Qin Chuan looked at the stunned crowd. He said nothing more, merely slipped his hands into his pockets and strolled ahead.
"Come with me. I'll show you why I'm so confident I can create Upper Gods en masse."
Everyone hurried after him.
Alesha brought up the rear, quietly casting a Shadow Barrier to shield the Mid-Rank Gods from the Origin Realm's raging primordial energy.
The closer they got to Ice-Fire Great Canyon, the more oppressive the energy became.
Hundreds of Karma Fire God Guards, magma coursing over their bodies, patrolled one side of the canyon in neat formations. Extreme Ice God Guards armed with rapiers patrolled the other.
At the sight of Qin Chuan, two hundred war machines with strength on par with Mid-Rank Gods dropped to one knee in perfect unison.
Clang!
The synchronized crash of metal made the ground tremble.
Night Cherry Tangle glanced down at the freshly forged Upper Divine Artifact in his hand, [Sin Punishment: Wings of Judgment]. Somehow, it no longer seemed so impressive.
"Boss, if our guild sent this security team out, couldn't we flatten the North American War Zone?" Night Cherry Tangle drew a sharp breath.
"Flattening North America wouldn't be hard, but they couldn't take down Heaven Country." Qin Chuan waved the Divine Guards away. "They're just basic defenses. Nothing worth mentioning. The real attraction is up ahead."
They rounded the point where ice and fire met, and the view opened up.
An enormous dark-brown basin spread before them.
But what they saw inside it left several of Apex Guild's core fighters frozen in place.
At the center of the basin stood several massive Rule Chains stretching from earth to sky.
Bound to them were several enormous creatures whose appearances defied anything human.
Countless faintly glowing, transparent tubes rose from beneath the