Everything started flooding within Draven's mind like a chaotic, unstoppable torrent. Scene by scene, he frantically recalled every single detail of the moment he was unsealed in the northern ruins—how he had manipulated the demonic heavenly lords and abyssal lords to shatter the formation surrounding his prison. In truth, he had merely been using those foolish demonic cultivators as mindless tools to orchestrate his own resurrection.His mind raced even further back, digging into the foundational blueprints of his grand plan formulated several thousands of years ago. He recalled how he had meticulously used the S-rank mystic beast to gradually loosen the formation over the millennia. Placed to guard the seal and prevent any outside intruders from breaking in, the beast had spent tens of thousands of years in solitary isolation alongside Draven. Over those vast stretches of time, as the only two living entities capable of interacting within the dark spatial array, Draven had manage

“What does he even mean by he will destroy the sphere?! What about us? What will happen to Venak, Delvan, Shiye, and Daku?!”Oasis’s mind raced in a frantic storm of terrifying realizations. His internal worries expanded at an alarming rate, flying back toward the distant encampments of the Western Alliance where his retainers were stationed. His heart began hammering against his rib cage beyond all control, the rhythmic thudding echoing violently within his ears as cold sweat dripped relentlessly from his chin.“This Master has been watching everything unfolding ever since Draven was unsealed in the northern ruins... why did he choose to come forth only now? What is truly going on here?!” Oasis analyzed rapidly, his intellect churning through every divine clue. “And if the sphere is completely destroyed from the inside... won't that kill that woman?!”Oasis pictured Albedo, who was currently holding the physical form of the Celestial Garden Sphere in the outside world, seated within

Then without wasting any more words and any more seconds, by just a single, effortless thought, Oasis and Huoyan vanished from where they were hovering in the darkened skies of Hespera.Oasis felt a sudden, imperceptible shift in space—a seamless folding of reality that bypassed every known law of spatial travel. In a single blink, without needing to navigate or pass through the formidable Runic Belt, they reappeared high in the air above the vast, swaying bamboo forests of Elysiome.Oasis was utterly taken aback by this absolute display of displacement. What typically required immense preparation or high-level spatial arrays was accomplished in less than a heartbeat. Gazing around, Oasis realized that even here, within the serene borders of Elysiome, every inch of the environment was completely saturated with the divine, golden energy of Master Huoyan Ros, making the lush bamboo stalks glisten like polished emeralds under a radiant aura.“This place... I used to call it the little g

The golden motes completely disappeared into nothingness, leaving only the quiet ambiance of the carriage behind. With that final, shimmering fade, the Celestial Garden Sphere was gone forever, its physical existence entirely erased from the world.“Young Master!” Venak called out sharply to Oasis, his voice laced with the lingering disorientation that gripped them all.Having been thoroughly bathed in the overwhelming saturation of Master Huoyan’s divine energy just moments prior, the group was now grappling with the sudden realization that they were no longer within the sphere. They looked around once again at the walls of the carriage, taking in the fact that Oasis was sitting directly beside them, and that every single one of them had been safely transported to the exact location from which Oasis had originally entered the artifact.A visible wave of relief washed across Oasis’s face as he confirmed with his own eyes that his people were completely uninjured and standing together

Then the head rolled down the smooth stone floor slowly, leaving a dark, crimson trail behind as the distinct mark on the side of the neck slowly became obscured by the streaming, thick blood. However, before it was completely covered, the mysterious symbol had been seen clearly enough.At that exact moment, about three other city guards who were patrolling within close proximity began swiftly closing in from both the right and left sides of the rampart. Having sensed the sudden, sharp burst of hidden killing intent earlier—even though they had been several dozen meters away at their initial posts—they moved in with their weapons drawn and eyes sharp.Down below the towering walls, everything inside the city remained completely normal. The ordinary citizens going about their morning routines had noticed nothing of the brief, deadly struggle that had just transpired above.!!!However, amid the dense, bustling crowd moving through the lower market streets, a lone, cloaked figure bri