While Bai Huo and her Demon Hunter companions discussed the frontline situation, Hao Ren and Lily stood staring blankly at the ruined palaces floating in the void in the distance. Nangong May, standing beside them, noticed and curiously poked their arms with her tail. "What are you two looking at?"
May's poke brought Hao Ren back to his senses, and he promptly forgot whatever he had been thinking about. He scratched his head. "Uh...nothing. They just look kind of familiar, like I've seen them somewhere before. Could it be...the style of some place in Horleta?"
Vivian narrowed her eyes. "Buildings from the era of the Magic Empire?! That's possible. After all, even an entire planet like 'Purgatory' could be blasted over here." She then glanced at Lily. "It's one thing for the Landlord to be thinking, but why are you, you heartless fool, putting on such a serious face too?"
Before Lily could say anything, Hao Ren answered for her. "Obviously! Go find any husky you like and take a look. Have you ever seen one with a serious expression while spacing out?"
Vivian was about to ask something else, but the instant she opened her mouth, a dazzling flash suddenly erupted in the distance, followed immediately by a booming crash louder than thunder. Everyone looked over in alarm. Around a floating stone platform roughly a kilometer away, flames suddenly soared into the sky. After that thunderous blast, great swaths of magic-bullet flashes began sparkling around the platform like torrential rain. Amid the flickering light, countless figures could be seen darting back and forth. Flames and lightning illuminated the many shattered structures around the platform, revealing a fierce assault in progress. At the center of the platform, holding its ground, stood a half-collapsed temple. Torch-like light gleamed from its summit,