But these were far from normal circumstances. In recent times, a pervasive aura of existential dread and looming cataclysm had enveloped the Divine Boundless Heaven like a smothering pall.
The sudden invasion from the Heavenly God Sect's forces had left this entire domain teetering on the edge of utter ruination, its supreme sects and leaders confronted by an unprecedented cosmic threat.
Left with little option but to grasp at any straw of deliverance, these peak Heavenly Venerate rulers were utterly dependent on the return of Cain, Kali, and Luo Na - three supreme genius cultivators so monstrously powerful that even godly immortals from higher realms now paled before their ascendant might.
The assembled monarchs leveled their implacable scrutiny toward the returning trio, their gazes ranging from carefully reserved neutrality to obvious awe and trepidation. All while dismissing Yan Kui's relatively insignificant presence as a non-factor unworthy of consideration.
