Three enormous phantoms slowly appeared in space.
On the left was an old woman standing atop the Pale Throne, leaning on a bone staff that dripped blood. In the middle stood a headless giant wreathed in Dark Gold lightning. On the right floated a Nebula Aggregate that constantly changed shape.
Three Half-Step God Kings!
The old woman's withered lips moved, and her voice spread across the entire defensive line through Divine Might.
"A pack of worthless fools. You see God King-Tier Origin Essence, and all you can do is run?"
The True Gods and Main Gods below hunched their shoulders, hardly daring to breathe.
These three were living fossils from ancient star domains beyond the Ninth Star Domain. They usually hid in their own secret realms, clinging to life, but the Origin Will's bounty had drawn them all out.
A hum rose from the headless giant's chest. "That beast's laws are devouring and dimensional reduction. Its last move consumed a great deal of Origin Essence. Its laws are between cycles right now."
A layered voice, impossible to place as male or female, came from the Nebula Aggregate. "The Origin Will said we'll divide the Origin Essence according to damage dealt. Old woman, Thunder Ghost, you've both been stuck at Void True God Peak for several eras. Do you want to die in the next great calamity, or take a chance?"
The temptation was too great.
God King Tier meant more than overwhelming power. It meant command over rules they could not even comprehend.
If they obtained even a little God King Origin Essence, they could break free of the Void True God's shackles and become Overlords of the Origin Continent Core Region in one leap!
Against greed that powerful, fear meant nothing.
"Attack!" the old woman shouted, striking the throne