Two days passed in the blink of an eye.
Shen Fan sat cross-legged in the quiet chamber, breathing steadily, his heart as still as an ancient well.
He had not deliberately cultivated. He had simply brought himself into peak condition.
The temptation of the Void Ancient Lotus was enough to drive any True Ancestor mad.
He was no exception.
At dawn on the third day, the sky over the Abyss Realm—or rather, the sky above the territory controlled by the Water Origin Spirit Race—changed.
Rumble—
An indescribable boom did not come from outside. It erupted directly in the depths of every living being's soul.
The entire Abyss Realm trembled faintly.
The sea of rules in the Abyss Realm rose in unprecedented, towering waves.
The palace where Shui Tian dwelled lurched violently. Countless Prohibition runes lit up of their own accord, then dimmed in an instant.
A flash of waterlight, and Shui Tian appeared before Shen Fan, his eyes burning with fervent fire.
"It's here!"
"Daoist Wu Ji, are you ready?"
Shen Fan rose abruptly, divine light gleaming in his eyes.
No more words were needed.
"Let's go!"
Shui Tian pressed one hand to Shen Fan's shoulder and ripped at the air with the other.
Rip!
Space was like fragile silk, easily torn open to reveal a pitch-black fissure. Inside, the spatial currents raged in chaotic turmoil.
The two stepped into it, and their figures vanished in an instant.
At almost the same time—
Inside the magnificent Mysterious Ice Divine Palace at the main branch, Kui Bing suddenly opened his eyes. A beam of icy blue light pierced through the void.
"The ancient lotus has appeared."
"Everyone, move out!"
His cold voice rang throughout the main branch's residence.
In the next moment, a dazzling beam of icy blue light tore through