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The void exploded as blood-colored petals danced through the air. From within that sea of divine light, Long Chen’s figure slowly emerged.0

The altar that had once stood here was gone, and the black spider had been devoured. Zhi Zhi had absorbed the blood soul energy of all the experts who had worshipped it, while the black soil had turned their corpses into nutrients for the primal chaos space.3

That space itself had undergone a transformation during this time—an awakening of sorts. The change was indistinct, but Long Chen could feel its power slowly stirring, like a sleeping beast rousing from its slumber. 1

The Earth Cauldron withdrew into Long Chen’s mind-sea to rest. Having absorbed the Grand Dao Source, it was awakening countless slumbering runes within it. However,...0