The world fragment didn’t even have a ‘dome of heaven’ anymore. The ‘sky’ had previously been made of ice, but now that had mostly been shattered. And the growing rifts were ripping the rest of it apart.1

The ground was in a similar state, being completely uneven thanks to the destruction that had been wrought on it. All of the layers of ice had been completely thrown to the side by the rise of the massive bronze coffin.0

The coffin was actually larger than the one Xu Qing had seen at the bottom of the Heavenfire Sea. With most of it exposed, it radiated boundless majesty. It also pulsed with an incredibly ancient aura that spread out to fill the world fragment, as if the coffin was releasing all of the captured time that had remained buried with it through the years. It had been buried for a very, very long time, as was evidenced by its corroded exterior. The Imperial Sovereign’s nail had clearly unleashed a very powerful attack. Though it didn’t actually pass through the lid of the coffin, there were already numerous cracks spreading out from the point of impact. Meanwhile, some parts of the coffin were bulging outward, making it seem like it was just on the verge of completely e...1