A round red sun rose slowly from the eastern horizon, its soft light reflecting among the sea of clouds.
The hour of dawn arrived.
The brilliant stars and the pale cold moon gradually grew dim at this moment, as if surrendering the sovereignty of heaven and earth to the red sun.
The bright sunlight chased away the darkness upon the earth, letting its true face be revealed once again. The ground bore no grass, vegetation, or traces of life. Even the undulating mountains, rivers, and ravines were invisible, leaving only a barren, desolate plain to meet the eye.
Dark purple gases permeated the world between heaven and earth, making the entire realm eerie and ominous.
"Dawn! Ah..."
As the mysterious person from the unknown place let out a long sigh, a tremendous roar resounded through heaven and earth.
Across the wasteland, a golden figure streaked across the firmament, dragging a long tail of light behind it like a meteor friction-igniting in the air, and violently crashed into the dark purple energy substance upon the earth.
The dark purple energy substance collided with the fire-like golden energy.
Instantly, they proved as incompatible as water and fire, producing a cataclysmic explosion.
The power of the explosion was formidable, yet it was forcibly suppressed by the purple energy substance, preventing the energy shockwaves from dispersing.
"Hahahaha!!!!!!"
In the central region of the dark purple energy substance hovered a bald man clad in black battle armor. Seeing the golden meteor rush into this area, he immediately burst into hearty laughter, projecting a confident demeanor as though heaven and earth were entirely within his control.
"I knew..."
"You wouldn't be able to hold back."
"I just didn't expect you to be so unable to hold back... Dawn."
"Dawn, and you have already launched an attack