the most terrified and shaky voice he had ever let out in his life, "Heaven Smiting… Devil Emperor!"

Terror… An indescribable terror, just like a newly-roused devil, was crazily growing and swelling in the depths of everyone's hearts and souls.

It was only less than an hour ago that they had found out about the truth behind the crimson crack and before they even had time to recover from the truth, the "Heaven Smiting Devil Emperor" the Eternal Heaven God Emperor had spoken of had actually just… stepped through the dimensions that separated the Primal Chaos from what was beyond it and appeared before their very eyes.

Had appeared in this universe.

What a cruel and absurd nightmare this was!

So this is... Hong'er and Bai'er mother... Issei thought to himself.

He sensed hatred, unwillingness, fury, and other negative emotions coming from within her... but what stands out the most is her sadness...

How ironic... This woman who seems extremely terrifying in front of their eyes looks very pure in his eyes.

At the very least, she's purer than most of them who are here...

Those dark eyes fell on the Eternal Heaven God Emperor's body and even though it lasted for only an instant, it made him feel as if his body and soul had been ripped into countless fragments. She said, "The filthy god race, they merely sent a bunch of lowly mortal creatures like you to welcome this ruler!?"

She, one of the Four Devil Emperors of the ancient devil race, the Heaven Smiting Devil Emperor Jie Yuan, had finally returned to the Primal Chaos after spending millions of years banished outside of it!

It was just that the aura of the universe had completely changed. It had become so utterly muddy and turbid.

She had originally thought that the strange movements in the Wall of Primal Chaos over the past few years would ensure that the god race would make ample preparations to "welcome" her upon her return. But she had never imagined that the ones welcoming her would be a bunch of lowly and pathetic mortal beings!

Issei is still hiding his aura hence why she couldn't sense him.

"Ahhh… Ahhh… Ahhh…"

Trembling groans came from the depths of the throats of all the gathered higher realm kings… This was an indescribable oppressive might, a pressure that very nearly crushed both their bodies and souls. In fact, this was the very first time in their lives that they knew what true terror and despair were.

The Heaven Smiting Devil Emperor… A true primordial Devil Emperor!

They were considered the strongest existences even in the Primordial Era, the Devil Emperors who were even more exalted than the divine beings spoken of in current myth and legend.

A nightmare… How all of them hoped that this was merely a nightmare.

The Dragon Monarch… the current supreme ruler of the Primal Chaos, his entire body was faintly trembling and every joint of his fingers was bone-white.

True terror was not something that could be resisted by one's will. The oppressive might that radiated from a Devil Emperor only required a single instant to utterly crush the will of any mortal being.

The calamity of the Devil Emperor had finally truly descended. Their excessive hope had not been realized, a miracle had not appeared. Every single part of the Eternal Heaven God Emperor's body, every single hair on his body, was shivering. Even though he had long ago understood what the situation actually was, and he had mentally prepared himself for years before anyone else, now that he truly faced this crisis, he still felt that all of it was simply far too pathetic.

It was not that he was too weak and frail. It was that the returned Devil Emperor was simply far too dreadful.

It was a dreadfulness that exceeded the limits of what one's soul could endure.

What they didn't know is that there's someone who's much more terrifying than the Heaven Smithing Devil Emperor standing behind them.

The Eternal Heaven God Emperor bit down hard on the tip of his tongue, the piercing pain and the taste of blood that filled his mouth forcefully restoring some of his clarity. He raised his head and yelled with all of his might, "Lord… Devil Emperor… I beg that you… allow me to say something… We are not… the god race… The god race has disappeared… from this universe… a long time ago!"

"No… god race?" Jie Yuan said as her eyes turned slightly. Those pitch-black eyes looked like a boundless devilish abyss that could devour all life.

The Devil Emperor had appeared but the circumstances were different from what the Eternal Heaven God Emperor had predicted.

