The four heavenly gates of the Seventeenth Layer Heavenly Vault were shut tight. A golden barrier shrouded the entire realm, runes flashing and dao light weaving together, cutting it off from everything outside.
The Seventeenth Layer Heavenly Vault was an endless ocean, dotted with countless islands beneath a golden sun.
The ocean of the Heavenly Vault lay still, without a ripple.
The entire realm was silent, devoid of life.
But before long, ripples began to form across the tranquil ocean, and gentle breezes stirred in the sky.
Ever since Hua Yunfei had been captured by the Ghost Phoenix Race, the Thirty-Three Heavens had fallen into even greater chaos. The Ghost Phoenix Race and the Giant Demon Race controlled everything, and no one dared resist. Even a single word of defiance meant death.
The world was in turmoil. The major Hegemon Grade factions had been reduced to complete insignificance, with no say in anything.
Not only had they lost their voice, they had to serve as the Ghost Phoenix Race and Giant Demon Race's weapons, helping them bring the world to heel.
Across eleven Heavenly Vaults and even the myriad realms, every resource was being plundered. The two races were like ravenous wolves, looting everything in sight.
They also forced living beings into all sorts of forbidden zones and deadly places to search for treasures on their behalf.
Some were too afraid to go in, but were shoved inside all the same, only to die in despair within those forbidden zones.
There were countless cases like this.
But one world stood apart.
The Dark World.
No matter how turbulent the outside world became, the Dark World remained as it had always been. No one came here to cause trouble, and there was not the slightest hint of unrest within.
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