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Earlier, within the River of Cosmic Light.
The Autumn God unleashed divine power, directly entangling the last Bronze Divine Statue and then threw it straight into the storage space that had been prepared a long time ago.
By now, all the bronze divine statues that were blocking the path had disappeared.
Only a peculiar sphere kept rotating.
Its surface was covered with countless intricate patterns, and as it turned, pieces resembling a puzzle-like map could be seen hidden within.
It floated quietly, without the slightest hint of movement.
Upon closer inspection, one could find it riddled with cracks, some deep into the sphere, some as if originating from inside, uneven and clearly damaged.
Behind it, rooted in the waters of the River of Cosmic Light, was the boundary line that delineated the shallows and tributaries. Going deeper meant entering the forbidden territories set by the powerful from past ages.
