Time flew by, and another Black Rain came.
When people got caught up in a frenzy, they always lost track of time. This was especially true for Artisans like Embers, who enjoyed dealing with their peers. Once they started keeping each other in mind, they could always burst forth with astonishing efficiency and creativity.
In a sense, they were moving forward hand in hand.
In Jiang Tongguang's words, "Our association is truly flourishing!"
When the crisp bell sounded, quite a few of the lower-ranked participants secretly sighed in relief.
It was finally here!
If it had taken any longer, they did not know whether they could have held on.
On one hand, they were tense and anxious about the upcoming matches. On the other, they feared the environment itself.
Ever since the last Black Rain, the deterioration of Luye Island's environment had skyrocketed as though it had boarded a rocket alongside Ji Jue.
By now, the outside world had become polluted to an outrageous degree.
Grayish-black mist often drifted through the air. Dark clouds blanketed the sky, and Electric Light flashed from time to time, yet no thunder could be heard. Those fleeting flashes illuminated a world growing increasingly savage; if one let their attention wander for even a moment, they might glimpse blurry Black Shadows lurking in the corners.
Like terrifying hallucinations emerging from a nightmare.
Yet those hallucinations might not be false. If one could not guard their mind and remain calm, they might create some nonexistent evil spirit from inside the heart amid delirium and visions.
Only now did everyone understand what the Calamity of No Light truly meant.
The light of Superior Virtue dimmed, while the taint of great sin ran rampant in savage fury.
Ascension sank into the Abyss, the Waste Ruins gradually dissolved into