Dense black mist blotted out the sky and sun. Rows of broken mountains stretched across a land riddled with wounds and deep, long ravines.
Deathly silence reigned in every direction, without even a whisper of wind. Such utter stillness instead made one's hair stand on end, as though even one's heartbeat were suppressed by an invisible pressure.
Scarlet liquid, red as blood, spread unchecked across the land, flowing slowly as though it had a life of its own.
At times, it gathered into winding rivers, carving shocking patterns across the earth.
At others, it pooled into tranquil lakes, their seemingly peaceful surfaces concealing turbulent killing intent below.
Farther away, the blood-colored liquid joined into an expanse so vast that its edges could scarcely be discerned by the naked eye. Like a true sea of blood, it stretched without end, striking awe into the soul.
Within this blood-colored world, enormous burial mounds rose abruptly above the scarlet waters.
Though the bloody waters had yet to submerge them completely, they appeared precarious, swaying on the faint ripples as though the terrifying blood tide would swallow them whole in the next instant.
Blood-colored dusk shrouded heaven and earth. The setting sun was red as blood, its lingering glow staining the entire world an even deeper crimson.
The bloody waters gathered into rivers and swept brazenly across the burial grounds. Everywhere they passed became a heart-chilling red, staining even one's vision with that same unsettling hue.
"So much time has passed since the Great Sacrifice. How could the Heavens still look like this?!"
Yan Ruyu felt a chill rise along her spine, leaving even her body slightly cold. The sight before her shook her soul, making it difficult to calm herself.
"So much time has passed since the Great Sacrifice. How could the Heavens