"What a pity!
I liked the Annihilation Mountain a lot. My original plans had been using it as my base camp and rule
the Sea of Chaos from it. It would have been the perfect base of operations.
But alas! Now, it looks like I'll have to choose another place."
Before leaving, the old man in black took a last, lingering glance at the Annihilation Mountain.
There was a hint of pity and sadness in his eyes. However, he quickly recovered and strode towards
the location of the heaven roc race's headquarters with the race's crown prince.
About an hour later,
the duo arrived on the outskirts of their destination.
The headquarters were known as the Heaven Roc Universe Community.
Its residents comprised mainly of heaven roc race members.
They were a relatively powerful force in the Sea of Chaos, and were only slightly weaker than those
super forces such as the beast race, the demon race, the underworld, the Divine Corpse Palace, and
the Novel Court.
The heaven roc race was also called the golden roc race.
It was a race famous for its agility, speed, and strength.
The old man in black and the crown prince went into the Heaven Roc Universe Community.
After the crown prince returned to his own territory, the fear in his heart finally faded a little. He fawned
to the old man, saying,
"Sir, this is the Heaven Roc Universe Community.
It's the headquarters of our race.
My father is the leader.
Sir, I will make sure he treats you well."
The crown prince thought that after returning to the Heaven Roc Universe Community, this old man
wouldn't act so recklessly anymore. His father and several other warriors were present there, so being
cautious would be the natural state for the old man. The crown prince was however, unfortunately,
wrong.
"The entire heaven roc race is going to be my slave.
Of course your father is going to treat me well,"
the old man responded with a smile arrogantly.
"You!"
the crown prince blurted out angrily, and his rage cut off the rest of his sentence.
However, the old man ignored him.
"Leader and the senior members of the heaven roc race, come out and welcome me,"
he roared into the air.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
He must have employed some form of magic since his voice spread out with terrifying momentum in all
directions.
The entire Heaven Roc Universe Community began shaking due to its vibrations.
Hundreds of cosmoses began vibrating back and forth ferociously, as if they were bird nests caught in
a storm.
"Who are you?
How dare you come to our heaven roc race's territory and demand a welcome?"
"You bastard!"
Angry roars greeted the order.
Several masters rushed out from different directions.
"Dad!
Help me!
This old man bullied me. He also said that he wants all members of the heaven roc race to be his
slaves!"
the crown prince shouted at the sight of his father.
Swish! Swish! Swish!
Several pairs of sharp eyes landed on the old man in black when the incoming leader and senior
members heard the crown prince's words.
Almost all the top masters of the heaven roc race had gathered outside.
"Who are you?
I am certain there is no conflict between you and our race.
Why did you bully my son, and what gives you the right to insult our race?
I hope you can give me a reasonable explanation,"
a tall, middle-aged man with a purple crown over his head asked after he strode forward. He looked of
noble lineage and his ways seemed graceful. He was staring at the old man in black with dark, stern
eyes.
This was the leader of the heaven roc race.
He was a semi-governing god.
"Dad, you don't have to be so polite to this old man.
Kill him right now!"
the crown prince shouted ferociously.
"Are you scared now, old man?
Now that you've entered our territory, you hold far less power!"
he then sneered at the old man with his hateful eyes.
However, his father was frowning after seeing the old man.
He had been trying to sense the latter's power using his spiritual sense from the very beginning of this
encounter, trying to find out more about him, but he had been unsuccessful.
No matter how hard he tried, he couldn't figure out how strong the old man was.
This made him a little afraid and he became alert.
"My friend, I say that we must strive to be friends rather than enemies.
How about a little arrangement?
You can leave now, and we won't do anything against you. I will ignore all the chaos happening here
today if you turn around and never come back,"
the leader suggested.
After being unable to see through the old man, he had decided it would be better to ask him to leave.
He did not want to get into any trouble that could be potentially avoided.
"Dad!"
the crown prince shouted angrily. Apparently, he disapproved of his father's decision.
"Silence!" the leader scolded him sternly.
Then, he said to the old man once again,
"My friend, please leave before things get out of hand."
The old man had been silent all this time. This sentence finally pulled a reaction out of him when he
declined the offer. With a calm expression on his face and his hands tied behind his back, he replied,
"You people have two choices.
You can either submit to me and be my slaves or
I can exterminate your entire race like a pack of pests!"
"How dare you! You think you can just barge in here and bully us into submission?
Leader, this guy is too arrogant.
If we don't teach him a lesson right now, everyone will consider us cowards!"
"Leader, there's no need to be polite with this guy. He has no idea who he is messing with! Let's teach
him some manners!" The old man's ultimatum sparked much outrage among the seniors of the heaven
roc race.
They began voicing their opinions loudly.
"Shut up!"
The old man in black seemed annoyed at the angry outburst.
He flicked his fingers slightly.
Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!
Suddenly, dark clouds gathered at a moment's notice, and several streams of a turbulent wind began
blowing out of the blue. The entire area was instantly shrouded in dry air.
Puff! Puff!
There was a dangerous decaying power attached to the wind. Whoever was hit by it was instantly
shattered into pieces like a soap bubble. Within moments, various seniors of the heaven roc race were
dead.
They had all been genuine divine gods.
And yet, just a few streams of wind at the beck and call of the old man's fingers had shattered them
into confetti!
A dead silence followed this sequence of events.
The remaining senior members of the heaven roc race felt a chill of fear rise in their hearts which
spread all over their bodies, tingling their spines and shattering the courage they had.
"You! You've gone too far!"
The leader of the heaven roc race was almost wordless with rage. He just pointed at the old man with a
furiously trembling finger but could say nothing more.
"Stand together and fight!
Otherwise, our race would lose more."
"Come on!"
two old men of the heaven roc race shouted in unison.
They were elders of the race and were ranked very high.
Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!!
The old man in black said nothing in response. He simply flicked his fingers twice in a row, and two
more horrible streams of wind rushed out like thunder.
Puff! Puff!
Before the two elders could take their first step, their bodies had been shattered and their souls were
gone!
These two had been genuine premium-grade divine gods and had lived for a long time.
And yet, this attack had made them look like insignificant ants in front of this old man in black.
Now, no one from the heaven roc race had the courage to speak up. The leader and other senior
members were staring at him with a terrified expression.
Their hearts had been rendered almost still from the fear.
Even the leader was feeling like his legs had turned to jelly.
He was a semi-governing god and much stronger than the two elders.
Even with that strength, it was impossible for him to kill those as strong as the two elders with just a
flick of his fingers.
But this old man had done so with remarkable ease. Their entire race was no match for him.
"I'm not a patient man.
Make a choice now.
Defeat, or death? Do you choose slavery, or do you choose to be exterminated?"
the old man said impatiently.
"Governing god!
Sir, you are a governing god!"
the leader suddenly exclaimed in fear when he finally realized this.
Puff! Puff! Puff!
The old man flicked his fingers three times in a row, and three more senior members burst apart.
"Don't waste my time.
This is your last chance. Do you surrender or not?"
The old man looked like he had lost his patience altogether.
"We surrender!
Sir, we surrender!"
the leader shouted in a horrified tone. He knew that they couldn't hope to fight this man even if they
attacked him all at once.
He also knew that the old man in black was serious when he said that he would wipe them from
existence. He had the strength and the means to do so.
"Smart choice.
Send forth your men immediately and announce to everyone. From this day forth, the Sea of Chaos will
be ruled by me, Humphrey!
Anyone who doesn't accept this will die,"
the old man ordered.
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