Heavenly Court, South Heaven Gate.
Auspicious clouds stretched for three thousand miles, and the towering, majestic Heavenly Gate radiated boundless jeweled light.
Ranks of Heavenly Soldiers and Generals stood around the South Heaven Gate, their armor and weapons bristling, their killing intent sweeping across the sky.
At their head stood the Four Heavenly Kings, also known as the Four Generals of the Mo Clan.
They were Mo Liqing, the Heavenly King of Growth in the south; Mo Lihai, the Heavenly King Who Upholds the Realm in the east; Mo Lihong, the All-Hearing Heavenly King in the north; and Mo Lishou, the All-Seeing Heavenly King in the west.
The four were chatting, their faces calm and their expressions relaxed.
Of course, they knew that Yang Jian had declared his intention of Heaven-Slaying, but they had not really taken it seriously.
This was clearly the normal state of affairs-or so they thought.
"Eldest Brother, is this really a good idea?"
"Exactly, Eldest Brother. I think we should report to the Jade Emperor and ask him to send us more defending generals and powerful fighters."
"Second Brother is right. After all, the one declaring Heaven-Slaying this time isn't Sun Monkey from back then, but our Judicial God, Yang Jian."
"Third Brother is right. Yang Jian is the Judicial God, after all. He knows the Heavenly Court's true reserves of power very well. Since he's declared Heaven-Slaying, that naturally proves he's fully prepared. We'd better be careful."
"Yes. Otherwise, if the South Heaven Gate falls, we'll end up with more trouble than we can carry."
Mo Lihai, Mo Lihong, and Mo Lishou kept trying to persuade him. Though they appeared somewhat casual, their words still carried a trace of worry.
After all, although they also felt Yang Jian would not succeed, it was still