Counter Checkmate

Lord Ancestor?

Xiao Yingxiong and the others were only feeble; they hadn't lost their consciousness yet. Thus, their hearts involuntarily jolted upon hearing this.

Celestial King He Feng?

Perhaps Celestial King He Feng wasn't dead yet?!

"Lord Ancestor, there's no need for such charades anymore!" He Runhai said with a cold chuckle. "You've schemed for countless years, and all of this was to leave a path of retreat in case you failed when ascending to the Heavenly Venerable Tier. You think that only you're so smart?"

"What are you trying to say?" an ancient voice said. This voice directly sounded in everyone's mind.

This was communication through the divine sense. However, the thing communicating with its divine sense… was surprisingly the colossal tree of chains!