Void Turbulence.
There was no wind, no flow of energy, no worlds, no living beings.
Nothing had begun. Nothing had happened.
This was an age older than time itself.
Within this World Gate, eternal chaos ruled over everything.
Until that glimmer of starlight appeared—
In the darkness, a cold starburst was born from nothingness.
The faint glimmer grew brighter and brighter, gradually spreading until countless characters appeared in the darkness like a cascading waterfall.
In an instant, all the characters slowed, falling into orderly rows.
A line of small text appeared in the void:
"Arrived at the corresponding moment."
"Beginning descent."
"Prepare—"
Dense, tiny light patterns appeared in the air, fine as ants.
All the patterns gathered together, forming a dazzling humanoid silhouette.
The figure looked like a deity, taking shape as an incomparably beautiful woman.
Yet pain showed on her face as she said softly, "Almost all my power is spent. I've saved only enough energy for the return trip. If Gu Qingshan doesn't..."
Another woman's voice rang out:
"No! He won't let us down."
As she spoke, another figure appeared, forming into a human woman dressed in a tight-fitting combat suit.
She had long silver-white hair and stood in the void, her eyes filled with resolve.
Su Xue'er!
She drew a card from her hair and gave it a gentle flick.
The card instantly became a curtain of darkness, enveloping her and the other woman.
"How much time do we have?" she asked.
"In seventy-three hours, the Seal Corpse will break through the World Gate and descend into this Void Turbulence," the woman replied.
"Good. We have to hurry. We absolutely cannot let the Seal Corpse—or any other Apocalypse Monster or living being—find that thing," Su Xue'er said.
"Based on all the information we've gathered, we now have