In the blink of an eye, nearly another year had passed.
During this year, the old era and the new era had not erupted into a major war, but there had been plenty of probing attacks.
Yet all were repelled by the strong warriors from other continents.
At the same time, over this year, the number of killings increased dramatically, causing the Qi of the Calamity to grow ever more dense.
It almost seemed ready to envelop the whole world.
Originally, this calamity qi was only found overseas.
But now, it was gradually encroaching upon the mainland.
Clearly, the trend toward Catastrophic Tribulation had become more pronounced.
But as for the Catastrophic Tribulation itself,
its influence was still only on a small scale.
No large-scale battles had taken form.
They were still accumulating.
And this looming large-scale battle would be the decisive fight between the old and new eras.
But the delay of this decisive battle
instead gave many people an urgent feeling.