In an Eight-Star territory.
The Myriad Tribulation Lord, the Heavenly Bone Lord, and You Huang, three Eight-Star Lords, had gathered there. They stared at the Source-Ruins Ranking, their faces grim to the extreme.
"Lu Ren isn't dead?"
"The Godless Lord hunted him down personally, and he still survived?"
"There's only one possibility!"
The black-robed Myriad Tribulation Lord's eyes darkened. "The Godless Lord never intended to kill Lu Ren!"
At those words, the Heavenly Bone Lord and You Huang both grew grave.
The Godless Lord stood at the top of the Source-Ruins Ranking and possessed 120 billion Ten Thousand Dao Origin Crystals.
With that many crystals, he could have bought his freedom and left the Ten Thousand Dao Source Ruins long ago.
Yet he had remained on the third floor. Before, they had not understood why.
But now that the Godless Lord had seized an opportunity to take Lu Ren away, they could not help suspecting that he had stayed on the third floor for Lu Ren's sake.
"Damn it!"
Cold light flashed in the violet-haired You Huang's beautiful eyes. She gritted her teeth. "Lu Ren has now reached the Forbidden Extreme Realm of the Source-Integration Realm. He's qualified to pass through the Ten-Origin Heavenly Pass. We cannot let him enter it!"
The Myriad Tribulation Lord said grimly, "We must hurry to the Ten-Origin Heavenly Pass!"
"Also, notify the Shattered Void Lord and Lord Shi Han. Even if the Godless Lord wants to protect Lu Ren, we must join forces and stop him. We absolutely cannot let him enter the Ten-Origin Heavenly Pass!"
"What's going on?"
Within a territory steeped in bitter cold, Lord Shi Han stared at the Source-Ruins Ranking, his face darkening to the extreme.
There, Lu Ren's name hung high in fifth place.
"Fifth place?"
Lord Shi