Star Dou Forest, outer region.
With the bright moon hanging high overhead, an Azure Wind Wolf came to a lofty cliff as usual, gazing up at the moon and letting out a deep howl.
But in the next instant, terror filled its eyes, and its body began trembling uncontrollably.
A fissure had actually opened in the middle of that bright moon. A black gate flew out of it and landed directly atop the cliff.
Under the black gate's overwhelming pressure, the Azure Wind Wolf instantly flattened itself against the ground, burying its head firmly in the dirt.
Then the black gate slowly opened. Figures emerged one after another, draped in black robes, their faces covered by black iron masks. They wore black armor emblazoned with Howling Moon Wolf markings on their chests, with assorted weapons hanging at their waists.
Several minutes later, once everyone had emerged, the black gate instantly dissipated.
After briefly sensing the world's ambient energy, their expressions varied, and several began discussing it in low voices.
"The Source Qi in this world is so thin. It feels like there's none at all."
"Heh, it's just some remote micro-level world. How rich did you expect it to be?"
"Hehe, true. If it were one of those lesser worlds, people like us wouldn't even qualify to go."
"Hm? Wait, there seems to be another world above this one!"
"Lord Xuanzhu, what do you think?"
Upon realizing this, everyone turned toward the young man at the head of the group. His expression was indifferent, his aura icy, and he wore dark purple armor while holding a crescent-bladed halberd.
"Yes, there is indeed a lesser plane above this world, and an Ascension Passage connects the two. That means this world will not be so easy for us to conquer."
"Chen Yuan,