At the same time, outside the Imperial City of Dashang.
On the vast plains, there were several straight roads leading in all directions. Usually, these roads were crowded with people, but in recent times not a single person could be seen on them.
Time passed by. Suddenly, one day...
The thunderous sound of war drums echoed from the depths of the sky, deafening, as if they were the war drums of an ancient heavenly court, conveying a chilling sense of dread that made one's entire body tremble.
A high-pitched dragon's roar sounded. An enormous dragon broke through the clouds, peeking down with its giant head from the nine heavens. Its two massive eyes were as shocking as the sun and moon in the sky.