War came without warning.
Demonic banners blotted out the sun.
Yunhe City burned.
Li Tian stood atop its crumbling walls, golden qi swirling like a rising dragon.
Behind him stood Su Yan and the Ice Lotus disciples.
"Leave," she pleaded.
"If I run today," Li Tian replied, "the world burns tomorrow."
He activated the Second Revolution.
His hair turned streaked with gold.
The ground cracked beneath his feet.
The Black Serpent King descended from the sky.
"So," the demon king hissed, "the cub shows its fangs."