Chaos Sea, in the void.
"Whoosh~"
Ripples spread through space, and a figure appeared out of thin air. He had two crystalline horns on his forehead and wore a black robe that glimmered with dark light.
It was Mountain Guest.
Mountain Guest had arrived long ago, but with his elusive methods, if he truly wished to conceal his tracks, no one in the Universe Sea could discover him.
Standing in the void, Mountain Guest silently gazed at the enormous humanoid creature ahead. His gentle gaze traveled through space-time, settling upon every inch of that humanoid creature.
Its hair, eyes, nose, ears, mouth, and that ancient suit of armor.
He examined it with incomparable care, as though observing an unimaginable treasure.
"Finally..."
Mountain Guest murmured softly. "It has still come."
The name he had sealed away when driven into a desperate corner now appeared before him once more, "alive and well."
He examined it with incomparable care, looking at its fingers, then its shoulders, before finally fixing his gaze upon the humanoid creature's waist...
There was a damaged wound there, a wound in the armor.
Nine million light-years long!
This scene was both familiar and unfamiliar. Those unforgettable memories surfaced in his mind once more. That was his past, his life as the Jin God-King...
From his rise to his fall.
"Ha..."
Mountain Guest suddenly gave a hoarse laugh.
"Ha ha, hahahaha..."
Mountain Guest suddenly burst into manic laughter, his entire body trembling. His crazed laughter gradually became shrill, filled with hysterical, endless hatred and madness.
Overwhelming hatred!
How could he possibly forget it?
"It has finally... come." Mountain Guest's body could not help but tremble as he murmured, "But it is still not enough..."
He turned his head toward the Tomb Mausoleum Boat, which was leisurely drifting about. His distant