Meanwhile, in a different part of the Empire, a place with no one in sight and nothing but grasslands and a few sparse mountains.
There were no roads.
No markers.
No watchers.
Only long stretches of wild land, wind rolling across the plains like waves on a quiet sea.
And in the middle of that endless emptiness, two figures stood facing each other.
Neither spoke.
Neither moved.
The wind picked up slightly.
Their robes shifted, but their feet stayed planted as they looked at each other with calm faces. Their eyes showed a look of challenge and a desire to fight it out.
These were the first two cultivators in the Empire to reach the Voidbreak realm without outside assistance.
Born from effort.
Raised by the new generation.
Both of them had chosen this place for one reason only: to fight.
To test what their new realm really meant.
To see how far they could go.
