Purple Dragon Star.
In the void, an enormous rift suddenly tore open, slowly twisting into a vast spatial passage.
Then, a figure in white slowly stepped out from within.
The figure held a black cat in his arms, lazily snoring away.
It was none other than Lin Cheng and Little Black.
"Ten thousand years. I'm finally out."
Lin Cheng looked toward the starry sky. So much time had passed, yet to the vast cosmos, it was no more than the flick of a finger. Nothing had changed.
Purple Dragon Star in the distance still gleamed as before. Ten thousand years was far too brief for the Heavenly Realm.
Yet it had brought earthshaking changes to Lin Cheng.
While ten thousand years had passed outside, a full million years had gone by within the Jingyun Realm.
Over a million years, coupled with Lin Cheng's deliberate efforts, the Jingyun Realm's evolution had advanced by leaps and bounds.
A great many living beings had now been born. The initial lifeforms had begun to move about, and the entire Jingyun Realm was flourishing.
As the Jingyun Realm developed, Lin Cheng's strength grew with each passing day.
His current power had reached an unimaginable level. By Lin Cheng's own estimation, he should not be weaker than some primordial beings.
Other than that colossal monster, Lin Cheng was confident he could defeat—or even kill—any other primordial being in a one-on-one fight.
Little Black's strength had also improved considerably, reaching the level of the Eight Tribulations Realm. His aura was obscure and unfathomable.
"The special power within Little Black has grown much denser again..."
After arriving in the Heavenly Realm, that mysterious power within Little Black—or perhaps bloodline power would be a more fitting term—had become even denser.
And more active.
It was as if the Heavenly