North Sea Base.
At a certain spot on the rooftop, Qing Lian stood at the edge as wind and snow howled, repeatedly lashing her face.
"Hong Zhuang is dead..."
"This time, she's really dead."
"Heh, you ate plenty of humans and your own kind too. In the end, you became someone else's meal..."
Qing Lian drew a deep breath. Although Hong Zhuang was dead, she wasn't as ecstatic as she had expected.
Instead, now that her goal had suddenly been achieved, she felt empty inside.
Suddenly, Qing Lian lightly slapped her own cheek.
"What are you thinking?"
"Isn't this the best possible outcome?"
"You no longer have to live in her shadow."
"From now on, you'll never have to worry about becoming that woman's food."
A glimmer returned to Qing Lian's eyes. She looked once more toward Dragon Bone Town. The sky there was dark, while multicolored light and blood energy reflected across the earth.
Within those lights and auras were several figures that looked like gods and demons.
"That battle is intense..."
"Han Ya and Li Zhen are nearly spent..."
"That single-minded little swordswoman really is impressive. She actually forced two generals into a dead end all by herself..."
"Xing Ba... So he had been hiding his strength this deeply. He actually possesses such power. He should be the strongest person beneath the thrones, right?"
"The Eye of Law kid can actually fight someone like that. Every one of them is absurdly strong. Looking at it this way, even though I've become a Throne General, this little bit of strength is completely inadequate. I can only bully the other fellows."
"However, now still isn't the time for me to appear."
"At the very least, I have to wait until Xing Ba is dead."
"Then again, if the Eye of