Wind Demon God's Tornado Rips Earth Kill His Close Friend; Dream God Weaves Sweet Dreams, Is Slaughtered; Tang San: Rules Make Abusers Believe Themselves

"My dear friend, after this battle, may my people and yours be friends for all eternity, and may we be as brothers." The Rock Armor Demon God's voice was deep and sincere.

The Wind Demon God laughed heartily. "Of course! There's enough land here for us to protect together."

Yet above this harmonious scene, a line of cold, golden text slowly appeared.

[Seven divine seats, authority over the mortal realm. The victor becomes king; the defeated turn to dust.]

The Divine Decree from the Heavenly Principles had appeared once again.

Both Demon Gods in the scene shuddered. They looked at each other, and their friendship and trust visibly began to crack.

The next moment, the scene sped forward.

Their former pact became a worthless scrap of paper. To claim the river, to seize richer land, to grasp that elusive "seat among the Seven Gods," the friends who had once fought side by side drew their weapons against each other.

The Wind Demon God summoned a tornado that reached from heaven to earth, ripping the land apart.

The Rock Armor Demon God, meanwhile, roused the Earth Vein and raised towering walls of stone, trying to crush his opponent.

Their own power destroyed their cities first, and countless people were reduced to ashes amid terror and confusion. They could not understand why the two Guardian Deities who had shared a celebratory toast with them just yesterday had become demons bringing destruction today.

"Why?!" the Rock Armor Demon God roared, his attacks growing ever more vicious.

"There is no why! Those are the Rules!" The Wind Demon God's voice had become distorted. "Only one of us can live!"

In the end, a heavier Rock Spear shattered the swirling vortex of wind. The Rock Armor Demon God stood before his friend's fading body. There