Huo Yuhao stood at the edge of a mountain ridge, looking down over the enormous rift that stretched for thousands of miles ahead.
Dark-brown, precipitous cliffs filled his vision. Vast banks of gray miasma churned within the bottomless ravine, and even the air still held traces of a heavy, oppressive aura.
This was the famed Fallen Dragon Canyon within the Heaven Dou Empire.
An exclusive territory guarded and controlled by the Heavenly Dragon Sect for generations, this place had always been shrouded in mystery in the eyes of outside Soul Masters.
Legend had it that over a hundred thousand years ago, the remains of an incomparably massive True Dragon had fallen from beyond the heavens, smashing this scar-like abyss into the earth. Ever since, a savage draconic aura had permeated the region year-round.
As countless years passed, the draconic energy dispersed through the soil and underground currents gradually seeped into the surrounding plants and animals, spawning a multitude of mutated species with faint traces of dragon blood.
Naturally, this had become a perilous land where danger and opportunity coexisted.
Instead of returning to Shrek, he had come all the way out to this remote wilderness purely to try his luck.
According to his original plan, he should have found somewhere absolutely safe to enter seclusion as soon as his trip to the Far North ended.
He still had the piece of life gold he had obtained at the auction. His most pressing task should have been to refine it as soon as possible and open a second Sea of Spirit, providing Electrolux with a stable place to restore his divine consciousness.
But plans could never keep pace with change.
Just as he was about to deal with the life gold, Electrolux had spoken up from within his Sea of Spirit