As she looked at the man who had appeared before her, a visible ripple crossed Ruthless's face, unchanged for ten thousand years.
Of course, Ruthless had her back to the Emperors, so they could not see her expression.
The godlike man who had suddenly appeared glanced toward the Emperors, swept out a hand, opened a One Realm of space, and pulled Ruthless inside.
That space was hazy and cut off the Heavenly Secrets. The Emperors could not probe it clearly; they could only sense it dimly.
From within came terrifying waves of battle.
The Emperors exchanged grave looks. What should they do?
They were not worried about Ruthless. Even if she could not defeat that man, he could never stop her from leaving.
That was how much faith they had in her.
They were worried about Wushi. If the Undying Heavenly Emperor took him to that Great Realm, who knew what might happen?
The Emperors sprang into action. They would not sit and wait for death. First, though, they had to break through Ruthless's blockade, then locate Wushi amid the endless Spatial Turbulence.
That would take time.
Yet what was happening inside the space God had opened would have stunned the Emperors senseless.
Ruthless and God sat facing each other in perfect harmony. They were not fighting at all!
The fluctuations of the Great Dao the Emperors sensed were nothing but something God had simulated and sent out himself...
"Was all of this your plan?" Ruthless asked the man across from her.
She had seen that face before. It belonged to a "dead man" from the Mythological Era.
Emperor Zun!
"That's right." Emperor Zun smiled. "Sorry about that. I'm the mastermind!"
The moment Ruthless saw Emperor Zun's face, she understood everything.
She had once suspected that Emperor Zun was still