Alongside Selene, Verena, the Valkyrie, and Heide, Konrad left the Sea Dream Temple to return to the Sea Dream City which now teemed with bluster. Even as they flew toward it, they could see legions of cultivators, from Divine Ascension to High Gods, making their way toward the Sea Dream Temple for examination.
Meanwhile, within the Sea Dream City, devas of various backgrounds gathered. The Primal Sun Sect, the Eternal Void Palace, the Radiant Light Mountain, alongside representatives of the seven other hegemonic sects gathered. Although the strength of most of them had been crippled by the loss of Primogens and deities above the High God Rank, their elder councils remained relatively unharmed. The past strength balance had crumbled, with the Primal Sun Sect now standing as the undisputed number one while the ranking of some Cardinal Sects threatened to fall beneath the Divine Sects'.
