The Chaos Clan!
When Lu Ren, Gu Changsheng, the Undying Demoness, Long Xiaoman, and the others returned to the Chaos Clan, cheers erupted once more.
Yet Lu Ren could not bring himself to feel happy.
Killing the Chaotic Era Evil Ancestor should have been something to celebrate.
But the person behind the Evil Dao and the Infinite Dao Son had both vanished. Lu Ren felt as though he had been played for a fool.
It was as if someone behind the scenes was controlling everything.
Inside the Chaos Great Hall.
Lu Ren, Gu Changsheng, the Undying Demoness, and the others had gathered together.
Seeing Lu Ren's persistent frown, Gu Changsheng tried to reassure him. "Lu Ren, worrying about the Evil Dao will do no good. With your current strength, even if some other powerful figure stands behind it, they'll have a hard time threatening us!"
"You're right, Father. I just find the whole thing far too strange!"
Lu Ren shook his head.
"So what if it's strange? If we can reach the Dao-Severing Realm, whoever stands behind the Evil Dao will be nothing more than a clown leaping about onstage!"
Gu Changsheng spoke with confidence.
"Dao Severance? Now that I've completed the Fifth Layer of Finality Fusion, can I attempt it?"
Lu Ren looked surprised.
"Dao Severance isn't that easy!"
Gu Changsheng shook his head. "Lu Ren, the reason I disappeared all these years was that my attempt at Dao Severance failed. My Dao Fruit was damaged, my strength plummeted, and I've been recuperating ever since. Even now, my injuries haven't fully healed!"
"Your attempt failed?"
Lu Ren was shocked.
"Dao Severance is extremely difficult. If you fail, your Dao Fruit may be damaged at best. At worst, it will shatter completely, destroying all your cultivation!"
"And the process itself