Chapter 404: A Battle for the Ages, Xuanhuang Qi versus Gang Jin

The eastern coast of Donghai greeted the dawn with an unnatural solemnity. The sun, a nascent sphere of liquid gold, hesitated at the horizon, its light struggling to pierce the oppressive gray clouds that had gathered overnight. The sea, usually a rhythmic whisper against the shore, now crashed upon the jagged reefs with a furious, thunderous roar, as if mirroring the tempest brewing between the two figures standing on the highest promontory. This was the chosen battlefield. A flat, windswept...