Profound Spirit Continent, overseas.
On a desolate island spanning a thousand kilometers, deafening peals of thunder rang out from the sky. Thick bolts of azure lightning repeatedly crashed down from above, making a spectacular sight.
With a deafening boom, a massive Crimson Mushroom Cloud shot into the sky, and most of the island trembled.
A sharp bird cry rang out. A blood-soaked Azure Giant Crane flew up from the center of the island, a large number of its feathers having fallen away. Its aura was feeble, and its right claw was missing.
Before the Azure Giant Crane had flown very far, the void rippled, and a purple giant hand appeared out of nowhere. The Azure Giant Crane reacted quickly, opening its beak and spitting out a thick bolt of Azure Lightning that shattered the purple giant hand.
The sound of something tearing through the air rang out as more than a dozen tiny Yellow Flying Needles shot over. Azure light blazed across the Azure Giant Crane's body, surging into countless arcs of Azure Lightning that destroyed all the Yellow Flying Needles. It gave its wings a fierce flap and flew toward the sky.
A powerful force of gravity emerged from the ground, twisting and warping the void. The Azure Giant Crane felt its body grow as heavy as hundreds of millions of pounds, stopping in midair.
Purple light flashed, and a purple giant hand appeared out of nowhere, striking the Azure Giant Crane. The Azure Giant Crane rapidly plummeted from the sky and smashed heavily into the ground.
A massive azure blade shot over and chopped off the Azure Giant Crane's head.
Two men and one woman flew over from the distance. Judging by their auras, they were all Body Integration Cultivators.
The leader was a stout yellow-robed elder with