"The Eastern Sovereign Bell has been unsealed. This is... the Heaven-Earth Bell!"
This was no time for curious questions. Yu Ji's words were merely an instinctive response to her shock and confusion. Jian Shang, however, gazed solemnly at the ancient bell and murmured those words. His mind was clearly still somewhat hazy. He could not quite grasp the current situation, and he was not even entirely sure what had happened before. After all, he had only recently awakened.
During the nearly month-long period he had been missing, Jian Shang had actually remained unconscious throughout. He had neither been laying plans nor lost somewhere, as others had guessed.
After awakening, Jian Shang discovered that he was inside a small, cubic space a hundred meters on each side. In his groggy state, it seemed that the ancient bell possessed a spirit, which let him know that he was inside its internal space. Moreover, this was an independent little world, akin to a Lesser Thousand World, rather than a mustard-seed space or some other small space like those found in storage items.
At the same time, Jian Shang learned a few simple facts, such as that the "Eastern Sovereign Bell" had been unsealed and should now be called the "Heaven-Earth Bell." He then appeared outside that space. Before he had time to understand the situation or digest the information, he discovered the Great Huan Expeditionary Army's desperate plight. His very first attack killed two True God Realm beings.
Strictly speaking, killing Spirit God Thor and Barbarian God Agbes marked the first time Jian Shang had truly slain True God Realm beings with his own strength. His earlier killings of the God of Space and the God of Knights had depended heavily on schemes, calculations, and twists of fate, rather than his actual power.