at this time.

Under the sea.

Two figures, shrouded in a majestic aura of immortality, sat facing each other.

In front of them was a jade chessboard.

However, there are no chess pieces on the chessboard at this moment; there are only... a series of scenes that took place in the sky above the silver sea.

"Shen Yi, are you so sure that these divine puppets are enough to kill this boy?"

A figure reached out and flicked his fingers, and a chess piece appeared between his two fingers.

"You should know that he... is someone who became an immortal by bearing countless karmic burdens."

"Such talent is rare even in ancient times."

"Moreover, his swordsmanship is extremely impressive. His combat strength... is probably far superior to that of a seventh-level immortal. Even an eighth-level immortal might not be able to defeat him."

clatter.

The chess pieces landed on the chessboard, creating ripples on the screen.

But... it strangely blended into the scene without leaving a trace.

"Besides, don't you think this person's face looks familiar?"

As the voice spoke, it looked at the person in front of it.

"This face... I will never forget it in my entire life, so how could I not know it?"

"Then you still dare to be so arrogant? Aren't you afraid... that this person is truly his descendant?"

"Ha...so what if he's his descendant?"

"In the past, he was loved and respected by many humans. Did he ever imagine that one day his descendants would be despised by the entire human race?"

"Huh? Shinichi, you mean you're deliberately not using that guy?"

"That's right."

Upon hearing this...

God nodded. "Kill him, and the show will be over."

"But if we can't kill him, then our Immortal Meteor Teleportation Array, which we have spent countless years building, may very well be destroyed in his hands."

"You didn't know about this deal, did you?"

“Of course I know.” God nodded.

"However, with our current strength, it would only take us a little over a hundred years to rebuild this formation."

"This amount of time is but a fleeting moment for you and me."

"But... this is the only chance to avenge past grievances."

"If you were in Shen Er's shoes, what would you choose?"

"You... are already planning to sacrifice this teleportation array?" Shen Er exclaimed in shock.

"To avenge the blood feud of the past, what is a mere teleportation array that cannot be sacrificed?"

Bang!

With a flick of his finger, the calm and still chessboard was suddenly filled with a powerful divine intent.

"Humans only know that our gods slaughter them in order to devour their emotions and desires, but they don't know... what our gods value is not their emotions and desires, but... the karma within them."

"But through our countless years of planning, among all the human race, not a single one has chosen to become an immortal through cause and effect... It can be said that, apart from that guy, the rest of the human race are not true immortals."

"They would never know that the Heavenly Demon they fear so much... is actually not a scary thing at all... but rather, it is something left behind by the ancient human immortals to temper their Dao hearts."

"And all of this... my divine race is well aware of, and this is... the reason why the human race is constantly weakening, while my divine race is constantly growing stronger!"

"Now... in preparation for the arrival of our supreme army of gods a hundred years from now, let us take a good look at the internal strife among the human race!"

"I believe that when that guy's dying will sees this scene, his expression will be quite something!"

Boom—Crack!

With a loud bang, the chessboard shattered.