Three days later, deep in the secluded valley.
Atop the Nine Ceremony High Altar, Xu Yang sat alone, facing the relief stone stele which depicted the vast cosmos, immersed in the study of the True Martial God of War.
Below the high altar, a group of people bound by iron chains wore expressions of despair, under the watchful gaze of the Armored Refining Corpse, as they channeled their martial strength into the Evil Emperor's relic.
These were the same people from Dragon and Tiger Platform who were taken away earlier, among them Shi Jinglong, the Divine Martial Venerable, heavily restricted by magic artifacts, with five Magical Treasure level Flying Swords nailed into his body using the Five Elements Demon Locking Method, sealing off his Qi Sea.
