The starry sky stretched vast, its cold radiance still and silent.
A gigantic blood-red coffin floated quietly. Around it stood nine pure-white stone pillars, their surfaces draped in layer upon layer of Heavenly Tribulation chains, like luxuriant vines.
Suddenly, every chain on the nine pillars vanished like clouds of smoke.
Freed of their chains, the stone pillars immediately burst forth with nine entirely different auras!
One aura carried a towering sword intent, fierce and ancient; another was vast and mighty, like mountains and peaks. One was bright and majestic, dignified and upright; another was grim and murderous, like ranks of spears and warhorses. One was ornate and sinister, cold and unfathomable; another entwined hardness and softness, turning through yin and yang. One was graceful and elegant, glittering brilliantly; another was primitive and still, dull yet steadfast. And the last was carefree and unrestrained, bound by nothing...
The nine pillars floated in silence. All around them, the void suddenly transformed. One after another, pale vertical pupils opened; soft, transparent tentacles, like a dense swarm of jellyfish, writhed through space. Space twisted and spun as chaotic, evil, depraved auras surged forth, swelling rapidly like a rising tide. In an instant, they swallowed all nine pillars.
In the blink of an eye, nothing remained in the void but the brilliant stars and the blood-red coffin, left all alone to drift through the vast starry sky...
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Panyai Realm.
Above the Blood Moon.
The Eternal Palace descended, while the Chaos Moon Palace collapsed into Chaos. The two stood in stark contrast, their thrones towering above all living beings as they faced one another across the void.
In the Eternal Hall, "Li Luo" sat upright. Vermilion pillars stood in elegant splendor, and starlight lamps quietly illuminated the vast hall. Its solemn grandeur was filled with