The phantom of a celestial beast howling at the sky descended from directly above Zhou Heng's field of vision.
The phantom of a boundless ape demon, covered in dark-gold fur and holding a long staff aloft, strode toward him from the right side of his field of vision.
The phantom of a super star, hanging upside down in the void and constantly rotating, slowly descended from the upper left of Zhou Heng's field of vision.
All the phantoms...
That luminous being, that Ultimate Strongest angel, that gigantic stone pillar, that celestial beast, that ape demon, that star, and many, many more beings of different forms in the distance that had yet to approach-all appeared in illusory forms around Zhou Heng's field of vision.
Like aged elders, their caring gazes and kindly expressions held recognition and expectations for Zhou Heng.
After all, a living being who was only level 1, yet had been personally challenged to a duel by a genuine "Sea of Stars Lord" and was still alive and kicking; a living being who could obtain affixes and powers related to "vastness," and could even stir the final legacy of the "Vast Star Lord," buried deep for endless epochs...
Even with a glaring Lotus Petal branded between his brows at that moment, they were willing to stake their last remaining wills, which should long since have returned to nothingness, without reservation on this human junior named "Zhou Heng."
He was the successor they had waited endless years for, the successor jointly chosen by this sky and earth and the remnants of their Divine Kingdoms, which had long since turned to dust.
They had no other choice.
"Visualize, child."
The luminous being with palms pressed together spoke first.
Its voice was still as ethereal and distant as before, but this time,