Beyond the Buzhou Heaven Pillar.
South.
On a land of volcanic lava, four divine figures stood apart.
Zhang, Third Crown Prince of Radiant Truth Realm, Prefect Lord Huang of Nether Void Realm, Divine Lord Qingxia of Purple Jade Realm, and Five Treasures Divine Lord of Treasure Immortal World stood there. Though the four had seemed allies at first, they were now divided into two camps as clearly as the Jing and Wei rivers.
The volcano could melt gold and iron, yet not a trace of warmth could be felt. There was only cold.
There was no auspicious glow or mist, only the killing chill of wind and snow.
Prefect Lord Huang and Five Treasures Divine Lord stood together, facing Zhang, Third Crown Prince and Divine Lord Qingxia. The most outstanding young prefect lord of the Netherworld in Nether Void Realm stared coldly at Qingxia. "You were the one who asked to go ahead into Bad Wind World."
"Five Treasures Divine Lord and I stayed behind to cover you while you two searched for the remnant soul of Divine Lord Tian Wu. We had no objection to that."
"But what happened in the end?"
"Why did you leave without a word and abandon us in Bad Wind World? Is that how the four-world alliance treats its allies?"
Qingxia remained silent. Proud as Zhang, Third Crown Prince was, he knew they had acted poorly, so he offered an explanation. "It wasn't that we refused to meet up with you. We encountered an unexpected situation ourselves and had to leave Bad Wind World."
Five Treasures Divine Lord narrowed his eyes. The seemingly easygoing man, who had never fought or competed for anything, gave a smile that was not quite a smile. "Oh? An unexpected situation?"
"Then please explain, Third Crown Prince. What sort