Countless Soul Beasts watched as Gu Yuena revived innumerable companions from death with a single thought, and they were all stunned.
To them, the boundary between life and death was an inviolable law.
Yet before their Lord, it seemed to be no more than a passing thought.
The rules of the world could no longer restrain her.
Di Tian was delighted, yet worried.
His Lord's power had indeed far surpassed his expectations, but reviving so many Soul Beasts at once must have exacted an enormous toll.
He was about to advise her otherwise when he met Gu Yuena's icy gaze.
Those purple eyes, always so clear, now churned with bloodthirsty killing intent.
"From this moment onward, total war."
Her voice was not loud, yet it sounded like ice shattering, reaching every Soul Beast's ears with perfect clarity.
"No surrender will be accepted."
"No negotiations will be accepted."
"No form of peace will be accepted."
"We Soul Beasts and humanity—will fight to the death."
Her voice carried a bone-deep chill.
Silver light surged in her eyes.
Since that beast had said this era was over.
Then at the final curtain of this era, she did not mind indulging herself for once.
And delivering humanity its final Judgment.
This was an era of Eternal Night.
That day, the sun set and never rose again.
No one knew where the sun had gone.
At first, people believed it was merely a rare celestial phenomenon.
Some waited atop the city walls for the east to brighten again.
Others stayed awake through the night, staring at the sky where the sun should have risen.
One day.
Two days.
Three days.
Nothing happened.
There were no dark clouds.
No eclipse.
No sign that could explain any of it.
The sun had simply vanished.
As though