As Tianzhou City drew steadily closer through the darkness, Eadric Rong's expression changed sharply, his immortal features portraying deep anxiety that cut through his usual serene mask. Cold sweat ran down his temples like tears of anguish when he saw in the distance massive flames soaring into the sky.The fires reached toward the heavens as if challenging the very throne of the Jade Emperor himself. Black mist hung thick in the air like a shroud of death, while choking smoke enveloped the entire region in an apocalyptic haze.The scene that should have been known throughout the realm for tranquility and scholarly peace had now transformed into terrifying chaos that resembled the aftermath of divine punishment."Tianzhou City... already razed to the ground by these foreign invaders?" Eadric Rong's chest cavity trembled with burning rage that threatened to consume his immortal restraint. His hands clenched into fists that could shatter mountains."You bastards from distant lands! If