When golden light gathered around Gu Qingshan, his figure began to turn hazy and indistinct.
"No! I was only one step away!"
The Lord of Demonic Flames Purgatory shouted furiously.
He reached for the Tide Sound Sword in Gu Qingshan's hand, but passed straight through Gu Qingshan's body.
The Eternal Thought-Seizer warily retreated several steps.
It had noticed, too: once the golden light enveloped Gu Qingshan, no attack could affect him.
Suddenly—
Gu Qingshan's entire body turned into golden light, shot skyward, and vanished into the void.
"He escaped? No, that can't be right. I remember the Final Offering can't be stopped... Fleeing means death," the Eternal Thought-Seizer said.
The Crow shrugged beside it. "He clearly had no choice. You can't blame him for that, so your battle will have to continue."
Whoosh! Whoosh!
Two streaks of golden light descended from the sky and hooked the Eternal Thought-Seizer and the Crow.
The two of them were immediately hauled into the void and disappeared as well.
Only the Lord of Demonic Flames Purgatory remained.
"What a pity... I had everything ready. I was only missing that Ancient God's sword... Then I could have gone..."
He spoke bitterly, his body covered by a layer of flame.
He vanished from the spot, along with the flames.
The entire world spun without stopping.
Gu Qingshan felt himself pass through countless worlds, flying toward an Unknown Land.
He had experienced this sensation before.
But—
Last time, he had destroyed the Demon King's Order, and only then had he gone to meet that giant.
This time, he clearly hadn't done that yet.
Why had he been transported, too?
A colossal, indistinct silhouette emerged from the void.
Gu Qingshan's heart skipped a beat.
—That giant!
It was the very giant who had once granted him Soul