A faint, almost imperceptible smile flitted across Ming Hui's face. "Ye Yang, your luck really is quite good."
Ye Yang remained calm and replied lightly, "Mm, I think so too."
Ming Hui could not help shaking his head at how composed he was.
"But you are also the most unfortunate."
"Fortunately, you will witness the revival of the great Lord God alongside me."
"Unfortunately—you will become the first obstacle the Lord God personally cuts down upon his return." He paused slightly, his voice taking on a chill. "Perhaps... that can be considered a kind of fortune too."
Before his words had faded, Ming Hui released his five fingers. The energy sphere condensed from four elemental forces seemed drawn by some invisible power. It abruptly accelerated and plunged downward.
Like a drop of water merging into a vast lake, the energy sphere silently sank into the mountaintop, creating only a faint ripple in space before vanishing completely.
Ming Hui's expression suddenly twisted as he burst into frenzied laughter.
"Hahaha... It worked! It finally worked!"
The sky darkened at a visible rate. A sinister wind howled as the entire mountain range began to quake violently, like an ancient beast awakening. The ground split apart, ravines spreading in every direction, while lightning raced madly through the black clouds. Just as the mountains cracked open to their deepest point, an eerie blue radiance burst from underground, illuminating the dim world.
At the heart of an ancient magic array deep within the fissure, a naked man was imprisoned. He slowly raised his head, revealing eyes steeped in a thousand years of hatred.
"A thousand years... A full thousand years!"
His voice was low at first, then transformed into a tearing roar.
"You hypocritical gods... You actually sealed me in the Void Land for a thousand