Just as the Xia Royal Palace returned to peace, the entire world was gripped with anxiety due to the tolling of the Chaos Bell.
"There isn't an ancient temple for a hundred miles around here; where would a bell sound from?"
"Even the deaf man in our village says he hears it. It’s bizarre!"
"Bizarre? You’d all better pray for your own souls—when the funeral bell tolls nine times, no one in this world will remain!"
No one knew where the prophecy "Nine tolls of the funeral bell, no one left in the world" had originated, but as the bell tolling grew more mysterious, an increasing number of commoners began to believe it.
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