Deep within the ocean.

The gods are awakening, one colossal statue after another breaking free from their bindings, opening their enormous eyes, greedily absorbing the scattered fragments of principles in the world, gradually restoring their powers.

"So many fragments of principles! I thought the world had withered, and even if we awoke, it would be difficult to gather enough to nourish and restore our powers. I didn't expect there to be such a vast amount of shattered principles."

"Hahaha... The old master of the Heaven-Watching Pavilion didn't deceive us! The war between the two realms erupted, several Sky-Reaching beings died, along with countless cultivators. These principles come from those human ants!"