"What's wrong?" Ruthless had shown no emotion at the Four Immortals' defeat. She had been reflecting on what she had just learned when she noticed Meng Chuan's expression and spoke up.
It was no wonder she had taken the initiative. She had never seen this Heavenly Emperor, whose radiance shone through the ages, look like that. Whenever he came to the Desolate Ancient Forbidden Land, he was all smiles. Even before enemies, he stayed unruffled and certain of victory.
Yet now that the Four Immortals had fallen, the Heavenly Emperor looked as though he faced a formidable foe.
Ruthless's question drew everyone's attention. Even as Jiang Daoran and the other two marveled at the Great Emperor, they turned toward Meng Chuan.
"Heaven Emperor, what's wrong? Are the Four Immortals still alive?" the Great Accomplishment Sacred Body asked in confusion. Had they left some final contingency?
Meng Chuan shook his head gravely. The Immortal-Slaying Sword Formation shrank around the four drops of Black Blood, carving out an isolated Lesser World of utter annihilation—a One Realm—to hold them for the time being.
"It's nothing. Something strange happened." His expression settled. He shook his head again, with no intention of telling them what he had seen.
Then he swiftly retrieved the Space-Time Origin and closed the Space-Time Passage.
I'm just a baby who hasn't even achieved Immortal Ascension yet. I shouldn't have to face this!
Meng Chuan's reaction dampened the joy in everyone's hearts at the Border Wasteland, as though another cloud had cast a shadow over them.
"Why do you all look as if your Heavenly Emperor is about to die?" Meng Chuan asked, giving them an odd look.
"Heaven Emperor, is some great crisis approaching?" the Great Accomplishment Sacred Body asked. Meng Chuan's expression had set their imaginations racing.
Seeing their