Ecstatic Joy

Deep beneath the Eagle Alliance's Black Hall.

Within the Bloody Hall, gold and blood interwove.

Every decoration, pattern, and piece of furniture in sight was made from human bodies.

Curtains of human skin, tables and chairs of human bones, Flesh Carpets, Thousand-Eye Murals, Doors of Ten Thousand Lips, Blood Fountains—

On the wall at the deepest part of the Bloody Hall was painted the Eighteen-Layer Demon Prison.

Other than the Endless Battlefield, a lord sat upon the throne of every layer of the Demon Prison, while countless Demonic Beasts knelt upon the bloody earth and worshipped the lords.

Before the mural, thirteen human Martial Saints sat around the White Bone and Flesh Round Table.

"Dragon Nation has been far too lucky."

"We originally wanted to use Zhao Hao to force Dragon Nation's Martial Saints into action. Then, we could use their violation of the Martial Saint Agreement as an excuse to launch a full-scale cold war, cut off all their foreign trade, and weaken them—"

"The question now is, what do we do about Zhou Leng?"

"The lords are very dissatisfied."

"There's nothing to be done about their dissatisfaction. He has the help of Blood of Tyranny. He previously bought dying Demigods from Blood of Tyranny, and now he is directly purchasing Ancient Beast Blood."

"I think Blood of Tyranny is only one part of it. As a Grandmaster, he punched a Newly Advanced Demigod Realm expert to death. His own strength is anything but ordinary."

"Zhao Hao had already been injured by everyone during Ten Thousand Suns' Descent. Later, he forcibly mobilized his power, so it is hard to say whether he was strong or weak."

"Which of you has Zhou Leng's latest battle record?"

"We can't find anything at all. He has hidden himself very well. Based on