Beneath the Heavenly Secret Tower on Vermilion Bird Street in Wang'an City.
The dense crowds had already packed the entire street so tightly that not even water could trickle through.
It was nearly noon, and the weather was growing hotter and increasingly oppressive.
Rather than dispersing, the martial cultivators gathered here only grew more numerous. Over two hundred thousand people were crammed together, turning the entire street into a steaming furnace.
The Heavenly Secret Elder still stood on the eaves, gazing toward the northern sky with an unusual expression.
"Turnwheel Star Lord actually fell-"
And there was Seven-Kill Divine Lord, whose Incarnation had reverted to the shape of a divine hand and been captured by the spellcaster Shi Zhiming.
"I never expected it either."
The speaker was the Heavenly Stems Hall Master, his expression filled with astonishment. "When Chu Xisheng lingered in Cangzhou for an entire day earlier, I sensed something was amiss. But I never imagined that he intended not only to escort Wen Suyi north, but also to use this opportunity to lure Seven Killings and Turnwheel to their deaths."
The Heavenly Stems Hall Master paused briefly. "Still less did I expect Seven Killings to actually take the bait. He should have waited patiently for his Incarnation's injuries to heal."
Time should have been on God Seven Killings' side.
Once this Incarnation of God Seven Killings regained its full strength, its fighting prowess could approach that of a high-ranking Eternity God. No one in the Mortal Realm would have been able to do anything to Him.
Two days earlier, God Seven Killings had left Extreme Eastern Ice City and stood by while Wen Suyi and Chu Xisheng dual-cultivated, completing their yin-yang harmonization. From this alone, the Heavenly Stems Hall Master could tell that this god possessed extraordinary patience