Inside Biyou Palace.
Tongtian sat motionless on the warm jade dais, his face dark as storm clouds.
Below him, Shui Huo and Kui Ox stood on either side, hardly daring to breathe.
"You're saying Second Brother arranged all this?" Tongtian's voice was calm, but Shui Huo felt as though a mountain were pressing down on him.
Shui Huo chose his words carefully, trying to leave no room for misunderstanding.
"Yes, Master. Second Master came here himself and brought Kui Ox and me..."
Shui Huo had meant to say it was Yuanshi's way of showing he cared, hoping to ease the tension between the two masters.
But before he could finish, Tongtian vanished.
The next instant, a furious voice rang throughout Hong Huang.
"Second Brother, come fight me beyond Chaos."
"Third Brother, have you lost your mind? You attack without a word. You think I'm afraid of you?"
Shui Huo turned to Kui Ox and swallowed.
"Kui Ox, what do we do? I knew Master and Second Master didn't get along, but would he really drag him beyond Chaos for a fight over Biyou Palace's decorations?"
"How... how should I know?" Kui Ox stammered. "I just hope Master doesn't beat me after he's done with Second Master."
Beyond Chaos, Primordial Heavenly Venerable deflected one of Tongtian's attacks.
"Tongtian, what's gotten into you?"
Tongtian said nothing. He just kept attacking.
Half a quarter of an hour later.
Yuanshi returned to Kunlun in a huff. Tongtian had dragged him out for a fight without explanation, as though it were a sparring session, but he could tell something was wrong with him.
What happened to make Tongtian so angry?
Before he could think it through, Tongtian's voice rang out again.
"Zhunti, come and die!"
Yuanshi's expression eased considerably.
*That was embarrassing, but compared to