The world was dim and gray, with no earth, no sky—only endless void.
After Qin Heng and Blood River had exhausted themselves in a single clash, they arrived here.
"Did I win or lose?" he wondered to himself.
The referee system's voice did not come. He understood that he was no longer in the competition space and seemed to have been teleported somewhere else.
"Qin Heng."
A voice came from his left.
He turned and saw Blood River standing there in the outline of a human figure. His aura was calm, utterly lacking the aggressive, overbearing momentum he had displayed during their fierce battle.
"Blood River, you're here too. What place is this?" Qin Heng asked.
Blood River replied calmly, "The Soul Realm—the Soul Dimension's original appearance."
Qin Heng showed a look of surprise. This was the first time he had heard such a claim.
Blood River said, "The Soul Dimension originally had nothing. Only after the True Gods opened God Nations over countless eras and projected the real world into this place did the empty starry sky come into being. Then, within that starry sky, the Eternals and Star Lords gradually built upon it, until it finally became what you see now."
In other words, before the God Nations were established, the Soul Dimension did not even have "void." It had simply been this gray-toned Chaos World.
"Blood River... no, I should call you the Void Ember God, shouldn't I?" Qin Heng said. At this moment, he understood many things.
Blood River shook his head. "No, I am not the Void Ember God. I am merely a drop of the Void Ember God's blood. He did not grant me divinity or knowledge. He only had me fight you, to assess whether you were sufficiently strong."
Qin Heng asked, "Then