Extreme North, Permafrost Abyss.
Compared to the utter deathly silence of the Soul Burial Mountain Range, the environment here was even more bizarre. The Chaos Seal at the bottom of the Abyss remained stable, but the vast ice plains surrounding it had taken on a sickly dark-purple hue. Though the Evil God Mark had been sealed, its lingering contamination had merged with the Star Evil radiation that had seeped in during Stars Return to Position, creating an extraordinarily stubborn mixed evil qi. Like a malignant tumor, it eroded this pure world of ice and snow. The ice had become brittle and fragile, while the air was thick with a nauseatingly sweet, fishy stench and an icy sense of radiation. From time to time, contaminated soul beasts of the Extreme North crawled out of cracks in the ice, their forms grotesque as they attacked every living thing in sight.
Ling Yun hovered above the entrance to the Abyss, his Chaos Domain naturally spreading out and repelling the evil qi around him. His face was still somewhat pale, the effects of his earlier exertion not yet fully recovered, but his eyes were as sharp as an eagle's. He carefully sensed the changes in this land, his brow drawn tight.
"More troublesome than I imagined," Ling Yun muttered. This mixed evil qi possessed both the corrosive nature of the Lord of the Abyss and the radiating, mutative properties of Star Evil Power. It would be extremely difficult to eradicate. If left unchecked, this place would sooner or later become another nest of evil creatures.
He descended to the bottom of the Abyss and came before the enormous Chaos Tai Chi Diagram seal. The seal remained stable, yet through it, he could faintly sense the weak but anxious fluctuations of intent sent by the