Creation Artifact: Book of Dimensional Descent

The moment Ji Xun began his story, Dead Dragon Malodis put away his previous contempt.

He had thought this human had come merely to beg him to allow that ridiculous human empire to linger on, or to display submission to a superior being in exchange for survival.

Yet he had never expected

to hear these "historical truths" that made even him, a High Dragon God, break out in a cold sweat.

Ji Xun's story began with the war of the gods during the Great Collapse Era, continuing through the Age of Chaos, the later destruction of the Taren Empire, and the inexplicable disappearance of two of the Seven Monarchs of Cataclysm during the decisive battle in the Eastern Wasteland.

The historical truths erased by the Plane Overseers were now spoken aloud without the slightest reservation.

The moment those words were uttered, it felt as though some mysterious force had noticed them.

They were clearly just epic tales from history, yet they made one's skin crawl.

A High Godhead was already the pinnacle of the entire plane, a supreme existence that had comprehended the power of the universe's origin. He possessed a Perception Ability that surpassed instinct when it came to karmic danger.

Dead Dragon Malodis understood that feeling of being watched even better than Ji Xun did.

When he had returned earlier, he had vaguely sensed that something was wrong, but no matter how he thought about it, he could not figure out where that ominous feeling came from.

Now, he understood.

For a long while in the Dragon God's Hall, only Ji Xun's unhurried narration could be heard.

Dead Dragon Malodis's body had already vanished within a cloud of black-and-white protective mist.

It was obvious that he had completely put away that invincible bearing.

Finally, Ji Xun seemed to