"Supreme Lord Lao?!"
Evil God's figure froze in midair, and a flicker of terror rose within him.
Had he been at his peak, he would not have feared even a Supreme like Supreme Lord Lao. But now was different—he was merely a remnant soul.
The first time this remnant soul had revived, the power automatically triggered by the Heavenly Restriction Bottle alone had been enough to suppress him.
After enduring in secret for so long and accumulating enough power within Mu Qing, he had believed he could disregard the Heavenly Restriction Bottle and possess Mu Qing's body. Who would have thought that Supreme Lord Lao was nearby?!
Evil God's expression turned incomparably ugly, though the others could not see it beneath his savage mask.
"Wan Ke!! Why did you revive me before a Supreme? This is utterly pointless!"
Evil God roared, venting his fury on Wan Ke.
With the power of his current remnant soul, Supreme Lord Lao's chanting of the Nine-Character Mantra and manifestation of nine blazing suns could utterly burn this remnant soul to ashes!
Wan Ke's body trembled, but he was not overly panicked. Instead, he shouted at the golden Giant Octopus, "Sea King, quickly open the inheritance trial! I want to undergo the qualification test!"
He did indeed have ties to the Annihilation Sea, but at most, he counted as half an inheritor.
Yet even a half-inheritor was qualified to take the qualification test. If he passed, he would become a true inheritor.
The golden Giant Octopus hesitated at that moment. "As a half-inheritor, you are indeed qualified to have me open the trial. But if you open it now, this whole group will enter as well. Aren't you afraid the inheritance will be stolen?"
It was saying this for Wan Ke's sake.
At any other