In his and his "ancestor's" mind, when the Devil Emperor and devil gods that bore millions of years of hatred returned, they would definitely unleash their hatred and resentment in a crazy manner. They would vent it on the world, destroying and trampling over all things, living and dead...

How could one expect rationality or restraint when a person had returned filled with enough hatred to fill the universe!?

But the Devil Emperor had returned and they had yet to see the other devil gods.

Furthermore, the returned Devil Emperor seemed far more "calm" and "rational" than he had expected. At the very least, she had not directly lashed out and destroyed them the moment she saw them.

So it was as if the Eternal Heaven God Emperor had seen a faint glimmer of hope in that abyss of despair. He did his utmost to speak up, "Yes! Lord Devil Emperor has just returned to the Primal Chaos, so you are unaware that both the god race and the devil race met their ends a million years ago. Only mortal beings… exist in this current universe… Given Lord Devil Emperor's spiritual perception, you can definitely sense that the current Primal Chaos… is different from the Primal Chaos of that time!"

It had not been a very long string of words but just saying them seemed to exhaust all of the Eternal Heaven God Emperor's strength. His chest heaved violently and his entire body was matted with cold sweat.

"Met their ends…" Jie Yuan slowly muttered as she stared into the distance, "Their… ends…"

This universe had become so very weak and frail. The devastation wrought by the void outside of the Primal Chaos had caused her Devil Emperor power to be far from what it had been in the past, but her spiritual perception could still stretch even further than the length of the entire universe...

But she could not find the auras of any god or devil.

The only thing that was left was this turbid and pathetic universe and these lowly and pathetic creatures.

"Is Mo E… also dead?" She slowly said, her voice sounding like a devilish chant.

"Yes!" the Eternal Heaven God Emperor anxiously replied, "Mo E… died many years ago. He has long ago become a legend of a bygone era… The current Primal Chaos is a world that has moved on to another era."

The space around them suddenly descended into an icy-cold stillness once more.

"He… Hehe…" She suddenly started laughing, but her laughter was exceptionally cold and dreadful, "Dead… dead! How could he die… How could he die! This ruler has yet to personally destroy his corpse and shatter his soul, SO HOW COULD HE DIE!!?"

Hatred, resentment, maliciousness, discontent… A black mist rose up from Jie Yuan's body. Darkness devilish energy was finally being released explosively as her negative emotions erupted, causing the space around them to wail in despair.

At this moment, Jie Yuan's gaze abruptly swiveled and stared in a certain direction… That direction pointed towards where the four people from the Brahma Monarch God Realm were standing.

Qianye Fantian and his entourages.

"Brahma… Heaven… God… Clan!" She said with a low cry, a bone-cutting and tyrannical hatred leaking out of her black eyes, "The dogs of that old villain Mo E!"

Even though it had been millions of years, and even though it was only an extremely thin and shallow aura, Jie Yuan would absolutely never be mistaken about this!

Because this was a god clan that had served under Heaven Punishing Divine Emperor Mo E!

Her violence and hatred had found an outlet to vent itself on. The black energy radiating from Jie Yuan's body violently twisted and flared up. As for the four Qianye brothers… their pupils dilated to their widest in a single instant. It was as if a devil was tightly grabbing their throats and swiftly dragging them into a bottomless abyss of death.

Jie Yuan slowly raised a hand and with this movement that could not be any more simple, it made the Qianye brothers feel as if an enormously heavyweight was pressing down on their bodies. In fact, they felt as if their bodies and internal organs were about to explode from the pressure.

"Lord Devil Emperor…" the Brahma Heaven God Emperor said with much difficulty, "We… are not…"

Before his voice had even fallen, the aura of death had already come violently crashing down on them.

"Uwa… AAAAHHHHHH!"

With a slight release of her power, the oppressive might she radiated had transformed from terrifying to something that could no longer be described using words. The Three Brahma Gods could not control their trembling as a dark light suddenly flashed in their eyes. Their fear turned to malice and they all let out a hoarse yell at the same time as they charged the Heaven Smiting Devil Emperor together!

