Passing through the icy Space Barrier, the scene before them abruptly changed. The endless magma and scorching heat vanished in an instant, replaced by a vast, boundless void.
The space was immense and silent. Faint starlike glimmers flickered in the distance, while beneath their feet lay a plaza paved with enormous ancient stone slabs, stretching as far as the eye could see.
At the very depths of the plaza stood a Stone Gate so colossal that words could not describe it.
The Stone Gate was ancient and unadorned, its entire surface a faintly chaotic hue. It was covered in the marks of time, as though it had existed since the creation of heaven and earth. A single glance made one feel insignificant, while a vast, ancient pressure from primordial times filled every corner of the space like a tide.
This was the entrance to Tou She Ancient God's cave mansion!
Yet Mo Lin and Zi Yan's attention was not wholly drawn to this ancient gate that contained the opportunity to become an Emperor. Before the Stone Gate, within the seemingly empty space, lurked an even more immense, ancient, and violent terrifying aura!
The instant the two stepped into this space—
"Splash!!!"
The previously tranquil void suddenly churned violently like a boiling sea! An endless "sea of magma" appeared out of nowhere, but it was not real magma. It was an ocean of energy condensed from flames of ultimate purity!
Accompanied by deafening waves, an enormous creature large enough to shroud the heavens abruptly rose from that sea of energy!
The first thing they saw was a massive body covered in violet-gold scales. Even a small section of it was already comparable to a mountain! Then, a savage yet majestic head broke through the surface of the energy sea and slowly