Treading on darkness and facing the light, Zhou Heng strode toward the crystalline tree glowing with a faint golden light. Soon, he stood beneath its towering branches.
Rustle!
The crystalline tree glowing with faint golden light trembled slightly. A Crystal-Colored leaf drifted down from a branch, slowly settling into Zhou Heng's palm.
"At noon on January 1, Year 10072 of the Online Game Era, the virus source species will launch a server assault on the root database of 'Sakast'-the very instant 'Sky-Roof Leap · East and West Palaces' and 'Soaring Rooftop Palace' collide."
"You have two choices."
"First, go to the Skysea of the Empty Realm and help 'Black Ring' find the Master Control Core hidden there. Use the effect of 'Heaven and Earth: Ring' to destroy the entire Skysea of the Empty Realm, counteracting the virus source species' assault on the root database of 'Sakast.' I can stop 'π Longevity' from returning and buy you the remaining 391 years."
"Second, go to Soaring Rooftop Palace and slay that 'Conceptual Fiction Broodmother.' Use the guide to the 'Soaring Rooftop · Central Keystone' inside its body to find the 'Soaring Rooftop · Central Keystone.' While dragging him into 'Sakast,' counteract the collision between 'Sky-Roof Leap · East and West Palaces' and 'Soaring Rooftop Palace.'"
"I don't know what dangers you will encounter. The Root Leaf can save you three times, and only three times. As for the rest of your path, you must choose it yourself... child... good... luck..."
"Remember... you have two years, and only two years..."
The instant the "Root Leaf" settled into Zhou Heng's palm, the brilliant radiance and pale golden crystalline tree vanished as quickly as they had appeared. In the blink of an eye, they disappeared from the space, leaving only endless darkness to swallow the