“We’ll follow your orders, Lord Blood River,” the mahātmā said, exchanging a glance with the other two fiend-devils. All of them were in agreement. Their original plan had been to use Lord Blood River to deal with the deadly Executors of the Ancient Road, so as long as their end goal would be met, they were fine with this change of plans. After all, Lord Blood River had fought the executors’ most senior experts and come out alive. In the end, he would be a great leader.

Lord Blood River cackled. “Well, you certainly changed your minds quickly. But that's good. A wise man submits to the circumstances. With Terrifying will, the three of you are elites among elites, so it would be a shame to destroy you. What a pity that the talisman sealing me was taken by Proud Heaven, along with all the remaining godhood.”

“There could be no more powerful enemy than Proud Heaven,” the mahātmā said. "He controls the future...