As Long Chen and the Dragonblood warriors left the High Firmament Academy, all eyes were on them. The disciples from both the head academy and the branch academy felt a mix of emotions that they couldn’t quite identify. They knew the Dragonblood Legion’s destination was the Endless Desolation, a primordial land teeming with secrets and dangers. It was a place shrouded in mystery, yet filled with hope—some believed it held the greatest secrets of the nine heavens and ten lands.5

Many disciples wished to accompany them, but they knew they weren’t qualified. Even those who had awakened their Heavenly Fate Disks didn’t dare claim they...1