In the vast void, a swirl of soft white light slowly opened into an enormous white hole.
The white hole, which seemed to have existed since the dawn of creation, spewed boundless light. Then an immense gateway opened.
Roland and his companions emerged from it, stepping onto this Outer Sky Floating Island belonging to Xinweila World.
A group had long been waiting there. At their arrival, they stepped forward to offer their greetings.
"Welcome to Xinweila World, Lord Roland. I am the theater's commander-in-chief, Moxiu Andrew."
At the head of the group stood a middle-aged man who looked to be in his forties.
He had long golden hair like a lion king's mane and a full beard that flared like fire. His entire body seemed to overflow with the surging vitality of a monster.
He was Marshal Moxiu Andrew, a renowned Golden Knight of Xinweila World.
In Xinweila World's class system, the golden tier corresponded to the higher tier, Silver Tier to the middle tier, and bronze to the lower tier.
Moxiu Andrew ranked among the finest Golden Knights, so he could be considered a ninth-rank Grand Knight.
"A pleasure to meet you."
Roland stepped forward and returned the greeting with a bow.
Before long, Moxiu led the welcoming guard in escorting Roland and his companions back to camp.
A barren desert landscape stretched all around them. By any ordinary measure, this was hardly a strategic location worth fighting over.
But because an exit from a planar gate stood nearby, troops had been assigned to protect it.
Along the way, Moxiu and the others enthusiastically introduced the surrounding terrain to Roland and his entourage, recounting their battles against the demons here.
Here and there, the remains of abyssal demons and monsters lay exposed to the elements, scattered along the road