A battle between Quasi-Immortal Emperors erupted, ravaging the Land of Darkness. Terrifying auras rose, shaking the Boundary Sea, and countless broken ancient worlds were crushed by invisible fluctuations.
The creatures in the Boundary Sea were all terrified. They knew that supreme emperors were waging war at the sea's farthest reaches.
"Run! The fighting could reach us at any moment!"
Those creatures fled back the way they had come, as fast as they could. But this was the Boundary Sea. How long had it taken them to reach this place? How could they simply leave whenever they wished?
In another spacetime, two towering, terrifying figures fought fiercely. One radiated a glass-colored brilliance, sacred and majestic; the other emitted an ink-black radiance, so profoundly and eerily dark that it sent chills through anyone who saw it.
"Why be so obstinate? Neither of us had an easy path to this point. Through all the changing eras, how many beings at our level have ever appeared? We truly should not squander ourselves fighting one another," the black-robed elder said, striking with his palm amid visions of worlds being born and destroyed.
Yun Ying also struck with her palm, manifesting all the myriad phenomena and evolving the heavens and countless worlds. "I don't keep company with beasts."
The black-robed elder's expression remained unchanged. "The Great Dao is heartless. Why pursue such illusory things? Familial affection, friendship, love... all are delusions. You will discover that not a single person beside you can keep pace with you. In the end, they will all become passing clouds and smoke. Only the Great Dao will remain forever at your side."
"Just what a beast would say. That's why I don't keep company with beasts," Yun Ying said calmly.
The black-robed elder's face twitched slightly, but he continued, "Persisting in