"Will you truly not consider accepting the radiance of our race's glory?"
Above the River of Time, a supreme Quasi-Immortal Emperor spoke. His form defied description: four heaven-reaching arms, two human hands and two beast claws, and a towering head with two faces, one front and one back. His human face was exquisitely handsome, while his beast face was green and fanged.
"I am curious. Why are you so angry?"
The Burial Master spoke coldly as he watched the other battlefields along the River of Time. Even the arrival of two Quasi-Immortal Emperors from the weird race on the future timeline could not disturb his composure.
He looked up. Fierce battles had engulfed the other stretches of the River of Time as well.
This grand sacrifice of the weird race was different from the previous ones. They seemed to be searching for something. Alongside their anger was a trace of fear, and they feared Heaven too. This was highly unusual.
"Did those few back then truly frighten you?"
The Burial Master spoke again. Over these years, the weird race had indeed behaved like madmen. Moreover, whenever they conquered a world, their first act was to destroy the temples dedicated to the emperors. Perhaps this had some shocking connection to the emperors' disappearance.
"Darkness is eternal. Who could frighten us!"
"Kill!"
The two supreme beings reinforcing the weird race had arrived. With the conversation touching on the beings who had once fought their way onto the Plateau, they no longer wished to discuss the matter.
"Senior, I've come to help you."
The Ten Crown King was drenched in blood. He lashed out with the World Tree in his hand as he joined the battle.
Above the River of Time, the Heaven-Piercing Ancient Tree, rooted in the riverbed and spanning the eternal