Early morning.
The sun rose as usual.
At the moment day broke with the sunrise, Old White Ape quietly opened his eyes. Looking at Yu Sheng, whose eyes were still tightly shut, he chuckled and waved a hand.
The Dao Rhyme shattered.
Yu Sheng frowned and opened his eyes.
"Gaining insight this way is too slow."
"You won't break through to the Tenth Awakening in three years, or even five."
"The human race doesn't have much time left, and neither do you..."
"So, let's pick up the pace."
"I can hardly wait... hardly wait anymore."
Only a night had passed, but Old White Ape looked even more deranged than he had yesterday.
"Let us fight..."
"This time, we won't distinguish between day and night. I will spread these flames of war everywhere..."
"Across every inch of land..."
Old White Ape rose from above the clouds and mist, muttering incessantly as he slowly spread his arms to greet the sun.
"The human race yearns for sunlight."
"But I want to ask..."
"Is sunlight truly warm?"
"In my eyes, sunlight... is darkness's greatest accomplice."
"It always helps darkness conceal itself, only to release it again at the right time!"
"That... is hypocrisy."
Beneath the rising sun, Old White Ape slowly turned toward Yu Sheng and smiled.
But his smile looked so twisted now.
Without waiting for Yu Sheng to respond, Old White Ape turned to look down at the vast host of Demon Beasts and the many Demon Lords below, then abruptly declared, "Warriors of my Demon Domain, prove yourselves!"
"Use the blood of your enemies to build a golden age for my Demon Domain!"
"May the Demon Domain..."
"Endure for all eternity!!!"
The cry resounded through the sky.
Below, countless Demon Beasts roared without cease.
The Mental Power suffusing Old White