Although Zhou Heng dearly wanted to charge to the edge of the world and see what lay there—whether it truly was the end of the world, whether there were more purple crystals—time was squarely against him. Where could he possibly squeeze out the time?
The Heavenly God Assembly had ended, and everyone naturally went their separate ways. If they wanted to attend the next Heavenly God Assembly, they would have to wait another ten thousand years, and the location would be moved to Old Turtle's place.
Zhou Heng did not return to the Great Void Star Region with Huotian. Instead, he followed the Dragon Clan back to Eternal Dragon Star.
To avoid causing panic—and for the Dragon Clan's great dignity—Second Ancestor strictly forbade anyone from revealing Zhou Heng's identity. If word got out that Huotian's junior brother had appeared on Eternal Dragon Star, would that leave any dignity for the dragons at all?
Zhou Heng had been thinking the same thing. If his identity were exposed, that hidden hand that had repeatedly targeted him in the past would surely stop out of deep fear! Otherwise, if Huotian were provoked, innocent or guilty, she would wipe them all out with a single palm!
After a month of Star Gate teleportation, Zhou Heng's group returned to the Dragon Domain.
Upon learning that the Dragon Clan had taken first place, they received an enthusiastic welcome. This result left the arrogant Dragon Clan thoroughly satisfied. Sure enough, the Dragon Clan stood first among the four great divine beasts, beating the other three until they had no choice but to write the character for "submission."
At the welcoming ceremony, Second Ancestor personally presided over the rewards. Yet all the dragons seemed to have the same illusion: why did Second Ancestor's expression look so terrible, as