Bloodslaughter Demon Emperor sat cross-legged in the void, his dark-gold pupils fixed on the Heaven Refining Furnace in the distance. His expression remained calm, but the knuckles of the hand gripping his Demon Saber had turned faintly white.
"Not yet!"
His voice was hoarse and steady, like sandpaper scraping against stone.
Savage Bull Demon Emperor froze, his eyes widening like bronze bells. "Not yet? My lord, Heavenly Punishment has already descended! How can it still be too soon?"
Bloodslaughter Demon Emperor did not look at him. His gaze remained locked on the young figure sitting beneath the Time Bell in the distance.
"The time hasn't come!"
Savage Bull Demon Emperor's nose nearly twisted out of shape with anger.
His mountain-like body trembled violently in the void. Demonic Qi surged and boiled around his four horns, and his bell-sized eyes looked ready to spit fire.
"The time hasn't come! The time hasn't come! My lord, that's all you ever say! Heavenly Punishment has already descended, and you're still saying the time hasn't come?"
His voice rumbled like muffled thunder, making the surrounding void tremble.
Lizard Mountain Demon Emperor and Colorful-Wing Demon Emperor exchanged a glance. Neither spoke.
They understood Savage Bull Demon Emperor's agitation, but they understood Bloodslaughter Demon Emperor's caution even better.
"Then how long do we wait?"
Savage Bull Demon Emperor pressed.
Bloodslaughter Demon Emperor did not answer.
Savage Bull Demon Emperor's chest heaved, his breathing as heavy as a bellows.
He held it in for a long while before finally dropping onto his backside in the void. He unfastened two black hammers from his waist, each larger than his head, and began banging them against his forehead.
"This is driving me mad! Driving me mad!"
He muttered as he hammered away, his booming voice carrying an indescribably comical