In the blink of an eye, another half year had passed.
Over the past half year, the Central Continent had entered a period of relative calm. The various factions seemed to have reached an unspoken understanding, and the direct frictions and conflicts between them had eased considerably, as though they were gathering strength while awaiting something's arrival.
Among all the factions, Starfall Pavilion had undoubtedly developed the fastest in recent years. With its Pavilion Master, Yao Chen, returning and advancing to the Half-Saint realm, it had expanded more than several dozen times over in just a few short years.
Thanks to Old Yao's reputation, countless strong individuals had joined Starfall Pavilion. There were dozens of Dou Venerate-level guest elders alone! With such power gathered together, Starfall Pavilion had leaped to the point where it could rival forces such as the Flower Sect and Tianming Sect, perhaps even surpassing them.
However, the situation in the Northwest Region had been rapidly changing over the past half year. One day, a Sect known as the Shi Ming Sect suddenly began a large-scale campaign of conquest. Wherever the Sect's strong individuals went, almost no one could stand against them. In less than half a year, nearly half of the Northwest Continent had fallen under the Shi Ming Sect's control, and it showed every sign of unifying the region. Even the Flame Alliance, the rising star of the Northwest Region, could only suffer defeat after defeat as its territory steadily shrank.
Yet when the Flame Alliance's leader, Xiao Yan, returned to the Northwest Region and led dozens of Dou Venerates down upon the battlefield between the Flame Alliance and the Shi Ming Sect, he not only killed the Shi Ming Sect's leader, but also fought four against one, heavily injuring the Soul Hall's Fourth and