Wisps of black demonic energy flowed through the gap in the gate, spreading into Beyond the Heavens.
Wherever they passed, even chaos was stained ink-black. A demonic nature so dense it could not be dispelled permeated the energy, making scalps prickle and souls tremble.
There was no anger in that voice, only condescending regret. "A moment of carelessness, and our world lost so many Ancestor Gods."
Wang Xuan did not even raise his head. His tone was casual.
"Oh?"
"You're the progenitor they spoke of?"
At last, he looked up at the gate seething with demonic energy, his eyes utterly devoid of reverence. "Which old fossil might you be?"
The demonic energy behind the gate briefly stalled.
"I am Lu Zhan."
As that ancient, icy voice fell, black demonic energy surged like a tide, engulfing half the sky.
Lu Zhan.
One of the Otherworld Progenitors, a Stone Man King who had long since attained perfection.
That name and title were a living legend in the Otherworld. Ordinary Ancestor Gods trembled even at their mention.
Yet upon hearing them, Wang Xuan merely let dragon roars resound around him. Golden dragon qi shot into the heavens, like a divine king patrolling the sky.
Rather than fear, he showed a smile filled with undisguised contempt.
"I wondered who it was. So it's you, old bastard."
He stepped forward and stood at the head of the bridge, his pale-gold slit pupils fixed on the demonic gate.
"Your world's Ancestor Gods are nothing but ants before me."
"If you want to avenge those ants..."
He raised a hand and beckoned toward the figure behind the gate. His voice was quiet, yet it carried clearly through both worlds.
"Come. Cross over and fight."
Beyond the Heavens fell deathly silent.
An outright challenge.
More than that, his