Great God Heaven—the Fifteenth Layer Abyss World
Fifteenth Layer Abyss Space.
After an all-out battle, Azure Profound Monarch had retreated unscathed, though he bore numerous injuries. His shoulder, in particular, had been torn open by claws, leaving a massive wound that continuously seeped blood.
"That fourth-ranked fellow is indeed far stronger than the ninth-ranked one. In fewer than a hundred exchanges, he heavily injured me."
"The next time I come, it will have to be after I comprehend my next move."
Even as lingering fear filled Azure Profound Monarch, he felt his body grow somewhat excited. Using the palace treasure, he had hidden within a grain of sand on the continent and was now doing his utmost to heal his injuries.
This battle had truly been a great crisis for him. Had his escape methods not been powerful enough, he might not have managed to get away.
Meanwhile, Zhu Rong, the fourth Devouring Life who had just finished battling him, wore a savage expression filled with bloodthirsty fury, his eyes brimming with greed.
"That Emperor Sword—I hadn't even gone looking for him, yet he actually came to my territory to provoke me. The next time I encounter him, I'll definitely kill him! Next time, I'll bring Bai Zhuo along. I refuse to believe we still won't be able to kill him!" Zhu Rong glared viciously in the direction Azure Profound Monarch had vanished.
Upon returning to his territory, he found strange Space-Time power surging here.
As a lifeform of the Devouring Destruction Way, if he could forcibly merge with this Space-Time power, he could gain another source of Space-Time power.
The reason he had not pursued Azure Profound Monarch was, first, because he would have struggled to catch up. Second, he feared that Bai Zhuo next door might launch