A line of crimson small characters appeared in the void:
"An unknown apocalypse will descend in three minutes."
The giant silently watched the line of text, then glanced behind him.
The immortal city was radiating even more dazzling five-colored divine light. Countless immortals bustled about inside, seemingly preparing for the apocalypse.
The Heavenly Emperor's voice came from afar:
"Gu Qingshan, the apocalypse is about to arrive. Why don't we deal with it first, then settle the score between us?"
The giant listened quietly, then said, "Agreed."
He grabbed a massive axe from the void and swung it with all his might at the space behind him.
A deep, dark shadow had just appeared there.
An ambush!
The shadow rapidly expanded and was about to pounce on the giant when boundless lightning stopped it.
Strands of lightning intertwined, condensing into a transparent wall of thunder.
—Tribulation Master's Field!
This was a fairly advanced mythic skill among the Divine Skills of Reincarnation.
The giant could use the laws of heavenly tribulations to construct a wall of thunder, keeping everything out.
Only an attack with power twenty times greater than the giant's could destroy this wall of thunder!
As soon as the wall appeared, it stopped the shadow's attack.
The giant's axe came crashing down—
Deep red Lightning Radiance flared along its blade, slamming into the shadow amid a dense chorus of thunderclaps.
The shadow let out a brief shriek and vanished in an instant.
Silence fell around them.
The giant hoisted the thunder axe onto his shoulder, his face breaking into a mocking grin.
"Once a ghost, always a ghost. Even after climbing to the position of Heavenly Emperor, you still don't know how to act like a person. Am I right?" the giant rumbled.
A gloomy voice sounded from the immortal