Five Wisdom Heaven, Great Sun Radiance Palace.
In the void, the Creation Golden Book slowly closed, gradually retreating into the depths of the boundless emptiness.
Red Sun Celestial Venerable frowned deeply. With no one else here, he had no need to conceal his true emotions.
Watching Golden Ape's name vanish from the Creation Golden Book while Breaking Army Star Lord's title still gleamed brightly, his heart felt exceedingly heavy.
Red Sun Celestial Venerable had always looked down on Red Dragon and Golden Ape. He felt that these two Demon Race members possessed nothing but brute force—one crude, the other arrogant. Though their cultivation was powerful, their wisdom was lacking. They were unworthy of being called Celestial Venerables.
On the other hand, though Red Dragon and Golden Ape were not bright, they were exceptionally good at fighting. If they truly faced each other head-on, Red Sun was not confident he could defeat either of those two Demon Race members.
Golden Ape in particular. Though that monkey was outrageously arrogant, he truly could fight. Over dozens of calamities, Golden Ape was the only one ever recorded to have severely wounded an eighth-rank powerhouse.
Golden Ape had gone with him to find Xuanming Heavenly Venerable, forcing Xuanming Heavenly Venerable to hand over Gao Xian.
Now Golden Ape had been killed. This was absolutely no coincidence!
Clearly, Xuanming Heavenly Venerable had chosen Gao Xian and sold out him, Golden Ape, and Sky Roc.
Once one's cultivation reached the eighth rank, there was no talk of friendship, much less benevolence, righteousness, morality, trustworthiness, or reputation. Powerhouses who had lived for hundreds of thousands of years had only themselves in their hearts; in conduct and action, they spoke only of profit.
When they spoke of benevolence and righteousness, valued trustworthiness and reputation, it was either a