"Aaaahhhh!!"

This change caused most of the Divine Masters to cry out involuntarily.

They were the Brahma Monarch God Realm's Three Brahma Gods, three tenth level Divine Masters, three people who were considered the Divine Masters among Divine Masters by the world. The three of them made their move at the same time. The power that erupted from them in that instant caused the higher realm kings, who were also Divine Masters, to feel as if their bodies were about to be broken down into fragments.

For most of the people present, this was the very first time they had seen the Three Brahma Gods in action. Furthermore, it was also the first time that most of the god emperors present had seen the Three Brahma Gods attack in unison… That was because in the Eastern Divine Region, there were no other existences besides the god emperors themselves who would be worthy of the three of them combining their strength.

As she faced the power of the Three Brahma Gods, Jie Yuan did not even make a single movement, nor did her expression change a single iota. The only thing she did was stretch out her hand… and lightly flick a finger.

Bang!

With an incomparably gentle and faint ring, the Divine Master power that the Three Brahma Gods had sent surging forth suddenly disappeared completely in the blink of an eye.

The highest level of power in this current era, the power of a tenth level Divine Master, and it was three different attacks of that power… All of it had been dispersed in an instant!

It was as if the powers that had shocked and astonished all the higher realm kings previously were no more than soap bubbles that could be popped with a casual wave of a hand.

As for the Three Brahma Gods… Simultaneous, miserable wails ripped out of their throats. A huge spray of bloody mist exploded from their bodies as they were flung into the aether behind them.

The Brahma Monarch's Three Brahma Gods, each of whom could destroy stars with a flick of their fingers… Even when they had combined their powers, they had all been seriously wounded by a flick of the Heaven Smiting Devil Emperor's fingers, and all in a single instant at that.

"You... still… dare… to… resist…" Jie Yuan said as she slowly spread her fingers wide. Those five cold and detached words rang in the depths of everyone's souls like the most dreadful curse they had ever heard in their lives.

A cluster of black light flashed out from her palm.

Immediately, a cluster of black lights lit up on the bodies of the Brahma Monarch's Three Brahma Gods. The black light engulfed their bodies...

As three miserable wails of overwhelming shock and terror rang out, their Divine Master bodies, the strongest, most resilient bodies in the universe, to the point where it would be easier to scale the heavens than to destroy one of these bodies, were ripped into countless black fragments by that black light, ripped apart like the weakest and most fragile cloth.

Bang...

The black light dissipated and returned to nothingness in the blink of an eye.

Thus, the Brahma Monarch's Three Brahma Gods completely vanished into the darkness. They had been utterly wiped from the face of this universe, and not a single trace of them remained.

Time continued to coldly flow amidst that dreadful silence, and not a single sound could be heard for a long period of time.

Boundless terror sent a chill down everyone's spines as they trembled, their nerve was completely broken. Everyone's faces were completely pale and not a single tinge of blood-colored on them.

Qianye Wusheng, Qianye Wubei, Qianye Wuai...

They were no ordinary people. On the contrary, these were three names that would make the heart of anyone who thought of them tremble.

But they had died… just like that...

It had been as simple as wiping away three spots of dust!

"Shocking" was not a word that could accurately describe this scene. In that instant, their chests exploded with shock and fear, causing these Divine Masters, who lorded over the universe, to suddenly understand what it meant for one's heart and soul to collapse, for one's beliefs to crumble and fall apart...

It had also mercilessly destroyed the last bit of hope in their hearts.

The three Brahma Gods… They had basically represented the strongest living beings in the current age, yet they had been obliterated by the returned Devil Emperor in a single instant!

This was the difference between mortal creatures and the gods...

To think that they, who were like "divine beings" in this current age, were actually so weak and insignificant, so utterly pathetic, in front of a True God.

