It was like the sun rising in the east and setting in the west, or water flowing down a mountain.
Ordinarily, such natural phenomena worked silently, like rain soaking into the earth. But Smog's horn was a catalyst, gathering that once-gentle force until it suddenly turned violent.
On its own, that gathering could only have produced a spirit born of heaven and earth, like Snow Maiden. Add the God Sovereign's power, though, and it became the world-ending Horsemen of the Apocalypse in an instant.
The power that had just descended from beyond the sky was the God Sovereign's power, shaped through Smog's peculiar artifact into a targeted force of law.
Smog had exploited the chaos engulfing the world and the vast number of deaths it had caused in a short time. With that force and the God Sovereign's power, he had brought the world's very death to life.
Pestilence, War, and Famine came with Death. All four were bound closely to concepts of death and destruction.
Their power could cleanse the world of every living thing without destroying the world itself.
The Death Knight's eyes slowly healed, and the other three Horsemen arrived behind him.
"Samlet, Death is yours. I'll deal with the other three."
Death's power was probably the power to kill instantly. With his Destruction Law and the Sword of Kings, Samlet could hold him off for a while.
That time was all Chen Cheng needed. If Death joined forces with any of the other three, his instant-kill power would make him extremely difficult to handle.
Samlet offered no objection. Sword in hand, he charged at the Death Knight.
Chen Cheng turned to the other three Horsemen, then addressed the Plague Horseman:
"Come on, little darling. Show yourself."
Chen Cheng opened his Divine Domain. An instant later, he