The commotion in the sky was immense, even greater than during the last upheaval of the heavens.
Many faces changed abruptly.
"Only half a year has passed. Is another great calamity already upon us?"
"Heaven means to wipe out all living beings!"
Grief filled many faces. Everything that had happened during the last great calamity remained vivid in their minds. Who would have thought another would come so soon?
"Unifying the Eight Domains? What a joke!" a Venerable sneered.
"After today, the Stone Kingdom won't even exist."
"An ant gains power for a day and forgets what it is."
"The Eight Domains must all submit and recognize that they're lambs."
Many Venerables watched Shi Hao with cold smiles.
They all had ties to the Three Thousand Dao Provinces.
In fact, this second great calamity was happening because they had deliberately informed the powers of the Three Thousand Dao Provinces that Shi Hao intended to hold a Human Emperor Ceremony.
That was why the Cult Masters above were so eager to descend into the Lower Realm and capture Shi Hao.
Otherwise, great calamities were usually at least a year or two apart, giving those Cult Masters ample time to prepare.
Shi Hao glanced at the sky. The upheaval was growing fiercer, as though someone was crossing boundless space, breaking through every barrier to descend into this world.
But Shi Hao's expression did not change. He remained steady.
Lowering his head slightly, Shi Hao looked at the Venerables from the Outer Regions who had been making such a spectacle of themselves.
"You spread lies to mislead the people. You deserve to die!"
Shi Hao thrust out a hand. A Kun fish swam forth, leaped from the water, and transformed into a Heavenly Peng. Terrifying Divine Power erupted, striking at the Venerables.
"You're