Chapter 514: The Dust Settles, a Memory's Enigma

The dawn broke over Deep City, painting the sky in hues of orange and grey. But for the city's elite, the night had been one of unprecedented darkness. The news spread not like a rumor, but like a shockwave. The Pan family, a titan that had stood for decades, had crumbled overnight. Their allies, the Zhou and Wu families, had been shattered along with them. Their leaders were either dead, captured, or had vanished, their empires left in ruins. In the vacuum they left, a new name rose, spoken...