After doing all this, he raised his eyes to the void and gave a bitter smile, utterly dejected. "Eighteen Supreme Beings emerged together. We thought this would be a feast, where we crushed all the heavens and seized the immortal artifact and chaos essence. In the end, we merely sounded our own death knell."
He shook his head and sighed softly, seeing the outcome clearly. "Even if all our exiled comrades return, the tide has turned against us. The outcome of this battle was decided long ago."
"Decided? Utter nonsense!"
Beside him, the Spear-wielding Stone Being abruptly spoke in a deep voice. Blood-red Dao Fire flared across his shattered stone body.
His nearly depleted Wheel Sea burned furiously. Disregarding the damage to his potential and foundations, he let the surface of his Bitter Sea, which represented his potential, rapidly sink in exchange for a moment of ultimate combat power. His flagging aura sharpened once more.
He raised his eyes and glared at Wang Xuan, his pride unbroken, and declared in a deep voice, "This is merely a temporary defeat!
"After this battle, our Royal Clan will rise again. We will settle every last debt of today's humiliation and hatred!"
Wang Xuan ignored their argument. His mind was intensely focused, locked firmly on the disturbances in the void.
The returning Supreme Being's aura seemed ordinary, yet it stirred a long-absent dread in his heart. His hairs prickled, and an inexplicable sense of danger refused to fade.
"Something's wrong."
He murmured under his breath, knowing that a new complication was coming. He could delay no longer.
With a thought, the system panel quietly appeared.
Ever since he had reached the absolute pinnacle of the Ancient Emperor realm, everyone had believed he stood at the limit of this universe, looking down upon all