“What’s going on?”Right now, the worst expression in the entire cavern belonged to none other than Garrick Stonehart—the Crown Prince of the Eldravan Empire.Everything had been perfect just moments ago. Step by step, exactly as planned. Clean. Smooth. No mistakes.He was this close to subduing the subterranean fire dragon.Just a little more… and it would’ve been his.Victory was basically in his hands.But now—As he looked down, his pupils tightened sharply.The fire dragon wasn’t restrained anymore.It was moving.Violently.Every twist of its massive body sent disturbing sounds through the air.Crack.Crack.Garrick’s gaze snapped to the golden talisman in his hand.And his heart sank.Lines were spreading across it.Fine cracks. Like a spiderweb breaking apart.His expression changed instantly.A cold, unfamiliar sense of danger crawled up his spine.This wasn’t resistance anymore.This was an ailure.“…Impossible,” he muttered.Before he could think further, the fire dragon le

Rumble.Rumble.The whole underground world started shaking like it was about to collapse. Deep cracking sounds echoed through the massive cavern, one after another, getting louder each second.Right in front of Kaelen Viremont and the fire dragon, the huge, broken palace—something that had stood there for who knows how many ages—suddenly started splitting apart from the center.Stone by stone, layer by layer, it collapsed inward first… then violently pushed apart in opposite directions.Even the ground wasn’t spared.A long crack shot across the earth, jagged and ugly, spreading fast until the entire floor of the cave split into two giant halves.And then—Beneath it all…Another world appeared.A second underground space.Deeper. Older. Like something buried so long ago that even time forgot it existed.For a moment, everything went silent.Then the fire dragon’s eyes widened.“A golden underground hall…”Its voice came out rough, full of disbelief.And it wasn’t wrong.What lay bel

The moment Kaelen Viremont finished speaking, that ancient voice filled the hidden inheritance space again.It wasn’t just sound. It felt heavier than that—like it came from somewhere impossibly far away, yet pressed right against his mind at the same time. Old. Vast. The kind of voice that made you instinctively lower yours without knowing why.“The promise I ask of you is somewhat difficult,” it said slowly, echoing through the ruined space. “But I believe a junior like you should be able to accomplish it. After all, you managed to locate this hidden inheritance ground of mine. If that is within your reach, what in this world could truly stop you?”Kaelen didn’t move.His face stayed calm, but inside, his thoughts were already turning.Too highly. That was the first thing that came to him.This so-called Panwu Venerable clearly thought very highly of him. Maybe a little too much.But Kaelen wasn’t naïve enough to enjoy that kind of praise blindly. He had crawled through blood and fi

That voice from behind strangely hit Kaelen Viremont.Familiar… but not fully. Like something you remember in fragments, pieces you thought you had already buried somewhere deep. And yet, it was still there. Just… covered by time.He stopped walking.Didn’t speak right away.Then slowly turned around.His eyes followed the direction of the voice.A young woman stood there.Purple robes. Flowing lightly even in the restless air of the marketplace. She looked calm on the surface, composed… almost too composed for a place like this.And the moment Kaelen saw her properly, something inside his memory flickered.Just for a second, the past and present overlapped.It was her.Second Miss of the Ye Clan.Ye Ziling.Kaelen’s brows lifted slightly.He honestly didn’t expect this. Not here. Not in the middle of the trading marketplace. And definitely not on the extraterritorial battlefield of the Hundred Dynasties War.Of all the people he could run into…This was not on the list.Ye Ziling was

“You… how is this even possible?!”Gu Tianya’s voice was shaking as he knelt under the crushing pressure.The arrogance he used to carry? Gone. Completely shattered. Now all that was left on his face was disbelief… humiliation… and a burning rage he couldn’t even properly control.And the worst part?People were watching.More and more cultivators had gathered without anyone noticing when it started. Whispering. Pointing. Passing shocked looks to each other.The proud genius of the Lieyan Dynasty.On his knees.In public.In front of a guy most of them had barely paid attention to before.Yeah… that kind of scene sticks in people’s memory.Gu Tianya’s fists trembled as they clenched harder.He couldn’t accept it.His pride couldn’t accept it.His identity absolutely refused to accept it.And then—Something inside him snapped.“NO!”A furious roar ripped out of his throat.BOOM.Flames exploded from his body like a volcano finally erupting. The air twisted instantly, heat warping ever