The Monstrous Fiend of Unspeakable Sin!

What he had originally planned was to "simmer their bones over a slow fire"—

To use the years as fuel, quietly hollowing out the Human Race's foundations;

To use silence as a blade, never allowing the Human Race to glimpse the killing intent behind the Heavenly Court before their vitality had been depleted.

Had it been the old world, he truly would have won this game of chess.

And won it cleanly and decisively:

When the Journey to the West calamity ended, the Buddhist sect stood at the height of the sun;

While the Heavenly Court sank like twilight, withdrawing soundlessly from the stage;

And the Human Race had long since had their sinews and bones shattered, left without any strength to resist. All that remained was an empty shell, reduced to an inexhaustible cauldron of merit in the hands of the gods and Buddhas of the heavens.

That humiliation had been carved into their bloodline!

His thoughts returned to the present.

The Gouchen Emperor lifted his gaze toward the distance—

Jet-black dragon banners snapped and billowed in the wind, like ink-dark clouds bearing down upon the land.

In an instant, a heavy chill shot up his spine and struck straight between his brows!

The alarm bell in his heart rang wildly: this man was likely the most difficult and troublesome opponent he would face in his lifetime!

War horns tore through the sky, and battle drums thundered across the nine heavens.

The command flags of both armies' commanders fell, and torrents of iron surged forward to collide!

In but a moment, The entire Heavenly Court trembled and howled, the cries of slaughter boiling over!

Across millions of miles of territory, not a single patch of pure land remained. Even the wind fled with bloodlust and blazing fire wrapped around