Inside the Void Mage Tower in the imperial capital, Fu Nian and a group of Void God clan members stood gathered around the bed, anxiously watching Fu Yun, who had fallen into a near-death state.
Muddy Wine and Malthus poured all their strength into channeling holy light energy to mend Fu Yun's body, but his injuries were extraordinarily strange. They contained not only Void System energy, but Han Bing Faction energy as well.
"Big Brother, hold on! You mustn't let anything happen to you!" Tears streamed uncontrollably from Fu Nian's eyes as he gripped Fu Yun's hand and kept calling to him, terrified that Fu Yun would die the moment he closed his eyes.
Fu Yun was holding on as well, muttering, "Where is Lu Yang? Where is Lu Yang?"
"He'll be back soon. I've notified him," Fu Nian said.
As soon as he finished speaking, a piercing cry sounded outside the Mage Tower. Fu Nian hurriedly withdrew the tower's defenses, and the next instant, a streak of fire arrived beside Fu Yun's bed with Lu Yang.
Seeing his comrade so severely wounded felt like a sledgehammer blow to Lu Yang's heart. He hurriedly asked, "What happened? Who hurt you like this?"
"Yes, what exactly happened?" more than a dozen patriarchs of races subordinate to the Void God King asked anxiously.
Fu Yun sighed and slowly explained what had happened. Earlier, he had organized a gathering of the old gods. Once the various old God Kings had stabilized their respective territories, they were to jointly teach the outside world, with these old God Kings sharing their secret arts to instruct humanity.
The old gods had all agreed to attend the meeting, but an argument arose over the location. None of them wanted to lose face by taking the initiative to