The powerful figures of the God-Eye Clan within Ice Cliff Fortress were furious enough to want to tear the friend of Duandong River to pieces, drink his blood, and gnaw on his bones!
Hate!
The God-Eye Clan’s First Minor Universe among the Seven Great Minor Universes.
The Seven Great Sovereigns gathered, all focused on the progress of this 'Duandong River lineage' inheritance. They were jealous of the brilliance displayed by Luo Feng and Venerable Bixue; they were indignant that their own clan lacked worthy candidates; and they were even secretly pleased by the Lord of Wumian’s last-second breakthrough past the second bottleneck. Just as they were trembling with excitement over this opportunity to transcend reincarnation, Duandong River suddenly declared, "The entire God-Eye lineage is unworthy, and all must die!" This declaration instantly stunned the Seven Great Sovereigns.
A pinnacle shock!
Despair!
A sense of hopelessness and rage surged through the Seven Great Sovereigns. Why deny the God-Eye Clan the chance to transcend reincarnation? Why? Why is this so unfair? Why?
Now they knew: it was because of a request from a friend of Duandong River! It was this friend’s demand that caused their God-Eye lineage to lose the opportunity, and even led to the deaths of many elites from the two great universes!
"Who!"
"Who exactly is it!"
"Who is this friend of Duandong River!!!" The First Sovereign let out an enraged roar, and for a moment, the entire First Minor Universe experienced a world-changing tremor.
"Who cut off our chance!"
"Who!"
The other Sovereigns were equally consumed by pain and fury.
The candidates of the God-Eye lineage within Ice Cliff Fortress felt an overwhelming sense of despair, rage, suffocation, and unwillingness...
"Lord Duandong River!" The Second Sovereign's voice cut through, still furious but maintaining a semblance of reason. "For this inheritance, our God-Eye Clan acted precisely as you demanded: resisting that monster Kui Luo, resolving the Xi Huang Game, and never engaging in any destructive behavior. And now, simply because of someone's request, you intend to annihilate our entire God-Eye lineage?"
Duandong River looked down upon Ice Cliff Fortress, his expression cold. "Annihilating you all is merely a trivial matter of convenience."
"Is there absolutely no room for negotiation?" the Second Sovereign pressed on, unwilling to yield.
"Ridiculous," Duandong River scoffed.
Hearing this derisive laugh, the Second Sovereign finally fell into despair and roared, "Duandong River, you old fossil who has been dead for countless reincarnation eras! You want to destroy the God-Eye lineage? It won't be that easy! I’d like to see just how capable a dead man like you really is."
The Seventh Sovereign’s voice also sounded: "Duandong River, who is your friend? Who is demanding the extermination of the God-Eye lineage?"
"Who is it!"
"Who exactly!" Several other angry voices erupted. They desperately needed to know which bastard had plunged the God-Eye Clan into such a dire situation.
"No rush."
Duandong River gazed down below. "You will know soon enough." Then, he pointed into the distance...
Whoosh!
One side wall of the grand hall suddenly split open, revealing a passage. The experts from the other major powers in the Sea of Universe who were present all turned their gaze towards it, intensely curious to see which existence could force the God-Eye Clan into such a predicament.
"Hmm?" Luo Feng also watched the passage, vaguely seeing a shadowy figure slowly emerge. The figure was covered in golden scales, stood upright in a form similar to a human, and possessed a pair of golden wings on its back. Its nine pairs of eyes swept across the crowd, yet no one dared to meet its gaze directly.
"It's him?" Seeing the strong being appear, Luo Feng was surprised. "The Thunder Robe Demon God?"
The Thunder Robe Demon God was the strongest lone expert of the Second Reincarnation Era. Among the Universe Masters, he was considered merely average because he possessed no ultimate supreme treasure. His famous supreme treasure, the 'Thunder Robe,' was only a treasure similar to the Mad Demon God-Slaying Armor. In the Sea of Universe, he was known for being exceptionally low-profile.
"Thunder Robe?"
"It’s him?"
"Duandong River’s friend, the Thunder Robe Demon God?"
