“Are you sure the real treasure of this ancient tomb is behind that bronze gate?”Kaelen Viremont stood casually on top of the shattered snake-man bronze statues. Like it was nothing. His eyes, though, were locked straight ahead at the massive bronze gate sitting at the end of the lava river.Below him, the molten river kept roaring and rolling. Every wave of heat lit up the cavern walls in deep red flashes. It felt like the whole place was alive… just angry and burning.At his question, Caelum stepped forward.“Aldric and I got a map once,” he said. “From the Split Heaven Sect in the northwest region. It clearly showed a bronze gate deep in this tomb. And beyond it… a massive treasure.”Kaelen’s brows lifted slightly. “Split Heaven Sect?”It was the first time he’d heard that name.But judging by Caelum’s tone, this wasn’t some small group.Aldric spoke next, much more serious this time.“The Split Heaven Sect was founded by the Split Heaven Prince of the Split Heaven Dynasty. In the

“Gulp.”Caelum swallowed hard as he stared at what was left of the battlefield.Even now, the lingering pressure in the air made his scalp feel numb. Like his body still hadn’t accepted what just happened.Aldric wasn’t any better. His face was stiff, jaw tight, fingers slightly clenched. Honestly, he still looked like he was stuck in the moment, unable to believe it was real.Too strong.Way too strong.Far beyond anything they had expected.Crack… crack…Heavy footsteps suddenly echoed from the lava river.The surface of the molten stream rippled violently, like something huge was pushing its way up from below.And then—A massive figure rose slowly from the magma.The subterranean fire dragon.It came out like a mountain made of fire and scales. Lava slid off its body like water, but it didn’t care at all. Didn’t even burn it. If anything, it looked… stronger now. More dangerous.Caelum’s face went pale instantly.Aldric instinctively stepped back.“This beast… It’s not going to at

Caelum and Aldric didn’t take Kaelen Viremont’s words about opposing the Split Heaven Prince as arrogance anymore.Not even close.After everything they had just seen in this ancient tomb, their thinking had already shifted.Kaelen Viremont wasn’t reckless.If anything, he was the opposite.Dangerous… but in that calm, controlled way. The kind that doesn’t shout or show off. Just stands there, steady, and somehow makes you feel like things are already decided.From the way he handled that terrifying power earlier… to the way he treated a prehistoric beast like the subterranean fire dragon like it was nothing more than a pet—Yeah. That kind of thing sticks with you.Trust had already started forming, whether they admitted it or not.Kaelen looked at them and spoke slowly.“The method is simple. We ally and combine forces against the Split Heaven Sect.”Caelum blinked. “Our factions?”He raised a brow slightly.“Brother Ye… you also have a faction?”Kaelen gave a faint, almost casual s

Boom.The moment came suddenly.Kaelen Viremont moved.No hesitation at all. He directly summoned the subterranean fire dragon from the spirit beast pouch.A roar tore through the sky.“ROAR!”The sound alone made the air tremble.The fire dragon wasn’t the same anymore. It had clearly grown—nearly a thousand meters long now. Its body was like a moving volcano, scales glowing with molten fire, as if it had been forged deep inside the earth’s core.It spread its wings.And just like that, the sky dimmed.Sunlight vanished under its shadow. The entire square dropped into a heavy, suffocating darkness.Then Kaelen stepped forward.Just one stride.And he landed right on the dragon’s head.Violet-gold armor. A war sword sparking with faint lightning.He stood there like a god of war who had walked straight out of legend.Below him, the dragon opened its mouth.And fire poured out.Not ordinary fire. Something closer to the end of the world itself.For a second, everything went silent.The

Shock rippled across the vast battlefield beyond the realms like a sudden storm.News spread fast. Way too fast.“Such insane speed… another Hundred-Lord level genius has appeared.”“Once in a thousand years kind of talent. No, rarer than that.”“Find out immediately. Who is this second Hundred-Lord genius in the northwestern extraterritorial battlefield?”It didn’t take long before the reaction exploded.Across the four great overlord forces, powerful figures all opened their eyes at almost the same time. Their auras surged violently, like waves crashing against shorelines. Orders were sent out one after another—urgent, sharp, no hesitation.Messengers moved. Intelligence networks lit up. Hidden spies that had been silent for years were suddenly awake again.Something big was coming.A storm was forming… one that could shake the entire Hundred Dynasties War.Far away from all that chaos, the Southern Domain was calm.Almost too calm.Clouds drifted slowly across the sky, and everythi