Meanwhile, high above the Nine Heavens.
CRACK!
A shattering sound echoed, accompanied by cries of alarm.
"My son!" an elder cried out in anguish, his expression turning grim. A Soul Tablet he carried on his person had fractured, signifying the fall of one of his clan's prodigies.
That prodigy was an extraordinary talent. He had been expected to become a pillar of the clan, someone who could be entrusted with great responsibility. Yet now, he had fallen so suddenly within the Secret Realm.
Someone remarked, "We all knew this trial was destined to be a bloodbath. If it wasn't one of your juniors, it was bound to be one of ours..."
