The Land of Order.
The main hall of the Blood Source Temple.
The temple master, a member of the Starry Sky Thief Clan's Eight-Armed Royal Clan, had made a rare visit back.
So he was still discussing some other matters with Qin Wuyue and several other temple envoys...
They had yet to disperse.
Then a deep, resounding toll rang out from the depths of their temple!
"That bell..."
Everyone's expression shifted slightly. Qin Wuyue included, they all recognized what that toll meant...
Another civilization in a cycle had killed a World Spine!
Every Eldritch God Temple in the Land of Order had a Civilization Hall. Inside that hall was a great bell, whose tolls brought all sorts of news about the various cycle worlds, ascended civilizations, and some wild worlds.
Each kind of news had a different toll.
And this particular toll...
"Send someone to check. Did Scorching Sun Civilization kill its second World Spine?"
The Eight-Armed Royal Clan temple master of the Starry Sky Thief Clan took out another red fruit and peeled it with seven hands at once, a hint of interest appearing in his uncanny red eyes.
Qin Wuyue and the others were tense as well.
"Taking down two World Spines in just three days!"
"If it really was Scorching Sun Civilization, then this civilization really might kill five World Spines and force its ascension!"
"This civilization... has produced a top-tier team."
"And a top-tier team must have a top-tier powerhouse leading it!"
"There are currently three people from Scorching Sun Civilization in our Blood Source Temple's main hall. We can ask them for information and see whether anyone showed that level of potential during their cycles..."
Everyone discussed it at once.
But soon, a message came through the Blood Source Temple's core management channel.
The voice