Heaven Dou City's nights had originally belonged to dazzling lights, revelry, and extravagant indulgence.
But tonight, the building located in the city center's most prosperous district, directly opposite Moonlight Pavilion of the Royal Etiquette Academy, seemed to have been reshaped overnight by some indescribable divine power.
The Drunken Immortal Tower, once adorned with carved beams and painted rafters, brimming with the hustle and bustle of mortal life, had now vanished completely. In its place stood a strange tower of deep, dark blue.
It was neither the brick-and-stone nor wooden structure common to the Douluo Continent. A metallic yet jade-like luster flowed across its walls, while countless fine silver patterns moved faintly within, pulsing as though they were breathing. There were no ornate eaves or elaborate brackets, only lines of extreme geometric simplicity, yet it radiated a chilling majesty and mystery.
This was Han Yuchen's masterpiece, "printed" over the course of a single night using the Deep Sea Silver Mother and Star Core Residue stored in Dimensional Space, combined with the Space Folding technology from the Star Atlas.
Above the entrance, a plaque without any visible support floated in midair. Three large characters were written upon it in an unseen silver script. Each character seemed to contain the trajectories of stars in motion, making anyone who stared at them too long feel dizzy.
[Star Gazing Pavilion]
As the first ray of morning sunlight fell, the Star Gazing Pavilion's doors silently slid open to either side.
There were no deafening firecrackers, no singing and dancing celebration, not even a maid to welcome guests.
Only a translucent crystal sign stood at the entrance, bearing an incredibly arrogant slogan written in plain Heaven Dou script:
"Only those fated by money may enter. Entry fee: starting at 10,000 Gold Soul Coins."
Those words