High above the ruined territories of the Daishi Realm, Kaien sat alone at the edge of a massive mountain cliff overlooking the endless destruction below.Cold winds swept through the dark skies while ash drifted endlessly across the atmosphere like remnants of a dying world.From where he sat, several occupied territories were visible in the distance.His sharp gaze swept slowly across the lands below, searching carefully for any signs of survivors or his missing companions.Even now, he still had no idea where they had been separated to after arriving in this realm. The Daishi Realm was enormous and every passing moment only made the situation more dangerous.Kaien slowly closed his eyes afterward, extending his senses once more across the surrounding regions in search of anything unusual.But instead his thoughts drifted toward the Herald.Kaien’s eyes reopened slowly.The memory of that battle still lingered vividly within him. The crushing pressure, overwhelming strength and the h

The Herald disappeared.Then reappeared directly before Kaien.BOOOOOOM!Kaien barely managed to raise his arm before the Herald’s fist slammed into him with monstrous force powerful enough to send him crashing through multiple mountain walls instantly.The impact shook the entire battlefield violently.Stone exploded everywhere while enormous fractures spread across the mountainside.Kaien coughed violently the moment he crashed into the ruins, blood spilling from his mouth before he could even force himself upright again.The Herald had become completely different after receiving that power.Kaien barely sensed movement before another attack came.CRAAAAASH!The Herald’s kick smashed directly into Kaien’s ribs, launching him across the battlefield once more while golden qi burst wildly around his damaged body.Pain surged violently through Kaien’s meridians. He was being completely overwhelmed.The Herald gave him no room to breathe.No time to recover.Every strike carried a terrif

Kaien’s vision suddenly distorted. The throne chamber vanished completely. The crushing pressure. The superior. The pain tearing through his body.All of it disappeared at once.Then darkness swallowed everything. Kaien slowly opened his eyes.And immediately realized something was wrong.His inner world was collapsing.The once endless black void surrounding him now trembled violently while enormous cracks spread across the skies above like shattered glass. Pieces of the realm itself broke apart continuously before dissolving into darkness beneath him.The atmosphere felt unstable. Even the spiritual energy flowing through this place had become chaotic.Kaien’s expression tightened instantly.“What is happening…”A massive section of the inner world collapsed somewhere behind him, shaking the ground violently beneath his feet.Then—“KAIEN!”Moonfang’s voice echoed through the collapsing void.Kaien’s eyes widened.“Moonfang?!”Another violent tremor surged through the realm afterwar

Kaien slowly opened his eyes to the soft glow of morning light spilling across his room.For several long moments, he remained completely still beneath the blankets, staring blankly at the wooden ceiling above him while silence filled the space peacefully around him.No explosions.No screams.No collapsing realms.The air smelled warm and familiar, carrying the faint scent of old wood and morning meals drifting in from somewhere deeper within the house.Kaien frowned faintly.Everything felt strangely calm and his body no longer ached.The unbearable strain caused by the fragments was gone completely. The injuries from the Herald had vanished without a trace, and even the instability within his meridians had disappeared as though it had never existed in the first place.Slowly, Kaien pushed himself upright.The bed beneath him creaked softly.His gaze swept carefully across the room afterward, and the moment he did, his breath caught slightly.He recognized everything.The old shelve

Kaien’s eyes snapped open violently.Cold wind rushed against his face immediately while the sound of rushing water echoed loudly beneath him.For several long seconds, he could not understand what he was looking at.The peaceful kingdom was gone. Everything had vanished completely.Instead, Kaien found himself standing alone upon an enormous stone bridge stretching endlessly through a dark, unfamiliar realm. Thick mist drifted beneath the bridge while violent black waters crashed far below like an endless abyss swallowing everything beneath it.The skies above looked hollow and colorless.There were no stars or sun. Only an endless pale emptiness stretching across the heavens.Kaien’s breathing became uneven while confusion surged through him.“What…”His voice echoed faintly across the bridge.Kaien immediately looked around searching desperately for familiarity, but there was nothing except endless fog and the ancient bridge stretching into the distance.Then fragments of memory su