Not only Luo Feng was shocked; the major powers from the Three Great Reincarnation Eras, including the East Emperor Holy Land and the Purple Moon Holy Land, were utterly astounded. This Thunder Robe Demon God, about whom almost no news ever spread, was involved in this matter.
"Thunder Robe? It was you who asked Duandong River to cut off our God-Eye lineage’s chance and to annihilate us?" The Second Sovereign still couldn't believe it.
"Thunder Robe? Is that you?" The Seventh Sovereign also expressed disbelief.
The Thunder Robe Demon God walked out of the passage. His expression shifted between ferocious and silent laughter, appearing somewhat out of control. After laughing silently for a moment, his whole body trembled slightly as he ground his teeth and said, "Yes, it is me! It is I, the Thunder Robe Demon God, who has been instigating all of this from behind the scenes!"
"It was me who cut off your God-Eye lineage's chance! It is I who wants to destroy you! Second Sovereign, Seventh Sovereign, ha ha, all you dozen-plus Universe Masters, ha ha..." the Thunder Robe Demon God’s voice trembled.
"Damn it!" the Seventh Sovereign roared.
"Thunder Robe Demon God, you deserve to die!" the Second Sovereign shouted as well.
Below the grand hall, sounds of anger rose continuously from Ice Cliff Fortress.
The Thunder Robe Demon God stood there, sneering as he looked at Ice Cliff Fortress. "Deserve to die? I deserve to die? You deserve to die! All of you in the God-Eye Clan deserve to die!"
"Damn the God-Eye Clan!"
"When you coveted the Ultimate Supreme Treasure, the Seven Great Sovereigns ganged up to besiege me and Kong Luo—you were so ruthless! Kong Luo died, and I had to flee in disgrace," the Thunder Robe Demon God gritted his teeth. "Kong Luo and I were indeed easy targets. We weren't strong enough, and neither of us had an ultimate supreme treasure. Yes, we were easy to bully..."
"Your God-Eye Clan is powerful. In the entire Sea of Universe, you are the only force that can rival the two great Holy Land Universes. What am I, someone without even an ultimate supreme treasure, compared to you? Before your massive God-Eye Clan, I am weak and alone—what am I worth?" The Thunder Robe shook his head and laughed—a wild, manic laugh.
"You didn't expect this,"
"You’ve fallen into my trap this time!" The Thunder Robe Demon God stared at Ice Cliff Fortress, his eyes seeming to burn with flames. "You never expected that I, the weak and alone Thunder Robe Demon God, could make your God-Eye Clan suffer such a huge loss?"
"Why would Duandong River listen to you!" a hoarse voice came from within Ice Cliff Fortress.
"Because I was the first to enter this Tomb Ship!!!" the Thunder Robe Demon God sneered.
Silence descended.
Luo Feng and the others were stunned. It turned out that they weren't the first to enter the Tomb Ship; it was the Thunder Robe Demon God? But looking at the situation now, it seemed likely. Their group of experts had only just arrived in this hall, while the Thunder Robe Demon God had been here long ago, even becoming friends with Duandong River.
The Thunder Robe Demon God laughed heartily. "Did you think the Tomb Ship would appear here? The Tomb Ship only materializes in the core area of the Universe Ship. The core area is a place even the strongest Universe Masters dare not trespass casually; they only stick to familiar regions. When the Tomb Ship appears, none of you know where it is. If I hadn't been a Universe Master and ultimately unable to accept the inheritance, it wouldn't have been your turn! That’s why I made a deal with Duandong River."
"Strictly speaking..."
"You all should be grateful to me," The Thunder Robe Demon God swept his gaze, landing on Luo Feng. "Especially you, Human Galaxy, you should be even more grateful to me."
Luo Feng smiled faintly.
The Thunder Robe Demon God also laughed loudly. "I must also thank you, thank you for performing the best, for having the highest potential. And for ensuring that this prime position wasn't seized by the God-Eye Clan."
Ice Cliff Fortress fell into utter silence.
