Yanfu.
This world was just as it had always been, as if blue skies and white clouds had never existed.
There was only eternal darkness, along with the lightning and storms high in the sky that had never truly stopped.
Crack!
A massive bolt of lightning came crashing down from the murky sky, as if it meant to tear the world apart, illuminating a magnificent city on the ground.
The city had towering walls and sturdy bricks and stones. Despite enduring wind and rain, it had lost none of its grandeur.
The blue-gray bricks of the towering walls had been weathered by wind and rain, yet remained as sturdy as ever, radiating an air of vicissitude.
Wild grass stubbornly poked its head out from the gaps between the bricks, intertwining with the ancient stones and telling of the passage of time.
Within the city, streets crisscrossed, and houses stood in orderly rows.
At the center of the city, a majestic palace rose from the ground, radiating an overwhelming presence.
On the palace roof, golden glazed tiles glittered beneath the lightning, flashing with dazzling light.
At that moment, a pair of eyes was watching the palace within the city.
"No wonder this is the capital where a Throne resides. Although it was built on the ground, it's quite a bit larger than our His Majesty Cang Lei's 'Dragon City.'"
Within the dense canopy of a towering tree, You Li, one of His Majesty Cang Lei's generals, wore the appearance of a youth as he watched the distant city with a smiling face.
His gaze shifted. In the northwest of the city, You Li saw a plaza.
On the plaza were several Heavenly Ghosts who had revealed their 'Ghost Person Form.' Some had dragged over a cage, while others were wiping down