I can find treasures in my dreams.

The figure that emerged from the crimson lightning gradually became clearer.

It was none other than Yang Fan, who held the highest authority in the People's Federation under the name "Mr. Spirit Raven".

To be precise, this is not his true form, but merely an avatar manifested using a supreme treasure.

The creation of this clone was entirely due to a treasure called the Clone Doll.

Although the clone is merely a shell that carries the soul, it possesses incredible properties.

Yang Fan's soul can traverse endless space and time at any time, no matter how far apart they are, even if it is a world domain or a larger realm, and descend into his clone remotely.

In short—arrive in an instant and handle matters simultaneously.

With Yang Fan's current level of strength, he often needs to travel to the deepest parts of the primordial world or traverse various spatial realms.

It was only when he reached this level that he truly understood the wonderful use of the clone doll—while his real body was gaining experience and improving outside, he could still keep an eye on Azure Star at any time, taking into account both the development of civilization and his own cultivation.

Looking across the various civilizations, which of the rulers of those venerable civilizations doesn't possess extraordinary power?

However, they dared not leave their own civilization even for a moment, for fear that a powerful enemy would take advantage of their vulnerability as soon as they left.

Or perhaps internal forces breed rebellion, leaving them with no choice but to helplessly abandon the various opportunities of the original world and be confined to their own little corner of the earth.

At this moment.

The crimson lightning completely dissipated, revealing Yang Fan's figure.

Zhao Xiaoying was the first to see his face clearly. She was stunned for a moment, then blurted out excitedly, "Chief!"

For the long-legged girl, ever since she learned that a super natural disaster was about to happen, she has been feeling a bit down.

Now that she has seen Yang Fan, it's not just like seeing a lover, but also like seeing someone she can completely trust and rely on.

Wu Dingtian shuddered, instinctively straightening his back, bringing his feet together, and giving a perfectly standard military salute: "Greetings, Chief!"

Liu Yi held her breath, her beautiful eyes surging with indescribable reverence.

She has been Zhao Xiaoying's confidential secretary for more than two years and has met with the chief of the People's Federation more than a dozen times.

In the past, every time they met, she only regarded it as an audience with a highly respected figure. Although she was filled with awe, she never truly understood the weight of the four words "Mr. Lingya".

But today, she witnessed the activation of the Eye of the Long River, touched the mysteries of the power of time, glimpsed the terror of the Black Sand Sea calamity, and even heard the dark prophecy from the River of Time.

Only now did she truly realize the immense power and influence this seemingly gentle man possessed.

This peerless powerhouse who wields the laws of time and influences the fate of civilization is a super guardian who possesses power comparable to that of gods and provides a safe haven for the Azure Civilization.

The female secretary stole a glance at Yang Fan, her heart skipped a beat, and she subconsciously lowered her head.

Yang Fan's gaze slowly swept over the three people, finally settling on the divine remains monument floating in the center of the circular platform.

He didn't speak immediately, but instead turned and exchanged a glance with Zhao Xiaoying.

That gaze was calm yet powerful; without a word, it clearly conveyed to his partner: "Don't worry, I've got you covered."

Zhao Xiaoying's heart instantly calmed down.

The immense burden that had weighed on his shoulders, and the bewilderment and anxiety in the face of unknown natural disasters, all vanished without a trace under the comforting gaze, like ice and snow melting away.

Yang Fan then turned to Wu Dingtian, a gentle smile playing on his lips: "General Wu, thank you for your hard work this time."

"It's not hard at all! Not hard at all!"

Wu Dingtian quickly responded.

The unwavering resolve they displayed in the face of prophecies of natural disasters was completely gone, replaced by overwhelming fear and trepidation.

Who could have imagined that this once-famous and powerful figure would undergo such a dramatic change in mindset?
At the dawn of the era of natural disasters, Wu Dingtian, thanks to the opportunity of awakening his supernatural abilities, was officially recognized by the Great Xia as the world's first supernatural being, and his fame soared overnight.

At that time, although Yang Fan had already made a name for himself as "Mr. Spirit Crow", Wu Dingtian was still able to maintain an equal attitude when he was with him, and his words carried the composure of a fellow strongman.

As time went on, Yang Fan's brilliance grew brighter and brighter, and his strength continued to advance by leaps and bounds, breaking through the limits of people's understanding of "strong people" step by step.

Wu Dingtian's mindset gradually changed from "looking straight ahead" to "looking up" amidst these repeated shocks.

Today, Wu Dingtian has a vague understanding in his heart that Mr. Lingya's strength has probably already broken through to a certain unattainable realm, and he may very well have become the legendary "Venerable One".

Facing Yang Fan at this moment, he was like a primary school student facing a teacher, filled with awe. He didn't dare to say a word more than necessary, and he didn't even dare to breathe too heavily.

