News of the death of "Longevity Curse Fourth Kind · Forest Lord" soon reached every one of the "Longevity Nine Venerables" through the "Sage Council Court." With "Longevity Curse Second Kind · Elegant Swan" as a precedent, the death of "Longevity Curse Fourth Kind · Forest Lord" did not provoke much of a reaction from the remaining "Longevity Nine Venerables."
But there was one thing none of the "Longevity Nine Venerables" could deny: Zhou Heng, a latecomer who had logged into "Boundless Endless" on January 1, Year 10000 of the Online Game Era, now truly stood on the same level as them, whether in attributes, skills, class, or mechanics.
After all, killing "Ninth Longevity-Cursed Species · Black Awakened One of Heaven and Earth" could be attributed to mechanics, but what about "Longevity Curse Second Kind · Elegant Swan" and "Longevity Curse Fourth Kind · Forest Lord"?
And so, the vast Novice Village of "Sakast" fell into a strange, deathly silence. Apart from the "Blue Star Federation," which constantly sang the praises of Heng God's name, the "Longevity-Cursed Species" remained deeply secretive about the name "Zhou Heng," rarely mentioning it.
As for Zhou Heng himself, after countless Players and NPCs learned of his great achievements, he disappeared without a trace, as though he had never appeared at all-with the sole exception of the "Swan Emperor." During this period when the "Longevity Nine Venerables" temporarily abandoned their pursuit of Zhou Heng, the "Swan Emperor" never gave up on avenging its old companion, "Longevity Curse Second Kind · Elegant Swan." It had to find Zhou Heng and kill him.
In the former Tenth Chapter, now the real world, within "Hengsky City," which had been built on the site of the former Sakas Imperial Capital to commemorate Zhou Heng's great achievements...
"Big Brother Heng,