Chapter 973

"So that's how it is!"

After receiving the information transmitted by Evil Skull Peak, Cao Bing was immediately filled with delight.

It turned out that Evil Skull Peak had not originally been called "Evil Skull Peak." It had once been an ultimate supreme treasure named "Seven-Orifice Divine Smoke Peak." Countless ages ago, before even the Human Race had been born in the world of Devouring Starry Sky, the master of Seven-Orifice Divine Smoke Peak—also its creator—had fallen in a prolonged war.

Seven-Orifice Divine Smoke Peak had likewise been damaged and shattered in that brutal battle, splitting into two parts: Evil Skull Peak and Seven-Orifice Divine Smoke!

Afterward, Evil Skull Peak drifted through space for countless years before arriving in the Original Universe, where it was eventually obtained by Lord of the Withered Willow during one of his adventures. It had also contributed to Lord of the Withered Willow's rise at the time.

However, Seven-Orifice Divine Smoke had not been as fortunate as Evil Skull Peak.

Seven-Orifice Divine Smoke possessed the nature of smoke. In the years after Seven-Orifice Divine Smoke Peak shattered, it had changed owners several times, but every one of them had fallen. Seven-Orifice Divine Smoke had also scattered once more during those battles, with the seven kinds of divine smoke—red, orange, yellow, green, cyan, blue, and violet—spreading in all directions.

During Lord of the Withered Willow's final adventure, he happened to obtain the scattered violet divine smoke of Seven-Orifice Divine Smoke. However, although he acquired the violet divine smoke, he accidentally entered a dangerous place during that adventure and suffered grave injuries. He was then ambushed from behind by his former good brother, Master of Green Ring, and ultimately died miserably!

After Cao Bing passed Lord of the Withered Willow's trial, Lord of the Withered Willow used