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.

The Setar Empire, Nanling Province, west of the Agate Stone Plains, Xiawei Territory, Land Favored by the Dragon God.


[Beyond the towering mountains of the west, deep in the secluded valley lakes, the long winds rise, the mountain breaths swirl, and the shadow of a giant dragon sweeps across the sky. Thousands of leaves roll in the emerald dense forest...]


The ballad poets wandering through the South Ridge, besides their sentimental tunes in the taverns at night, always carry a few ancient, elegant long songs. Among them, the "Land Favored by the Dragon" is a sacrificial hymn widely sung by the Mountain People. Its popularity was such that not long ago, when the Mountain People forged an independent union, some even proposed adopting it as the national anthem.


Chapter 1060 - Chapter 139: The Power of the Arcane, Third Stage! (2/2, 4200)