Far away, the sky met the sea.
A golden rainbow stretched across the sky a hundred meters above the water, drawing closer. On closer inspection, it was a golden avenue of flowers, formed from glittering roses, snow lotuses, tulips, peonies, and countless other blossoms. Flowers bloomed everywhere, turning the avenue into a sea of color—except every single one was made of gold.
At that moment, a clear, chiming melody rang along the avenue, like wind chimes stirred by a breeze.
At the very front of the golden avenue, a figure shrouded in a golden halo strode forward with one hand behind his back. Each step seemed to close the distance beneath him, exuding an air of absolute supremacy.
This kind of entrance was just like that of an emperor who had attained the Dao in a fantasy novel: a great emperor setting out beneath a rainbow of golden flowers, with countless great paths beneath his feet.
And with that golden halo obscuring his features, making him impossible to see clearly, he seemed all the more mysterious and imposing.
"What's going on?"
The golden avenue stopped. The indistinct figure halted and looked down at the ocean. In the distance, a vast, surging expanse blotted out the sky. The sea split apart into ravines and abysses, and hundred-meter tsunamis came rolling toward him.
The storm struck before it even reached him, making the entire golden avenue ring louder and more clearly. Within the golden halo, three thousand strands of golden hair and the hem of his clothes danced wildly in the wind.
Boom!!!
A wave of energy burst from the golden halo and rapidly spread in every direction!
"These auras!"
Through his Observation Haki, he sensed powerful presences filling the distant horizon.
The golden avenue shifted, and the mysterious figure took a