Across ten thousand miles of sky, golden light paved a road.
Ye Tian led the way alone, his white robes brighter than snow, his hands clasped behind his back. He walked along the golden road, and with every step, stars shifted and mountains and rivers fell away behind him.
He made no deliberate effort to restrain his aura. The vast pressure of a God King shone like a blazing sun patrolling the heavens, making the sea beasts along his path tremble and freezing the void.
Yet just as he was about to cross the final stretch of sea, urgent whistles of rushing air came from behind him.
"Master! Wait!"
"Divine Son, we wish to join you in battle!"
Several streaks of light tore through the clouds. They were Huang Ruoxi, Xiao Yan, Su Qinglian, and the others.
Ye Tian paused slightly. Without turning, he said calmly:
"A slaughter ground lies ahead, a place of death. Even I will shed blood on this journey."
"You have only just become True Gods, and your foundations are unstable. You could only watch from the sidelines if you went. Why risk yourselves?"
"No!"
Xiao Yan roared, his red hair burning like flames. He slammed the Black-Weight Ruler in his hand against the void, stirring a thousand surging waves of air.
"Wherever you are, Master, that is where we will be!"
"Back in the Eternal Dao Treasury, you never abandoned us."
"Now wolves surround you on every side. If we cower in safety behind you, what use is this Dao Heart? What use was cultivating to become True Gods?"
Huang Ruoxi also stepped forward. Divine radiance flowed through her Five-Colored Divine Feather Robe. Her beautiful eyes were resolute, and though her voice was gentle, it carried an unquestionable tenacity.
"Master, you are the king we