I wasn't overly surprised. Even Li Poxiao wore an indifferent expression. After all, having experienced countless things, we were no longer so easily moved. Yet two people present had clearly changed expressions—one was Xia Ruize, and the other was Divine Lord Hua!
Xia Ruize's expression was extremely strange. There was a trace of unease in his cold sneer, and a hint of anticipation in that unease. Those complicated emotions showed in his three eyes, making it impossible to tell whether he wanted the monster to come or not.
Or perhaps he simply wanted to watch Divine Lord Hua suffer a terrible fate!
Divine Lord Hua, meanwhile, clearly carried a trace of gloom and fury. Both emotions had obviously been caused by the monster being drawn here by Xia Ruize. And this monster, in my view, should be Xia Ruize's current master—the Three Evils Immortal I had released.
"What monster?" I asked again. Tianhe seemed to realize that he had lost his composure, but he still couldn't dispel his nervousness. Taking Shandao with him toward the dead end in the south, he said, "The monster... the Dao Tribulation!"
My heart gave a jolt, but I still asked, "Three?"
"Should... be one." Shandao hesitated before answering.
I didn't look toward Xia Ruize, but Divine Lord Hua had already turned toward him. He was probably planning to get revenge on him.
"Before that old monster arrives, I'll turn you into a Core of Destiny!" Divine Lord Hua said coldly, then immediately launched a fierce assault. Xia Ruize knew that he would be finished if he couldn't block this attack, so he resisted like a madman. Sometimes beams of death shot from his eyes; sometimes all kinds of attacks from the Nine Sons took turns appearing. For a time, they battered Divine Lord Hua