The Three Brahma Gods had died… Qianye Fantian stood there in a complete daze. It was as if he had been completely petrified, and his body only subtly twitched every now and then.

He was, without a doubt, the person in this world who knew best just how powerful the Three Brahma Gods were.

Not only were the Three Brahma Gods his blood brothers from the same parents, they were also the three great cornerstones of the Brahma Monarch God Realm. They were also counted as the three great pillars that supported the king realm that was ranked number one in the Eastern Divine Region. Furthermore, in his own eyes, in the eyes of anyone else, they were three great and sturdy pillars that absolutely could not be shaken by anything.

But they had died just like that, collapsed just like that...

All of the myths, legends, and ancient records did not even produce a fraction of the shock and awe that this scene had brought about. To kill three tenth level Divine Masters like one was cutting grass. This time, they had used their very eyes to personally witness just how dreadful the power of an ancient Devil Emperor was. They had personally experienced… that they, people who possessed the power of a Divine Master, were actually as lowly as ants in front of a primordial Devil Emperor!

A ghastly feeling that bored straight into one's bone marrow and soul hung in this space as it crazily flowed into every crack of the gathered Divine Masters' bodies and souls. Jie Yuan slowly turned her hand, her palm facing Qianye Fantian who stood there completely motionless, it was as if his very soul had left his body. After that, she said, "There's… still… you…"

As he faced Jie Yuan's open palm and her eyes, which gleamed with the black light of death, Qianye Fantian's body slowly sank down… He had actually sunk to his knees.

"Lord Devil Emperor, your humble servant… is merely a mortal creature who has inherited a small amount of divine power, I definitely do not belong… to the Brahma Heaven God Clan… Now that my Lord Devil Emperor has returned to the Primal Chaos in glory, you will definitely have authority over all the realms, and everyone under heaven will bow to you. My Qianye clan has some small fame in the Eastern Divine Region… We are willing to serve under my Lord Devil Emperor and we are willing to be at your beck and call… There isn't a single order from our Lord Devil Emperor that we would not obey… We definitely won't be disloyal…"

If one had not personally seen what was happening and heard what was being said, no one in the universe would believe that the number one god-emperor in the Eastern Divine Region would assume such a humble and low stance and speak in such a subservient and humble manner.

Yet, there he is, the Brahma Heaven God Emperor had dropped to his knees, bowed his head in the most humble manner imaginable and swore an oath of loyalty so pathetic that it made even the profound practitioners of a lower star realm cringe.

It was unimaginable that these kings of kings, these gods-like beings could have a day like this… what honor? What courage? There was only the lowest of the low.

Moreover, with Qianye Fantian, the number one god-emperor in Eastern Divine Region, setting a precedent, it seemed to have punctured the last layer of dignity that the gathered Divine Masters had. The legs of more than a few people were trembling as if they could hardly wait to kneel down on the spot and swear their allegiance to the Devil Emperor.

Soon after, it happened... The other god emperors and the realm kings all followed suit. The Eternal Heaven God Emperor, the Star God Realm, the Dragon Monarch… everyone was rushing to be the first to swear their undying loyalty to the Devil Emperor.

They did not have any power to restrain or resist her...

The master of this universe was about to completely change.

Between death and submission, the absolute majority of living beings in this universe would choose the latter with no hesitation whatsoever.

The dignity of a Divine Master? The dignity of a realm king? The dignity of a god emperor?

Their authority and strength were things that all of creation had to look up to for all of their lives. They were like "gods" who could not be offended or defied.

But in front of a primordial Devil Emperor, they were simply a joke!

It was just that they had never faced such a choice before and had never imagined that they would one day be faced with such a choice in the first place.

However, it was a pity that even if one were to discard their dignity and bend their knee in submission, it did not necessarily mean that they would get to live. Because of the power to decide… had belonged to Jie Yuan all this while.

