Universe Ocean, the core region of Tilted Peak Realm.
Not far from the Dim Land, the ultimate death zone that made all living beings shrink back, a treacherous expanse of water called Ten Thousand Waves churned without cease.
As part of the Core Land within the Inner Domain of Tilted Peak Realm, the Ten Thousand Waves Water Domain owed its fearsome reputation not to any directly destructive force, but to its pervasive, ever-shifting power of illusion.
Even a Universe Strongest possessing a Most Powerful Supreme Treasure palace would find it extremely difficult to escape this labyrinth of illusions once he lost his bearings.
Of course, compared with the Dim Land so close by, the Ten Thousand Waves Water Domain could already be considered "gentle."
After all, the Dim Land was a true eternal graveyard. To this day, no one had ever been reported to return alive.
Rumble...
Amid these waters where illusion and danger intertwined, an ancient-looking ship drifted with the currents, sometimes tossed onto the crest of a wave, sometimes sinking into a trough.
Three figures radiating terrifying pressure occupied its deck: an immense, winding mountain creature, a being of steel, and a giant of lightning.
They were three renowned Universe Strongest from the First Reincarnation Era-Qiu Yan Ancestral God, King Zhen Jia, and Haolei Star Lord.
"Flame-Binding Lord is dead!"
Qiu Yan Ancestral God broke the silence first, his low voice rumbling like mountains grinding together. He raised his enormous stone head slightly. "Before this Soul Slave of mine died, he sent word that Void True Demon God was the one who killed him."
"Void True Demon God of the Original Universe Era?"
King Zhen Jia's fiery eyes, more dazzling than billions of stars, abruptly narrowed. His steel-forged face betrayed no expression.
Yet the pressure surrounding him surged,