There were exactly two months left until the Full Moon Festival, the grandest festival on the Southern Bright Continent. During this time, all major factions had already begun preparing for the festivities. Though the Full Moon Festival was held every year, this year marked its ten-year grand celebration, making it especially lavish. The five great nations had also begun their preparations. In the current tense and unsettling atmosphere of the Southern Bright Continent, this was perhaps the only thing that allowed people to relax.
Unlike ordinary festivals, grand celebrations would be held everywhere on the day of the Full Moon Festival. The moment of the full moon, in particular, was the festival's peak, for at that time, spiritual energy tides would sweep across the entire Southern Bright Continent. The density of spiritual energy would surge dramatically for a short period, making it the best possible time for cultivation and enlightenment.
Such tides might ordinarily be no more than a minor occurrence, but this time was different. This year marked the ten-year grand celebration, and the spiritual energy tide would be exceptionally powerful. If they seized the opportunity, many cultivators trapped at cultivation bottlenecks would have a chance to break through. Thus, everyone attached great importance to this Full Moon Festival.
Yet, on the very day that marked exactly two months before the Full Moon Festival, a piece of news completely ignited the Southern Bright Continent.
The Imperial Capital of the Land of Fire.
A black figure appeared in the sky. He wore a black cloak patterned with red clouds, his face pierced with numerous strange black rods. His pale violet, ripple-patterned eyes looked down upon the vast city below, as though he were a god descending from the heavens.
The newcomer was none other than Deva Path, controlled by Zero