Zhou Xuan laughed.
His laughter spread through the Chaos Void, carrying a streak of madness.
Emperor Jiang Wu and Old Ancestor Xuanming exchanged a glance. Whenever the Master laughed like that, someone was in for a world of misery.
"Steal medicine?" Zhou Xuan stopped laughing, his gaze turning cold. "Too petty."
He turned toward the Divine Court.
"Scrap the original plan. We're not stealing medicine." Zhou Xuan's voice was level. "We're rescuing someone. And while we're at it, we'll seize the Divine Lord's authority. The entire Divine Court would make excellent nourishment."
The old woman jerked her head up, her clouded eyes filled with horror.
Seize the Divine Lord's authority? Use the Divine Court as nourishment?
The Heavenly Derivation Realm had hidden for countless epochs, afraid even to mention the Divine Lord's name. This new king wanted to devour the Divine Court the moment he opened his mouth.
Zhou Xuan ignored the old woman. He handed Ji Chen to Old Ancestor Xuanming.
"Keep him safe."
Zhou Xuan sat cross-legged.
He stopped suppressing the endmark on his right arm.
Gray light surged, spreading through his meridians into his entire body. An aura of destruction and erasure erupted. The earth veins of the Central Province Continent, which had only just settled, began trembling again, and gray fissures split the sky.
"Master!" Emperor Jiang Wu grabbed his War Glaive and started forward.
"Stand back!" Zhou Xuan snapped coldly.
Emperor Jiang Wu forced himself to stop, sweat pouring from his forehead in his anxiety. "Old Xuan, what is the Master doing? That mark is a death warrant!"
Old Ancestor Xuanming stared fixedly at Zhou Xuan, his throat tight. "The Master is... refining it."
"He's gone mad!" Emperor Jiang Wu's eyes bulged.
Zhou Xuan paid him no heed.
He activated the three great origin laws