The essence of heaven and earth was reviving, and the gloom of the Dao Decline era was slowly receding like the ebbing tide.
The entire universe could feel that long-lost, vibrant vitality.
Everyone knew that what came next would be a golden age in which myriad Daos contended.
Yet the tragic scenes of the previous golden age remained fresh in their minds.
Forbidden zones had emerged, Stone Being Great Emperors had run rampant, and Supremes had unleashed Dark Turmoil. Countless life-bearing planets had been slaughtered clean, and hundreds of millions of living beings had become withered bones.
Though all things were now recovering and peace had returned to the starry sky, the despair recorded in the annals was still etched into the hearts of countless cultivators, like a scar that would never heal.
"I think it would be better if things just stayed this way. We don't need any golden age." Someone spoke bitterly in a market, his voice hoarse. "Once several people attain the Dao, friction will be unavoidable, and turmoil will surely sweep through the universe again.
"Great Emperors should never coexist in the same era. The mortal world cannot bear a second time!"
No one answered, because no one could give an answer.
Void God Realm, Wheel Sea region.
A youth forcibly fought his way through the entire region, defeating every top-ranked contender on every list he could challenge.
Within a single day, his name spread throughout the Void God Realm—Wu Shi.
No one knew where he had come from. They only knew that when he first appeared in the Void God Realm, he had claimed first place in the Initial Land rankings, then embarked on a sweeping campaign.
From Wheel Sea to Dao Palace, from Dao Palace to Four Extremes, the champions of every region were