Back in Sea-Sealing County, the moment Bai Xiaozhuo died, the mountains and rivers of antiquity that had risen up throughout the prefectures trembled. When the second canopy of heaven disappeared earlier, they had begun to collapse. However, there was a will sustaining them that prevented them from falling apart. But now, they trembled so violently that they collapsed into pieces. Those pieces turned into dust and then disappeared, as if they were fading away into the past of tens of thousands of years ago. The sky became clear, and the lands returned to their previous state.1

That said, the entire county was a disastrous mess. Ghastly scars crisscrossed the lands of Sea-Sealing County. There were seas of dead among all species, and many small nations and sects belonging to humankind had been wiped out of existence.4

The war itself had taken a huge toll on the population. Then the lieutenant governor’s rebellion brought further calamity. Sea-Sealing County, which had only just begun to recover, experienced hail added atop snow.4

Dead and wounded victims could be seen throughout all the prefectures. The survivors looked around blankly, many of them completely unaware of the reason for the catastrophe. The wails of the mourners filled heaven and earth. It was the same in the epicenter of the dramatic event, the county capital.2

Grief filled the city. Although the blood rain was coming to an end, the casualties here were worse than anywhere else. Eventually,...0