The captain of the guards froze where he stood!
It was not because of the trembling battle saber, but because Old Gu, who never quarreled with anyone, was now giving off an utterly terrifying aura.
Before that aura, the captain of the guards nearly dropped to his knees.
Old Gu stared fixedly at the trembling battle saber on the wall. The stillness in his eyes had turned as fervent as the flames in his furnace!
"Is it time?"
Those inexplicable words left Old Gu's mouth.
The captain of the guards was already trembling in terror! He had no idea why he was trembling, but his body simply refused to obey his will, shaking on its own!
"Old Gu, wh... what are you talking about?"
Old Gu cast the captain of the guards an indifferent glance.
That single glance made the captain of the guards drop to his knees completely.
In that glance, the captain saw Old Gu's contempt for him, saw Old Gu looking down upon all things.
As though... as though the entire world ought to submit beneath Old Gu's feet!
Was this Old Gu still that harmless Old Gu?
Old Gu stretched out a hand, and the battle saber flew from the wall of its own accord, landing in his grasp.
The moment the saber entered his hand, radiant light erupted!
Blinding golden light instantly flooded the entire smithy, shooting out through the cracks in the doors and windows and drawing the attention of everyone outside.
"What happened?"
The guards retreated one after another, for they sensed an unprecedented danger.
That danger was far greater than the intermediate immortal lifeforms attacking the city!
Inside the smithy, the golden light gathered and formed an image. Within it stood a colossal palace, its formation nexus operating as an altar rose