The statue trembled, and the entire starry sky immediately grew even redder. This crimson didn't come from Heavenly Punishment, but from the statue.
A series of murderous sounds rang out, bringing even the countless blades to a halt.
The crimson liquid that was Heavenly Punishment turned slowly, as if wary.
Elder Dan Gu's face was deathly pale. He was barely holding on. Using a seven-star Ancient Card's power beyond his level was simply too much for him, even with the card's power released outward.
But he had no way to draw Heavenly Punishment into the card. This was his only option.
He hoped the Boundless War King could kill their powerful enemy.
In his homeland, during the final battle, the Boundless War King had shone brilliantly, fighting to the very last moment. Even as he died, he had maintained his charging stance.
He might feel fear and despair before that being, but the Boundless War King could never do so. The Boundless War King had been born to kill, to carve a path through the enemy for the lifeforms of that universe.
One ancient powerhouse after another had died like moths flying into a flame. Dan Gu didn't want to be killed while carrying the regrets of countless people from that universe. He wanted to live—to survive, reach that being, and strike him once more, even if it meant the extinction of the entire Lost Race.
He would see that day.
A crimson figure burst out of the statue. Its features were indistinct, but the instant it appeared, it stirred an indescribable excitement in Lu Yin and the others. It was as if the figure's presence represented the fiercest of battlefields and the most primal of slaughter.
The crimson humanoid charged toward Heavenly Punishment, fearless and undeterred. Nothing could stop