They truly hadn't expected that someone who posed no threat, a weakling without even an ultimate supreme treasure—the Thunder Robe Demon God—could inflict such a massive setback upon the God-Eye Clan! Normally, even figures like the Lord of Wuhun, the Lord of Ying’ai, or the Lord of Wukui dared to confront the Thunder Robe Demon God directly, at worst ending up at a disadvantage.
But now, they understood that the situation was truly dire.
The Thunder Robe Demon God spoke softly. "I gave your God-Eye Clan a chance to enter."
"I let you revel in ecstasy!"
"And then..."
"At your moment of greatest excitement, I brought you despair!" The Thunder Robe Demon God sneered. "If any of you from the God-Eye Clan had ranked first in the Xi Huang Game resolution, I would have had a headache. After all, Duandong River absolutely would not allow me to kill the most promising one. But your God-Eye Clan was useless... so you are all destined to perish!" "Aren't you afraid that someone among us from the God-Eye Clan has enormous potential and ranked first? Wouldn't that mean you intended to harm my God-Eye Clan, but actually helped us?" the Second Sovereign mocked from within Ice Cliff Fortress.
"Ha ha ha..."
"First, I don't believe that among the Three Great Reincarnation Eras and the two great Holy Land Universes, your God-Eye Clan would actually rank first," the Thunder Robe Demon God scoffed. "Second, I was prepared. If your God-Eye Clan truly got lucky and produced such a boundless potential expert, I would rather perish myself than let him escape with me!"
The Thunder Robe Demon God turned his head towards Duandong River above and bowed slightly. "Lord Duandong River, please forgive my disrespect."
"I understand," Duandong River nodded slightly.
"Lord Duandong River, I have held this grudge in my heart for too long; I can finally speak it out," the Thunder Robe Demon God smiled, his relief palpable. "Lord Duandong River, you may proceed against them now."
"Good," Duandong River affirmed.
Proceed?
The 28 experts of the God-Eye lineage within Ice Cliff Fortress instantly drew their breath.
"Lei Yi, you wish to destroy us! I want to see if this old fossil, who has been dead for countless reincarnation eras, actually has the ability to annihilate us!" the Second Sovereign roared.
"You will know soon enough," the Thunder Robe Demon God said, a trace of pity in his eyes as he sneered.
"And after you perish, your ultimate supreme treasures will belong to me."
"Come on, come on, let me see how powerful this dead man is!" The Second Sovereign and the Seventh Sovereign both roared.
Boom!
Ice Cliff Fortress suddenly transformed into a streak of light, carrying infinite power, and actually flew directly toward the Thunder Robe Demon God.
"Set!" Duandong River, however, looked down from above and pointed into the distance.
Whoosh~~~ The walls and floor of the entire hall immediately began to emit countless golden mystic patterns. Innumerable golden threads condensed in mid-air, surging madly toward Ice Cliff Fortress, wrapping around it layer by layer like silken threads, binding it tightly.
Crash! Ice Cliff Fortress struggled violently, causing the surrounding void to vibrate.
But the countless golden light threads wrapped and restrained it so fiercely that the fortress could not break free.
"It can only be restrained, not destroyed," a voice came from within Ice Cliff Fortress. "An ultimate supreme treasure is, after all, an ultimate supreme treasure!"
"Truly laughable."
Duandong River looked down, casually pointed at the ground, and the ground instantly cracked open, revealing a deep, dark abyss from which terrifying auras subtly drifted out. Under the binding of the countless golden light threads, Ice Cliff Fortress was forcibly dragged toward the entrance of the abyss on the ground. "The secret methods left in this hall may not be able to destroy you, but other dangerous places I established for the inheritance certainly can eliminate you."
"Ultimate supreme treasure? Laughable!"
"In my homeland, the concept of an ultimate supreme treasure doesn't even exist," Duandong River scoffed, shaking his head.
Whoosh!
Ice Cliff Fortress struggled desperately, accompanied by the roars of the Second and Seventh Sovereigns from within, yet it was still dragged by the countless golden light threads and slammed down into that terrifying abyss. Immediately after, snap! the split ground closed seamlessly, and everything returned to tranquility.