Night.
A mass of darkness quietly appeared in the distant Heaven.
It came from Yanmen, pierced the limits of the Spatial Dimension, and shot out of the Void at incredible speed, plunging toward the ground.
Boom!
Like a falling meteor, it struck a mountain and snapped it in half.
It was a mass of black water.
It rose from the enormous Meteorite Crater and hovered in midair, surveying its surroundings.
Not far away, a Demon Race city came into view.
The black water gradually changed into an unknown creature. It studied everything in the city.
As it watched, its form slowly shifted until it resembled one of the demons inside.
It was an ox demon.
"I can feel it... There's someone here... whose fate is bound to Master's..."
The ox demon murmured, then suddenly vanished.
Inside the city.
Deep within the prison.
An ox demon lay on the cold stone floor, covered in wounds and barely breathing.
The Void opened.
The ox demon the creature had become appeared silently before him and examined his injuries.
A moment later.
The creature crouched, reached out, and took a Formation Disc from the ox demon. It pressed the disc lightly.
A line of glowing characters immediately floated above it:
"Combat Strength Analysis Report on Ox Clan Warrior Niu Sheng."
"SSS-Rank Genius Rookie."
Praise of every kind flashed past.
At last—
Something caught its eye:
"Xu Yuan, a youth of the Human Race, once fought Grand Elder Mo Daosheng without losing..."
"For years, Niu Sheng searched for Xu Yuan... They battled atop the Great Snow Mountain... fought to a draw... close brothers..."
The creature nodded.
It had found Master's close brother.
Then—
"Who are you?" Niu Sheng opened his eyes and asked warily.
"I was brought in today." The creature smiled, continuing to fiddle