"That Quasi-Emperor is no longer on the Big Dipper. I'm afraid he won't return for a long time. Perhaps he'll exhaust his lifespan before he ever has another chance to appear in this world. Without a Quasi-Emperor, the Human Race has only a few Great Saints. A little action from us won't matter!"
The Great Saint of the Valley of the Gods spoke with absolute certainty, signaling for the Saint to rescue the Half-Saint suppressed by the Slaying Immortal Gourd.
"Let's put the Divine Thought's claims to the test. If the human Quasi-Emperor really has vanished without a trace, we'll have nothing to fear in the future!"
Resolve gradually hardened in the Dragon Race Great Saint's eyes. There were long years ahead. They could not spend all their time on the Big Dipper constrained at every turn. Even in the Fighting Saint Emperor's era, they had never felt this stifled.
They were the ones who had quietly spread the news that the Quasi-Emperor had left the Big Dipper. They were so certain because the being who had told them was no ordinary figure.
"His Majesty the Undying Heavenly Emperor's Divine Thought still endures in this world, and the Heavenly Emperor's Remains are there as well. Even if a Quasi-Emperor truly attacks, we can take refuge there. If we can awaken the Heavenly Emperor, what would a Quasi-Emperor matter? What would even a Great Emperor amount to?!"
The second of the three Great Saints spoke with unshakable conviction. At the mention of the Undying Heavenly Emperor, fervor lit his eyes.
His appearance was unusual. Though his elder and younger brothers differed somewhat from humans, they were still humanoid.
But the second brother was black from head to toe, his body gleaming with crystalline dark light. Over a thousand arms grew from