Chapter 638: The Ninth Hour

Hao Xuan's eyes were half-open. He was standing at the very edge of the summit, surrounded by seething chaos while peering further in as if in a trance.

In front of him about three meters away from the edge was a swirling mass of especially dark matter. It looked to be both solid and liquid at the same time. It was pulsating regularly, akin to a beating heart.

It was located inside a solid structure, a wooden gateway that hovered above a solitary cloud.

The gateway itself didn't have any marks or engravings other than the number "1" at the top beam. It seemed to be chiseled out of a single piece of redwood rather than something that was put together piece by piece.

All the surrounding clouds were revolving underneath this gateway, forming the same rings that were in the world outside. It didn't look like the summit was obstructing them in any way since they were still moving at a consistent speed.