Pang Jian's departure left the elders of the Shadow Abyss utterly bereft of hope.0

For the centuries since the Star Devourer appeared in the Shadow Abyss, they had used altars to call upon their God, pleading for salvation. Every month, they sent cries of despair to the starry skies, but the Shadow God never responded.0

Pang Jian's decisive strike to seize a detached limb of the Star Devourer had sparked a fire within them. 0

They had hoped that the nightmare terrorizing the Shadow Abyss would finally end. However, despite his promises, Pang Jian had retreated into the bizarre mist and vanished from the Shadow Abyss.0

"It's over. This world is finished. We just have to accept that we're all at the Star Devourer's mercy, nothing more than livestock for it to slaughter as it pleases," an elder of the Geospirit Race despaired.0

"He'll return!" the High Priest of the Shadow Spirit Race exclaimed, trying to rally the group. 0

As he gazed at the six floating continents and the grayish-yellow star far above, the elderly High Priest could not help but recall the family members he had lost to the Star Devourer....0