What Happened?

The Void Realm, the Time Continent. On the Time Continent lay a mysterious region known to all—the continent's inner ring! Any sorcerer who knew the White Ox circled the continent's edge would immediately realize one thing with just a bit of sketching: if they could hug the inner ring along the White Ox’s path, they would need the least effort to keep pace with its strides! There might even be a center point—an "eternal zone" where no matter where the White Ox trod, the Flowing Gold River could always reach! In reality, however, no sorcerer had ever reached this region. The closer they drew to the continent's inner ring, the more likely they were to encounter the Heroic Spirit Legions. The Heroic Spirit Legions also knew the path hugging the inner ring was the shortest; how could they not guard it with heavy forces? Moreover, even if a sorcerer was lucky enough to slip past the patrol routes of the Heroic Spirit Legions, they still could not reach the core zone—because that core zone was walled off by six border fortresses. Indeed, each faction guarded its own stronghold. Even though they fought tooth and nail against one another, these six adjoining fortresses coexisted peacefully to jointly protect the secret within. Today, accompanied by the buzzing roar of an engine, a sports car pulled up before a fortress. Compared to the hundred-meter-tall stronghold, the sports car seemed as tiny as an ant. Behind the sports car came tens of thousands of the Heroic Spirit Legions. Humanoid troop types trampled the earth, beast troop types surged without restraint, and flying troop types blotted out the golden rain. The earth trembled, and the sky lost its color! Not only was there the combined army of the Spider Tower commanded by Empress Denzel, but there were also the Star Hall Legion and the Blood Tomb Legion. Though belonging to three different factions, every single one of them was chasing the sports car, sweeping forward like a deluge! The boiling killing intent crashed down right in front of them. The Void Realm creatures along the path were either frightened to death on the spot or paralyzed on the ground; vanishingly few dared to flee for their lives. An ordinary army of thousands could shatter a person's spirit, but this was an army of thousands formed of armed Void Realm troop types. The passive mental traits alone—such as Deterrence, Fear, Nightmare, and Confusion—numbered in the dozens. If an ordinary two-wing sorcerer encountered them, their mind would be blasted blank, let alone a mere Void Realm creature. Yet the three female sorcerers in the sports car did not panic in the slightest—anyone hunted down over a dozen consecutive times would be just as unflappable as they were. "No way around it. We have to breach the fortress head-on. The Six-Color Anchor can only protect us; it can't pass through the city gates..." "The car's durability is about to blow." "That final stretch of road, we can only rely on ourselves." Without overthinking, they had already made up their minds before arriving here. The sports car abruptly accelerated to its limit, charging at the fortress like a knight tilting at windmills, turning into a phantom as it slammed into the gates! At the same time, radiant light swirled around the three of them as each armed herself with a different troop type! Annan donned a gossamer dress woven from spider silk. Her white-silk leg wraps exposed only her jade-like toes, while the short spider-silk skirt set off the smooth skin of her thighs. The chest wrap did not compress her curves in the slightest, instead gathering them into trembling swells. Flowing ribbons were wrapped around her hands, her long hair was tied into a casual ponytail, and over her eyes rested a bizarre spiderweb blindfold. Spider Tower Rank 6 Troop Type: Maiden of Secret-Peeking! She instantly located the weakest point of the fortress gates. After pointing out the direction, she activated the Weaving skill to grant buffs to their side! Blood seeped from Xifulin’s entire body, weaving into a scarlet lace gown. Long black leather gloves covered her hands, and from her back unfurled a pair of rotting bloody wings. Her entire person seemed bathed in the scarlet Moon Shadow! Blood Tomb Rank 6 Troop Type: Scarlet Handmaiden! She flew up and pointed at the fortress gates. Instantly, countless blood ants erupted from inside the gates, and the area corroded by the ants turned into living flesh and blood, fleshy blossoms drilled out amidst spraying gore! Before the Scarlet Handmaiden, all defenses were rendered utterly useless; everything degraded into filthy flesh and blood! The instant the sports car was about to crash into the gates, Freya took to the air, clad in dark-green armor. Holding a thrust sword in one hand and a dagger in the other, her plain-looking appearance erupted with astonishing speed! Oasis Rank 6 Troop Type: Grey Fox Watcher! The Veela danced in midair. Thrust sword and dagger intertwined into a lethal spiral, her body nearly blurring into afterimages as she drilled a bloody, gaping hole through the flesh-and-blood gates! Among all Rank 6 troop types, the Grey Fox Watcher possessed the highest burst damage against a single target! Through the coordination of different Rank 6 troop types, the impregnable fortress was punched through like paper! Freya, Annan, and Xifulin instantly spread their wings and flew through the large opening. Equipping the Six-Color Anchor to avoid all damage, they arrived at the Time Continent’s most mysterious eternal zone, the arcane site jointly blockaded by the six great factions—the Altar of Investiture! Though called an altar, it was merely a stacked, multi-tiered circular tower that looked plain and primitive. They flew to the top of the altar. Even without any guidance, when Freya took out an irregular, blank stone tablet, the entire altar suddenly lit up, and a golden light rose, enveloping the entire structure! Looking closely, one could see that the golden light was composed of golden characters piercing the Void Realm, bridging heaven and earth! They reflected onto the stone tablet, transforming into a dazzling stream of information! "We've finally reached this step..." The Veela let out a breath. The purple moth and little bat were equally thrilled and full of anticipation. What they held in their hands was the fully formed Blank Concept! Over the past month, while fleeing the pursuit of the Spider Tower Legion, they had pondered how to complete