In the void.
"Because he used one of the most mysterious arts of the Water Era, everything in the future will ignore his existence until that note is read—is that right?" Xie Daoling asked.
"Yes. No wonder I never thought of awakening the Apostle of the Water Era's power."
As Gu Qingshan spoke, he drew a War Flag from behind him—
Its light shifted from emerald to deep green, then darkened to black. It cycled through other colors before finally settling into a faint, pale green glow.
"This is the Water Holy Pillar's War Flag!" Gu Qingshan murmured. "With all my Eternal Destruction Power, I summon the will of chaos to unbind you, free you from the rejection of every law, and rouse you, little by little, from your endless slumber, restoring you to your full strength."
"Come. Fight by my side once more!"
Boom—
Boundless chaos power poured into the War Flag. It blazed with a soaring radiance that pierced the restraints of space and time, then streaked swiftly into the past.
Gu Qingshan put away the War Flag and said, "Master, there's something I need to do first."
"Very well," Xie Daoling replied.
Gu Qingshan flashed away, crossing the vast void before returning to the chaos. He landed on the Dark Continent, right in front of a towering church.
—Back then, the Sequence · Great Flood had wanted this place to support its bid for the title of King of Eternal Destruction. But the being inside the church had refused.
Xie Daoling descended lightly and stood beside him.
Gu Qingshan looked toward the church and said, "As we agreed... it's time."
At his words, a circle of Dawn Light gradually rose above the church, filling it with a sacred and imposing aura.
A voice spoke. "I just sensed