Qiu Luoyu could absolutely turn and leave without a second thought, right this very moment, but Lu Yun’s last word gave him pause. Indeed, once a tenth sacred land appeared in the chaos, life would become even more difficult for the otherkind.

While the four origin and five elemental sacred lands hated each other, they were remarkably united when it came to the otherkind in the chaos.

Complete extermination.

With the nine sacred lands each reigning supreme in their respective territory, they’d occupied almost all available domain within the chaos. If a tenth sacred land appeared, the otherkind would have no other choice but to flee to the...