"What was that god called?"
Fallen Heaven Sword Emperor asked curiously, his eyes gleaming with excitement.
Naturally, he was thrilled to learn information about the highest powers of Primordial Chaos, as though a door to a new world had opened before him.
"First Emperor Jiugong!"
Nine Palaces Supreme spoke with fervor, as if speaking of his own faith.
Fallen Heaven Sword Emperor silently committed the name to memory, his mind filled with boundless imaginings. Just how powerful was the Primordial Chaos God who had created everything?
He himself was a swordsman who yearned for ultimate strength, and now an inferno blazed within his heart.
He bore no hatred toward the Heavenly Emperor. If Nine Palaces Supreme had not coerced him, he would never have come along.
But now, he suddenly felt that he had made the right choice.
"Heh heh heh—"
At that moment, a strange, sinister laugh suddenly came from ahead. Nine Palaces Supreme and Fallen Heaven Sword Emperor hurriedly stopped, nervously looking around.
A massive crimson figure flew in from the east. It resembled a humanoid lizard clad entirely in bone armor, vicious and grotesque as it pounced upon Nine Palaces Supreme and Fallen Heaven Sword Emperor like a predator.
Its aura had reached the Primordial Chaos Grand Origin Progenitor Realm. In the past, Nine Palaces Supreme would not have cared, but now he was nearly scared out of his wits.
"Run!"
Nine Palaces Supreme shouted. The moment he spoke, he fled first. Though only his primordial spirit remained, his speed was still far beyond Fallen Heaven Sword Emperor's.
Fallen Heaven Sword Emperor was quickly left behind. The white-armored lizard opened its gaping maw, smashing through hundreds of stars as it tried to swallow him whole.
It's over...
Fallen Heaven Sword Emperor despaired. Even without looking back, he