These eight Ancient Gods were respectively:
Ancient God of Time, Candle Nine Yin,
Ancient God of Wood, Ju Mang,
Ancient God Zhu Rong, the Ancient God of Fire,
Ancient God of Ice, Xuan Ming,
Ancient God of Thunder, Qiang Liang,
Ancient God of Wind, Tian Wu,
Shebishi, the Ancient God of Poison,
Ancient God of Metal, Ru Shou.
What was missing now was the inheritance of Emperor Jiang, the Ancient God of Space.
That inheritance had already fallen into the hands of the Holy Court.
During all the time Xu Zimo had been growing, the Holy Court had not been idle either.
They had obtained Emperor Jiang's inheritance.
It was equivalent to dealing Xu Zimo the deadliest blow at the most crucial moment.
Without Emperor Jiang's inheritance, the Nine Ancient Gods would inevitably be incomplete.
The other eight Ancient Gods Xu Zimo had obtained would all be useless as well.
The Holy Court was effectively forcing Xu Zimo's hand.
No matter how hard he tried, in the final stage, he would still have to fight the Holy Court—a battle to decide life and death.
Yet the current Xu Zimo did not wish to engage in a decisive battle with the Holy Court.
Put plainly, he was alone, with only a handful of devil generals at his side.
Meanwhile, the Holy Court could indeed be called mighty in men and horses.
Below the Holy Ancestor and the Immortal Lord were the Thirty-Six Emperors and Seventy-Two Envoys.
And those were merely the forces visible on the surface.
Once the Holy Court issued an order, who knew how many hidden forces would flock to its banner.
Xu Zimo had previously visited the Calamity Immortal Domain.
Gongsun Muya, the founder of The Way of Technology that he had led, had come from the Calamity