Three days passed in the blink of an eye.
Yet in those brief three days, five major events shook the balance of power on the continent.
First, the White Tiger Duke, who had been guarding the Star Luo Empire's border, died in battle. His troops were slaughtered to the last man, leaving no survivors. No one knew who had done it.
The second major event was the poisoning of Mu En, Shrek Academy's Sea God Pavilion Master, one of the greatest experts of the age and a Level 99 Limit Douluo. He had been murdered within the academy, and the culprit's whereabouts remained unknown.
The third major event was the appearance of the Evil Emperor, ranked second among the ten great ferocious beasts, at the Sun Moon Imperial Palace. Threatening the lives of the imperial family, he took Kong Deming and every member of Virtue Hall away with him.
The fourth major event had less impact than the previous ones: the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect publicly announced that it was merging into an unknown organization called Heaven Beyond Heaven. From that day on, the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect ceased to exist.
The fifth major event was Heaven Beyond Heaven's declaration to the entire continent-or, rather, its notice:
Heaven Beyond Heaven would take control of the continent's order and rules. Every nation, sect, and clan had one month to make its choice.
Those willing to submit could retain their existing structures as long as they obeyed its rules, and Heaven Beyond Heaven would not interfere. Those who refused would be deemed hostile and, after one month, erased.
Word of these events had already spread to every corner of the continent.
In taverns, at relay stations, and throughout the academies, people everywhere were discussing these five events.
Some suspected that