Invincible

As night fell, the old monsters of the bizarre arts domain gathered once more to discuss what had happened within the Tide Army—namely, the Collectors' response to the Tide Army's ritual.

"There's movement on the Tide Army's side."

"After 'Heavenly Beast Descends,' there's now 'Altar Oracle'..."

Some old monsters muttered to themselves. None of them had expected the Heaven-blessed One to take this step. They had thought he would appear in person, or send the Heavenly Beast to confront them.

"The Heavenly Beast hasn't appeared. Has he already discovered our intentions?" one old monster asked.

The old monsters' intentions were actually simple: attack the Tide Army and force the Heaven-blessed One to intervene. No matter how covertly he intervened, he would leave traces behind. Even if they could not find the Heaven-blessed One himself, they could at least learn something from those traces.

"Hard to say, but it's highly possible."

"We never hid our purpose. That Heaven-blessed One can't be an idiot; it wouldn't be difficult for him to figure it out. In fact, him figuring it out is exactly what we want."

They hoped the Heaven-blessed One would understand their intentions and come seek them out voluntarily, so they could talk.

If they reached an agreement, everyone benefited. If they failed to reach one, the outcome could not get much worse.

"That's true."

"But that Heaven-blessed One came up with an 'Altar Oracle,' causing our plan to force him out to fail."

"It doesn't matter. He still has to protect the Tide Army. As long as we keep applying pressure, he can't simply stand by. Once he intervenes, we can follow the traces of the bizarre arts back to their source and find him."

They discussed many things at the gathering, including strategies for using bizarre arts against the