Meanwhile.
At the Mandala Society's headquarters in the Imperial Capital.
Within the Imperial Capital, now utterly transformed into a city of Demons, an enormous demonic tower a thousand meters tall had risen at some unknown point.
An immense blood pool surrounded its base, covering nearly half the Imperial Capital.
The blood of humans slaughtered indiscriminately by countless Demon troops around the world flowed into this pool, supplying energy through the demonic tower to the Four Fiends Formation in the sky.
At the top of the demonic tower stood Di Tian's palace.
Behind a glass curtain wall, Di Tian, whose entire body had already transformed into a Demon, reclined against the back of the Thorn Throne. He lifted a goblet filled with the blood of some unknown creature and sipped it with relish.
"The Demon troops under my command have already sacrificed the flesh and blood of over a billion humans."
"At this rate, in just a few more days, the Four Fiends Formation will be fully perfected, allowing Lord Hades to descend in his true form."
"When that happens, humanity will have no chance of turning the tide. I will become the true ruler of this Demonized world."
Di Tian calculated his plans, brimming with excitement at the thought of his bright future.
The only variable.
Was that so-called child of prophecy, Qi Wu.
To Di Tian, Qi Wu was indeed a thorny problem.
He had heard that the man was exploring God-Level forbidden zones everywhere, searching for a way to become a god.
That left Di Tian deeply troubled.
He had experienced Qi Wu's talent firsthand.
If Qi Wu truly became a god, even Hades would probably have trouble dealing with him.
Thus, Di Tian had issued an absolute order to the Mandala Society's five highest-ranked elders.
They were