Meanwhile at the lower levels of the astralscape.

"Sovereign Xi must’ve guessed that I’d take away the cauldron. I bet she's puking blood right now."

The death of the Pentamoon Slayers had greatly chipped away at the divine moonrace's forces.

"The Flameyellow Continent's natives are humans, just like those in the Divine Moon Realm. We should be protected by them! But given her personality, I think she's going to make a ruthless move to get me to submit."

Tianming hoped that she wouldn't send more than a thousand ascendants against him. There would be no hope if so many gods came to slaughter humanity. "The Flameyellow humans are all innocent."

He thought about far too many people. His...