Zhou Heng's mind raced faster than ever before at that moment.
He was considering the reasons behind this.
Based on his later review and conjectures, the purpose of the "Deepwater Flood Dragon Worms" in the Novice Village had been to cultivate stronger jiaolong.
Yet now, in the deepest reaches of the Boundless Starsea, among the relics of this ancient "Heaven" powerhouse who had fallen countless epochs ago, similar "Deepwater Flood Dragon Worms" had appeared, ones he could almost certainly conclude shared the same origin.
Was there some hidden relationship between the two that could connect the Novice Village to the very bottom of the Boundless Endless?
Did the words "deepwater" in the name "Deepwater Flood Dragon Worm" mean something other than literal "deep waters"?
Could they refer to the "Reversal Chaotic Black River" that ran through the entire Boundless Endless World?
Or perhaps to the even more indescribable black water of the Abyss hidden beneath all rules?
Or even...
In that moment, Zhou Heng considered many, many things.
But ultimately, the sources of information at his disposal were far too few.
Those clues scattered across different eras and expansions were like puzzle pieces torn apart and strewn at random across the universe. Even with all his effort, he could not arrive at a definite, complete answer right now.
He could only bury that doubt and alarm deep within his heart.
Gathering his thoughts, Zhou Heng turned his final gaze to the "Eternity Huang Tian" battle flag and activated "True and False, Real and Illusory" for the third time.
This time, the sight he saw was entirely different from the previous two.
Inside "Eternity Huang Tian" was a vast, austere military parade ground constructed from pure golden light.
On that parade ground, countless puppet-like beings clad in brilliant yellow star armor