Flamebone Island—the most central island in the Nine Serenities Domain!
The most famous place on Flamebone Island was Flamebone Mountain. This mountain was not the residence of some supreme expert, but the location of the spatial gate leading to the Plane Battlefield. Whenever a Plane War began, countless people passed through here to enter the Plane Battlefield.
Atop Flamebone Mountain, which was wreathed in flames, stood a vast black castle. This black castle was likewise surrounded by dark crimson flames.
A gray streak of light cut through the sky and landed before the black castle's main gate. The castle itself was entirely black, but its gate was a striking scarlet, like mournfully vivid blood. Merely looking at it, Hodan felt a murderous aura rushing toward him.
More than ten guards stood watch outside the castle, all clad in black armor.
"Halt!" one of the guards shouted.
"I wish to enter the Plane Battlefield," Hodan said directly.
The dozen or so guards exchanged glances, somewhat stunned. The guard who had shouted immediately became friendly and said with a smile, "Might you be the Nine Serenities Overlord, my lord?"
Hodan smiled, flipped a hand, and tossed out a Commander token to the black-armored guard. After carefully inspecting it, the guard respectfully returned the token and invited Hodan into the castle.
The inspection was quite swift. It was probably related to Kro reporting that his position as Commander had been taken by a Paragon. Those Commanders handling Plane Battlefield affairs all knew that Hodan had become the Moxing Lord, so Hodan did not undergo the identity verification described in the original work.
Besides, who would dare verify his identity? A Paragon?
Inside the castle was a vast, solemn hall. At its center lay a black pool roughly ten meters in diameter, and in