On a snowy mountain.
Rosen, draped in a black robe, led several black-clad companions as they trudged with difficulty through the snow.
"Lord Rosen, Steel Heart's team on the other side is gathering Proofs of Immortality at a speed no slower than ours."
One black-clad man said in a low voice, "Could it be that Kong Ming and the others failed to stop Steel Heart?"
Rosen's voice was deep. "I never counted on those pieces of trash under Kong Ming to stop Steel Heart. As intermediaries, they helped me smuggle myself into the Holy Demon World and let me copy Steel Heart's Immortal King Set to enter the secret realm. That already counts as completing their mission beyond expectations."
The black-clad man was somewhat worried. "Steel Heart is no simple foe. In the Black Tide World, he actually managed to stop our god's second-stage plan, turning the Black Tide World, which should have been firmly in our grasp, into this half-finished state... so much so that the third-stage plan to attack the Silver Heart Great World afterward had to be postponed. I'm worried that if he gathers more Proofs of Immortality than we do, Lord Rosen's efforts will all come to nothing."
Rosen gave a soft snort and fell silent.
Another black-clad man laughed. "Chali Du, you're worrying over nothing. Don't you know why our god sent Lord Rosen to the Immortal Secret Realm to carry out the great mission of seizing the godhead?"
The black-clad man named Chali Du said in a deep voice, "Dead Bone, of course I know. Lord Rosen is one of the great God Race, and after awakening the memories of his past life, his strength far surpasses those of the same level."
"You know one thing, but not the other."
The black-clad man named