While Su Yi led the Light Empire in rapidly expanding its territory, sweeping changes were also taking place in the distant Primordial Empire.
The Southern Heaven Alliance had gained help from an unknown force and begun expanding rapidly outward from the Chaos Egg.
At the same time, large areas resembling Nightmare contamination appeared throughout the Primordial Empire.
After Dream Terror Academy's defeat in the Fallen God Abyss, the factions and sleeper agents its Dreamwalker worshippers had hidden here were fully activated.
Thomas, the dean of Dream Terror Academy, arrived near the Chaos Egg with two trusted aides. He wore a black robe.
They were now on Apokolips, the central planet of this region.
Everywhere they looked, they saw scenes of bloody, frenzied sacrifice.
Thomas smiled with satisfaction.
"It seems the Eternal Mysteries Cult and that young emperor have carried out their work remarkably well."
"Sacrifices on this scale have completely stripped the Laws of Matter from this region."
As he spoke, the three vanished from the spot.
When they reappeared, they were inside an immense, dazzling palace.
The sprawling palace complex was so vast that its end could not be seen.
Countless fleets and convoys streamed in from every direction, bringing supplies, rare treasures, and beautiful women into the Imperial Palace.
Treasures lay everywhere in the enormous Imperial Palace, and beautiful women filled its halls.
Two broad rivers crossed at the tallest golden hall in the center, dividing the palace complex into four sections.
The water in those rivers, once clear, had been stained crimson.
Bodies, torn flesh, and blood had mingled with the river water.
Eight enormous metal pillars, each over a thousand meters tall, stood around the vast square before the great hall.
Each pillar was more than a hundred meters across and towered like a support holding