The Jia Ma Empire's Crisis

In an utterly silent valley, it was as though no living creature had ever set foot there. Only the lush weeds swayed and danced in the breeze, yet they only made the place feel even more desolate.

Suddenly, an unusual disturbance appeared in the valley. A trace of scorching energy surged from a cave, spreading slowly in all directions like a vast sea. Wherever that energy passed, the vegetation instantly turned to ash.

Gradually, the energy became more immense and hotter. Even the earth and rocks began to turn into scorched ground and dust beneath it.

As time passed, all life within a dozen miles was slowly devoured by this energy, and it continued to spread. This energy was simply too tyrannical, destroying almost everything in its path.

It was not until today that the energy finally stopped expanding. Instead, like seawater flowing backward, it surged back into the cave and soon vanished.

Inside the enormous cave, a handsome young man was wrapped in blazing flames. His eyes, which seemed to have been shut for a very long time, finally trembled slightly and slowly opened.

The moment his eyes opened, two flashes of fire swept through his dark pupils like thunder and rainstorms. For an instant, it seemed as though supreme majesty had descended, but it vanished in a flash. The young man lightly clenched his fist, and the flames around him were immediately drawn back into his body.

At the same time, a vast aura that had lain dormant within him for a long time erupted, causing the cave to shake violently. Cracks as thick as arms spread from where the young man sat cross-legged like a spiderweb, eventually covering every corner of the cave.

Crack!

The cave began to collapse, rocks falling from above faster and faster. Just