As the River of Time and Dihua vanished, the flow of time resumed across the entire universe. The living beings who had been kneeling and kowtowing were astonished to discover that the overwhelming imperial might that had previously filled heaven and earth was gone.
Yet several powerful Immortal Kings wore grave expressions. They had witnessed the descent of the River of Time, which clearly did not belong to their universe. Its aura of ages was terrifyingly potent, instilling a sense of mortal peril. Now, that River of Time had vanished alongside the Heavenly Emperor.
Still, the Immortal Kings were not overly concerned; after all, all the preceding portents pointed to a single undeniable truth: Heavenly Emperor Hua had finally crossed that threshold.
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