The Coming Storm

Compared to the harmony within Gulantalos Royal City, the outside world was far from peaceful. Though the two great empires had no obvious conflicts with Spirit Hall, minor skirmishes were a common sight.

All factions were in a tense state of preparation. Now, they only lacked an open fuse—once it was lit, a war that would engulf the entire continent would begin.

Within Spirit City, Uchiha Madara stood in dark crimson armor with his arms crossed over his chest, looking disdainfully upon everything around him like an overbearing demon god surveying the world.

The key figure meant to ignite this fuse had already made complete preparations and could act at any moment.

Uchiha Madara and Bibi Dong had previously discussed conquering the continent several times. Since Bibi Dong needed to devote her energy to the Rakshasa God assessment, she handed command of the continent's unification over to Uchiha Madara.

Over the past five years, Bibi Dong's strength had advanced tremendously. She was only one step away from becoming a god. Once she crossed that threshold, Spirit Hall would become an existence unmatched anywhere on the continent.

It was precisely for the sake of caution that Bibi Dong had repeatedly postponed the plan to unify the continent. Even now, she vividly remembered the scene of Tang Hao sending Kizaru flying with a single hammer strike five years ago. It was enough to show how profound an impact Kizaru's act had left on her.

Kizaru's deliberate performance had caused Bibi Dong to wrongly assess Tang Hao's strength. She had overestimated him, and to avoid unnecessary mistakes, she decided to wait until the time was fully ripe before making her move.

However, Rota did not want to wait that long. Five years was already more than enough. Bibi Dong had originally planned to