Across a boundless expanse of land, mountain peaks stretched as far as the eye could see. Towering ancient trees, thousands of feet tall, grew lush and green upon them, while countless birds and beasts called and roared...
Everything brimmed with life...
Suddenly!
"Rumble!" An astonishing series of thunderous explosions erupted in the void. Boundless blasts and ripples shook the entire space, and a vast, pitch-black hole burst open... In an instant, a dazzling streak of golden light shot straight out of that enormous hole, plunging toward the ground...
In an instant!
"Boom!!" A thunderous blast that shook heaven and earth erupted skyward. Countless trees, flowers, and grasses on the ground were instantly blasted to pieces. An astonishing mushroom cloud rose from the earth, and countless rocks and trees were hurled madly in every direction. The entire world rumbled and shook...
Then!
"Boom!" Another earth-shaking explosion rang out, and the ground trembled violently. A streak of golden light burst from the earth hundreds of miles away, becoming a massive beam that shot into the air. It shuddered in midair, flashed golden... Even as it flew, it eerily pierced several mountains... punching great holes straight through them... before vanishing beyond the horizon...
Its speed was truly terrifying...
It had already flown hundreds of thousands of miles away...
"Boom!" Golden radiance surged and exploded, tearing open a golden hole thousands of feet wide in the void. Astonishing ripples spread through the air... Dozens of tremendous spatial rifts erupted throughout the surrounding space...
A flying boat several hundred feet long hovered in the void. Forged entirely from pale-gold metal, its overall shape resembled a sharp sword. It was none other than Dong Santong's Golden Light Flying Boat...
And at that moment...
"Click!" Golden light surged, and a hatch opened in the Golden Light Flying