Just as the major powers of Qinghe Heaven and Earth were willing to expend great effort to establish defensive lines, all that willingness stemmed from the fear in everyone's hearts. Other worlds trembling in terror hoped the Barren World would stop here for the very same reason. They also hoped Qingming Hetong Heaven would be the last world the Barren World could reach!
Although things seemed to be taking a turn for the better, Qin Huang still had no intention of sitting still and waiting for death when it came to holding on for another five million years, maintaining the current balance, and preventing the Barren World from accelerating its Devourment.
Fortunately, Lotus Birth Old Mother had not taken the chance to cause trouble during this time. Otherwise, the current situation would undoubtedly have been even harder to bear. Unable to obtain firsthand intelligence, Qin Huang had assumed that Lotus Birth Old Mother might truly be considering the greater picture. Little did he know that she had already made her move—only for all her Parasitic Bodies to be devoured clean by the Barren World, frightening even her true body into fleeing.
Those powerful Quasi-Emperor Parasitic Bodies had also added another layer of misery to Qinghe Heaven and Earth's already snowbound plight. Otherwise, the Eastern Territory would not have been swallowed so one-sidedly in the beginning. The Parasitic Bodies had played no small part in this, like injecting the Barren World with a stimulant. A shark that smelled blood naturally became even more bloodthirsty and violent...
After several shifts through space, Qin Huang found you, who were likewise stationed at the front lines. The place where you were now had been set up with all manner of formations to assist your recovery, while more than a dozen Formation Masters nearby