On a parallel timeline in the Boundless Battlefield, the land stretched endlessly, covered with Corpse Kings.
The Corpse Kings stood silently, awaiting the order to go to war.
They had been waiting here for years.
The sky suddenly darkened, as if a curtain were falling over all the Corpse Kings.
Behind them, someone looked up. "You're asking for death."
A surging attack shot toward the sky, trying to break through the darkness.
Above it, Qing Ping looked down. "Marquis Xiang?"
Below, the one who had attacked was none other than Marquis Xiang, one of the Twelve Marquises who had once served on the Backside Battlefield of the Tree Starry Sky. Some of the Twelve Marquises had escaped the Backside Battlefield back then, and Marquis Xiang was one of them.
Marquis Xiang hadn't expected to run into someone who recognized him here.
"You're... the Arbiter?" he asked in surprise.
Qing Ping raised a hand, and the darkness descended. "Heavenless."
Marquis Xiang was wary. Though Qing Ping, the Arbiter, was only a Half-Ancestor, the Eternal Clan had records of his strength. What was more, he was Lu Yin's senior brother.
By now, everyone knew about the senior brothers and juniors in Lu Yin's line. Lu Yin aside, Mu Xie had reached the Ancestor Realm, and Mu Ke was even a Sequence Rule powerhouse. The rules of their school had gradually spread, too: a Star Envoy could fight a Half-Ancestor, and a Half-Ancestor could fight an Ancestor. That was the defining trait of Lu Yin's fellow disciples.
Marquis Xiang had no idea who their master was, but Qing Ping had clearly met the requirement. Though he was only a Half-Ancestor, his strength was certainly no weaker than an ordinary Ancestor's.
One figure after another burst out from among the Corpse Kings, trying to