The spatial rift closed completely.
Heaven and earth fell silent once more.
Only the burning Imperial Capital remained.
Only the black pillar of light soaring into the sky remained.
And the god suspended high above the heavens.
Hades slowly withdrew his right hand.
He did not pursue.
He did not even glance toward where Qi Wu had vanished.
To a god,
the escape of a single ant
was not worth his attention.
And yet,
Di Tian raised his head.
His scarlet eyes turned toward the southern horizon.
There,
the last trace of spatial fluctuations still lingered.
He remained silent for several seconds.
Then he slowly spoke.
"He'll be back."
His voice was calm.
But utterly certain.
Shang gave a low chuckle at his words.
"Of course he will."
"Among all the planes we've conquered, creatures like the Child of Destiny have always been the most troublesome."
"As long as they're alive,"
"they'll always think they can turn things around."
"They'll always dream of miracles."
Di Tian said nothing.
He merely gazed into the distance.
He understood Qi Wu.
Just as Qi Wu understood him.
That man would never run away.
Much less admit defeat.
Today's retreat
was only for the sake of returning next time.
And when they met again,
only one of them was destined to survive.
Just then,
high above the heavens,
Hades's voice rang out again.
"Di Tian."
"Shang."
Boom!
Both men bowed their heads at once.
"At your command."
Hades's abyssal eyes slowly swept across heaven and earth.
Then he looked toward the Four Fiends Formation.
A moment later,
he frowned slightly.
It was the first emotion he had shown since his arrival.
"The power"
"is insufficient."
Rumble!
The entire Imperial Capital shook.
The Four Fiends Formation gave a low rumble.
Countless black chains appeared in