Between the World Walls, the Fifth Seal

The emerald radiance of the Myriad Woods Ancestral Court gradually receded behind them, like a green sea left in the depths of memory.

Xuandu walked ahead, his green robes fluttering faintly amid the surging Chaos Qi.

His pace was faster than before, each step carrying him an immense distance, as though he were chasing something invisible.

The Azure Emperor followed closely behind, his emerald robes snapping in the wind.

Sensing the aura around Xuandu growing more condensed than before, he did not ask any questions and merely followed in silence.

Cinder brought up the rear, his dark-red body like divine iron tempered through countless trials.

He sensed the shifting rhythm of That Green Clad Figure ahead, and a trace of caution flickered through his crimson eyes.

"He is getting anxious."

The Azure Emperor did not look back, his voice quiet.

"He is not anxious. It is almost time."

"Mu once said that the seal in the Myriad Woods Ancestral Court had a direct Karma connection with the Primordial Spirit Vein Core."

"After Mu was released, Candle Dragon's side must have already sensed something."

"Although Master used the Chaos Bead to conceal most of the fluctuations, a loosening Karma chain on that level cannot remain hidden for long."

"So we must remove the remaining three seals before Candle Dragon fully reacts."

Cinder said nothing more and merely quickened his pace.

The three figures passed through the surging Chaos Qi and patches of shattered spatial rifts, speeding toward the Xuandi Heavenly Domain.

The world wall of the Xuandi Heavenly Domain resembled a colorless, lightless crystal barrier stretching across the void of Chaos.

On the surface of that nearly transparent barrier was an exceedingly fine crack.

The crack was so narrow that it would have gone unnoticed without deliberate searching, like a pinhole