Meng Chao returned to that hazy, ethereal deep sea known as "time."
He quietly watched the glowing spheres scattered near and far, dancing gracefully like brilliantly colored jellyfish.
Within every "jellyfish" gestated a unique world—or rather, a possible future.
Displayed before Meng Chao's eyes was the future he had just experienced.
Now, Meng Chao could observe this damned future in greater detail from a higher plane, through something akin to a "God's-eye view."
Meng Chao saw that amid the incessant explosions, the remnants of the Nine Great Families lurking throughout Dragon City all emerged, joining forces with the disgruntled figures who had suffered major losses over the past thirty years due to Meng Chao's sweeping policies. They sought to stake everything on one final throw and topple the towering edifice of the Superstar Group once and for all.
Meng Chao saw that at the distant northern Hunting Wind Defense Line, traitors from the Nine Great Families had sold out Dragon City's elite forces, allowing the Holy Light Temple to obtain their top-secret deployment maps in full.
As Another World Natives, the Holy Light Human Race also knew countless narrow paths and even underground passages that the people of Dragon City knew nothing about.
Thus, when the enemy appeared behind them like ghosts, the three great legions Meng Chao trusted and relied upon most—the Superstar, Remnant Star, and Martial God Legions—were caught completely off guard, instantly falling into a desperate predicament of enemies on all sides.
Although, at the most critical moment, the three great legions still displayed the spirit Meng Chao had personally nurtured and passed down, fighting until the last soldier fell and the last drop of blood was spilled, with not a single warrior retreating or surrendering.
Their fearless courage, however, did nothing more than win them a