High above the deep blue sky, a streak of light dropped vertically and silently slammed into the distant end of the horizon.
The world fell silent for a moment.
Suddenly,
countless birds shot into the sky and flew away in panic, heading in the opposite direction from the horizon.
The beasts began fleeing from the horizon as well.
They bolted in a desperate, headlong stampede, forming a torrent that swept across the land.
Many Divine Scions flew across the sky, heading toward the horizon to investigate.
—What had happened?
An indescribable atmosphere began to envelop the entire world.
Countless faint, fragmented sounds gradually rose from deep underground.
The sounds grew denser and louder.
The ground trembled.
The shaking of the earth rolled closer and closer, until it reached the ground beneath their feet.
—The end of Soul Calming Village was about to arrive.
Oldest gazed into the distance and asked,
"You're going to destroy this world?"
Gu Qingshan said, "The Divine Scions can't undo destruction on this scale. After thinking it over, I realized that only that monster, which has become the World Origin's laws, has the power to save it."
Zhang Yinghao understood. "That monster has already merged with the world and become part of its Origin Laws. It won't sit by and watch the world be destroyed."
Lola suddenly understood. "If the world is destroyed, that monster will be gravely wounded or even killed. So it'll definitely come to save this world."
Ye Feili said, "Then once it realizes what's happening, it'll have to leave the palace."
Everyone fell silent.
Zhang Yinghao sighed. "So that's it. The monster isn't in the palace. That's our only chance."
Rumble!
One earth-shattering roar after another came from deep within the earth.
The land began to break apart.
The entire world shook