At daybreak the next morning, all the Divine Generals of the Dragon Emperor Temple in Heavenly Square City appeared at a desolate stretch of land more than a hundred kilometers outside the city. Their faces were grave as they stared at the enormous pit that had appeared in the middle of that wasteland.
"This place seemed to be nothing but hills yesterday. Who would have thought that today... today it would turn into this..." Liu Meng drew in a breath and secretly transmitted his voice to Zhang Tie. Even Zhang Tie could sense the lingering terror in the words of the thick-nerved Liu brother.
In truth, among the Dragon Emperor Temple's Divine Generals, almost no one could remain calm at the sight of such a massive pit.
Naturally, Zhang Tie also put on a grave expression. He furrowed his brow, set his face, and pressed his lips tightly together as he surveyed the enormous crater before him, as well as the trees, rocks, and hills within dozens of kilometers around it—all toppled, shattered, or even carbonized as if they had suffered some colossal natural disaster. Within several dozen kilometers of the pit, the area had completely become a desolate, lifeless forbidden zone that made one's heart tremble.
Heavenly Square City had been thrown into chaos all night. Every Divine General in the city's Dragon Emperor Temple, including Zhang Tie, who was supposedly "in secluded cultivation," had been urgently summoned. All of them donned flying battle armor and stood on high alert, enforcing martial law throughout Heavenly Square City for the entire night to guard against any mishap. It was not until this morning, after the sun rose and daylight came, when the city's turmoil had somewhat subsided, that everyone cautiously followed Hall Master Huang to this barren hilly region outside