An unfamiliar island.
At the island's edge.
Gu Qingshan stood there, gazing outward.
—Beyond lay endless, dim mist. He couldn't make out a thing.
Suddenly,
a wind blew.
The mist parted slightly.
In that fleeting moment, Gu Qingshan saw a gigantic, towering figure radiating light silently fly past in the distance.
—In the blink of an eye, the mist closed again.
The monster vanished.
Gu Qingshan fell silent for several breaths, then sighed.
He simply sat down on a rock at the island's edge, letting his legs dangle over the void.
"My lord."
A woman's voice came from behind him.
"Yu, what is it?" Gu Qingshan asked without turning around.
"Someone is requesting permission to enter our island." Yu's voice was tense.
Gu Qingshan remained seated, but four faint lights appeared behind him.
Earth, water, fire, wind.
Chaos God of War.
He glanced at the void before him and said, "It's not a monster."
Yu immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
Gu Qingshan continued, "It's an old friend. Let him in."
"All right." Yu vanished on the spot.
A little while later,
a man with a fiery red mohawk, covered in feathers and wearing sunglasses, appeared.
—Chicken Grandpa.
"Getting used to it?"
Chicken Grandpa came over and sat beside Gu Qingshan.
Gu Qingshan shook his head. "The island keeps drifting through the mist. I can't see anything else, and I can't get out. I really don't know how I'm supposed to get used to this."
Chicken Grandpa smiled. "That's what the Chaos Ruins are like. You'll get used to it sooner or later."
"What brings you all the way here in person?" Gu Qingshan asked.
"I came to pass on a message."
"From whom? What message?"
"Your other self, the one who belongs to all living beings—he called to me