Zhou awoke on a patch of soft grass, the faint scent of wildflowers filling the air. He blinked several times, his head spinning slightly as he tried to make sense of his surroundings. Slowly, he pushed himself up into a sitting position, his hand brushing against the cool, dew-speckled ground.
Where am I?
He scanned his surroundings carefully, but nothing looked familiar. The last thing he remembered was the intense battle, Bai Yan’s murderous roar, and then darkness swallowing him whole.
This wasn’t the desolate Dragon Realm he once knew. The barren wasteland that had stretched for miles when he first entered was gone. In its place was a breathtakingly lush landscape, a sea of green plains stretching as far as the eye could see. Vibrant flowers bloomed everywhere, swaying gently in th
