Lone Peak Sky Pillar Mountain.
Inside the mountain's belly, the clear ice was bitterly cold. Every so often, one or two hollow cracks of splitting ice echoed, near or far. The ice-sealed Dragon Girl was the only color in the ice cave, motionless as though time had stopped, like an exquisite painting.
Actually, sometimes it was quite nice to be alone in peace and quiet.
She could hear nothing. She recalled all that had happened in the past, thought quietly, dreamed when bored, and even had the rare pleasure of eating her fill—slightly too full, in fact.
Under the subtle control of divine power, cold and heat remained balanced. The more energy she absorbed, the faster the doomsday star melted away. Alas, the star was far, far too large; she needed enough time to devour it completely.
Bai Yujun within the ice saw the battlefield at the South Heavenly Gate.
Her eyes saw the chaotic war across the Three Realms. Zhen Bei's ascension had long been part of the plan. She grieved for the fallen soldiers and generals under her command, yet was also glad that Zhen Bei had finally awakened his Military Soul. However, something momentous might happen next. During a great calamity, karma became tangled and Heavenly Secrets muddled. Her talent was restricted; when matters involved certain powerful beings, she could not Gaze into the Future. Yet Bai Yujun's intuition remained.
If she had guessed correctly, something had arrived.
In a tiny crack at some corner of the ice cave, blackened filthy blood appeared, and more and more of it seeped forth...
Something was boring in from outside the mountain and into the ice cave. Black, viscous bloody water eroded against the ice. Several Ice Spikes were gradually contaminated from their roots upward. Blood filth pooled across the