Shi Yi could no longer feel time flowing. In that instant, he seemed to have experienced eternity. Boundless Power of Years surged toward him and enveloped him. Then his vision went black, and he lost consciousness.
After an unknown stretch of time, Shi Yi slowly awoke.
The Long River, the Dark Cage, the strange happenings—all of them had vanished, as though they had been nothing but a dream.
An unfamiliar ancient land now greeted Shi Yi's eyes. He immediately examined himself internally. Everything was normal; only his clothes had been pulverized into dust.
His body was tall and lean, his physique powerful, every contour flawless.
The next moment, his Lunar Essence Double Pupils poured out endless radiance. It was power of lunar essence of extraordinary density, flowing along the contours of Shi Yi's body until it covered him completely, then forming crystalline battle armor that exuded a chilling cold.
Once this was done, Shi Yi began exploring. Chaos qi permeated the surrounding void, and walking through it felt like arriving at the very end of heaven and earth.
This place was silent and still. Through all the ages, few had been qualified to come here, and Shi Yi had become one of them.
He passed through the chaos mist and arrived before a stretch of ancient ruins.
Along the road paved with bluestone slabs, many buildings had collapsed, though some still stood stubbornly.
They had all been forged from divine gold and immortal materials, sturdy and imperishable. Even after an incomparably brutal battle, they remained standing, their surfaces covered in scars left by sabers, swords, axes, and other weapons.
Countless ages ago, a fierce battle had taken place here.
Shi Yi strolled between the ruins and divine-gold halls, heading deeper inside.
Suddenly, he stopped and turned his gaze toward an