“That place won’t hold him. He can leave through the Gates of the Abyss.” Two figures appeared outside of the Firmament Prison. Tailong and… Fuxi.

Tailong was the one speaking and he held the nine clawed golden dragon in his hand.

“There is no place beneath the heavens that can hold him if he wishes to leave,” Fuxi said quietly. “But if he understands the situation, he’ll stay there until he becomes a true grand supreme. Only that place in all the lands can help him ascend in the shortest amount of time possible.

“If he brashly heads to the World Heart without ascending to grand supreme first, only death will be in...