Powdered and Painted, They Appear! Ten Thousand Years of Grudges Paid Today!

"What?"

Tang Hao's eyes turned icy as he let out a low, sharp shout.

The Underworld Emperor said nothing, merely lifting his palm and clenching it slightly.

In an instant, as the gray currents drifting from the eighteen Death Knights dissipated, the entire gray space collapsed with a thunderous roar, much like a crumbling skyscraper.

"Crack! Crack!"

The sounds of shattering echoed incessantly. The spatial barrier, saturated with Undead Law, fractured repeatedly, but immediately afterward, streams of black energy surged into the space, radiating an aura of cold, deathly silence.

"Hm? Where is this place?"

Tang Hao's gaze sharpened, and he gripped the Giant Hammer in his hand even tighter.

"Tang Hao, long time no see. No, that's not right—this should be our first meeting."

At that moment, a hearty voice rang out, and as the gray space shattered, a tall, upright figure slowly stepped forth.

"Jiang Xiu! It's you!"

Seeing the youth appear, Tang Hao's expression froze, and he instantly realized the truth.

"Xiao San mentioned in his message that there was a God Level powerhouse and an anomaly within the Douluo Plane. So, those two weren't the same person, but two separate individuals!"

The Underworld Emperor before him was clearly the God Level powerhouse, while Jiang Xiu was the one and only anomaly!

Furthermore, Jiang Xiu had been the only anomaly in the Douluo Plane from the very beginning!

"I never imagined—this Lord of the Plane truly never imagined—that you, who were never considered a threat, were the mastermind behind all of this!"

"I never thought you could go from being an orphan to reaching this point!"

Tang Hao stared fixedly at Jiang Xiu, speaking each word with heavy, deliberate emphasis.

He now understood the space he currently occupied.

As the gray currents vanished and the darkness gradually