Yang Fan took in Wu Dingtian's restraint and simply smiled gently.

He casually said something that conveniently resolved the doubt that had been lingering in Wu Dingtian's mind for a long time: "Recently, there has been a very secretive force that has been keeping a close eye on me. Although they thought they were hiding it very well, I still managed to detect it."

"The Eye of the Long River traces the river of time and explores the source of natural disasters. This will inevitably cause ripples in the timeline. If I were to personally oversee it, this force would surely notice and would stop at nothing to interfere with the experiment."

"At best, it will give us confusing and false information; at worst, it may directly damage the Eye of the Long River, or even backfire on the Mysterious Island along the timeline, thus affecting the Azure Civilization."

"That's why I specifically assigned this task to you." Yang Fan's gaze returned to Wu Dingtian, a smile of approval curving his lips.

"Because your [Threads of Time] ability is over 80% compatible with the Eye of the Long River, and you haven't been targeted by that force, having you in charge will ensure the smooth progress of the experiment and minimize interference."

Yang Fan paused for a moment and then smiled, "I thought it would take at least a few experiments to get results, but I didn't expect it to go so smoothly."

"I see!"

Wu Dingtian suddenly realized what was going on.

As for what exactly the "hidden power" the bigwig was talking about, the general didn't even dare to ask.

The power that the chief fears so much must be terrifying beyond imagination; the more you know about it, the more dangerous it becomes.

In fact.

The "hidden power" that Yang Fan mentioned is, in essence, the Shadow Palace.

Not long ago, he was in the endless void when he engaged in a truly earth-shattering battle with the Shadow Palace from afar.

Despite their best efforts, the eight Venerable Ones of the Mega Civilization were unable to uncover the Shadow Temple, the enemy lurking behind the scenes and attempting to destroy the Mega Civilization.

In that battle, Yang Fan single-handedly snatched the Law Weaver, a treasured weapon of law, from a Venerable of the Shadow Palace.

The Shadow Palace has an extremely long history. Over the long years, it has secretly eliminated countless Venerable-level powerhouses and destroyed countless civilizations that did not submit to it.

They have always been the ones plundering others; they have never suffered such a huge loss before.
Since that battle, the Shadow Palace has regarded Yang Fan as an irreconcilable enemy, relentlessly pursuing his every move. The reason Yang Fan has remained in the Meijia Civilization instead of returning to Canglan Star is precisely due to this consideration.

On the one hand, he can band together with the many Venerables of the Meijia Civilization for mutual support and use their strength to fight against the Shadow Temple.

On the other hand, it was also to avoid bringing the war to the Azure Civilization—as long as his "target" was not on Azure Star, given the Azure Civilization's current strength, it was simply not worth mentioning in the eyes of those arrogant Venerables in the Shadow Palace, so naturally they wouldn't waste their energy dealing with this weak civilization.

Yang Fan then spoke of the revelation: "I already know about the revelation of the 'Dark Tide,' and it is indeed a rather terrible disaster."

As the creator of the Eye of the Long River, he knew every inch of the device's structure and every strand of energy flow like the back of his hand. In just a glance, he could "read" all the information stored in the Eye of the Long River with a single thought.

From every supernatural fluctuation that triggered the experiment, to the spiritual resonance that Wu Dingtian achieved by connecting with the river of time using his [Time of Light] ability, and then to that heart-wrenching dark revelation, all the scenes were clearly presented in his consciousness, as if he had seen them with his own eyes.

The origin of the Dark Tide can be traced back to an ancient god.

Over the years, Yang Fan has spent a great deal of time and energy traversing various dangerous places in the primordial world, constantly excavating ancient ruins and exploring the secrets related to the ancient gods.

Among the top secrets he sought about the great beings was the core information about the Dark Tide.

However, the truth about the ancient gods was too terrifying, and its leakage could lead to unpredictable consequences. Therefore, he chose to keep this secret to himself for the time being and did not mention it to Zhao Xiaoying and the others.

Yang Fan subtly changed the subject and slowly began to speak: "You may not know this, but the depths of the Deathly Black Sand Sea are not, as most civilizations believe, just endless, monotonous black sand."

"Beneath this boundless territory lie many strange and wonderful things, far beyond the limits of ordinary people's imagination."

As soon as the words fell——

"Om-!"

The skeletal monument, suspended in the center of the circular platform, suddenly emitted a deep and heavy hum.

The eye on the surface of the monument, which was shimmering with blue lightning, suddenly lit up, and a surge of intense temporal energy poured out of the monument like a tide, instantly engulfing the entire space where the circular platform was located.

Zhao Xiaoying, Wu Dingtian, and Liu Yi only felt a flash of light before their eyes, and the lightning and thunder and the turbulent whirlpools of cold water that had surrounded them disappeared in an instant.

