"Summon our finest elders and guards, and follow me to the Corridor of Sighs! If there truly is a heaven-defying opportunity, our Wind Whisperer Family will fight for it!"
At that very moment, deep within the Corridor of Sighs, tens of thousands of powerhouses from various factions had already gathered before the ring-shaped abyss!
Humans, half-elves, dwarf hybrids, and even some rare winged folk and descendants of the dragon race formed a dense sea of bodies. Each group occupied its own patch of ground, yet none dared venture too close to the center of the abyss.
Everyone held their breath and focused, their eyes burning as they stared at the space above the abyss.
For there, a vast and pure ancient aura, seemingly asleep for countless ages, was slowly awakening and swelling!
The aura carried an unparalleled pressure, weighing on everyone's hearts as though it had tangible substance, making even the air grow thick.
Even someone as powerful as Lotherma, who had touched the threshold of the saint realm, found it difficult to breathe. Tremors rose from the depths of his soul, and he dared not approach the aura's core, only watching from the outskirts in awe.
Suddenly, a startling change erupted!
The space above the abyss began twisting violently, forming a massive, slowly revolving elemental vortex.
Crimson fire element, emerald wood element, azure wind element, dazzling light element... Countless streams of the purest natural elements converged from every direction like subjects paying homage to their king. They poured into the vortex, painting it in myriad colors and sending out ten thousand rays of radiant light!
The entire sky shone with breathtaking splendor, yet carried a suffocating majesty.
The vortex's center seemed to connect to another time and space. Faint images of ancient palaces and the silhouettes of towering ancient