"This is big!"

"These people must be the Mu clan cosmic gods who disappeared!"

"The captives were uncovered for all to see!"

The heavencosmic gods who entered the ruin looked grim.

"Killing the first imperial son is the only way to stop this from spreading!"

"It’s too late. There are too many witnesses. Someone’s bound to talk. This will trigger a war in the Inverse Battlefield!"

"Now that we’ve been exposed, we can’t hurt the first imperial son, but we can’t let him free the captives either. They’ll be helpless if we hold onto the hostages!" said one primocosmic god. Yet he was afraid to confront Li Tianzi because the two venerable ancestors had yet to arrive.

Li Tianzi descended quickly, his black chains whipping the roots of the Primospirit Ancestral Tree. Wherever it struck, colorful roots snapped and cosmic-god essences were freed from the life-draining roots. They were saved for now. However, taking away tens of millions of cosmic–god essences would be no simple feat.

“Mu Lang!”Li Tianzi roared, his eyes red.

“I’m here!” A cosmic-god essence, thousands of meters tall, lay gray and fading, close to death, yet his voice was filled with rage. For so many years, he had clung to life, waiting for this day!

"You’re still alive?" Li Tianzi asked.

"I’m alive! I’ve been waiting for revenge!" Mu Lang roared.

"Revenge! Revenge!" The cosmic-god essences unleashed their pent-up rage in a frenzied roar, their hoarse voices filled with an all-consuming, irreconcilable hatred.

"There's good news. My brother's back," Li Tianzi said.

"Imperial son..."

Upon recalling the imperial son, Mu Lang and the other Mu clan cosmic gods of were momentarily lost in thought, but tears quickly welled in their eyes.

"Hold on!"

Li Tianzi uttered only these two words before charging forward, standing shoulder to shoulder with Tianming. Just then, all thirty primocosmic gods from Violetmoon Fortress descended upon them. In the center of their formation were two imposing elders.

Clad in a flowing purple robe, the first man was a startling sight—skinny and shriveled, yet towering to a height of 70,000 meters. Although his starlight had somewhat faded and age had claimed its toll, his spirit remained sharp and imposing, fierce as an eagle.

In stark contrast, the second man was handsome and bore a sacred aura, showing no signs of age. He wore silver armor and stood 80,000 meters tall, his silver hair cascading for 30,000 meters. He was none other than Yueling Hong of Yueling Starcage, grandfather to the four female imperatores, while the purple-robed man was Lin Rong, Imperator Jian’s third uncle.

The two old geezers took one look at the scene and immediately knew what was happening.

Yueling Hong immediately put on a smile and said to them, "Your presence is a true honor, Imperial Sons. Please forgive our lack of hospitality."

The fact he could still manage a smile at this point showed how repulsive he was.

"Are you going to explain this?" Li Tianzi asked, his eyes burning like torches.

"Explain? Of course!" Yueling Hong's expression turned grim. Clearing his throat, he said, "Who dares imprison the Mu clan cosmic gods beneath the Violetmoon Chaos Star Ruin? This is outrageous! They’ve actually managed to fool both Violetblitz and Yueling Starcage!"

Then, he turned to Lin Rong, feigning seriousness. "Brother Lin, do you know about this?"

Lin Rong scoffed. "The hell I do!" He looked at Li Tianzi. "First Imperial Son, we're responsible for whatever happened here. How about this? Take the victims, but leave the Primospirit Ancestral Tree. Our doors are open. Feel free to investigate whenever you want."

Hearing this, Tianming said to Li Tianzi, "How can you tolerate this?"

"Tolerate my ass!!" Li Tianzi roared, and the black chains in his hand suddenly burst forth, like a black dragon shooting out with lightning speed.

"You dare?!" Lin Rong's eyes widened.

The words had barely left his lips when the black dragon coiled around Lin Rong’s body, the chains binding him in hundreds of constricting layers.

Yueling Hong's expression altered drastically. "Li Tianzi, move and you start a war with both starcages. All consequences of your actions will be borne by the skyplunderers!"

"So you’ve never once considered your actions to be contemptible..." Li Tianzi’s eyes blazed with fury.

They were so consumed by arrogance that even now, the two old geezers remained delusional.

Tianming had arrived with 300 million heavencosmic gods, so negotiation was never an option. They wanted revenge!

BOOM!

With a quick flick of the wrist, Li Tianzi pulled Lin Rong towards him. The chains instantly dismembered his body in a fiery explosion, leaving only his cosmic-god essence. Lin Rong was defeated in a single move! 𝒇𝒓𝙚𝒆𝔀𝓮𝓫𝒏𝓸𝙫𝓮𝓵.𝓬𝙤𝙢

The others stared wide-eyed, terrified by Li Tianzi’s power.

"So it’s true what they say; the first imperial son possesses the combat power of an imperator."

A wave of fear washed over Yueling Hong, and his expression shifted drastically in an instant. He immediately turned and left. "Attention, all troops! The skyplunder imperial son’s attack on Violetblitz’s ancestor is a direct act of war against our starcages. We have no other choice but to prepare for battle!"

"Did you hear that, you little brat? If you dare lay a finger on me, you're all dead!" Despite being reduced to cosmic-god essence, Lin Rong remained arrogant.

"Give him to me," Tianming suddenly said.

"You?" Li Tianzi looked at him.

"I'm an expert at torture," Tianming said before pointing at Yueling Hong. "You go after that old man. The absolute worst fate awaits them both today."

"Alright!" Li Tianzi nodded, tossing Lin Rong to Tianming.

The brothers were united.

Outside, Yin Chen said to Mu Qingqing, "It’s time... Get ready... to kill!"