Rumble!
A tremendous crash shook the stars from their places. Terrifying waves swept through like a vast ocean, staining the boundless starry sky crimson in an instant.
An immense Black Flying Boat stretched across the distant sky, its cascading energy warping time and space.
Jiang Ping and the others, on their journey home, immediately turned toward the sight.
"It's Gu Chen. That old bastard never left. He's been waiting along our route home instead."
Even the Evil Dao Ancestor's voice trembled.
"Was seizing such a heaven-defying opportunity not enough? Now he has to murder and rob people too?"
Everyone was alarmed.
That had been a Peak Dao Ancestor, yet his life had ended without warning. Gu Chen had cut him down, splattering blood across the void.
The old man with graying temples stood aboard the flying boat, smiling at them from afar.
Yet a chill ran through everyone. There was a knife hidden in his smile. Just as one Dao Ancestor had said earlier, this man was cashing in the reputation he had built over half his life.
With a sharp whoosh, the Black Flying Boat roared and swiftly caught up to another fleeing Supreme Dao Ancestor.
There were no surprises. Gu Chen completed another robbery, acting even more deranged than a Chaos Devil Ancestor.
"Isn't Gu Chen afraid that doing this will implicate his homeland and make it a target for their anger?"
The Azure Sky Dao Ancestor could not help raising his brows.
Zhong Yong shook his head. "As long as he lives, no one will dare act recklessly. Besides, he now has the Myriad Things Curiosities. The next time we see him, he may well be an Unrivaled World Lord. That makes people even warier."
"Heart Sword, save me!"
An Eighth Heaven Dao Ancestor fled frantically toward