As Hongjun's words fell, the War God World seemed to awaken. Lightning surged across the heavens, and Origin Power began to flicker in and out of sight.
Thanos merely smiled. He made no move to stop it.
He knew a world's will had no vessel and could not act directly.
So...
His gaze soon fell on Luo Kewang, who remained surrounded, though no one had stepped forward to attack him.
Sure enough, an astonishing aura erupted from Luo Kewang the next moment.
His power climbed straight from Early War God to War God Peak.
But that was nowhere near enough.
Soon, his aura surpassed that of a War God and reached the level of a Sage.
Such was the power of a world's will.
If it was willing to pay the price, it could create a mighty expert in an instant.
But doing so consumed Origin Power.
After all, nothing else could strengthen someone without limit while leaving them unharmed.
Seeing the will of the War God World finally act, Hongjun breathed a sigh of relief.
"Thanos, leave the War God World, and we might spare your life!"
Thanos smiled faintly. "We? You and who else?"
"Why, me and—ah!" Hongjun began.
Before he could finish, pain shot through his back.
He turned and stared in disbelief at Luo Kewang, who stood behind him with a sword driven through his body.
"Why?"
Energy burst from Luo Kewang's body. After dealing Hongjun a grievous blow, he immediately retreated behind Thanos.
As Hongjun glared at him in bitter disbelief, Thanos raised a hand and unleashed the full power of the Taotie Law.
"Because he's mine. The will of the War God World chose the wrong protagonist."
Thanos had not chosen Luo Kewang at random. He had been preparing for this very moment.
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