Instead, a series of strange scenes appeared one after another, surrounding the circular platform, like an unfurling of a magnificent three-dimensional scroll.

These scenes are astonishingly clear, with every detail rendered in exquisite detail. They are not illusory projections, but rather possess a realistic texture.

Each of these elements overturned everyone's understanding of the Black Sand Sea, making it both eerie and mysterious.

Zhao Xiaoying's pupils contracted slightly, and she subconsciously held her breath.

The long-legged girl felt as if she wasn't actually in the Eye of the River, but rather truly traversing through bizarre and wondrous worlds, each step leading into a completely new and unknown territory.

She saw a sea of ​​orange flames, like molten gold.

These flames flowed slowly like viscous lava, rolling and churning, carrying with them scorching air currents, creating an atmosphere that seemed to be filled with suffocating heat.
Puffs of black sand kept falling from the sky, like black hailstones, accompanied by a sharp whistling sound.

With her knight-level keen eyesight, she immediately recognized it as the black sand unique to the Black Sand Sea of ​​Death.

The sand and gravel fell into the orange sea of ​​flames, instantly bursting into towering orange pillars of fire, hundreds of meters high, like a burning forest.

She subconsciously looked down and, through the rolling flames on the surface of the fiery ocean, could vaguely see countless enormous and awe-inspiring black shadows slowly moving underwater.

The moment her gaze inadvertently fell upon the edge of one of the dark figures, she froze, an extreme chill instantly shooting from the soles of her feet to the top of her head, as if her very soul were about to be frozen.

She also saw an eerie space that was extremely dark.

Countless enormous tentacles stood in the space—each tentacle was formed from black sand, with a rough surface covered with hideous patterns.

They are generally over ten kilometers long, like giant black pillars connecting heaven and earth, standing silently in the darkness, exuding a sense of oppressive despair.

Her gaze involuntarily swept towards the nearest tentacle, and the next second, an extremely horrifying scene suddenly unfolded.

The tentacle suddenly trembled slightly, and a rustling sound filled the air as a large amount of black sand fell from its surface, revealing a dense network of holes underneath.

Immediately afterwards, scarlet eyes slowly opened from the holes, their pupils vertical and emitting a chilling, eerie green light.

A rough count reveals that this tentacle has no fewer than 100,000 eyes!
As if summoned by some force, the other giant tentacles around them also trembled slightly, and countless holes appeared on their surfaces as well.

One after another, countless eerie green eyes opened, densely packed and overwhelming.

In the blink of an eye, the entire dark space was completely stained by the eerie green light emanating from countless pupils, transforming into a bizarre green inferno. Wherever the light reached, there were chilling stares.

"hiss--"

Zhao Xiaoying couldn't help but gasp. Even as a knight-level expert, she felt her scalp tingle at this sight.

Wu Dingtian's face turned ashen, and his mental strength, which had just begun to recover, tightened again.

Liu Yi's body stiffened, her pretty face turned deathly pale, her eyes were filled with fear, and even her mental energy was somewhat disordered.

Fortunately, this horrifying scene did not last long. The scene quickly switched again, becoming a strange space filled with countless jellyfish-like objects.

These "jellyfish" are completely transparent, with bells that can reach thousands of meters in diameter. Countless glowing tentacles hang from the edges of the bells as they drift slowly in the dark space, emitting a faint blue-purple light, exuding an eerie and slightly sinister aura.

A dozen seconds later, the Monument of the Divine Remains revealed twelve completely different hidden spaces, each filled with bizarre scenes that defied common sense, and each harboring a despairing danger.

"Om-"

The Monument of the Divine Remains emitted a low hum once more, and the terrifying scene around it receded like the tide, with the raging whirlpool of cold water returning once more.

now.

Everyone's faces were extremely pale, all looking utterly terrified.

Only Yang Fan remained calm, as if those devastating scenes were nothing more than ordinary scenery.

At his current level, he has already witnessed countless beings a hundred or a thousand times more terrifying than this, so these scenes naturally cannot shake his mind in the slightest.

He said calmly, "Every scene you just saw was a special space hidden deep within the Black Sand Sea of ​​Death, which we call the 'Dark Rift'."

“Every dark crevice is inhabited by extremely dangerous monsters, whose strength far exceeds your imagination.”

He paused, then emphasized, "No one knows how many such hidden crevices lie beneath the Black Sand Sea."

"Before this super natural disaster occurred, the power of the Black Sand Sea, which you can understand as certain world laws, firmly suppressed all the dark rifts."

"However, for unknown reasons, the entire primordial world is about to undergo a dramatic change, and the laws of the world are no longer able to suppress the dark rift."

"At that time, all the hidden rifts will emerge from the depths of the Black Sand Sea, re-revealing themselves before all civilized worlds. This is the true face of the 'Dark Tide'!" (End of Chapter)