The corner of her mouth slowly tilted up in an incredibly disdainful and mocking arc. Every single person present could clearly feel her disdain and contempt as she said, "So these are the descendants of Mo E's dogs, the descendants of the god race who could only spout about righteousness… Hehehe… Hahaha… HAHAHAHAHAHA…"

She suddenly started laughing wildly, her laughter incredibly unbridled and wanton, but… it was also filled with a boundless sorrow and melancholy. As her laughter fell, her hand gesture suddenly changed at that particular moment and a pitch-black oppressive might fiercely be pressed down following the flip of her palm.

"Eh!"

"AHH!!!"

Stifled groans of terror rang in the air. That dark pressure was not only pressing down on Qianye Fantian, it was also pressing down on the six Star Gods of the Star God Realm and the rest.

Under the oppressive might of a Devil Emperor, they were instantly forced down to their knees and they were left unable to stand.

"Mo E's dogs, even if they are only their descendants, all of them deserve to die!!"

The Brahma Heaven God Clan, the Star Gods, the Moon Gods… During the Ancient Era, all of them had been the subordinates of Heaven Punishing Divine Emperor Mo E!

Mo E had already died, all the gods had fallen, so her vengeful hatred and fury would undoubtedly fall on these descendants… No, on these power inheritors who could not even be called proper descendants.

"Wait… wait a minute!" the Eternal Heaven God Emperor yelled in a quavering voice, "Lord Devil Emperor… They… are not of the god race, they are only… UWAAAH!"

Besides the Eternal Heaven God Emperor, no one else stepped forward to stop her or plead on their behalf. As people who sensed that they could perhaps escape this calamity, why would they risk instant destruction just for someone else?

Before the Eternal Heaven God Emperor's voice had even fallen, a beam of black light pressed against his body, as it abruptly suppressed his voice and fiercely pressed down against his body. After that, Jie Yuan's voice, a voice that was a hundred thousand times more terrifying than a death god's, rang out in the depths of everyone's soul, "It looks like you also really want to die!"

"Xi Ke's dogs… also deserve to die!!"

"My… my lord!" the gathered Guardians were instantly so shocked and horrified that they wished to die… But, in front of the power of a Devil Emperor, in front of the hatred of a Devil Emperor, who could save him!?

"So you're Jie Yuan." At this time, a calm voice resounded.

Jie Yuan's eyes immediately darted towards the owner of that said voice. When she saw the one who just spoke, her body slightly froze before she narrowed her eyes dangerously.

"...Who are you?" She tightened the grip on the world piercer since it started to shook on its own.

This is the second time this happened...

The Eternal Heaven God Emperor and the other god emperors shakingly turn their heads towards Issei.

They felt amazed seeing how he's still calm despite the whole situation.

Issei doesn't respond to Jie Yuan's words right away but rather he looks at the trembling Dragon Monarch first.

"You're a disgrace to the Dragon race. And to think that you're called the 'Dragon Monarch' by many... Pathetic." Issei said coldly.

The Dragon Monarch body froze when he saw a glistening slitted red eye shining through Issei's black mask.

Those eyes... It's the eyes of a Dragon! He shouted in disbelief inside his mind.

Then Issei took his gaze back completely lose interest with the Dragon Monarch.

"You... You're a True God!" Jie Yuan said solemnly. They couldn't sense his small leak of aura when he was speaking to the Dragon Monarch just now but she could.

This piece of news is not less shocking than the previous ones.

"...Are you here to protect them?"

"Protect them? I think you're mistaken about something... I could care less about what will happen to this group of pathetic mongrels. They flaunted themselves saying that they will do everything they can to protect this world from any harm's way but here they are begging for mercy and pledging their loyalty just like a dog." His harsh words brought shame upon the so-called God Emperors but they can't refute it...

"What I'm interested in is you yourself."

"...What?"

Jie Yuan replied with furrowed eyebrows. She knows that the 'interest' he's talking about is not that kind of interest but rather something else...

