"The Mind Relic is destroyed!"
The Black Buddha's face darkened, his body trembling slightly.
The Mind Relic was a legacy left behind by the fall of the previous Master of the Heart. It contained massive amounts of energy—power the Black Buddha had intended to use for a rapid resurgence after his reincarnation. He had relied on it as his key to escaping the Great Dream Divine Map and eventually dominating the starry skies. With the relic destroyed, those ambitions went up in smoke.
"Damn it! To think it was ruined after all. Am I supposed to sit here rotting for another four hundred years?!"
Rage surged within him. Violent power erupted outward in the form of black mist, violently shaking the surrounding space.
Four phantom silhouettes quickly materialized in the four cardinal directions. Like divine pillars, they blocked his power and stabilized the space.
"Despicable!" the Black Buddha roared in anger. "You won't trap me here forever! One day, I will break free!"
