One glance was enough to soak Tang San's back in cold sweat.
At the top of the high steps at the far end of the hall sat two figures, one on either side. Or, more precisely, two gods.
At the center, a woman reclined on a massive black throne.
She wore a dark purple gown and the Black Crystal Crown. Her long legs were crossed, her feet resting on the steps before the throne, and one hand propped up her chin. Her violet-black eyes looked down at him, cold and haughty.
She was clearly the one who had summoned him.
Not far from her, a man in a spotless white robe sat on a White Jade Chair.
He had a gentle face and the faintest hint of a smile. Holding a hefty Golden Codex, he looked like a preacher who could sway any crowd.
Two utterly different presences, each as vast as an abyss, enveloped the hall.
The Purple Demon Eye Tang San took such pride in could not even begin to function before them. The Mysterious Heaven Skill energy within him had frozen in his meridians, unable to budge.
The God King of Evil slowly lowered the hand supporting her chin. Her fingertips, painted dark purple, tapped lightly against her knee.
She looked at Tang San, who knelt awkwardly on one knee below, and parted her red lips.
"Tang San. Since when did a little mouse from the Surface World dare run wild on my Inner World's turf? You even had the gall to take part in a God Trial of my Divine Realm?"
Meanwhile, in the Sea God Temple of the Inner World.
Azure ripples of light flowed across the hall's vaulted ceiling. The Sea God lay against the Coral Divine Throne, apparently dozing.
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