Thus, every fifty, one hundred, one hundred fifty years, like clockwork, beast swarms would erupt. This pattern was beneficial for both humans and dark beasts.

For humans, each great battle allowed them to kill dark beasts in bulk, leading to significant increases in strength. Many factions rose to prominence during these times. For example, Celesta Rain Island, which had been founded a thousand years ago, became stronger through multiple dark beast swarms. Strengthening a faction, especially one with inherited family power, was a rare achievement.

Recently, there was a new rumor that an enormously large beast swarm would occur after one thousand years. The number of dark beasts, having accumulated over the years, would reach an unmanageable level, prompting an unprecedented swarm.

Not long ago, after the firmament shattered, many dark beasts spontaneously formed swarms and began attacking the Southern Forest. Adrian had witnessed this firsthand, but recently this phenomenon had dis