The chaos of the universe.
A stretch of darkness.
There seemed to be no concept of space or time here. There was only the enormous Mother River, flowing slowly and bringing with it the spark of life.
Splash!
Splash!
On the right bank of the Mother River, the rushing water tangled and mingled with the chaos, temporarily forming an unstable borderland here.
This region changed drastically, like an illusion, constantly appearing and vanishing.
Clang!
At that moment, the void fluctuated violently, and a massive spatial portal descended upon the borderland.
Then, the dark lifeform that had rampaged through the Riftspace Sword Sect earlier emerged from it.
It was in an extremely sorry state. The aura around its body had already weakened to the extreme. Not only that, but behind it, a gigantic Wheel of Reincarnation flickered into view and vanished in an instant.
Throughout the process, it seemed as though countless forces were tugging at its body, making it show signs of collapse, as if... it could not hold on for much longer.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!
However, when this dark lifeform, resembling a black chimpanzee, arrived in the borderland, it suddenly opened its enormous mouth. Instantly, boundless streams of pure black-and-gray air, like rivers flowing into the sea, were swallowed down by it.
Its aura rapidly surged. Even the strange state enveloping its body weakened at an astonishing speed, as if it would soon be able to return to its peak.
"This time, my luck was terrible. I actually ran into a hard bone."
"Looks like I'll have to choose another place the next time I descend into a lower realm. I can't come here for now."
A trace of relief flashed through its eyes.
Originally, when it had attacked the Riftspace Sword Sect from the borderland,