Qingzhou, Stone Ridge Mountain:
Chu Qing stood atop the mountain peak, gazing into the distance.
He had just withdrawn from Square Inch Land, and his mood was extremely foul.
"I only wanted some coordinates for Path Pioneers."
"Why wouldn't they give them to me?"
"Even giving me one would have counted as an explanation."
"But they wouldn't give me a single one."
"I've bled for humanity. I've sweated for humanity."
"I gave so much. Why don't they know gratitude? Why won't they lend me a hand?"
Killing intent boiled in Chu Qing's heart.
"I did deal with them before. I even killed quite a few of their overlords."
"I even destroyed some continents and released some utterly heinous prisoners!"
"I was already that brutal, yet they still weren't afraid?"
"They would rather shield those ghostly things that cursed me than befriend me!"
"Was it really because I was a soft persimmon?"
"Heh. Since you want to start a struggle of paths, then I'll give you a struggle of paths."
Killing intent surged within Chu Qing. He contacted Bright Moon, Zhao Hongxiu, Madam Shi, and the others. "Return to Stone Ridge Mountain!"
"I have something to say!"
"Alright!"
Without the slightest hesitation, the women abandoned the fighting at the front lines and headed straight for Stone Ridge Mountain.
While they were traveling, Chu Qing's Time Demon title transmitted a message.
Ancient... Emperor... Qing... calls you... cross time and space... descend upon the future!
The message came in broken fragments.
Yet it condensed into an imprint in Chu Qing's heart.
In the unseen depths, Chu Qing sensed that this imprint could exist for only one second.
After one second, the imprint shattered.
"Descend upon the future? Was Phoenix Emperor summoning me, or was it Shitian Emperor?"
His heart stirred, and his consciousness