When Li Xiaoyu and the others fell into the chess game, they were swallowed by darkness.
When they woke again, the sight before them left them stunned.
The walls of the hall were forged from some unknown metal.
Their surfaces were as smooth as mirrors, yet they emanated an icy chill.
There was neither sun nor moon, nor any stars, above the hall's vaulted ceiling.
Instead, enormous shifting screens of light and runes filled the space.
Upon those screens, the state of the war across the entire Divine Land was displayed in real time.
There stood the towering Green Cloud Mountain, the peaceful Heavenly Sound Temple, and the prosperous Heyang City.
Every inch of land and every city was clearly presented before them.
At the center of the hall, a massive sand table formed from countless lights and
runes floated silently in the air.
Upon the sand table, mountains and rivers, cities and passes, were all vividly lifelike.
It was as though it were a true miniature of the entire Divine Land.
To the north of the sand table, a shadow composed of pure darkness swept toward the Central Plains Continent like a tidal wave.
That shadow was the army of the Outer Realm Demons.
"Where is this?"
Li Xiaoyu stared at the scene before him, which seemed like a divine miracle, and muttered to himself.
Just as he was racking his brains for an answer, the Heavenly Emperor Chess Soul formed from starlight had appeared before them at some unknown moment.
"This is the Epoch Sand Table."
The Heavenly Emperor Chess Soul looked at them and spoke slowly, its voice majestic.
"With the Armillary Sphere as its core, I harnessed the power of the stars to simulate the battlefield of the final decisive battle between our world and the