"Ping!"
"Notice: Special visitor 'Mysterious Merchant' is about to arrive."
That day, Mu Yuan, Deathbone—who possessed the status of a hero of Tian Yuan City—and Isroya, among others, all heard the voice of the Heaven and Earth Rules beside their ears.
At the same time.
Somewhere outside Tian Yuan City, in a place whose distance could not be measured by spatial means.
Thick white mist drifted through the area, shrouding the entire world. Mountains, trees, earth, and stones—it seemed empty, as if nothing existed. Even the road beneath their feet seemed nonexistent, as though they were merely walking along a cloud path paved from white mist.
In this dense white-mist space, there was only one tiny marker that could be seen from far away.
It was a signpost, one that even the white mist could not obscure.
A special caravan was following the guidance of the mysterious signposts, advancing along a predetermined route.
The caravan leader was none other than the Mysterious Merchant Kiye from back then.
His appearance had changed considerably. His originally somewhat plump figure looked noble and mysterious beneath his loose purple robe.
Beneath Kiye's large ears hung a diamond-shaped crystal pendant. Even under the cover of the thick white mist, the pendant still shone with extraordinary brilliance.
A purple robe and a crystal pendant—these were the symbols of a high-rank Mysterious Merchant.
Within the great Mysterious Merchant Alliance, a high-rank Mysterious Merchant was already an extremely prestigious figure. Many Great Lords would even beg him to visit their territories.
The beast accompanying Kiye was still a pack beast.
But although it was the same pack beast from back then, it was no longer an ordinary one. It had undergone mysterious purification and tempering and could swallow vast amounts of space—it was now a Space Beast of