the Blank Concept. In the end, they decided to pull chestnuts from the fire by repeating their old trick. Relying on the power of the sports car, they broke into the main cities of the Spider Tower and the Star Hall one after another, seized the Blank Concepts being nurtured there, and successfully completed it! Yet reaching this point was still not enough; they still did not know how to use the Blank Concept. It was only when they encountered the Fate Q&A and inquired about it that they learned the Blank Concept could only be triggered at the Altar of Investiture in the center of the Time Continent. However, when they approached the central region, they found that the Spider Tower, the Blood Tomb, and the Star Hall had long laid ambushes, refusing to let them step an inch closer to the center. They had broken through encirclements time and again, fighting tooth and nail in the Void Realm for three days and three nights, before finally finding an opportunity to breach the fortress and reach the Altar of Investiture! Now was the time to reap the fruits of their success! As for what Blank Concept to create, they had agreed on it long ago. Thus, Freya immediately held up the stone tablet and shouted, "I—" Yet in the next second, the radiant golden characters enveloping the altar suddenly vanished, and the stone tablet returned to normal. The female sorcerers froze. What was going on? "Game over, little kittens." They turned their heads and saw that the Heroic Spirit Legions had seized this opportunity to surround the Altar of Investiture. Empress Denzel stood atop a giant spider, a sneer curling her lips as she glared at them. "Let me guess. Unable to use the Blank Concept, aren't you?" "It’s quite impressive that you knew to come to the Altar of Investiture, and this is indeed the place to activate the Blank Concept. But the problem is, a complete Blank Concept is not a world fragment that mortals can engrave. You do not possess that ability." "A Blank Concept is something only a god can use. Even when our commanders use a Blank Concept, we must chant prayers to resonate and coordinate with our god before we can engrave new laws upon it." "Now that you've had your fun, hand it back," Denzel said coldly. "With the Six-Color Anchor, I truly cannot harm you, but I can restrain you. Without that car, let's see how you run." Across sky and earth, countless troop types glared hungrily, as if ready to drown them in the next second. Without the sports car, Freya and the others had no possibility of breaking out. Even if the Six-Color Anchor could protect them, their bodies could still suffer collisions and friction; they would be pinned down indefinitely. The purple moth's eyes darted around, glancing toward the nearby Blood Tomb Legion and Star Hall Legion. Yet Denzel spoke again: "Don't bother looking. Star Hall and Blood Tomb hate you even more. Before you surrender the Blank Concept, we have a temporary alliance." Xifulin exhaled softly, slumping limply onto the altar. Annan’s body swayed slightly as she realized they were out of options. If they could use the Blank Concept, everything would have been worth it. But who could have predicted that the threshold to use a Blank Concept was god-level? Perhaps the Empress Commander was lying to them, but the fact remained that they could not use the Blank Concept! There was no way out. All their efforts over so many days were in vain. Risking their lives had yielded nothing. Life was sometimes bitterly cruel. "Is there really nothing we can do?" Hearing the Veela’s question, both Annan and Xifulin shook their heads. "Then I understand." Freya held up the stone tablet, confirmed that there was indeed no further reaction, and snapped it with all her might. *Crack.* Everyone froze, watching helplessly as the Veela broke the tablet in two, letting the two stone fragments fall to the ground. It took several seconds for Denzel to react. "What are you doing?!" "I'm destroying it." "Why?!" "Because I can't use it, and I don't want you getting it cheap. After all, this is the spoils of our hard work for days." The Veela stuck her tongue out at Denzel. "I’d rather break it than give it to you!" *Serves you right for bullying Yaxiu.* The Veela had held a grudge against the Empress Commander for a long time. She had learned from the diary transcripts that if the Empress Commander hadn't relentlessly pursued Yaxiu, she might have reunited with him on the Time Continent! Annan was stunned for a long time. She stared blankly at Xifulin, then pointed at the Veela. Xifulin nodded, indicating that Freya's brain really was only at this level. Denzel was momentarily dazed by the sheer absurdity of it. She took a deep breath and covered her face. Then, a voice so furious that it cracked almost tore through the curtain of rain: "You have no idea what you've destroyed, Veela!" *Boom! Boom!* Suddenly, the Altar of Investiture erupted once more with a screen of golden characters. Only this time, it was far more incandescent, piercing the Void Realm like solid light, blowing away even the reverse golden rain! * In the Sea of Knowledge, Lois, who had finally slain a Fishcleaver Dragon to avenge her past humiliation, felt something stir within her and looked up, only to see the white mist blanketing the sea suddenly blasted open by a fierce gale. In the distance, a dazzling, blazing pillar of gold pierced the sea from the heavens, bathing the dark, murky waters in sacred color. "What happened?" * In the Distant Sky Realm, Yaxiu's group of four saw their initial bubble suddenly shatter, along with every bubble within sight. Far in the distance, they could even faintly see silhouettes floating in the sky. Then, an enormous golden bubble abruptly manifested. In everyone's eyes, golden pillars shot out from its top and bottom, as though anchoring it firmly within the Distant Sky Realm. "What happened?" * On the Ruby Mountain, Mercury Trojan was observing this ultimate realm yearned for by countless sorcerers through the perspective of a Legendary Sorcerer. She rarely possessed another's soul to explore the Void Realm, but a Legendary Sorcerer was worth the exception. Suddenly, within this mountain formed entirely of rubies, countless golden characters surged from the interior, forming flowing golden chains. Yet they did not diminish the brilliant luster of the rubies. The two complemented each other, stirring the minds of the Legendary Sorcerers like a surge of inspiration! "What happened?"