The elder’s words drew a chuckle from Long Chen. “Your longevity is already at its end. Basically, you’ve got one foot in the grave. What do you mean by ‘fight to the death’?”1

However, Long Chen’s amusement quickly turned to vigilance as he noticed something peculiar. A faint, indistinct black qi had appeared on the foreheads of the three Divine Emperors.0

The black qi was death qi, a clear sign that their lives were about to end. In the mortal world, those skilled in face reading could use this qi to tell when a person was about to kick the bucket.2

While Long Chen might not be a face-reader, he could tell something was amiss. After all, when experts of this...2