Meanwhile.
While Lu Yang led the entire Iron Blood Brotherhood in preparing for war, Kuning was trapped within a stretch of black mist.
This mist shared the same origin and nature as the black resentment Lu Yang had encountered. Kuning would never have been able to withstand it on his own, but the thing inside him blocked the resentment's attacks for him.
"Damn it, this is why I never wanted to come here. An inner demon nearly invaded my body." Kuning relied on Ten Directions Undefeated to consecutively slay more than twenty resentment spirit aggregates, but even his divine consciousness had nearly suffered more damage than it could bear.
The expert within Kuning sighed. "My guards from back then are down there. Their bodies bear the wounds of divine artifacts. Only by reviving them can we use their abilities to locate all the divine artifacts."
"Only after you use the divine artifacts to split apart Four God Star and absorb the source energy within them will you surpass God King Tier 9 and become a true God Emperor."
Hope filled Kuning's eyes. "If I can truly reach such a peak, then I might be somewhat interested."
The voice inside Kuning abruptly rose. "The creatures sealed within transparent energy bodies below are my servants. A Demon God is guarding them. Kill that Demon God."
At the bottom of the abyss stood a monster similar to the Demon God flesh-and-blood aggregate Lu Yang had just slain. Beside it stood eight statues, each ten thousand meters tall.
They looked somewhat human, but their skin was entirely blue-black. Golden light bloomed from their eyes, and each possessed strength of at least God King Tier 4.
Their bodies were wrapped in a layer of energy stone that shone with countless colors. This was none other