139 kilometers away, an unfamiliar civilization's city-state sprawled across the plains.
After reshaping its domain, Shuyan first spread out its domain's sensory network, touching the other civilization's Defense Barrier.
With the aid of World Power.
Through this simple, preliminary contact alone, vast amounts of information on the civilization's traits and logic of warfare poured into Shuyan's consciousness along the sensory link.
It instantly grasped its opponent's distinctive approach to war.
This was a power that had risen through physical mutation.
Its civilization had been born from an apocalyptic catastrophe that had mutated every living being in its Minor World into a monster.
After long ages of change, the mutated life-forms had developed intelligence again, evolving rapidly on the foundation of flesh-and-blood nutrients supplied by the previous civilization, ultimately forging a civilization capable of crossing worlds.
Powerful physical regeneration was this civilization's greatest distinguishing feature.
Having uncovered the foundations of its opponent's civilization, Shuyan had a clear plan for the war.
The next second, the story framework within the Shuyan Domain changed.
The clouds and mists of the Immortal Dao that had lingered in the East District for a thousand years slowly dispersed. Immortal Palaces vanished into the void, and all Pill Fire and Spiritual Energy receded.
The Star Sea Warships that had roared ceaselessly in the South District fell silent one after another. Their scorching Plasma Cannon Fire stopped charging, and the massive Steel Star Fortresses scattered on the wind-the four principal warfare systems withdrew one by one.
The domain returned to its chaotic state.
The Rulebook floating before Shuyan flipped rapidly through its pages.
Inky light raced between the pages, then abruptly stilled.
An entirely new chapter of the story was finalized at that moment.
The characters on the pages dissolved into moving images.
This was a new story