"Careful. He let us catch up this easily, so he must have prepared for this!" the Dragon God shouted.
Before Gu Qingshan could say anything, the scenery around them shifted.
The Stone Steps Small Path vanished from before their eyes.
In its place was a void filled with countless floating, ruined buildings.
The Previous Heavenly Emperor's voice rang out from all directions:
"Our battle had better not affect that path. Let's settle things here!"
The swarm of insects appeared opposite them, gathering into the shape of the Previous Heavenly Emperor as he rapidly formed hand seals.
Immortal Light rose from his hands—
The Dragon God's pupils contracted. "Everyone fend for yourselves!"
The Demon Emperor's Will also spoke rapidly in Gu Qingshan's ear. "Prepare to defend. That's the Heavenly Emperor's Heaven's Law."
The next second.
A bolt of lightning fell from the sky and struck a ruined palace, blasting it straight into rubble.
The lightning did not vanish. Instead, it turned into a ghostly creature and roamed through the void, its eyes fixed on the Dragon God and Gu Qingshan.
Gu Qingshan looked up and saw countless stars appear across the heavens.
The lightning bolt from just now had been released by one of those stars.
Another star fell, transforming in midair into a gigantic, phantom evil demon that lunged straight at Gu Qingshan.
Clang!
Gu Qingshan swung the Demon Emperor's Blade to block the demon's strike, then flew backward with the force of the impact.
"What is this?" he asked in surprise.
"Heaven's Law: Land of No Return Myriad Demons Coffin. They don't need to defeat us. They only have to catch us to send us to a place full of coffins," the Dragon God roared.
Gu Qingshan's thoughts stirred.
So that was it.
After so many years, the Previous