Somehow, despite crossing worlds and surviving countless battles already, the fragments continued dragging him deeper into conflicts far greater than himself.Chung Yi slowly walked forward across the uneven stone while the ancient staff in his hand scraped lightly against the ground.“The Soul Eater Gai does not rule this realm through strength alone,” he explained calmly. “It rules through fear, corruption, and control.”Kaien remained silent while listening carefully.Chung Yi raised his gaze toward the distant mountains afterward where distorted storms twisted endlessly across the skies.“At the center of this realm lies Gai’s Domain,” he continued calmly. “A place where space itself no longer follows natural laws.”Kaien frowned faintly.“Is it possible to enter?”Chung Yi’s expression darkened.“They can,” he answered. “But almost none return.”The old man slowly tightened his grip around the staff afterward.“The domain is protected by the seven sect leaders of this realm.”Kai

By the time Kaien and Chung Yi left the first region behind, the realm itself had begun feeling far more unstable than before.The distortions no longer happened occasionally.Now they happened constantly.At times, Kaien would take a single step forward only to suddenly find himself several miles farther ahead without remembering the journey in between. Entire hours vanished from his memory without warning while the skies above shifted unnaturally between day and night within moments.One moment rain would pour endlessly across the mountains.Then suddenly—Everything would freeze solid beneath snow-covered winds.The realm no longer followed any understandable flow.Even the paths beneath their feet changed unpredictably.Ruined roads stretched endlessly before collapsing into forests that had not existed moments earlier while distant mountains shifted positions across the horizon whenever Kaien looked away too long.The deeper they traveled toward the second region—The harder it b

The forest remained violently unstable after Kaien forced Sect Leader Ren backward for the first time.Broken trees continued collapsing throughout the battlefield while cracks spread endlessly across the ruined ground beneath the overwhelming qi pressure flooding the region.Kaien stood breathing heavily several feet away while blood dripped slowly from his arm onto the shattered earth below.His body already felt close to its limit.Even using a partial fragment of Moonfang’s technique had strained his meridians badly enough to make spiritual pain spread through his entire body with every breath he took.But across from him—Sect Leader Ren slowly lifted his head again.And the pressure surrounding the man only grew heavier.The pale forest around them trembled violently afterward.“You forced me back,” Ren said quietly.The silver-grey skies above darkened further. The sect leader smiled with genuine battle excitement.“Interesting.”BOOOOOOM!A monstrous surge of qi exploded outwa

Kaien tried speaking but exhaustion crushed him completely before he could.Darkness swallowed his vision instantly.When Kaien finally awakened again, he found himself inside a hidden sanctuary deep beneath the fractured realm.Warm lantern light illuminated ancient stone walls covered in faded sect markings while calm spiritual energy flowed throughout the hidden territory around him.Kaien slowly sat upright afterward while pain spread faintly through his body.Nearby the mysterious cultivator stood calmly beside a stone table while observing him. Chung Yi remained nearby as well and the man eventually spoke first.“My name is Ren Kairo.”Kaien narrowed his eyes faintly.The cultivator continued.“I was once a disciple of the Fourth Sect. The sect Soul Eater Gai destroyed first.”Kaien remained tense even after recovering within Ren Kairo’s hidden territory.The sanctuary hidden beneath the fractured realm felt strangely peaceful compared to the endless chaos outside, yet that cal

Deep within the fractured realm, Soul Eater Gai remained seated upon her enormous throne while countless spiritual chains drifted endlessly throughout the darkness surrounding her domain.The atmosphere inside the chamber felt unnaturally cold.Thousands of imprisoned souls floated beneath the massive cathedral-like structure while corrupted qi pulsed slowly across the black floor beneath Gai’s feet.Unlike before, she no longer looked amused.She looked thoughtful.Ever since the shockwave from Kaien’s battle against the third sect leader spread across the realm, Gai had remained unusually patient.She wanted answers. The enormous fragment sealed within her domain continued reacting faintly to Kaien’s growing presence somewhere beyond the fractured territories. Every pulse of energy only strengthened her curiosity further.Then finally, a dark presence entered the chamber.The Fourth Sect Leader emerged slowly from the shadows while darkness qi spread quietly behind him like living s