No one knew what that pitch-black, otherworldly power truly was.
Nor did outsiders yet know whether any hidden changes had taken place within the Evil Tide Civilization.
On the surface, at least, the Evil Tide Civilization and its surrounding star sectors had been quite "peaceful" in recent years.
Indeed, against the backdrop of a vast Civilization War, peace was actually what prevailed.
Nothing major had happened in recent years.
The Immortal Domain.
Destruction Giant Ape Wukong had been rather bored over the past two years.
He no longer went to the front lines of the Civilization Battlefield.
That was because the Evil Tide Dominators simply refused to fight him to the death.
The few Evil Tide Dominators who saw him on the battlefield turned around and left.
Even the Destruction Giant Ape could not help inwardly cursing how boring it was.
The Destruction Giant Ape knew nothing of certain secret dealings among the three civilizations.
The Sages of the Immortal Domain and the upper echelons of the Wizard Civilization did not dare tell this fellow all the details.
In fact, only a handful of senior figures within the three civilizations knew of the secret agreement reached between the Wizard Civilization, the Immortal Domain, and the Evil Tide.
Some powerful figures, even Dominator-class Beings, were excluded from that knowledge.
Although the Destruction Giant Ape did not know the agreement's precise terms, he was sharp enough to notice quite a few things and piece together a good deal.
With no fierce battles to fight, he had no desire to waste time on the front lines either.
Carrying the Sea-Stabilizing Divine Needle over his shoulder, the Destruction Giant Ape arrived at the Eight Sceneries Palace that day.
The Destruction Giant Ape was a regular here. He knew better than anyone where the