Before Chu Feng could even speak, the President of the Warrior Commerce Alliance pointed at the Heaven and Earth Treasure.
"We came for this."
She had noticed that the Mad Woman was drawn to the item, which was why she was laying claim to it.
"First come, first served," the Mad Woman said.
"This belongs to me — it already has an owner. What do you mean 'first come, first served'?"
The President of the Warrior Commerce Alliance's expression had already turned displeased.
She had worried about this very scenario, and sure enough, the Mad Woman intended to seize the treasure.
"Your name isn't written on it," the Mad Woman replied.
"Are you looking for a fight?"
The President of the Warrior Commerce Alliance unleashed the pressure of a First Level True God, sweeping outward in all directions. She was growing anxious.
The Mad Woman didn't respond, but her cold gaze remained fixed upon the President.
At the same time, an equally powerful pressure surged outward from her as well.
Clearly, she was prepared to fight.
"Senior, this item truly already has an owner."
"We really did come here for it."
Sensing that things were about to escalate, Chu Feng hurriedly spoke up.
But the moment his words fell, all three of them simultaneously turned their gazes toward the distance.
And at the same time, they each produced treasures that enhanced their observational abilities.
They had faintly heard some sort of sound, but they could determine that it did not belong to this world.
It was more like some kind of call.
A summons from the far reaches of the starry sky.
With the treasures augmenting their vision, all three of their gazes pierced across the cosmos.
Finally, they locked onto the location of the Era of the Gods.
Something had changed in the Era of the Gods.
And this time, the change was enormous.
The colossal phantom of the Era of the Gods had always been vast in scale, its aura imposing and majestic.
Yet it had always been rather hazy — neither human nor beast, impossible to discern.
But now, the phantom of the Era of the Gods, though still a phantom, was undergoing a tremendous transformation.
The original appearance of the phantom was crumbling away like a layer of dust falling to the ground.
In its place, a true form was emerging.
It was an existence clad in armor — armor of overwhelming dominance, a testament to formidable power.
But it was still impossible to determine whether it was a human or a beast.
The armor covered everything so thoroughly that all one could see was a humanoid silhouette.
However, the armor possessed one other distinctive feature beyond its sheer dominance and power.
The helmet.
Its design was unlike anything seen before — it was a helmet, yet it also resembled a crown.
Therefore, when the colossal phantom fully manifested and people beheld it clearly for the first time...
Their initial reaction was that this was not some battle-hardened, unstoppable general.
It was more like a supreme ruler who had unified the world through sheer martial might.
It was not only the phantom of the Era of the Gods that had changed.
The three great gates that had appeared some time ago had also grown far more distinct.
They were three gates.
Only, they were so immense that each one rivaled an entire star domain in scale.
"The Era of the Gods has revealed its true body."
"Could it be about to fully open?"
The President of the Warrior Commerce Alliance gazed upon the sight, murmuring in awe.
The Mad Woman maintained her cold expression, but her eyes were similarly filled with shock.
Anyone could feel the overwhelming aura radiating from the phantom of the Era of the Gods.
This was a spectacle never before witnessed.
As martial cultivators, no matter who they were, they would instinctively feel a yearning toward that place.
"Chu Feng, that thing's aura is incredibly powerful — even though it's just a phantom."
"But this Queen has never felt an aura like this before."
"It truly does resemble a god who commands all things."
"But it doesn't quite match what this Queen imagined a god would look like."
Eggy's voice rang out in Chu Feng's mind.
"What kind of god did Eggy imagine?" Chu Feng asked.
"Something draped in divine radiance, making it impossible to see its true face — but in reality, it would be an extremely ancient being who has endured countless ages."
"Hmm, this Queen believes that if gods truly exist, then they are simply humans — only powerful enough to have mastered strength beyond what ordinary people possess, and thus they became gods."
"It's like how martial cultivators from the Upper Realms might as well be gods to the people of the Lower Realms."
"But in the end, they're all just humans — the only difference is the gap in strength."
Eggy said.
"My thoughts align with Eggy's."
Chu Feng said.
"Chu Feng, look! That thing is moving!"
Eggy exclaimed.
But Chu Feng's gaze had in fact remained locked upon the transformation of the Era of the Gods all along.