Could it be... the world piercer?!

No... She couldn't let him have it! This is 'his' gift to her.

The black energy in Jie Yuan's palm and the black aura holding down the Eternal Heaven God Emperor, Qianye, the Star Gods, and the Moon Gods disappeared in a sudden gale. Then, Jie Yuan appeared in front of Issei and made a grabbing motion at his neck...

The very same black cluster emerged on her hand but this time it's ten times stronger than the previous one she used against the three Brahma Gods.

The 'God Emperors' who are nearby are blasted off just from the sheer pressure this attack is emitting.

"Calm down..." Issei said before he made a grabbing motion of his own.

*Pa!"

Her hand is so fast that they couldn't catch a glimpse of it but Issei's movement is even faster that they couldn't tell just when did he make his move.

Even Jie Yuan become astonished.

Issei grabbed her wrist and at the same time, dispersed the swirling dark energy in her hand.

What!? How did he! Jie Yuan become further alarmed because of this.

"I have no interest in your weapon," Issei said.

"...Then what do you want?" Jie Yuan asked cautiously.

"You should recognize this energy." Issei let go of her wrist and opened a small spatial void that leads to Xun'er location.

The faint energy oozing out of Xun'er's body caused her eyes to fiercely tremble. All of the malice, hatred, killing intent, and even the swirling dark energy surrounding her also froze in place.

Her abyssal gaze became fixed on Xun'er's body. It remained unmoving even though three breaths had passed.

Finally, she took her gaze back and stared straight at Issei, her black pupils shaking slightly, "Why… why does she have 'his' power!?"

"You should know the answer to that by now," Issei responded.

Her scarred, bluish black face shaking a little with emotion, her eyes are trembling fiercely... She looked like she was holding back an immense amount of pain.

"Is he… dead too?" It was four words, but it almost looked like Jie Yuan had to squeeze them out of her mouth.

Issei nodded lightly, "From what I've known... Since millions of years ago, both the God Race and the Devil Race have already gone extinct… Your husband is the last one to perish or so they said."

Her black pupils trembled chaotically, and Issei could clearly feel a deep sense of pain and sorrow spreading from the center of Jie Yuan. Grabbing her own forehead and clenching her teeth tightly, she groaned, "Ah… ahhhh… ah…"

She looked like a wild beast who had suddenly succumbed to despair. Her laments were unclear and distorted… It was a sorrow that defeated even a Devil Emperor's willpower...

"Dead… dead… dead…"

Crack… crack… crack crack… It was the sound of the Devil Emperor's teeth threatening to break under pressure.

Everyone was staring at Jie Yuan in shock.

Even though the Heaven Smiting Devil Emperor was exiled from the Primal Chaos for millions of years, even though her hatred had been accumulating for just as long, she… to the Heretic God...

Didn't they say that the stronger, more powerful, and long-lived a profound practitioner was, the thinner their emotions became? Xing Juekong was a prime example of this… So why was the Heaven Smiting Devil Emperor's reaction almost greater than a mortal who had lost the love of his life?

"Ni Xuan… why did you die… why… didn't you wait for my return…" She was holding her head so tightly that her fingers threatened to sink into her flesh. She was also shaking all over like a leaf…

Everyone's vision and minds blurred for an instant. They just couldn't believe that this woman was the same person as the terrifying Devil Emperor who had eliminated three Brahma Gods with the flick of a finger earlier.

"Revenge… isn't the only reason… that drove me… to survive the world… outside the Primal Chaos… Our promise… is… the biggest reason… but why… why are you the one… who broke our promise?... why… why… why…"

Issei saw the flash of a tear through the gap between her fingers.

Finally, Jie Yuan asked through gritted teeth, "Tell me, how did he die?"

Issei doesn't reply to her question but rather he extended one of his fingers to her forehead... Jie Yuan doesn't react, or unable to react is more accurate until his finger touched her forehead.

