Battle Begins

China's First City, North Capital.

As black mist obscured the sky, perhaps because the Three Suns Obscuring the Sun formation from the era of the Nine Kings was also failing, the chaotic weather within the restricted zones vanished as well. The weather systems that had once operated in the major cities became mere decorations, retaining only their protective function.

Under such circumstances, the vast majority of North Capital's residents saw real snow for the first time in their lives.

The snow had been falling for several days. Thick, goose-feather snow that seemed to blot out the sky covered most of the north, and appeared to conceal all the ruins in the surrounding restricted zones. At least from above, North Capital and the surrounding regions were blanketed in silver-white, carrying a strange and tranquil beauty.

Unaware of anything, North Capital's residents happily took to the streets. If the city walls had not been sealed off, many would probably have wanted to go up there to take pictures and check in.

They did not know what terrifying danger lurked amid the pristine white outside the city. They merely passed around the saying, "A timely snowfall promises a good harvest," hoping that once the blizzard passed, every threat from the "door" would disappear and everything would return to the normality of two years ago.

Marquis Wu Ding had wanted to use the chambers of commerce to reveal North Capital's true situation to all its citizens, but after heated discussion among the many Wang Hou, they ultimately chose a compromise.

Ordinary civilians remained ignorant of the situation outside the city, but every martial artist with a certain level of combat strength had already learned that North Capital was surrounded on all sides by the allied forces of the foreign races. The time for the