As soon as the World's Will's declaration ended, silence gripped the entire planet. The excitement and joy of the upgrade were replaced with a deep fear and a slight bit of dread as no one had known this would happen, causing countless cultivators across Nexara to feel their blood run cold.
Xu Qianghua stood at the altar, his mind rapidly processing the situation. He had completely forgotten about this as this was part of the memory that he made sure to forget as he did not think he would be able to come back in time.
The First Upgrade Challenge—a hidden mechanism of the World's Will.
In his last life, this challenge had nearly crushed the world. Back then, the upgrade was done out of desperation, with the population and resources stretched to the limit.
