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He wore a tattered gray battle robe, his body hunched, his hands as withered as dead wood resting on a cracked Bone Staff.
Violent winds from the sea of stars whipped his sparse white hair. This ancient hero, once worshipped by billions of civilizations, who had ultimately resolutely betrayed the sea of stars and joined the Abyss, quietly watched the distant sky.
He watched the Seat Judges of the "Boundless Court" continuously entering the "Novice Village." On his face, which resembled cracked bark, the corners of his mouth slowly tore outward, revealing pitch-black gums, while a strange "Hehehe" sound rose from deep in his throat.
"So this is Zhou Heng's great power?"
"As expected of a member of human kind who could slay the 'Lord of Compassion' against the odds at level 600,000!"
"Perhaps only a human like this can bear the future of the 'Boundless Sea of Stars' and the 'Endless Abyss'..."
His hoarse, shriveled whispers drifted between the shattered crystal walls. A flash of morbid fervor and hope suddenly crossed the old man's clouded eyes.
"But this alone isn't enough to draw the gaze of the 'Endless Abyss'!"
"Do I need to raise the stakes!"
The Supreme Hero "Friendly Heaven Above the High Heavens," once ranked 31st in "Boundless Infinity," seemed to be murmuring to himself, yet also seemed to be questioning certain beings.
The void fell silent for an instant.
The next second, the "Boundless Sea of Stars" before his eyes abruptly vanished, replaced by eternal darkness from which no light could escape.
It was the bottommost layer of the Endless Abyss, the absolute final destination where even higher-dimensional concepts sank into ruin.
Cold, viscous, deathly silent.
Deep within that pitch-black abyss that never saw daylight, countless "Abyss Giant Eyes" slowly appeared.