The True Gods fell, divine flames weaving through the sky.
The sun and moon that had been devoured by the sacrificial hounds began to nurture new life once more as the world awakened.
Sunlight poured down, and the sky revealed an unprecedentedly clear azure.
A gentle breeze swept past, filling the air with a refreshing scent that lifted the spirit.
A thin mist formed from flourishing vitality covered the firmament. While blocking the countless alien gods from prying eyes, it also screened away their indescribable aspects, leaving behind only ugly, hideous faces gazing down at the boundless earth from on high.
The Central Region.
Tian Yuan Territory, Tian Yuan City.
The airport, which had been deserted for more than half a month, had returned to a hectic state. Energy-stone planes descended one after another, taxied briefly along the runway, and came to a stop at their assigned arrival platforms.
The cabin doors opened one by one, and humans of different complexions and ages filed out.
Under the orderly guidance of well-trained ground staff, they quickly boarded energy vehicles and sped toward Tian Yuan Underground City.
Two in the afternoon.
An energy-stone plane painted with a blue lotus insignia cut through the low clouds and slowly approached.
Through the cabin window, Long An Guo stared intently at Tian Yuan City below, momentarily lost in thought.
Before coming here, he had been unable to clearly sense just how terrifyingly developed Tian Yuan City was from pictures and videos alone.
Now that he was seeing it with his own eyes, its immense clusters of buildings and the steady stream of traffic on its broad main roads alike gave him the surreal feeling that an entire lifetime had passed.
There was not the slightest hint of a wasteland city here.
Even compared with the