"What... was that?"
"Damn it, it's Flame Sun Divine King. That bastard made his move—could he have found some clue?"
"Damn... it's Flame Sun Divine King. We absolutely can't let him get the clue first!"
Almost the instant Flame Sun Divine King made his move, the seven Divine Kings in other parts of the Ancient Battlefield all saw from afar the sight of a blazing sun hanging across the sky.
To compete for the reward from the Golden Sword Divine Palace, none of the seven Divine Kings hesitated. They immediately changed direction and rapidly shifted toward Flame Sun Divine King.
None of them knew.
At this very moment.
Beneath that blazing sun, a silent streak of blood-red light suddenly appeared behind Flame Sun Divine King. A tiny head lifted up and opened its mouth at his body.
In an instant.
A power as though it could swallow heaven and devour earth erupted, and Flame Sun Divine King's entire body was forcibly swallowed into that tiny mouth.
"What?"
"No... God-Devouring King Gu? How could there be a God-Devouring King Gu here?"
Flame Sun Divine King was terrified beyond measure, but it was too late. He only had time to let out a shrill scream before his body fell into the mouth of the God-Devouring King Gu. In an instant, the sight of the blazing sun across the sky vanished completely.
The Ancient Battlefield became dim and desolate once more.
The seven Divine Kings who had already made it halfway there saw the blazing sun suddenly disappear. Their hearts immediately sank. They all stopped, staring hesitantly toward the direction where the blazing sun had appeared and swiftly vanished.
They all knew that Flame Sun Divine King had definitely made a move. Since he had acted, he must have encountered some sort of