Alliance and Intrigue, Bones Paving the Emperor's Path, Blood Phoenix Nirvana, a Killing Tribulation of Karma

Deep within the Northern Sea lay a stretch of golden waters.

The seawater here had the texture of liquid gold. As the waves rose and fell, billions of golden rays shone and auspicious mist billowed.

This was the Golden Ancient Clan's Ancestral Ground—the Golden Divine Sea.

Legend held that the blood of deities from Primordial Antiquity flowed through this clan's veins. Their bodies were indestructible as diamond, and they were born attuned to the Dao of Geng Metal, their offensive power unmatched throughout the world.

Boom!

Today, the void above the Golden Divine Sea split open, and three figures arrived together, exuding monstrous demonic might and uncanny auras.

They were Su Chen, Prince Yama, and the Saint Nightmare Demon King.

"So this is the Golden Ancient Clan? What dense Geng Metal Qi. An ordinary True God here would probably be shredded into pulp in an instant by the energy spilling out."

Demonic energy roiled around Prince Yama as he resisted the omnipresent sharpness, a flicker of wariness crossing his eyes.

"Let's go. That young Supreme can hardly wait to see us."

Su Chen's expression remained calm. The bone fragment in his hand emitted a gentle light, guiding their way.

The three passed through layer upon layer of restrictions and descended before a magnificent palace carved from a single block of Taibai refined gold.

Inside the palace, a brutally violent aura, suppressed to its limit, was brewing, as though a wounded Primordial Ferocious Beast were licking its wounds, ready to choose someone to devour at any moment.

"Get in here!"

The furious shout rang like clashing metal, making the great hall hum.

Su Chen and the other two exchanged glances, then stepped inside.

At the very center of the great hall, a young man sat upon a golden throne.

He had