The black-robed old man gave a cold laugh, his voice carrying wave after wave of chilling menace.
The red-clad woman felt a chill run through her heart. Just as she thought she was doomed, a glowing jade talisman suddenly appeared before the black-robed old man.
The moment he saw the jade talisman appear, the black-robed old man's expression immediately turned solemn.
"Hmm? It's actually Master's summons!"
The black-robed old man picked up the jade talisman and abruptly rose to his feet.
"You four, change your clothes and accompany me to see Master."
The black-robed old man issued the order coldly.
The red-clad woman immediately let out a long sigh of relief, feeling as though she had narrowly escaped disaster.
The four women then exchanged glances. They nodded, and with a turn of their bodies, their clothes transformed into extremely conservative black robes and skirts.
Seeing that they had finished changing, the black-robed old man waved his hand. The four women were swept into his sleeve, and his body vanished from the spot.
Three days later, in Beyond the Heavens, a highly revered heavenly palace was gathered with the ten most exalted emperors and divine kings on the Sky Covering Continent. Each of them was an existence at the very pinnacle of the Sky Covering Continent.
They represented the Sky Covering Continent's greatest combat power. Every one of them was a hegemon capable of intimidating an entire continent wherever they went.
At that moment, they were gathered outside the palace, discussing the matter animatedly.
"I wonder why Master summoned us?"
"Master didn't explain why he summoned us in the summons."
"Ever since we left his tutelage, Master hasn't summoned us for a million years..."
"I have a feeling that Master must have something major to announce this time."
Just as everyone