Within the Northern Wasteland Mound, countless fervent, reverent gazes rested on the imposing figure in the void. The Sky Evil God's emergence had been terrifying, but the power radiating from that figure now was scarcely any less formidable.
"The Xiao Clan's Patriarch, the Thunder Emperor, has successfully inscribed his name on the Firmament List! As expected of the Great Thousand World's strongest. He was far beyond Saint Grade even before his breakthrough. Could he be stronger than the Immortal Emperor was back then?"
"The heavens haven't abandoned the Great Thousand World. The Immortal Emperor stepped forward in ancient times, and now the Demon-Slaying Great Emperor has risen!"
"With the Thunder Lord's breakthrough, our Great Thousand World has another warrior who can match the Sky Evil God. Besides, the Thunder Lord is at his peak, while the Sky Evil God has only just broken free. He might even kill him here and now."
Countless gazes converged on him. The figure approaching at an unhurried pace was Wu Xuantian, who had vanished from sight for nearly a century.
Over those hundred years, Mu Chen, the Flame Emperor, and the Martial Ancestor had reached the pinnacle of Saint Grade, with strength far beyond the ordinary Saint Grade Peak.
The Lord of Undying, Qin Tian, Xiao Xuan, and others had also reached late Saint Grade.
"I underestimated you. I thought that even if the Firmament List appeared, you would need a long time before you could attempt to inscribe your true name. Who knew you would succeed so quickly?"
The Sky Evil God looked at the Thunder Lord, unable to keep the astonishment from his voice. Though he had prepared himself for it, the Thunder Lord's breakthrough had still far exceeded his expectations. More importantly, he had not recovered his full strength and was