Three days had passed since Mount Aethermoor appeared. The mountain's growth had finally stopped.

By now, roughly half of what had been the bustling city of Oakvale lay buried beneath the mountain's massive foundation and sprawling foothills.

What remained in the emptied city were official forces handling cleanup and security.

Martial artists who hadn't evacuated in time or refused to leave had also gathered there, alongside daring adventurers seeking fortune and cultivators from every corne