Heart of Chaos-Is This Your True Reliance?

"Buzzz!!"

Another earth-shaking hum resounded through heaven and earth.

A red beam shot from the top of the Heaven-Reaching Tower, which soared into the clouds, toward its base like a coiled spring, then spread across the entire land.

When the red light washed over everyone, they could hear an exceedingly ancient hum, as though some ancient mechanism had been activated.

The spring-like red light traveled across the earth, ring after ring.

The red light grew faster and more frequent.

The buzzing in their ears also became shriller, making them restless to the point of madness.

"Heart of Chaos—so long as the Heaven-Reaching Tower stands, this old man shall not die! Hahaha!"

The Heaven's First Seat's laughter came from the direction of the Heaven-Reaching Tower, his voice descending like heavenly might.

"Keep gloating while you can. Soon, I'll destroy both you and the Heaven-Reaching Tower," Li Ran said without a hint of concern.

The Heaven's First Seat's voice came again. "Destroy it? What a joke. Do you truly think the King's Sword in your hand can destroy the Heaven-Reaching Tower?"

"How would I know if I don't try?" Li Ran said.

"Naive. The Heaven-Reaching Tower holds the divine cores of the gods of the Divine Domain. It possesses god-tier barriers both inside and out—how could it possibly lack a god-tier guardian beast? Before anything else, your King's Sword will have to get past the divine beast!"

"This old man shall use my bloodline and fleshly body as the price of a sacrifice, awakening the Heaven-Reaching Tower's guardian deity—the Water God Tianwu!"

"I am Tianwu, and Tianwu is Heaven!"

The vast heavenly voice shook the entire world.

After the Heaven's First Seat's words fell, the red light covering the Heaven-Reaching Tower began to race about at high speed.

This time, the rings