Gu Qingshan and Fei Yue stood by the window, silently listening to the announcements outside, almost forgetting to breathe.
"Divine Lord... is dead?" Fei Yue asked in disbelief.
Gu Qingshan said nothing, but his expression grew increasingly grave.
"THE DIVINE LORD IS DEAD!"
The voices rang out one after another throughout the Yellow Springs World, growing louder and louder.
An indescribable atmosphere gradually enveloped the Yellow Springs.
The door was suddenly flung open.
Several deities rushed in and fell to their knees before Fei Yue, panicked.
"My lady, listen to what's happening outside—"
Fei Yue cut them off sharply. "Don't panic!"
She unleashed her mighty presence and called out, "Pass on my order: every deity in the Iron Encirclement Mountain Division is to enter a state of war. No one from any other division may pass through Iron Encirclement Mountain. Anyone who disobeys—will be executed!"
"Yes!" the deities answered in unison.
Fei Yue spread her hand, allowing countless black threads to pierce into the void and vanish in an instant.
Watching the threads, she issued her orders in a sharp voice. "The guard post at the foot of the mountain, Zhao Dong; the war-machine operators in the mountain, Wu Hui; and the Li Brothers—execute them!"
"As you command, my lady!"
The deities hurried off to carry out her orders.
Fei Yue reached out again, seized four threads in midair, and gave them a sharp tug—
In an instant, Xiao Die, Blind Nun, Ferocious Demon Tower Master, and the Demon Dragon appeared in the room.
"Why did you suddenly summon us?" Xiao Die asked.
She glanced at Gu Qingshan, her face clouding with confusion.
"This is Gu Qingshan," Fei Yue said.
Everyone's expressions changed.
"So you're Gu Qingshan," the Demon Dragon said, suddenly understanding.
"I was wondering why the Divine Lord