Issei then shares what he knows of the Heretic God to her directly...

After a while, the gloomy light in Jie Yuan's eyes rippled. She spoke in a low voice, "So he... give away the <Sky Poison Pearl>... And you are its new Master..."

She unintentionally looks at the world piercer in her hand.

There was no doubt that the three words Jie Yuan had just spoken, "Sky Poison Pearl", resounded like three heavy hammer blows in the depths of the hearts and souls of all the Divine Masters present, shocking them so greatly that they could not help but gape.

"Indeed." A dark green brilliance flashed from Issei's hand. Following that, a dark green pearl, that seemed to be both an illusion and something real, slowly floated up from his palm.

"Sky… Poison… Pearl…" More than a few Divine Masters could not help but mutter those words under their breaths.

There had actually been a Heavenly Profound Treasure on him!

This was extremely shocking news… but at this moment, they were unable to even let out a yelp of surprise.

"And he actually called himself the Heretic God… Heretic God…" Jie Yuan softly mumbled. After that, she suddenly let out a cold and bleak laugh, her eyes misting up with a layer of melancholy that no one else would ever be able to understand.

"I don't know what kind of bond that you share with each other but what I know is that your so-called husband is nothing but a pathetic man just like them," Issei said and his words are clearly meant to jab at the God Emperors that are currently present.

"SHUT UP!" She bellowed in fury: "What did you know about him!? You know nothing!"

Her suppressed dark energy re-emerged themselves.

"I know enough," Issei responded: "I know that he is a sorry excuse of a husband who can't properly choose between his own family or other people's. Even if he feels guilty and called himself the Heretic God, what's the use in that?"

"I SAID SHUT UP!" She threw another attack in her fit of rage but Issei brushed it off easily with only a wave of his hand.

"Why should I? I'm just stating facts. If he isn't dead already then perhaps I would..." Issei wanted to say kill him himself but then he stopped speaking midway.

Even though the Heretic God is pathetic in his eyes... he's still Hong'er and Bai'er father.

"Nevermind..." Issei heaved a sigh to calm himself down: "If you want to see your daughters then come with me."

In that instant, it was as if Jie Yuan had been struck by a giant hammer of heaven. Her fury immediately disappeared as if it was never there in the first place. She also missed that Issei said "daughters" instead of "daughter".

After all, she only has one daughter.

Jie Yuan grabbed the front of Issei's clothes as her pitch-black eyes came within an inch of his mask.

If it wasn't for his mask blocking their faces then they ought to be even closer...

"What… did… you… say!?"

Issei let her grab onto his clothes and repeated himself: "As I said, if you want to see your daughters again then come with me."

Issei brushed off her hand and opened a spatial rift.

He doesn't say anything else before he entered the rift... Jie Yuan only hesitate for a second before she followed right after him.

Then the two of them finally disappeared...

No one knew where they went… Because they had not left a spatial trace that could be detected, there was not even a single spatial ripple in the air.

When the Heaven Smiting Devil Emperor departed, that dark devilish pressure disappeared along with her. Immediately, they felt as if they had escaped billions of heavy chains of darkness and an indescribable feeling of relaxation spread throughout their bodies.

It was as if everyone present had made an agreement beforehand as they all sat numbly on the ground instead of standing up immediately. All of them breathed heavily, every part of their bodies drenched in ice-cold sweat.

They look at each other feeling at a loss... This is especially true for those who have some 'business' with Issei...

Back in the convention arena, Qianye Ying'er heaved another bitter sigh whilst thinking to herself... So this is what he's aiming for... The dignity of the God Emperors...

All of their dignity has been thrown away out of the window...

He already predicted this outcome from the start...

Her father and the other God Emperors didn't know that they are currently being broadcasted here and there's nothing they could do to reverse this whole situation.

In the world's eye... they're nothing more than hypocrites...