After Li Xiao and Lin Yao returned from the ancient ruins, All Realms flourished in peace and prosperity. Yet beneath this prosperity, Li Xiao was often troubled by a lingering sense of unease, as if a crisis were lurking in the unseen depths.
One day, while Li Xiao was in deep seclusion in the Taixu Realm, his mind was suddenly shaken violently, as if he were being pulled by an invisible force into a place of chaotic darkness. Deep within that darkness, he saw a colossal prison surrounded by black flames, from which faint, harrowing screams and evil roars echoed. Above the prison, a pair of blood-red eyes gazed coldly down at everything, their gaze brimming with endless malice and greed.
Li Xiao snapped his eyes open, cold sweat soaking his back. He knew this was no ordinary illusion; it was a portent of things to come. Noticing Li Xiao's distress, Lin Yao hurried over to ask what was wrong. When Li Xiao told her what he had seen and heard, both realized that an unprecedented crisis was about to descend.
Chapter 27