Let's rewind time back a bit.
As Gu Qing Shan was hiding in the ship's wreckage and got summoned by Wang Cheng.
On another side.
Outside of the Strife Zones.
The world of the Spire.
An unprecedentedly tragic battle was coming to its end.
Oom-------
At the far end of the earth, the giant spire that connected heaven and earth was crashing down.
The Old Gods' Tower of Knowledge was destroyed!
A sharp, high-pitched female voice echoed across the entire world: 『 Living beings created by the Gods, you have no idea what true despair really is 』
A frenzied male voice continued: 「 Your only value is the nutrients within your souls! 」
A hyper-pitched, extremely high decibel shriek came from a unified voice between the male and female voices: 『「 Souls! Offering up your souls to me, aaa------------- 」』
With an ear-piercing shriek, the monster stood at the very center of the battlefield and opened its mouth.