At last… the Hundred Dynasties War ended on this day.BOOM.Above the Extraterritorial Battlefield, a massive radiant pathway tore open the sky. It came down from the void like some divine bridge, piercing through clouds and space itself—connecting heaven and earth.People called it the Path to Heaven.One by one, the surviving prodigies gathered underneath it.They were still carrying the exhaustion of endless battles. Some had blood still drying on their clothes. But their eyes… yeah, their eyes were different now. Full of anticipation.Because everyone knew what this meant.Once you step onto that path, everything changes.No more “participants.” No more struggle for survival.From here on out, they become part of the real overlord forces of the Velarion Continent. The kind of people who stand at the top and look down at everything else.Status. Power. Glory.All waiting beyond that light.Below the sky, nearly ten thousand prodigies stood together.And behind them?A graveyard of

Right then, Kaelen Viremont stood there like a young emperor who had just stepped down into the mortal world.The air around him… it was weird. Like it didn’t want to move anymore. Even space itself felt tight, trembling under his presence. That pressure he gave off wasn’t just “strong”—it was suffocating. Even Life Seizing Realm experts had their breathing turn heavy.And it wasn’t only about power.It was authority.A presence that made weaker souls feel like dropping to their knees was the most natural thing in the world.The entire battlefield went silent.Even the wind—seriously—didn’t dare to blow too hard.Liethan’s face had already gone pale. That arrogant expression from before? Gone. Completely wiped out.Now, all he felt was pressure. Crushing pressure.Standing in front of Kaelen Viremont, he suddenly understood something painfully clear… he was nothing. Not even close. Like a candle trying to compare itself with the sun. Not even worth mentioning.An Emperor-level genius.

That pressure from above… it felt like the sky itself had decided to fall.A giant black hand ripped through the heavens, dragging destruction with it. The air literally screamed under it. Space twisted, bent, cracked—like reality was saying, yeah, I can’t handle this anymore.Even the ninth-level Life Seizing Realm experts from the major factions felt it. Their expressions changed instantly. Instincts screamed one thing only.Danger.Pure, overwhelming danger.And right under that collapsing sky stood Kaelen Viremont.The target.In the next moment, that terrifying force came down on him.Kaelen’s eyes sharpened.No hesitation—he activated his Glazed Battle Body.Golden light exploded across his skin, forming a radiant shield. But the instant the black hand slammed into it—Crack.His body felt like glass under pressure. Fine cracks spread across his defense like shattered porcelain.Pain surged through every vein.If his body had been even slightly weaker… he would’ve been gone righ

Kaelen Viremont didn’t come to Sea God Academy for glory. Not for status either. And honestly, not even for power.It was something simpler than that.A promise.One he had made a long time ago… to a girl he never forgot.Nangong Muxue.Even now, the image of her still drifted in his memory sometimes. A plain white dress, soft eyes, that calm, almost unreal way she looked at him. Like she trusted him more than she should’ve.That promise… was why he was here.But reality rarely cares about promises.“Nangong Muxue?”Yi Qingge repeated the name slowly, thinking for a moment. Then he shook his head.“I’m afraid I’ve never heard of her. Sea God Academy has hundreds of thousands of students. Not even counting elders and instructors. Finding one person here… isn’t easy.”Kaelen didn’t respond right away.Just a small pause.A flicker of disappointment crossed his eyes—but it didn’t stay long.He already understood.This place wasn’t a sect. It was a world. A massive one. Searching for a si

About half an hour later, Kaelen Viremont and Thalindra finally made it through a stretch of massive palaces and towering jade-like buildings. After all that walking, they arrived at the foot of a mountain so huge it almost didn’t feel real.It rose like a giant pyramid, as if some god had carved it straight out of the earth. The surface was rough but still strangely majestic. And along its steep body? A staircase. Not a small one either—it stretched upward endlessly, vanishing into the sky like it had no end at all.Every step was made of old bluestone. Worn down. Weathered. You could practically feel the years packed into it. There was this heavy, ancient vibe hanging in the air, as countless genius students had once stood here, struggling just to push themselves a little further.Thalindra tilted her head up. “This is Gravity Mountain,” she said quietly. “I heard a divine ability expert from the Sea God Academy personally brought it here from the far north. The higher you go, the s