Slaughter Announcement

Inside the Hall of Gods stood an enormous round table, its carvings exquisitely detailed. Even a Universe Venerable couldn't see all of it; much of the table was shrouded in clouds and mist, impossible to make out.

Countless thrones surrounded the table. Guen sat on one of them, with the name "Guen" carved into its back.

The thrones were sized according to rank. Those of Intermediate Venerables like Guen were ten meters wide; those of Elementary Venerables were two meters wide, while those of High Venerables were fifty meters wide. He could clearly see the section for Elementary Venerables, though it was already quite far away and close to the section for High Universe Venerables. The Universe Overlords and Universe Masters farther off, however, were completely out of sight.

With a thought, Guen reshaped his divine body to fit the throne and rested his hands on its armrests.

At the very top, the Universe Masters sat on imposing thrones from which they could look down over the entire Hall of Gods. Their golden thrones were a thousand meters wide. Below them were the thrones of the Universe Overlords, two hundred meters wide.

Yet everyone instinctively looked toward the only two black thrones at the very center. The one in the most familiar spot stood empty. The other exuded a solemn aura, occupied by a towering giant with thick fingers and long, disheveled hair like a Savage's. All eyes soon settled on him.

"Though this isn't my first time sitting on this side, it is my first time in this seat," Founder of Great Axe said. "The situation in the Core Land is quite clear now. We thought Mechanical Father God had brought Lord of Shihua Island into the fray to buy time for a breakthrough, but it turned out