After a long while, in an ancient, weathered palace atop the Ninefold Hell...
Bodhi sat on the dark throne at its center.
His pale eyes held a deep melancholy, and countless pinpricks of starlight seemed to glimmer within them.
Those eyes were like a brilliant starry sky.
Before him stood a dozen or so members of the Ghost God Clan, most of them royalty.
Among their people, the Ghost God royalty looked the most human.
They gathered together, gazing at Ghost Emperor Bodhi with reverence.
"Yijun."
Ghost Emperor Bodhi called out.
A towering Ghost God stepped forward from below.
He was burly and powerfully built, standing over four meters tall.
Black scales covered much of his body, but most striking of all were his four thick arms.
When he raised his head, six eyes could be seen on his face.
Clearly, he belonged to the Six-Eyed Ghost God Clan.
The Earthhide Ghost King had once said that the Six-Eyed Ghost God Clan ranked second only to the Ghost God royalty.
"My emperor, Yijun is here."
It was Yijun of the Six-Eyed Ghost God Clan.
"Have the people from the Moon's Divine Realm left?" Bodhi asked.
"Master Yue has left, but the two children stayed behind."
"The girl demanded that Li Tianming accompany her sightseeing. The boy has been traveling alone, wandering around the Yanhuang Continent," Yijun said.
"The Moon's Divine Realm must have grown quite populous by now. To them, the Yanhuang Continent may be a lower world, but it is vast and has many wonders."
"These two children rarely get to visit, so they're probably eager to play. Their staying behind is a nuisance, though," another member of the Ghost God royalty said.
"My emperor, are we still going to attack the humans?"
"After days of devouring beasts, our