[When you awakened again, three years had already passed.]
[You found Luo Hua and learned from him that Luo Feng, Hong, and Thunder God had long since gone into the universe to take the Cosmic Mercenary assessment.]
[At the same time, you learned from him about some of the events that had occurred during the three years since you fell asleep.]
[That day, after the Devouring Beast was severely wounded by you and retreated, Hong, Thunder God, and the powerhouses of every nation gathered, all intending to seize the opportunity to eliminate the Devouring Beast in one stroke.]
[However, the Devouring Beast was cunning. It unleashed beast tides to madly attack humanity's major base cities, leaving humanity with devastating losses and no time to spare. Thus, they missed the best opportunity to kill the Devouring Beast.]
[Three months later, the Devouring Beast returned. This time, humanity exhausted every possible method. Even the powerful weapon from the Ancient Civilization Ruins, the B6-grade Laser Cannon, failed to kill it.]
[The Devouring Beast wreaked havoc without restraint. Nothing could halt its advance. The heart of the entire Earth stopped beating, and humanity entered its darkest hour.]
[In the depths of despair, Hong and Thunder God fought it with their lives, only to both fall into slumber afterward. The Five Heroes stepped forward and sacrificed their souls, while Luo Feng perished together with the Devouring Beast...]
[After the Devouring Beast battle, the world's foremost powerhouses had fallen. The War God Palace shut down, leaderless, and the entire Earth descended into chaos.]
[Atkin, Yan Hai, and Sago Nehru used threats and ruthless methods to swiftly seize control of and influence the major factions, becoming the new three great giants.]
[With bloody, iron-fisted methods—killing people and seizing treasures—they became, for all intents and purposes, the strongest