The Dragon Phoenix Domain.
This region at the very heart of Dragon Phoenix Heaven had always been the most extraordinary place in the secret realm.
Unlike the other areas, where strange beasts roamed and danger lurked on every side, this place was terrifyingly quiet.
There was no wind, no chirping of insects. Even the flow of spiritual energy through heaven and earth seemed sluggish and slow.
There was only one reason-this was where the True Dragon and True Phoenix that had towered over the Great Thousand World during the Ancient Era had finally fallen.
Even after countless millennia, their lingering pressure still shrouded every inch of land like an invisible canopy.
Whenever ordinary strange beasts approached this region, they instinctively trembled and retreated, not daring to cross the forbidden boundary by even half a step.
Thus, in days past, this had been nothing but a land of deathly silence.
Today, however, that silence was utterly shattered.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Countless sounds of rushing wind came from every direction as densely packed streaks of light poured into this ancient region, blotting out the sky.
Figures crowded the sky, the ground, and the spaces between the mountains.
Clamor, conversation, and the hum of spiritual energy intertwined, tearing the silence that had endured for ten thousand years to shreds.
"So this is the center of the Dragon Phoenix Domain?"
"I heard the Dragon-Phoenix Platform is right here!"
"The legacy of the True Dragon and True Phoenix... If we could obtain it, we might have a clear path to the Earthly Sovereign realm..."
Countless burning gazes turned toward the deepest part of the region, where space warped slightly and the outline of something colossal could faintly be seen rising and sinking in the void.
Greed, desire, and ambition surged across nearly every face.
Whoosh!