At the very same instant that the trillions upon trillions of beings on this vast continent were able to gaze up at that towering divine silhouette, which rose into the heavens to a height of a full light-year.
Zhou Heng, seated atop Star Heaven's sea of clouds, also slowly lowered his immense head, which blotted out the stars filling the sky.
His divine eyes lowered slightly, his cold, fathomless gaze like an invisible curtain stretching across heaven and earth as he looked down without reservation over the entirety of "Obossis New Land" below.
One glance was all it took.
Using the Apex Insight granted by his core mechanic, "Patrol the Starsea on Behalf of the Stars," Zhou Heng directly mobilized the underlying authority of "True and False, Real and Illusory."
The entire planet's surface ley lines, underground abysses, bustling cities, and even the data code flowing through every inch of the gaps in space were revealed to his eyes in minute detail, with nowhere to hide.
Amid those seemingly peaceful, flourishing mountains, rivers, and cities, he clearly saw vast swaths of filthy black vapor spreading like a disease clinging to the bones. It was the decaying aura of the "Virus Source Species" that had deeply contaminated places throughout the entire world of Obossis New Land.
At that moment, looking at the human players and native beings with the words "All Beings" pulsing between their brows and bodies gradually undergoing mutation, Zhou Heng instantly understood many things.
"So that's how it is..."
"A new round of Faction War?"
"Then this so-called faction division really is entirely a cruel part of the Extra-Large Event, 'The Price of All Things' Choice.'"
A trace of coldness, as placid as still water, touched the corner of Zhou Heng's mouth.
"But to me..."
Boom!
Zhou Heng's