Southwest of Mary Geoise, in the ruins of Firmament Hall.
This had once been a palace where the Celestial Dragons observed the heavens. Gems from all over the world had been set into its dome to simulate a false starry sky. Now, cannon fire had long since blasted the dome apart, and shattered gems littered the ground, gleaming coldly in the light of the burning beams and pillars.
A figure knelt in the center of the ruins, his head bowed, his face hidden behind disheveled long hair. His hands gripped the rubble on his knees so tightly that his knuckles had gone deathly white.
Limossif Saint Killingham. A member of the Holy Knights and a Qilin Fruit user.
Even after killing countless Hua Country soldiers, he was still furious.
The more he killed, the more distinctly he felt the memories of that battle in West Blue coiling around his heart like venomous snakes. He had lost.
As a Celestial Dragon, as a member of the Holy Knights, he had actually lost to a brute from the world below. Had the order not used a teleportation pass to bring him back in time, he might have died for good in that battle, just like Manmaiya. Now, the hulking man wielding twin halberds haunted his mind day and night. That rage and humiliation would not fade.
Boom-!
A terrifying aura erupted from his body, blasting away and shattering all the rubble and corpses within dozens of meters. He jerked his head up, revealing a pair of bestial eyes burning with fury.
"Dian... Wei... Where are you... I'm going to kill you..."
Saint Killingham forced the name through clenched teeth. Every syllable carried deep-seated hatred. His body began to change. Deer antlers sprouted from his forehead, white clouds appeared around his neck, and