Time flew like a shuttle. Six hundred years later.
In the middle of a vast desert.
"Abnormal magnetic field fluctuations!"
"Confirm the target's location!"
"..."
A fighter jet flew overhead and dropped several people from thin air.
The group descended through the air and landed, each taking up a corner as they operated some kind of instrument in their hands.
Just then, ripples spread through the void, like flowers in a mirror and the moon's reflection in water, a mirage rising over the sea.
It was an illusory palace.
"Target confirmed!"
"It is indeed the War God Temple!"
The few people stood at separate points, operating their instruments as they transmitted their delighted reports.
Just then, the void shattered, and a figure stepped forth.
"Master!"
"Your Majesty!"
"Data analysis indicates that this magnetic field should remain stable for another hour."
"Should one of us enter first?"
The group bowed, each offering a suggestion.
Xu Yang shook his head. "No need. Withdraw."
"Yes!"
Hearing this, they said no more and departed one after another.
Xu Yang too took a step forward, walking toward that illusory palace.
The War God Temple—the greatest secret of this world, and the hardest place to find.
It was said that the War God's Catalogue, foremost among the Four Great Strange Books and the source of all martial arts under heaven, lay within.
Throughout the ages, there had been no shortage of people blessed with great opportunities and great fortune who had stumbled into this temple by chance, thereby comprehending peerless martial arts that shook heaven and earth.
The Longevity Art, the Heavenly Demon Strategy, and the Cihang Sword Canon had all originated from here. Each bore traces of the War God's Catalogue.
Thus, the War God's Catalogue was the foremost of the Four Great Strange Books