In the cold, dark universe, desolation was the eternal theme.
On this day, streaks of blazing lightning appeared outside Yinghuo Ancient Star in the Sun System. The starry expanse was torn open, and a divine platform radiating dazzling light flew out of nothingness.
A majestic figure wreathed in holy light appeared there, leading a group of young men and women.
Gentle holy light radiated naturally from Taiyi, enveloping everyone and protecting them within it.
"Where are we?"
Pang Bo, Zhang Wenchang, Liu Yiyi, and the others were somewhat excited.
Although they had not yet reached Earth, they were not too disappointed.
The Divine Light Platform could not transport them too far in a single trip. They had already changed course several times along the way and had grown accustomed to it.
They gazed at the orange-red planet before them, filled with desolation and barrenness, and somehow found it familiar.
"Could it be..." Zhou Yi, Wang Ziwen, and the others in particular had slight changes in expression as a guess occurred to them.
"That's right. This is Yinghuo Ancient Star, or Mars, which we visited back then. We're still some distance from Earth..." Taiyi looked down at Yinghuo Ancient Star, now close at hand, a hint of coldness in his eyes. He sneered as he said, "But I also need to settle a score with someone along the way!"
"The Crocodile Ancestor?"
Pang Bo blurted it out through gritted teeth.
Back then, the Crocodile Ancestor had escaped from the Eighteen Levels of Hell beneath the Great Thunderclap Temple. Hordes of Divine Crocodiles had slaughtered many of their classmates and had once threatened their lives as well.
They had survived through sheer luck, but many of their classmates had remained on this ancient planet forever.
"That's right..."
Taiyi nodded slightly.
Naturally, he