The sun rose and set; in the blink of an eye, another day was nearly over.
18:00
A shocking piece of news suddenly spread across Tian Yuan Star.
Accompanied by a video, the news spread uncontrollably across the internet like a plague.
—A Celestial Demon had appeared on Di Yuan Star!
Di Yuan Star was a subsidiary planet of Tian Yuan Star, the most prosperous planet within Tian Yuan's sphere of influence aside from Tian Yuan Star itself.
In that video:
The footage had been captured by a satellite outside Di Yuan Star.
In the image, a pitch-black, uncanny shadow slowly materialized. Within seconds, it took human form. Its naked body was wrapped in black patterns, covered in ancient inscriptions no one could decipher. Its deep-blue pupils flickered with a soul-chilling cold light.
Then its body descended upon a city, expanding and expanding, tearing through the clouds. The buildings below became as tiny as ants. With a single opening of its mouth, the city beneath vanished into ashes from this world.
One bite, one city. The martial artists within had not even had time to react before they were buried in its belly.
The footage ended because the Celestial Demon's eyes had turned toward the satellite.
The people of Tian Yuan Star fell into utter panic. After witnessing the Celestial Demon's heaven-reaching methods, memories from history were once again stirred awake.
People remembered the days when they had lived under the dominion of demons.
The martial artist forums became a pot of boiling porridge.
"It's over! It's over! We're all finished! The Celestial Demon has appeared, and the great powers who once fought Demon Lords have all vanished. How are we supposed to protect ourselves in these chaotic times?"
"Everyone, run! A single Celestial Demon can slaughter a city. If