Meanwhile, deep within Chang'an City, on the lowest level of the heavily guarded Nether Abyss dungeon reserved for high-ranking criminals.
There was no light here, no sound, only eternal silence and a terrifying chill capable of freezing the soul. Dense Seastone chains wound around an enormous, scar-covered humanoid body. Kaido hung his head low. A small section of his once-fierce horns had broken off, and they looked filthy. His incomparably powerful body had weakened under the suppression of Seastone, but his scarlet eyes, which occasionally opened, still burned with unyielding fury and a deeper, more twisted madness born of utter defeat and imprisonment.
"Chen Yu... Kaiyuan Emperor..." His low, hoarse voice echoed through the utterly silent cell like the whimper of a wounded beast. "Just wait... I'll get out... I'll tear you apart... and your Empire... Worororo..."
His laughter was low and hoarse, filled with endless hatred and a desire for destruction. This once-mighty member of the Four Emperors, known as the World's Strongest Creature, had now become a prisoner in the Kaiyuan Empire's deepest dungeon. Whether he would become the most dangerous bomb, set to explode at some unknown time, remained uncertain.
Meanwhile, in the Room of Authority at Mary Geoise.
The Five Elders sat in the spacious room, the atmosphere so heavy it seemed ready to drip water. A fresh intelligence report lay on the polished floor, bearing a detailed account of the Kaiyuan Empire's coronation ceremony, as well as... some of the rewards bestowed that day.
"Chen Yu... Kaiyuan Emperor..." The Blond Five Elders tapped his fingers against the sofa's armrest, his voice icy. "What arrogance."
"It's more than arrogance." The sword-bearing Bald Five Elders studied the section assessing the strength of Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, and the others, his gaze sharp. "Several Admiral-level fighters, and that