Gloomy Sky Hidden God

The first star that passed away extinguished two thousand years ago.
Four hundred years later, the mysterious Calamity of Heavenly Fall destroyed the civilization of the previous era, returning thriving cultures to ignorance.
Since then, stars gradually vanished, the Firmament grew dark and dim, and a new civilization rose from the starless wilderness, flourishing once more.
Yet, what accompanied this were war, death, destruction, and hatred.
The flames once aimed at the Firmament were used to slaughter the people of enemy nations, and the raining clouds once engineered to alter deserts were turned into floods that engulfed the land.
Humans once again began to kill each other for wealth and power... but no one looked up at the sky.
They lost the Guidance of the stars Above the Sky, forgetting the awe of gazing upon the Milky Way.
They were all prisoners.
One thousand six hundred years after the Calamity of Heavenly Fall, a young child awakened memories of his past life.
He wanted to break the Cage, to throw off the shackles.
He wanted to become a star.
To return to Above the Sky.
"I don't care about how the people of this world live, whether they're well-fed or not, whether they can dress warmly or live comfortably, whether they have dreams or hopes. I don't care about their loves and hates."
"I just want to go Above the Sky."
——Ian.

Above The Sky

The exploration ship adjusted its course again, heading toward the Southwest Distant Seas.


From time to time, Ian activated the Foresight View, and with the aid of instruments, fine-tuned the captain's direction of advance.


Gloomy, dense rain clouds churned by fierce winds began to press down in layers; sharp green lightning wove into a complex array amidst the clouds and gusts, manifesting at the far end of the Noctilucent Marine Area, illuminating half of the distant sea's firmament.


As the exploration ship sped towards the Southern Far Sea, sea beasts continued to pursue the vessel, causing confusion and unease among the crew.


Ian hadn't acted when Yisen Gard discovered the reason; he noticed some bloodstains on the hull hadn't been washed away by the storm, clearly a covert tactic of the natives: "We've been located by the locals."


The bloodstains were cleaned off, but it was obviously too late.


Chapter 199: Bloodline Iron Stamp (3/3, thanks to the alliance leader Zhuo Yao for the reward!)