Out of the Tiger's Den, Into the Wolf's Lair—hear thunder in the silence!
Lu Chen held his breath and focused, suppressing his aura to the utmost limit. Like a lifeless stone, he lay quietly hidden within the shadows.
Fortunately, the newcomers' attention was not directed here, and with the death qi filling the sky concealing all traces of aura, he narrowly escaped disaster.
Roughly a million li away, five terrifying figures stood proudly atop a pitch-black suspended stone platform pressed against a sheer cliff face.
Even though they had deliberately restrained their demonic might, the wisps of aura that leaked out still warped the surrounding space. Even the vicious Calamity Beasts in the abyss were silent as cicadas in winter, cowering in their nests and not daring to show themselves.
"Three years ago, the Myriad Tribulations Immortal King flaunted his might and nearly annihilated His Majesty the Demon Emperor. Fortunately, Lord Ancestor God descended in time and reversed cause and effect, rescuing the Demon Emperor at the critical moment."
"Hmph, when all is said and done, it was all that fool Golden Bone Corpse King's fault! Had he not brought back false intelligence, causing the three War Gods to perish on the spot and leaving His Majesty the Demon Emperor gravely weakened, the Ancient Heavenly Road should have long since been opened. Why would it have been delayed until now?"
"This time, the Lower Five Races will still lead the charge. Thousand-Eyed Ghost Immortal... you had better not make such a low-level mistake. Otherwise, do not blame this Inferno Prison Asura for showing no mercy!"
"Do not compare me to that waste, Golden Bone. So long as you can hold off the Chaos Hollow First Elder for a moment, I naturally have a way to awaken his intelligence."
"When Brother