At the same time.
Two thousand five hundred kilometers away from Kyoto.
In the northernmost reaches of the Great Xia, the Northern Domain.
Here lay a vast, desolate land covered in ice and snow.
The frigid wind howled.
The cold here wasn't just a matter of low temperature; it was a sinister, soul-piercing chill tinged with a murderous aura.
Moreover, massive hailstones were currently falling.
BZZZ—
In the dead of night, space warped ever so slightly.
An inconspicuous black dot materialized in mid-air.
It was Chu Sheng, who had just used Instant Teleportation.
The moment he appeared, Chu Sheng was nearly struck by a massive hailstone!
It was followed by a volley of even more icy chunks.
'Holy shit!'
'This hail? These things must be the size of basketballs!'
'Are they trying to kill someone?!'
Chu Sheng flapped his wings, executing an "S"-shaped maneuver in the air to evade the ensuing bombardment.
