The Gaze of the Gods

Beyond the heavens, Moon Temple.

The two goddesses, Han Yi and Yingyue, sat upon their respective divine platforms, their minds wandering beyond the material world.

Sweat beaded on the crystalline tips of both women's noses.

They looked both excited and nervous.

"That brutal old ape, could it be... could it be?"

Han Yi asked uncertainly, seeking confirmation.

Yingyue nodded heavily and said in a low voice, "You guessed right. He is the leader of the Ancient Demon Race in the Sea of Mist, the strongest high-ranking demon god alive today! He cultivates the laws of life, seeking to ascend to dominion through the true meaning of those laws. Beneath the four great Sovereigns of heaven and earth, he is the most powerful high-ranking god!"

Han Yi's slender divine body trembled. "Then Pang Jian...?"

Yingyue drew a deep breath. "My eyes aren't blind. Of course I can see how extraordinary Pang Jian is!"

At those words, Han Yi pursed her lips slightly, her smile blooming like a flower.

After Pang Jian forged his Primordial Spirit and broke away from that mysterious Soul Sea, the two women had sensed traces of his existence through the subtle connection between them and Pang Jian.

Not long ago, when Pang Jian wildly gathered all kinds of energy from the heavens and earth of Underworld Prison—drawing in starlight and moonlight and merging them with extreme frost energy—he suddenly blazed brightly within their perception.

This allowed the two of them to clearly see Pang Jian's actions from the starry river beyond the heavens.

They watched Pang Jian create a mountain of gold and iron, turning illusion into substance, firmly pinning down the giant ape's Celestial Demon Slaughter Hammer and reversing the Nether Clan's defeat.

And now they saw that, through the "splashing" of numerous artifacts, Pang Jian