I sat on the balcony of my mansion, the city lights flickering beneath the dark night sky. The cool breeze whispered of change—of the chaos to come.
Behind me, Hui stood silently, arms crossed, her gaze as cold and watchful as ever.
Inside the villa, Meiyun and Ruxue were still trying to digest everything I'd told them.
Well—almost everything.
I didn't mention the system. Or the fact that I was a regressor.
Some truths were better left buried. For now.
What mattered was action.
The world thought the Trials were over. That peace had returned.
They were dead wrong.
The Trials were merely the opening act. A prelude.
What's coming next would shatter the very foundation of this world.
I had lived through it once already. I'd seen the skies split open, watched as Earth was forcefully merged with two entirely different planets—one a realm of demonic corruption, and the other a spiritual beast world of raw power and ancient hierarchies.
