It really was one surprise after another. Clearly, launching the scientific expedition plan right away had been the right call.
The new discovery was undoubtedly unsettling to think about. It seemed that some incredible changes were taking place in the Gods' Burial Ground.
Judging from what they had uncovered on their journey, along with what they had seen and heard in the Sea of Ashes last time, the nature of the Gods' Burial Ground seemed fairly easy to understand.
First, it was indeed a trace left behind by Higher Beings—and there was more than one of them.
Tormented by the never-ending Long Night and the ceaseless Destruction Storm, these beings, who theoretically stood at the summit of the universe, had gathered together as remains to resist complete crystallization and preserve a sliver of their true "selves."
It could certainly be described as huddling together for warmth, but it was still clear that each kept well-defined boundaries from the others.
So much so that each bubble had an entirely different feel to it.
But now, it looked as though that principle was being broken.
Even a place as peaceful as the one Senior Liliana had carefully chosen as her hiding spot had the stench of Blood Lake seeping in?
As for how it had seeped in...
Fu Qian thought of the storms that periodically grew more violent.
When he had discovered Blood Lake, it had indeed been by following the "scent" carried in by the storm and tracing it back.
So it seemed impossible to rule out the idea that the storms had gradually brought changes to this place.
But the timing seemed a little too coincidental. It had happened right after the Inverted Lake incident—and then there was that Doomsday Melody—crack!
Fu Qian clenched his hand, crushing the tiny fragment.